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HI all:

I'm new here and just joined. I just want to share that I have been on Celexa since about August 1, 2001.

I totally has changed my life!!! I had gone up to 40 mg. but I put on some weight and seemed a little lethargic, and I used to break out in a sweat like 10 minutes after taking it, so my shrink put me on Lexapro.

First I was on 10 mg, which seemed to do virtually nothing. Then up to 15mg, which was a little better.

Now I am on 20 mg. And I feel just about as great as I ever did on Celexa. And fewer side effects. My energy level is improved, meaning I can work out harder, and I just feel a little "cleaner" on it.

Anyway, just wanted to share this. I realize that 20 of Lex is a fairly high dosage when compared using the 10mg. Lex = 40 mg. Celexa criteria, but this is the dosage that works for me. I seriously doubt that I would need more than 60 of celexa, which is a real high dose, but i was sweating big time on 40.

Basically, I am pleased. Thanks for listening.

Dave

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Welcome Dave! I went to my Dr. yesterday and he upped me from 5 mg

to 10 mg of Lexapro, told me to stop taking the generic Buspar, and wrote

me a prescription for 20 mg of Lexapro to be taken after I adjust to the

10 mg. My husband has a cold and coughed all night, and had a long

day at work, so I can't tell you how the first day with the upped dosage

of Lexapro and Buspar withdrawal has been.

BTW, when I was taking Celexa I was taking 20 mg. Maybe the Docs

are changing their minds about the correct dosage of Lexapro we need to

take, and maybe they think we need to take more... just a

thought.

Keep posting, Dave!

Christie

Christie@...

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At 09:45 AM 1/10/2003 -0500, you wrote:

HI all:

I'm new here and just joined. I just want to share that I have

been on Celexa since about August 1, 2001.

I totally has changed my life!!! I had gone up to 40 mg.

but I put on some weight and seemed a little lethargic, and I used to

break out in a sweat like 10 minutes after taking it, so my shrink put me

on Lexapro.

First I was on 10 mg, which seemed to do virtually nothing.

Then up to 15mg, which was a little better.

Now I am on 20 mg. And I feel just about as great as I ever did

on Celexa. And fewer side effects. My energy level is

improved, meaning I can work out harder, and I just feel a little

" cleaner " on it.

Anyway, just wanted to share this. I realize that 20 of Lex is

a fairly high dosage when compared using the 10mg. Lex = 40 mg. Celexa

criteria, but this is the dosage that works for me. I seriously

doubt that I would need more than 60 of celexa, which is a real high

dose, but i was sweating big time on 40.

Basically, I am pleased. Thanks for listening.

Dave

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Hi ,

Welcome to . Hope you enjoy your time here and that you will

gain lots of useful information as well as make new friends along

the way.

We're not allowed to discuss brand issues per se on this list as it

tends to start brand wars now and then.. something we try to keep

this forum clear of, so all I can tell you about is what I have and

my experience with it.

I am from a large family of hearing impaired/deaf people due to

genetic sensorineural hearing loss(nerve deafness)

Right now there are 4 implant users and we all wear have Nucleus

implants.

my familys journeys have been just amazing starting with my mother

who was implanted 12 years ago after being totally deaf for 25+

years.

Within 15 minutes of being activated, she was in a hearing

conversation for the first time in well over 2 decades.. hearing

with understanding!

Next in line are my younger sister and myself who were implanted

Oct. 31, 2001 with the Nucleus 24 contour and presently wearing the

3G processor as the Freedom processors aren't yet available for us.

We too were able to hear immediately on activation and could use the

phone as well!! I couldn't believe this as that isn't the norm and

it took my mom months of practice to use the phone.. she's still not

big on phone use today, but that's just her style. Sis and I both

use regular phones, cordless phones and cell phones with ease.

Last, but not least is my oldest sister who was implanted 6 months

after the two of us.

While it took her a few months to really understand speech, she did

hear some words from day one of activation, but not remembering what

many words were, we literally had to tell her what certain sounds

were until she could recognize them.. she was quite young when she

lost her hearing.. Now.. she also talks on the phone on a daily

basis..Simply amazing is all I can say.

