(was) Dry Mouth? (now) Cymbalta and nerve pain

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When did you start on Cymbalta? Did you have depression too? I was given samples of Cymbalta by my PC but I've never taken it because I found out my insurance won't cover it. The pain is so bad though that I'm wondering if I should go ahead and try it and then pay for it somehow. Sharon Trimm wrote: You know,

when I was little they told me know caffeinated drinks cause that made me more prone, then it was dr pepper. now they say i can drink anything i want, the reason I've been prone to infections now is because of the bladder retention. So I drink what i want and in and out cath based on how well I'm able to go to the bathroom that day, sometimes I only have to do it twice a day, and sometimes its as bad as everytime because I can't urinate. But like ya'll, I can't limit my fluids because my mouth is always dry and I will get UTI's if I don't move enough fluids through my bladder. I take Cymbalta (for neuropathy) flexeril ibuprofen and thyroid ' in TX Go MAVS P S I go to that special neuro on Monday in DallasTamatha P wrote: Yeah, UTI's and I are good friends. We became best friends about 3 years ago. Dr said no more drinks with bubbles. Said it upset the Ph balance in my system and was causing the UTI's. Every once in a blue moon I sneak a drink of soda and it tastes like crap!!!! Sometimes I will drink rasberry tea or flavored lemonades just to have something with taste, but 90% of the time it is water. water water water.....all day. Oh, I sneak chocolate milk shakes too!!!!!! Yummy. As far as the Poise..I'm grateful I haven't gotten to that yet. Maybe it's because the restroom at work is just right here and the one at home is just as close! If either were any further I might have to consider them!! LOL Remember, I am still a Newbie to this MS stuff anyway. Love ya! TammyJackie Hanan

wrote: OOOhhh, that is a problem with me too, and lately I’ve been having urgency!! Actually I don’t feel like I have to go THAT BAD until I stand up, and then it’s a race to the loo. HA! me race??? ;-) But, if I don’t drink my water I am prone to UTI’s and so it’s a trade off. Thank goodness for “poise”! Ya ever wonder why they called them that?

Lol…. Hugs, Jackie From:

MSersLife [mailto:MSersLife ] On Behalf Of Tamatha PSent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 11:28 AMTo: MSersLife Subject: RE: anyone have Dry Mouth? Thanks, Jackie. I will look into it! The dry mouth isn't really such a pain. I just drink alot. But pottying all the time gets to be a pain!!! LOLJackie Hanan wrote: Tammy,…….sucking on hard candy is suppose to help with dry mouth. If you are watching sugar, there are sugar free ones too. Lemon drops are good ones. My mouth gets dry with the Antihistamine I’ve been taking, and the pain meds. I drink about 2 qt.s of water daily, and it seems to help some. Also, there is a medicine they use for Sjogrens Syndrome which is a drying disease, and its suppose to help with adding moisture to the body/mouth, etc. You can probably find it by doing a search for the above disease. Hugs, Jackie From: MSersLife [mailto:MSersLife ] On Behalf Of Tamatha PSent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 11:14 AMTo: MSersLife Subject: Re: anyone have Dry Mouth? I drink water all day and still can! 't quench my thirst. Mouth is always dry. What meds are you on? I am on Nuerontin and Rebif for MS along with a host of others for other things. Tammy, TxAnne Whitworth wrote: Dry mouth, dry skin, heels like a desert.@ ! __________________________________________________

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I started with Cymbalta a couple of weeks ago (my Dr gave me a month's worth to try it) and it really is working for me. I have pain from the MS and diabetic pain and I have noticed a significan decrease with Cymbalta. Helps with the depression, too, I am going through a stressful time with getting ready to give jimmy the boot (this afternoon is the day we break the news) and I would normally be a mess and I'm handling it just fine!

Peace & Blessings,~*~Akiba~*~Pragmatic Visionaryhttp://yodamamma.blogspot.com/www.solay-twinflames.com

(was) Dry Mouth? (now) Cymbalta and nerve pain

When did you start on Cymbalta? Did you have depression too? I was given samples of Cymbalta by my PC but I've never taken it because I found out my insurance won't cover it. The pain is so bad though that I'm wondering if I should go ahead and try it and then pay for it somehow.

