Psycho-Babble Medication | about biological treatments | Framed
This thread | Show all | Post follow-up | Start new thread | List of forums | Search | FAQ

Re: For SLS - stiff neck and other questions » Cairo

Posted by ed_uk on March 4, 2005, at 14:54:56

In reply to For SLS - stiff neck and other questions, posted by Cairo on March 4, 2005, at 12:48:47

Hello,

I'm not SLS but.....

>I have Fibromyalgia with some CFS symptoms and need something for sleep, pain, "fibrofog", fatigue and terrible trigger points all over my body.

I would suggest nortriptyline, starting at 10mg in the evening.

>Arthritis strength Tylenol helps, but I don't know if I want to take that every day.

I would suggest taking 1000mg regular acetaminophen every four hours, four times a day. Acetaminophen has an excellent safety record, even in long-term use- provided the recommended dose is not exceeded. As you well know, acetaminophen is very toxic in overdose, but at recommended doses it is a very safe drug- and you can't say that about many drugs!

The best dose of acetaminphen is usually 1000mg four times a day, lower doses are rarely very effective. The maximum dose is 4000mg/24 hours. You can take it for as long as you need it. Because it is dangerous in overdose, people often make the false assumption that long-term use is dangerous. So long as you stick to the recommended dose you are highly unlikely to run into any problems, even if you take it for the next 30 years.

>AMBIEN - I fall asleep fine, but can't maintain sleep so I would need the LA version? Is is available?

Not yet, but it is in development.

Ed.


Share
Tweet  

Thread

 

Post a new follow-up

Your message only Include above post


Notify the administrators

They will then review this post with the posting guidelines in mind.

To contact them about something other than this post, please use this form instead.

 

Start a new thread

 
Google
dr-bob.org www
Search options and examples
[amazon] for
in

This thread | Show all | Post follow-up | Start new thread | FAQ
Psycho-Babble Medication | Framed

poster:ed_uk thread:466464
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20050304/msgs/466527.html