If you'd like to talk further, please feel free to email me

privately as well as here on the forum.

Wishing you the best.

Warm regards,

Silly MI

In , Larsen <kipper3d@y...> wrote:

> Hello!

>

> I just signed up on this list the other day. I am

> scheduled for evaluation September 29th - been waiting

> 3 months for the appointment.

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> Thanks!

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> Utah

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,

Welcome to the board! You are doing just the right thing in getting

as much information as you can! I did the same thing and talked to

TONS of people with Advanced Bionics, Cochlear Americas (Nucleus) and

Med-El. I found that most boards do not like to talk about brands

specifically as every implant person is naturally biased! I

discovered the best way to circumvent that was to go to the companies

themselves and get on their message boards, and ask to be contacted by

CI recipients. Sounds like you have already done that with the

Nucleus, so I suggest going to Advanced Bionics and doing the same!

Word-of-mouth testimonials are the best way to find out information.

I have GOOD friends that I talk with daily who have different implants

with different companies. Most are doing very well, and ALL

experience steady improvement with each mapping. And to be fair - Med-

El has a website as well! Grin!

Sincerely,

P

Frederick, MD

Fred. County SHHH

Left New Freedom implant: 4/6/05

Activation date: 5/13/05

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Welcome !

What kind of plan are you using? You'll love the group - they're great. I'm 306 and want to get to 175-200. Live, Love, Laugh

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Welcome ! We are all in the same boat here so don't feel shy about

posting. I hope you get the support you need here. It's a great group.

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Hi - I'm !! I started needing to lose 100 pounds - down 34 pounds this morning YEAH!! welcome to the group!!

Married to for 9 years

Home School Mommy to 3

Hoping to adopt #4

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Welcome , what is your plan for getting the weight off? Blessed be,

[Guest guest]

Hi and welcome!! You'll get a lot of support and motivation here... what'cha gonna do: WW, food movers, etc?

[Guest guest]

Welcome . Have you choice a plan yet? We have many diet life styles going on. Calling them DIETS to me is not a good choice of words. Remember water, portions, and exercise are key to every plan out there.

NHMom to AbnEm...

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Dear G,

RPh = about 5 - 6 years at University

Tech course work will not be credited towards pharmacist university

credits.

Higher paying Lab tech will require biology and chemistry coursework

and sometimes on the job training only for lower payig lab tech in a

pharmaceutical company. Check with www.salary.com for pay scales.

Pharmaceutical Sales will require a BS or MBA in Business OR BS in

Biology or Chemistry PLUS sales experience and TRAINinG on on the job

with continuous product training. Check with www.salary.com for pay

scales.

Hope this helps. You may find a company here and there that does not

require as much education especially if you have VERY STRONG Biology

and Chemistry background in 2 yr college or high school.

Hope this helps.

Respectfully,

Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS Chemistry

Pharm Tech Educator

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> DEAR JEANETTAS I AM JUST STARTING SCHOOL AND HAVE SOME QUESTIONS THAT

> I NEED TO ASK ,,BEING A TECH SOUND LIKE A GOOD JOB BUT HOW MUCH MORE

> WOULD I NEED TO DO TO BECOME A PHARMACIST OR WORK FOR A PHARMACY

> COMPANY AS A SALESMAN OR WORK IN THE LAB

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Do you also have a different colored lock of hair ?? Heterochromia

of the eyes has been linked to people who have a different colored

lock of hair. But if you have both (eyes and hair), deafness and

kidney problems can occur.

hi all,

>

> i just found this place. its a nice small place which is good. i

have

> sectoral heterochromia( 27 yrs and counting ) my left eye is light

blue

> and gets lighter if im in the sun alot. my right eye is light blue

with

> about 1/4 of the bottom brown and to the right is light brown. 3

colors

> in one eye weird uh.

> i did remember reading about other things along with heterochromia

i am

> also deaf in the right ear.( sucks ) but i deal with it.

