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Posted by ed_uk on June 21, 2005, at 22:03:56
In reply to Re: medical marijuana/Sativex/ethics, posted by dog on June 16, 2005, at 9:02:14
Are you there? Did you see my post? Hope so :-)
~Ed
Posted by dog on June 24, 2005, at 14:58:14
In reply to Dog??? » dog, posted by ed_uk on June 21, 2005, at 22:03:56
> Are you there? Did you see my post? Hope so :-)
>
> ~Edyes thanks so much! i have been away from my office computer for a few days and my laptop at home is not working very well.
currently, i am going to get off the Rebif i have been doing since April 2005 and will soon start copaxone, a non-interferon based therapy. perhaps that will help the depression, etc. only thing is, i have to take injections every day instead of just 3x weekly.
i hope this works as well as the Rebif as far as preventing the MS progressing.
Posted by ed_uk on June 24, 2005, at 15:40:06
In reply to Re: Dog???/ now going off Rebif, posted by dog on June 24, 2005, at 14:58:14
Hi Dog,
>copaxone
Let us know how it goes :-)
~Ed
Posted by dog on June 25, 2005, at 16:37:28
In reply to Re: Dog???/ now going off Rebif, posted by ed_uk on June 24, 2005, at 15:40:06
> Hi Dog,
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> >copaxone
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> Let us know how it goes :-)
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> ~Edi will, Ed, and thank you again for the great advice. i haven't been able to follow up on your suggestions yet. i'll probably wait a bit after i begin the other medicine to try them. by giving me the abstract re the anti-fatigue meds, i will really impress my neurologist!
dog
Posted by ed_uk on June 25, 2005, at 21:17:01
In reply to Re: Dog???/ now going off Rebif, posted by dog on June 25, 2005, at 16:37:28
Hi Dog,
>thank you again
You're welcome :-)
~Ed
Posted by dog on August 9, 2005, at 12:27:57
In reply to Re: Dog???/ now going off Rebif, posted by dog on June 25, 2005, at 16:37:28
have been on copaxone for over 2 weeks now. not near as many side effects as Rebif.. however, a 2nd opinion Doc told me in Feb 05 i have SPMS, and if that's so, Copaxone might not be the best thing for it... does anyone know?
thanks, dog> > Hi Dog,
> >
> > >copaxone
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> > Let us know how it goes :-)
> >
> > ~Ed
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> i will, Ed, and thank you again for the great advice. i haven't been able to follow up on your suggestions yet. i'll probably wait a bit after i begin the other medicine to try them. by giving me the abstract re the anti-fatigue meds, i will really impress my neurologist!
> dog
>
Posted by ed_uk on August 9, 2005, at 13:08:00
In reply to Re: Dog???/ now going off Rebif » dog, posted by dog on August 9, 2005, at 12:27:57
Hi Dog,
As far as I know, Copaxone works best for relapsing-remitting MS. Has your neurologist suggested any other treatments?
Kind regards
~Ed
Posted by dog on August 9, 2005, at 14:02:23
In reply to Re: Dog???/ now going off Rebif » dog, posted by ed_uk on August 9, 2005, at 13:08:00
Ed,
thanks for reply...in Feb of 2005 i got a 2nd opinion, after i was diagnosed w/ MS in Jan. 2005. the 2nd opinion Dr. from the Univ. of Chicago, thinks its SPMS. the Dr. down here in Peoria, IL doesn't think its necessarily SPMS yet.
i was complaining to the Dr. here in Peoria about the Rebif side-effects, esp. the depression worsening. so he has given me a non-interferon drug. not sure if thats best though.
what do you think?
Posted by ed_uk on August 9, 2005, at 14:42:12
In reply to Re: Dog???/ now going off Rebif, posted by dog on August 9, 2005, at 14:02:23
Hi!
I think Copaxone is a sensible alternative to interferon.
~Ed
Posted by dog on August 9, 2005, at 15:02:47
In reply to Re: Dog???/ now going off Rebif » dog, posted by ed_uk on August 9, 2005, at 14:42:12
Ed,
i agree of course, but what if i have SPMS, which i think, and the MS Specialist Doctor in Chicago thinks, i most likely do have? Copaxone is fine for RRMS, but is it a sensible alternative to interferon for SPMS?
do you think Copaxone works as well as interferon for RRMS?
dog
> Hi!
>
> I think Copaxone is a sensible alternative to interferon.
