A perhaps useful book-?

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This post was also on CFSM Experimental. I am not certain if this is a

detox method, another DRUG (aaauuugh!) or what, but it does sound

intriguing to me. This is it:

Date: Tue May 9, 2006 4:15am(PDT)

Subject: Re: Suboxone : Take Back Your Life From Pain Medications,...

Disclaimer here; I've been behind on the CFSME boards, and did not

yet look at this myself. IF this is a drug, PLEASE speak to your

doctor and read as much as possible; (you might want to go to the

doc's office with notes for questions you have if nesecary; with my

memory I do this).

I am going to be honest with everyone on this board. I hope you can

respect this and perhaps understand where a post I put up in the past

which upset alot of people was coming from. It's intention was NOT AT

ALL to 'flame' or offend. I am simply VERY sensitive on the topic of

drugs. When a drug is classified as having a certain purpose, and the

person inquiring about it states they 'do not have' the condiction

for which it is prescribed, I react. I also at times write before

thinking it through long enough. I am not especially diplomatic

sometimes -the grumpy aspect of ME- and for this I must apologize to

ALL who took it that way.

I chose not to respond back at the time as I will NOT engage in an

arguement on a board in which people are being 'baited' or insulted,

OR that potential exists. I'm here for INFORMATION that HELPS ME and

if I can post something on occasion which MIGHT do the same, I will

try.

BUT I really DO sincerely apologize to all I offended. For those who

think my 'language' is cursing; well, skip over it as you will likely

see the two words I used on occasion. (All I could think of

were 'hell' and 'damn'; sorry to use them here; only for purpose of

clarity.)

I am and have been an addict-alcoholic in recovery for eight years

this month. My 'drug' was marijuana, but when I was much younger

there were some variations on that theme. One who has this in their

life KNOWS that they cannot safely ever drink, or take any kind of

pain killer. (The occasions where they are acceptable and prescribed

are surgery; those are the ONLY occasions I've had any.) Even taking

Klonopin (a very small dose) isn't a very good idea and I am

addressing this with my doctors.

I am having a rough time with the psychiatrist who prescribes the

antidepressant and klonopin (and Strattera as she 'thinks' brain fog

is Attention Deficit Disorder;I feel it helps a little.)

SHE refuses to even speak or in any way, shape or form communicate

with my ME-Fibro doctor who is an EXCELLENT doctor who has know our

illness and has treated it since I believe the 50's or shortly there

after. I cannot tell you how annoying this is; I've been seeing her

in a clinic for a year and STILL havea fight each visit. (It's

this 'why are you wasting your life? whay aren't you in school,

working? you have so much potential...')

Ummm.. yeah, BUT after traveling downtown to see an doctor, when I go

straight home, I always need to take a NAP when I get there. I HAVE

seen some improvement recently, BUT I am not 'there'yet. She is such

a blockhead! The doctor before her KNEW the illness!! Unfortunately

she left as her commute to work was too much and she decided to teach

full time. (She taught physioneurology -might have misspelled that-

and was the person who gave me the dana.org link where one can

subscribe free to several papers and journals on neurology and the

most recent discoveries.)Then there are allthe neurological 'think'

aspects; the way inwhich my brainnow makes me feel asif mIQ has

plummeted from what it once was.Bad enough when our bodies feel

rotten, but you get that bad-brainz thing going on, it's dreadful.

SHE does not get this. Does not believe the download from Betrayal of

the Brain (by Dr Jay Goldstein,neurologist; excellent research on ME

and the neurological aspects).

I'm sorry this is so long, but I NEED to rant sometimes about this.

My doctor for the ME is SUCH a God send that I cannot ask for better

as far as that goes, so I tolerate her for now...

Thanks--

Jane and her Savant hound, Bill

(Birthday this month AND clean date!Cheers for me. 54 & 8!)