>

>

> dustin

>

[Guest guest]

no different color locks of hair.just a deaf ear and different

colored eyes.

dustin

> ,

> Do you also have a different colored lock of hair ?? Heterochromia

> of the eyes has been linked to people who have a different colored

> lock of hair. But if you have both (eyes and hair), deafness and

> kidney problems can occur.

>

>

>

> hi all,

> >

> > i just found this place. its a nice small place which is good. i

> have

> > sectoral heterochromia( 27 yrs and counting ) my left eye is

light

> blue

> > and gets lighter if im in the sun alot. my right eye is light

blue

> with

> > about 1/4 of the bottom brown and to the right is light brown. 3

> colors

> > in one eye weird uh.

> > i did remember reading about other things along with

heterochromia

> i am

> > also deaf in the right ear.( sucks ) but i deal with it.

> >

> >

> > dustin

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I have sectoral heterochromia as well.

One eye is all green, and the other is mostly green with a section that is gold.

I'm also going deaf in my left ear. My mom is partially deaf and so is my older brother.

Hair color is normal.

From: dustin2002000 <dustin2002000@...>Subject: Re: im newheterochromia Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 7:43 PM

no different color locks of hair.just a deaf ear and different colored eyes.dustin> ,> Do you also have a different colored lock of hair ?? Heterochromia > of the eyes has been linked to people who have a different colored > lock of hair. But if you have both (eyes and hair), deafness and > kidney problems can occur. > > > > hi all,> > > > i just found this place. its a nice small place which is good. i > have > > sectoral heterochromia( 27 yrs and counting ) my

left eye is light > blue > > and gets lighter if im in the sun alot. my right eye is light blue > with > > about 1/4 of the bottom brown and to the right is light brown. 3 > colors > > in one eye weird uh.> > i did remember reading about other things along with heterochromia > i am > > also deaf in the right ear.( sucks ) but i deal with it.> > > > > > dustin> >>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

It sounds as if your family may have Waardenburg syndrome: it's a combination of heterochromia, sensorineural hearing loss, white forelock and prematurely white hair; not every family has all those symptoms, and it's rare for any one person to have all of them. In my family, my mother got the hair, my cousin got the deafness and I got the eyes. Nobody else in three generations has been affected at all.

There's a description of WS here: http://www.emedicine.com/ped/TOPIC2422.HTM.

Kate

From: dustin2002000 <dustin2002000@...>Subject: Re: im newheterochromia Date: Wednesday, 23 July, 2008, 7:43 AM

no different color locks of hair.just a deaf ear and different colored eyes.dustin> ,> Do you also have a different colored lock of hair ?? Heterochromia > of the eyes has been linked to people who have a different colored > lock of hair. But if you have both (eyes and hair), deafness and > kidney problems can occur. > > > > hi all,> > > > i just found this place. its a nice small place which is good. i > have > > sectoral heterochromia( 27 yrs and counting ) my

left eye is light > blue > > and gets lighter if im in the sun alot. my right eye is light blue > with > > about 1/4 of the bottom brown and to the right is light brown. 3 > colors > > in one eye weird uh.> > i did remember reading about other things along with heterochromia > i am > > also deaf in the right ear.( sucks ) but i deal with it.> > > > > > dustin> >>

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[Guest guest]

nope i am the only one with any kind of waardenburg syndrome.i have

the eyes and the deaf ear but no hair color problems.

-- In heterochromia , Kate Sun <kesunhk@...> wrote:

>

> Hi ,

>  

> It sounds as if your family may have Waardenburg syndrome: it's a

combination of heterochromia, sensorineural hearing loss, white

forelock and prematurely white hair; not every family has all those

symptoms, and it's rare for any one person to have all of them.  In

my family, my mother got the hair, my cousin got the deafness and I

got the eyes. Nobody else in three generations has been affected at

all. 

>  

> There's a description of WS here:

http://www.emedicine.com/ped/TOPIC2422.HTM. 

