Re: catherine, ideas? thanks

October 31, 2004

Now, prior to this incident I had taken phrenegan for my nausea, and a bit

later some dramamine for the dizziness

Isn't phrenegan a NEUROLEPTiC??????!!!!!!

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October 31, 2004

Dear ,

You said:

<<Had a little scare today. I was at a costume party last night, had little

sleep, got up very early to do a craft festival. A lot of moving around

carrying stuff to set up then a lot of sitting. I was dizzy and nauseous

most of the day, and at one point noticed that the flickering of the

fluorescent lights was making me feel like i did just prior to the seizure i

had while on wellbutrin. But... the lights were incandescent. That scared

me. I thought i was about to have another seizure. I got out into the

sunlight and it seemed better. the feeling came back several times but

gradually went away.

Now, prior to this incident I had taken phrenegan for my nausea, and a bit

later some dramamine for the dizziness. Thinking back i might have taken the

same the day i had the seizure, while the antidepressant was also in my

system. Can these medications interact unfavorably?>>

** I couldn't tell you. Very few drugs have been studied together. I'd

put my money on overstimulation of the autonomic nmervous system from the

lights.

You said:

<< I came off the paxil a

bit more abruptly than recommended, my final dose was 5mg. I feel sometimes

it is still in me, and still giving me the side effects without any of the

" good " effects. It has been over two months since the last dose. I saw where

you recommended Nate go back on it to wean off more slowly; the thought

appalls me because i have gotten through the worst of the psychological and

physical withdrawals already (at least the most visible ones). What I mainly

have now is the peripheral neuropathy and excessive irritability.>>

** Everyone is different. My recommendations are based upon totality of

symptoms. Because it's right for Nate does not mean it's right for you.

You seem to be doing well. Are you doing anything with any of the

supplements for neuropathy?

Regards,

October 31, 2004

No, it's for nausea.

I know it's for nausea, as is compazine, but I have a friend who's a doctor, who after taking just five doses of Mellaril wound up with TD. I remember one night on the phone he was telling me that they had prescribed Phenegran for his son, and he absolutely REFUSED to let his son take the cough medicine because he said it was a major tranquilizer and had the ability to cause TD, as does compazine. I've never done any research on this, but given that he's fairly astute when it comes to these things after his experience, I figured he was right.

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October 31, 2004

I'm taking horse chestnut, ALA, ginko, and looking for the GLA. For

arthritic pain i'm taking glucosamine with MSM, anti-inflammatories when i

have to, and trying st john's wort for my 'irritability'. (also still taking

magnesium and fish oil). Still having swelling in the feet, pain from

pressure, etc. they feel very hot, and any amount of time on them puts me

out for hours (for a dedicated bargain shopper, that's a big drawback! ;-))

It's to the point that just going grocery shopping, i am tempted to use the

store wheelchairs. Even just sitting here, the pressure on my feet from

resting on the floor hurts. You had mentioned earlier something for

" relaxing " the blood vessels to improve circulation? Sounds like that would

also help decrease the edema that I think is causing a lot of the pain.

susan