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From: MSN Nicknamemad-eye-annie  in response to Message 34Sent: 11/2/2008 7:22 PM
Laughing is better if you can do it, Kerry.  I think medication woes was one of many factors that finally got me into the surgery mode.  Of course, getting older...and older... and beginning to think, "Well, just how long do I HAVE to make my decision about this big intervention?" was another--though a bit hard to admit.  I still think that trying all those meds was a good thing, because how would I have gotten all that data about what to do next if I had not gone through it?
 
However, I do remember a day when I too was trying to do oxycontin and other pain killers and a little diazepan thrown in for seasoning and some new med that MIGHT work for the SOM.  I was merely trying to make a phone call, but this mechanical voice kept coming on:  "If you are trying to place a call, please hang up and try again....." because I couldn't punch the numbers fast enough.  It is pretty funny now, but at the time, I wanted to throw the handset in frustration.
 
Now I use the higher doses of percocet and deal with the ups and downs since oxycontin never gives me a break from the fog--and toss in some ambien and diazepam for night time.  It's not perfect, but it gets me around and keeps me in the driver's seat--literally.  Halloween candy is good for your overall health and wellbeing, too.  Stealing it is a time-honored tradition--so much so that I must now turn to the bags of my grandchildren.  Now that is seedy!
 
I hope Tony keeps us updated on how the long-acting Tegretol works since I don't see that in our medication data.  It would be just so amazing if somebody could stumble upon the magic formula that would stop the twitching without giving you the decision making capability of a fruit fly.  Hang in there, guys.
 
Annie    


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     re: Welcome TonyR004!   MSN NicknameTonyR004  11/4/2008 1:02 AM