>
> ~Ed
Posted by ed_uk on August 9, 2005, at 15:41:48
In reply to Re: Dog???/ now going off Rebif, posted by dog on August 9, 2005, at 15:02:47
Hi,
>Copaxone is fine for RRMS, but is it a sensible alternative to interferon for SPMS?
I don't know. In the UK at least, only interferon is approved for SPMS.
>...do you think Copaxone works as well as interferon for RRMS?
I don't know enough about Copaxone to answer that question. I mainly know about psychiatry!
Kind regards
~Ed
Posted by dog on August 9, 2005, at 16:15:40
In reply to Re: Dog???/ now going off Rebif » dog, posted by ed_uk on August 9, 2005, at 15:41:48
Ed,
sorry to "put you on the spot" as we say here in the states, but i feel i have to know some of this stuff and the literature, at least the stuff i've seen so far, is so vague.i have never, ever been answered so well or so precisely as these posts you have given me. i am very grateful. i have gotten more info. from you than my other Dr.s! i can't thank you enough.
dog (from a very small town in West Central Illinois)
Posted by ed_uk on August 9, 2005, at 16:26:38
In reply to Many, Many Thanks to Ed, posted by dog on August 9, 2005, at 16:15:40
Hi!
You're welcome :-)
I can tell you about most drugs - especially psychotropics...... but I don't know much about MS!
Did you ever try a different drug for your muscle spasm/pain?
~ed (from Yorkshire, England)
Posted by dog on August 9, 2005, at 16:38:10
In reply to Re: Many, Many Thanks to Ed » dog, posted by ed_uk on August 9, 2005, at 16:26:38
i am taking trileptal (sp?), flurbiprofen, and some stuff you recommended for fatigue (can't remember the name right now) that is working well.
things seem to be going fairly well so far, though the heat, i think, is making me weak and sick. we have had a lot of heat and a bad drought here in Illinois. alot of my farmer friends and family are having a rough time. my vegetable garden also, as are alot of gardens here have suffered greatly.
there's still some pain, but the med.s make it tolerable... and thanks to the stuff you recommended for fatigue, i am feeling less fatigue during the day.
dog
> Hi!
>
> You're welcome :-)
>
> I can tell you about most drugs - especially psychotropics...... but I don't know much about MS!
>
> Did you ever try a different drug for your muscle spasm/pain?
>
> ~ed (from Yorkshire, England)
Posted by ed_uk on August 9, 2005, at 16:46:20
In reply to Re: Many, Many Thanks to Ed, posted by dog on August 9, 2005, at 16:38:10
Hi!
It sounds like you're doing rather well :-) I hope your neurologist can provide more information as to which drug would be most appropriate for SPMS.
~Ed
Posted by dog on August 9, 2005, at 17:04:55
In reply to Re: Many, Many Thanks to Ed » dog, posted by ed_uk on August 9, 2005, at 16:46:20
i called the MS nurse today. she told me the Copaxone should help me. she was vague re the SPMS. it seems my Dr. here in Peoria is not sure about SPMS. she kept saying "we have to wait".
however, the Dr. at the Univ. of Chicago Med. School seems to believe I have SPMS. i sent him an email today. hopefully, he'll answer soon. my insurance has approved at least one more visit with the Chicago Dr., so i plan on going up to Chicago in the next 2 months or so to see him.there's a medical school here in Peoria called the University of Illinois Medical School and the Library of Health Sciences is their library. i have full access to it because i work for public health. can you recommend any journals or books?
Hi!
>
> It sounds like you're doing rather well :-) I hope your neurologist can provide more information as to which drug would be most appropriate for SPMS.
>
> ~Ed
Posted by dog on August 10, 2005, at 11:33:25
In reply to Re: Many, Many Thanks to Ed » dog, posted by ed_uk on August 9, 2005, at 16:46:20
Ed,
since i began the Cymbalta, now at 90 per day, i have had trouble w/ sex: not necessarily maintaing an erection (no ED), but w/ orgasm...there's no "Happy Endings" for me...i can please my wife (at least she "says" she is pleased) My libido is a bit lower, but not too bad... but the anorgasmia it is very frustrating... i have had problems before w/ other SSRIs, but not to this extent. i am also taking 100 mg of Wellbutrin a day.
i have heard if i take a decongestant or an antihistimine or something else about 1 hour before sex i will have an easier time with orgasm.
haven't spoken w/ my Dr. yet... do you have any advice?dog
> Hi!
>
> It sounds like you're doing rather well :-) I hope your neurologist can provide more information as to which drug would be most appropriate for SPMS.
