Posted by IsoM on February 9, 2002, at 0:43:59
In reply to Re: Piracetam and Other Bits » IsoM, posted by Elizabeth on February 8, 2002, at 23:52:42
> >"...I was interested because Keppra, an anticonvulsant labeled for adjunctive therapy (surprise) of partial seizures, is levetiracetam. I was thinking of asking for it when I see a neurologist."
Let us know what happens. It does sound interesting alright. If I could get better info than just what 'smart drug' sites put out, I might put more credence in it.
> >"...Feeling grandiose today? :-)"
Sounds like it, huh? No, not grandiose but so good compared to my 2 1/2 weeks of pain & headaches.
> > "...Heh -- just shows how different we all are. Opioids (not just buprenorphine, but also morphine and hydrocodone, and presumably the rest too) help me think more clearly. And benzos at least don't make me tired at normal doses (even normal doses for me, which is already quite a bit higher than the usual normal doses).
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> Why were you taking Ativan for a tooth abscess, BTW??? Benzos don't generally help with pain, AFAIK."Actually, if I have to take a painkiller (codeine) I generally feel clearer too, but I think it was the combination of infection, *severe* pain, & Ativan that made me dopey. Your're right benzos don't help pain but I didn't know what else to do to fight the pain. All my muscles were so tight & tense & I wanted to be numb temporarily. It helped a little, enough till the absess was drained. No way I'll go to the hospital for painkillers. I went once for a migraine & vowed to never go again unless I needed to seriously be admitted.
> > "...You can't really do that with the stuff I need to learn -- virtual chemistry and biology labs just aren't the same as the real thing!"
No, they certainly aren't! I was somehow thinking on-line math.
> > "...Actually understanding that sort of thing takes a lot of background. I'm not sure what it is ("fad math" never excited me < g >), but I think at the very least you'd need a good understanding of abstract algebra and real and complex analysis. Knots are more up my alley (I did a lot of topology and then branched out into differential geometry). But honestly, I haven't done much of this stuff in years. I sort of burned out when I tried to go to grad school. A life lesson: if you really love doing something, don't go to school in it. < g >"
I don't pretend I'd understand fractals but they've interested me for almost 2 decades now but I never had much chance to learn about it before. It's the relationship fractals have with biology & nature that I love so much.
I agree about not going to school for what you really love. Plants & nature is my big, BIG love & I can't get enough of it.
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