>  

> Kate

>

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> From: dustin2002000 <dustin2002000@...>

> Subject: Re: im new

> heterochromia

> Date: Wednesday, 23 July, 2008, 7:43 AM

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> no different color locks of hair.just a deaf ear and different

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> > Do you also have a different colored lock of hair ??

Heterochromia

> > of the eyes has been linked to people who have a different

colored

> > lock of hair. But if you have both (eyes and hair), deafness and

> > kidney problems can occur.

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> >

> > hi all,

> > >

> > > i just found this place. its a nice small place which is good.

i

> > have

> > > sectoral heterochromia( 27 yrs and counting ) my left eye is

> light

> > blue

> > > and gets lighter if im in the sun alot. my right eye is light

> blue

> > with

> > > about 1/4 of the bottom brown and to the right is light brown.

3

> > colors

> > > in one eye weird uh.

> > > i did remember reading about other things along with

> heterochromia

> > i am

> > > also deaf in the right ear.( sucks ) but i deal with it.

> > >

> > >

> > > dustin

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[Guest guest]

HI Rain i was confused before i started first start, but there is so much

information you can get from youtube watch stevesaga and alot more people videos

how how to mix and the amount to use, people usually stop the injections for the

first 3 days of TOM and restart and others wait till its finish some dont stop

at all ya choice, i would re order about 3 weeks before next round the hcg last

30 days in the frige, and personally i use 250IU's and i mis the hcg with 5ml of

Bwater. Try youtube just type in hcg and u will get all the info u need

Good luck

-- In , " sxy_raine_days " <sxy_raine_days@...> wrote:

>

> Hi everyone. IM READY TO LOOSE WEIGHT!!! And so excited about it! This is all

new to me. So talk to me like I am a 2 year old...hahaha...and dont assume I

know anything...hahah....

> Though I have been researching HCG for almost 1.5 years online. Well ever

since I saw it on a talk show. Lots of people are saying order the 2 books and I

intend too. BUT first I just have a few specific questions. I hope someone can

answer them for me. I just need to know if this is something I can do.

> 1- I am concerned about understanding what dosage is right for me. Do I just

guess and start using it?

> 2- mixing...Im very confused on this! how do I know how much bacteriostatic

water to mix with the HCG? Is there a guideline that everyone uses

> 3- After its mixed, how long does it last in the fridge? Is there a certain

amount of time to keep it?

> 4- How often do you have to reorder?

> 5- TOM...its very heavy and lasts about 5 weeks. I usually only get a week and

a half without one! weird I know. Can I use the injections through TOM? Or do I

have to stop?

> I think thats about it for now...I hope you guys dont mind helping.

> Thanks sooooo much,

> Rain

>

[Guest guest]

Hi all! I saw a homeopathic doctor last Wednesday and he has put me on the

candida diet for 2 weeks. Then he said I can start adding things like sweet

potato once every 2 days. From what I have researched, most people are on the

diet for 4 weeks. I will see how I feel after the 2 weeks and may just continue

it, what have I got to lose? I am on this diet not to lose weight but I have a

lot of the issues that candida causes and this is what he wanted to start me off

with. He used the BioEnergetics EDS machine and it was so awesome to observe, I

was so amazed at what this machine could do and find. I will see him again in a

month. My sweet cravings and mood swings are awful to say the least! I had bread

on the second day of the diet because we had gone out to dinner and then I had

about 4 pieces of hard candy--I know, Big NO NO! I promise not to do it again!

He has me on coral calcium,lithium orotate, buffered vitamin c, l-glutamine,

fish oil, homeopathic drops for hormone balance and lymph drainage,digestzyne,

yeast/fungal detox, and he said it was ok for me to take co-q10 and 5-htp.

I lost 3 pounds but gained them right back (this is good as I am underweight)

Just thought I would say " hello " and thank you for this group--it is perfect for

anyone needing info and ideas! Wonderful group!

Blessings,

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group. You did just perfect! We all post the good, bad and ugly (LOL) of weight loss. I'm , 44 single mom of 3 boys (1 at college, 1 headed to college in the fall and 1 lives with dad) Look forward to following your journey.

