Re: Pain Management and Hepatitis C Infection , Here you go Sally

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Hi Sharon I have never heard of that,, is it prescription? I have severe muscle and joint aches,, SHARON CROSBY wrote: I take Magnesium Malate for muscle aches. It helps some. A laugh a day keeps the blues away. Sharon RE: Pain Management and Hepatitis C Infection , Here you go Sally I take Neurontin too, 600 x 3. My neuropathy is pretty difficult to manage. Without the Neurontin, without the alpha-lipoic acid, without the evening primrose oil I wake up with shooting pains that cause me to cry out. I don't think its great for the liver, but the alternatives appear to be worse. There's a newer one out, Lyrica,

which I haven't heard a great deal about, but looks somewhat promising. The only person I know taking it right now is a man with diabetes doing chemotherapy for prostate cancer. He doesn't have hep, but they also don't want to stress his liver either. I need to do more research on this one. My Endochrinologist didn't have a clue, hadn't heard of it at all. Sally -----Original Message-----From: Hepatitis_C_Central

[mailto:Hepatitis_C_Central ] On Behalf Of KATHRINE SWANSONSent: Monday, December 19, 2005 4:50 AMTo: Hepatitis_C_Central Subject: Re: Pain Management and Hepatitis C Infection , Here you go Sally You really did a nice job and the information is very thorough but I did not see the one they have given me for nerve damage due to brain trauma. Do you have info if it is okay for me to be taking Neurontin (gabapentin) which started at 150mg x 3 per day, then 300 mg x 3; now worked up to 450mg x 4 per day. Really don't want to make a bigger mess of this body! Thanks.Kathyelizabethnv1 wrote: Pain Management and

Hepatitis C InfectionArticle Date: 1/14/2004Although HCV infection is not usually a cause of chronic pain,patients with hepatitis C can have pain in the liver area as a directresult of the infection, and tend to report various forms of pain andfatigue frequently. Jackie

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Jackie,

Do ask your doc. Just get all the electrolytes tested. Mag is actually one

of them, sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium. Maybe even a little zinc.

Anyway I had that pain and even the rls so bad that I couldn't drive,

couldn't sit, couldn't stand, couldn't lay down, and the damn doc had me

driving 30 min to a lab for tests that was closed. I was SO mad. That doc

got fired <couldn't find his... with both hands anyway> and the new doc got

it figured out right away. Second visit, she looked, no, potassium is fine,

try magnesium. She's a doll! I'm keepin her. She even figured out my B-12

deficiency and I'm getting shots now.

Sally

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, Here you go Sally

I take Magnesium Malate for muscle aches. It helps some.

A laugh a day keeps the blues away.

Sharon

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Cool I am leaving in a few min to see the pain doc so I will ask him about that, Ill let you know and THANK YOU for this info,, hugs jaxSally Hines wrote: Jackie,Do ask your doc. Just get all the electrolytes tested. Mag is actually oneof them, sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium. Maybe even a little zinc.Anyway I had that pain and even the rls so bad that I couldn't drive,couldn't sit, couldn't stand, couldn't lay down, and the damn doc had medriving 30 min to a lab for tests that was closed. I was SO mad. That docgot fired <couldn't find his... with both hands anyway> and the new doc gotit figured out right away. Second visit, she looked, no, potassium is fine,try magnesium. She's a doll! I'm keepin her. She even figured

out my B-12deficiency and I'm getting shots now.Sally-----Original Message-----From: Hepatitis_C_Central [mailto:Hepatitis_C_Central ] On Behalf Of Jackie onSent: Monday, December 19, 2005 9:09 PMTo: Hepatitis_C_Central Subject: RE: Pain Management and Hepatitis C Infection, Here you go SallyI have that deep achy pain, it makes it so I cant get out of bed, nor go tosleep sometimes,, its awful,, and sometimes I have that restless leg thing..maybe it will help, I will ask my doc,, Sally Hines wrote: I take the magnesium maleate also. Its been a lifesaver. I was ready to domyself in because the pains in my leg muscles were just overwhelming. Butthat was a deep ache. My neuropathy pains are generally shooting electricshock type pains.Sally-----Original Message-----From:

Hepatitis_C_Central [mailto:Hepatitis_C_Central ] On Behalf Of SHARON CROSBYSent: Monday, December 19, 2005 7:30 PMTo: Hepatitis_C_Central Subject: Re: Pain Management and Hepatitis C Infection, Here you go SallyI take Magnesium Malate for muscle aches. It helps some.A laugh a day keeps the blues away.Sharon Jackie

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No, not a prescription. I buy it at the health store, about 10 dollars a bottle.