>
> ~Ed
Posted by ed_uk on August 10, 2005, at 13:56:53
In reply to Re: Many, Many Thanks to Ed, posted by dog on August 9, 2005, at 17:04:55
Hi!
>...can you recommend any journals or books?
Search for interesting abstracts at www.pubmed.com .....then you'll know whether you want to read the full articles. You should have access to the e-journals.
~Ed
Posted by ed_uk on August 10, 2005, at 14:12:50
In reply to Ed, can you advise re anorgasmia?, posted by dog on August 10, 2005, at 11:33:25
Hi!
>there's no "Happy Endings" for me...
That's very common with Cymbalta... and with the SSRIs.
Any chance you could decrease the dose of Cymbalta or switch to a different antidepressant? (not an SSRI or Effexor)
Increasing the Wellbutrin might help.
>i have heard if i take a decongestant or an antihistimine or something else about 1 hour before sex i will have an easier time with orgasm.........
Cyproheptadine (Periactin) - an antihistamine, sometimes helps. It's often quite sedating though so you might not feel like sex!
It might be worth a try.Various other 'antidotes' have been tried (but none are well established).......
Buspirone
Mirtazapine
Amantadine (I think you've already taken amantadine)~Ed
Posted by dog on August 10, 2005, at 14:44:17
In reply to Re: Ed, can you advise re anorgasmia? » dog, posted by ed_uk on August 10, 2005, at 14:12:50
i've got a full bottle of amantadine, so thanks, i'll try that! how long, though, before we begin should i take the pill? would an hour be OK?
if this doesn't work, with the Dr.'s advice, i'll decrease the cymbalta and/or increase the wellbutrin. i had been taking the wellbutrin for years! last November, i was experiencing quite a bit of pain in my legs and after reading more about wellbutrin and seeing that it can cause leg pain, i switched to cymbalta. though there is still some pain there at times, my leg pain seemed to greatly decrease after discontinuing wellbutrin.... then, about 2 months age, due to trouble at work w/ ADD, i went back on it and decreased the cymbalta...
anyway, thanks for the advice!> Hi!
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> >there's no "Happy Endings" for me...
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> That's very common with Cymbalta... and with the SSRIs.
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> Any chance you could decrease the dose of Cymbalta or switch to a different antidepressant? (not an SSRI or Effexor)
>
> Increasing the Wellbutrin might help.
>
> >i have heard if i take a decongestant or an antihistimine or something else about 1 hour before sex i will have an easier time with orgasm.........
>
> Cyproheptadine (Periactin) - an antihistamine, sometimes helps. It's often quite sedating though so you might not feel like sex!
> It might be worth a try.
>
> Various other 'antidotes' have been tried (but none are well established).......
>
> Buspirone
> Mirtazapine
> Amantadine (I think you've already taken amantadine)
>
> ~Ed
Posted by ed_uk on August 10, 2005, at 15:02:15
In reply to Re: Ed, can you advise re anorgasmia?, posted by dog on August 10, 2005, at 14:44:17
Hi!
>....how long, though, before we begin should i take the pill?
A (single) case report suggests that amantadine 100mg should be taken about 5 to 6 hours before sex. I hope it helps - there are a couple of case reports suggesting that it might be effective - that's it!
Kind regards
~ed
Posted by dog on August 10, 2005, at 15:36:25
In reply to Re: Ed, can you advise re anorgasmia? » dog, posted by ed_uk on August 10, 2005, at 15:02:15
thanks Ed!
dog
> Hi!
>
> >....how long, though, before we begin should i take the pill?
>
> A (single) case report suggests that amantadine 100mg should be taken about 5 to 6 hours before sex. I hope it helps - there are a couple of case reports suggesting that it might be effective - that's it!
>
> Kind regards
>
> ~ed
Posted by ed_uk on August 11, 2005, at 13:50:36
In reply to Re: Ed, can you advise re anorgasmia? » ed_uk, posted by dog on August 10, 2005, at 15:36:25
So Dog.......
Did you have an orgasm?
~Ed
Posted by dog on August 11, 2005, at 14:43:41
In reply to Re: Ed, can you advise re anorgasmia? » dog, posted by ed_uk on August 11, 2005, at 13:50:36
the wife and i haven't been together yet (since yesterday when you told me about trying amantidine!) so don't rush me, OK Ed? : )
i'll let you know....
> So Dog.......
>
> Did you have an orgasm?
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> ~Ed
Posted by ed_uk on August 11, 2005, at 15:44:21
In reply to Re: Ed, can you advise re anorgasmia?, posted by dog on August 11, 2005, at 14:43:41
LOL sorry dog!
~ed
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