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Old 10-17-2008, 09:39 PM #1
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Default Medications and more medications:o( (Vent)

They have me on so many medications it seems like my head is spinning. I do good to make it through a day these are what they have me on so far just for MS:

1200mg Gabapentin 3x a day
2 mg Valium 2x a day
100 mg Nortriptilan at night
Zanaflex 4m
8mg Zanaflex at night
Santura 1x a day


Plus I also have to consider Tysabri . I did finally say enough is enough and stepped down as position of manager. It was a good thing because I don't know if its the meds or my memory but I tend to forget important information. My doctor has ordered 3x a week physical therapy and some times it hurts so bad I just want to not go but I know it helps don't get me wrong but sometimes I just want to throw in the towel if you know what I mean. Well sorry had to vent and hugs to all
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i can understand what you're going thru.
sometimes things get overwhelming.
you might try jotting down your sx's to see if any of them might be med related.

also, use your pharmacist. they can be a big help in teasing apart med related problems. and, of course talk to your dr.

i still remember when i was going to PT twice a wk, and i'm retired.
it's like a PT job. then you have all the home therapy they give you to do.
try to be gentle with yourself. maybe pull back from anything you don't HAVE to do. put it off til your PT is over.

sometimes it helps to reprioritize.
i hope you feel better soon.
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I can relate. I'm only taking one drug (so far) for the MS, but currently I'm considering provigial for fatigue, but I don't want to add more drugs. And everything out there for the one severe and relatively constant pain I do have, will make me tired. Everything has a side effect.

Then throw in the topomax for migraines
800 mg of effexor and 200 mg zoloft for severe depression
two hormone pills for menopause
zantac for atypical GERD

I know the drugs are great and do help so much, but the expense and just taking them is somehow a kick in the head every time you need to take the meds.

I know it's hard. I fight with my meds all the time. I take 7 now, and it's only gong to go up. But I tried to wean myself off the hormones, which did not work. I tried it for six months and it just got worse and worse. Then I had to face it. It's hard not to feel down on those kind of days.

Still, like I tell people about the anti-Ds -- If not for the drugs I'd be dead. Not exactly the case with everything else, but I think you have to get to a point where you just have to accept things even though it's hard not to complain about it.
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