A laugh a day keeps the blues away.

Sharon

RE: Pain Management and Hepatitis C Infection , Here you go Sally

I take Neurontin too, 600 x 3. My neuropathy is pretty difficult to manage. Without the Neurontin, without the alpha-lipoic acid, without the evening primrose oil I wake up with shooting pains that cause me to cry out. I don't think its great for the liver, but the alternatives appear to be worse.

There's a newer one out, Lyrica, which I haven't heard a great deal about, but looks somewhat promising. The only person I know taking it right now is a man with diabetes doing chemotherapy for prostate cancer. He doesn't have hep, but they also don't want to stress his liver either. I need to do more research on this one. My Endochrinologist didn't have a clue, hadn't heard of it at all.

Sally

-----Original Message-----From: Hepatitis_C_Central [mailto:Hepatitis_C_Central ] On Behalf Of KATHRINE SWANSONSent: Monday, December 19, 2005 4:50 AMTo: Hepatitis_C_Central Subject: Re: Pain Management and Hepatitis C Infection , Here you go Sally

You really did a nice job and the information is very thorough but I did not see the one they have given me for nerve damage due to brain trauma. Do you have info if it is okay for me to be taking Neurontin (gabapentin) which started at 150mg x 3 per day, then 300 mg x 3; now worked up to 450mg x 4 per day. Really don't want to make a bigger mess of this body! Thanks.Kathyelizabethnv1 wrote:

Pain Management and Hepatitis C InfectionArticle Date: 1/14/2004Although HCV infection is not usually a cause of chronic pain,patients with hepatitis C can have pain in the liver area as a directresult of the infection, and tend to report various forms of pain andfatigue frequently.

Jackie

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Cool,, I will be seeing the pain doc again in 2 weeks, I forgot to ask him today as he was taking a history, quite detailed and I forgot! lol Man, I hate the brain fog!!! thanks again,, jaxSHARON CROSBY wrote: No, not a prescription. I buy it at the health store, about 10 dollars a bottle. A laugh a day keeps the blues away. Sharon RE: Pain Management and Hepatitis C Infection , Here you go Sally I take Neurontin too, 600 x 3. My neuropathy is pretty difficult to manage. Without the Neurontin, without the alpha-lipoic acid, without the evening primrose oil I wake up with shooting pains that cause me to cry out. I don't think its great for the liver, but the alternatives appear to be worse. There's a newer one out, Lyrica, which I haven't heard a great deal about, but looks somewhat promising. The only person I know taking it right now is a man with diabetes doing chemotherapy for prostate cancer. He doesn't have hep, but they also don't want to stress his liver either. I need to do more research on this one. My Endochrinologist didn't have a clue, hadn't heard of it at all. Sally -----Original Message-----From: Hepatitis_C_Central [mailto:Hepatitis_C_Central ] On Behalf Of KATHRINE SWANSONSent: Monday, December 19, 2005 4:50 AMTo: Hepatitis_C_Central Subject: Re: Pain Management and Hepatitis C Infection , Here you go Sally You really did a nice job and the information is very thorough but I did not see

the one they have given me for nerve damage due to brain trauma. Do you have info if it is okay for me to be taking Neurontin (gabapentin) which started at 150mg x 3 per day, then 300 mg x 3; now worked up to 450mg x 4 per day. Really don't want to make a bigger mess of this body! Thanks.Kathyelizabethnv1 wrote: Pain Management and Hepatitis C InfectionArticle Date: 1/14/2004Although HCV infection is not usually a cause of chronic pain,patients with hepatitis C can have pain in the liver area as a directresult of the infection, and tend to report various forms of pain andfatigue frequently. Jackie Jackie