Im new

Hi all. I am new to this group, and wasnt sure what to do. I wanted to say hello and introduce myself, but I couldnt find a specific thread for that. Please let me know if there is a special place for such a post.

I am over 300 lbs and looking for some support and some motivation, and frankly just people to talk to who understand some of the struggles associated with being over weight.

Hope to "meet" some of you soon..

Thanks.

Holea

[Guest guest]

Thanks. Everyday is a struggle, but at least I am still in the battle.

I think I have tried every plan on the planet, but fail everytime. So far what I

am doing seems to be working and I am not feeling deprived.

My biggest issue is snacking at night. I just cant stop it. So I try to opt for

healthy options, but sometimes I just get frustrated and end up at the store

looking at the chips ... I always want huge results, and I want them right away.

I am not a very patient person.. lol

Anyway... I am just a smidge over 300lbs, however I started at 368 so, Im not

doing too badly. Ive set my goal for 300 to achieve by May 1, so I have some

work to do... but I have a few tools I am using to help me stay motivated and

push me a little. So far they are working pretty well.

I am not married, but happily committed, and no children. My biggest regret is

not having them. I am 38 and fear it is too late with all this weight etc... but

I guess miracles happen.

My boyfriend and I have only been together 6 months, but he is the prince that

came after kissing a few frogs, and I am not letting him outta my sight. lol

I am a financial service rep, and I love my job. I work hard, play hard and am

really getting my life together. I had a very very rough few years, but I am on

the road to recovery, health and happiness...

Looking for some support, friendship, laughs, and maybe some good friends.

Thanks for the welcome.

Holea

>

> Welcome to the group. You did just perfect! We all post the good, bad and

ugly (LOL) of weight loss. I'm , 44 single mom of 3 boys (1 at college, 1

headed to college in the fall and 1 lives with dad) Look forward to following

your journey.

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> Hi all. I am new to this group, and wasnt sure what to do. I wanted to say

hello and introduce myself, but I couldnt find a specific thread for that.

Please let me know if there is a special place for such a post.

>

> I am over 300 lbs and looking for some support and some motivation, and

frankly just people to talk to who understand some of the struggles associated

with being over weight.

>

> Hope to " meet " some of you soon..

>

> Thanks.

> Holea

>

[Guest guest]

Wow, Holea, you're doing great!

Snacking is my weakness, too; especially in the evenings. I've taken up

knitting to keep myself busy while we're watching tv and it's helped a LOT.

It may not be too late for children; I have several friends that starting having

kids in their late 30's/early 40's. Hopefully it'll all work out for you

Have a great weekend!

Cheers,

Bonnie

>

> Thanks. Everyday is a struggle, but at least I am still in the battle.

>

> I think I have tried every plan on the planet, but fail everytime. So far what

I am doing seems to be working and I am not feeling deprived.

>

> My biggest issue is snacking at night. I just cant stop it. So I try to opt

for healthy options, but sometimes I just get frustrated and end up at the store

looking at the chips ... I always want huge results, and I want them right away.

I am not a very patient person.. lol

>

> Anyway... I am just a smidge over 300lbs, however I started at 368 so, Im not

doing too badly. Ive set my goal for 300 to achieve by May 1, so I have some

work to do... but I have a few tools I am using to help me stay motivated and

push me a little. So far they are working pretty well.

>

> I am not married, but happily committed, and no children. My biggest regret is

not having them. I am 38 and fear it is too late with all this weight etc... but

I guess miracles happen.

>

> My boyfriend and I have only been together 6 months, but he is the prince that

came after kissing a few frogs, and I am not letting him outta my sight. lol

>

> I am a financial service rep, and I love my job. I work hard, play hard and am

really getting my life together. I had a very very rough few years, but I am on

the road to recovery, health and happiness...

>

> Looking for some support, friendship, laughs, and maybe some good friends.

>

> Thanks for the welcome.

> Holea