Sharon

Trimm wrote:

You know, when I was little they told me know caffeinated drinks cause that made me more prone, then it was dr pepper. now they say i can drink anything i want, the reason I've been prone to infections now is because of the bladder retention. So I drink what i want and in and out cath based on how well I'm able to go to the bathroom that day, sometimes I only have to do it twice a day, and sometimes its as bad as everytime because I can't urinate. But like ya'll, I can't limit my fluids because my mouth is always dry and I will get UTI's if I don't move enough fluids through my bladder.

I take Cymbalta (for neuropathy) flexeril ibuprofen and thyroid

' in TX

Go MAVS

P S I go to that special neuro on Monday in DallasTamatha P wrote:

Yeah, UTI's and I are good friends. We became best friends about 3 years ago. Dr said no more drinks with bubbles. Said it upset the Ph balance in my system and was causing the UTI's. Every once in a blue moon I sneak a drink of soda and it tastes like crap!!!! Sometimes I will drink rasberry tea or flavored lemonades just to have something with taste, but 90% of the time it is water. water water water.....all day. Oh, I sneak chocolate milk shakes too!!!!!! Yummy.

As far as the Poise..I'm grateful I haven't gotten to that yet. Maybe it's because the restroom at work is just right here and the one at home is just as close! If either were any further I might have to consider them!! LOL Remember, I am still a Newbie to this MS stuff anyway.

Love ya!

TammyJackie Hanan wrote:

OOOhhh, that is a problem with me too, and lately I’ve been having urgency!! Actually I don’t feel like I have to go THAT BAD until I stand up, and then it’s a race to the loo. HA! me race??? ;-)

But, if I don’t drink my water I am prone to UTI’s and so it’s a trade off.

Thank goodness for “poise”! Ya ever wonder why they called them that? Lol….

Hugs, Jackie

From: MSersLife [mailto:MSersLife ] On Behalf Of Tamatha PSent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 11:28 AMTo: MSersLife Subject: RE: anyone have Dry Mouth?

Thanks, Jackie. I will look into it! The dry mouth isn't really such a pain. I just drink alot. But pottying all the time gets to be a pain!!! LOLJackie Hanan wrote:

Tammy,…….sucking on hard candy is suppose to help with dry mouth. If you are watching sugar, there are sugar free ones too. Lemon drops are good ones. My mouth gets dry with the Antihistamine I’ve been taking, and the pain meds. I drink about 2 qt.s of water daily, and it seems to help some. Also, there is a medicine they use for Sjogrens Syndrome which is a drying disease, and its suppose to help with adding moisture to the body/mouth, etc. You can probably find it by doing a search for the above disease.

Hugs, Jackie

From: MSersLife [mailto:MSersLife ] On Behalf Of Tamatha PSent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 11:14 AMTo: MSersLife Subject: Re: anyone have Dry Mouth?

I drink water all day and still can! 't quench my thirst. Mouth is always dry. What meds are you on? I am on Nuerontin and Rebif for MS along with a host of others for other things.

Tammy, TxAnne Whitworth wrote:

Dry mouth, dry skin, heels like a desert.@

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Thanks for telling me of your experience so far with Cymbalta. I never took the samples I was given because I found out my insurance won't cover it. I'm thinking about trying it though and then I'll worry about paying for it. So Jimmy's getting the boot this afternoon? Good luck to you and Rob. I'll be sending supportive thoughts your way. SharonAkiba wrote: I started with Cymbalta a couple of weeks ago (my Dr gave me a month's worth to try it) and it really is working for me. I have pain from the MS and diabetic pain and I have noticed a significan decrease with Cymbalta. Helps with the depression, too, I am going through a stressful time with getting ready to give jimmy the boot (this afternoon is the day we break the news) and I would normally be a mess and I'm handling it just fine! Peace & Blessings,~*~Akiba~*~Pragmatic Visionaryhttp://yodamamma.blogspot.com/www.solay-twinflames.com (was) Dry Mouth? (now) Cymbalta and nerve pain When did you start on Cymbalta? Did you have depression too? I was given samples of Cymbalta by my PC but I've never taken it because I found out my insurance won't cover it. The pain is so bad though that I'm wondering if I should go ahead and try it and then pay for it somehow. Sharon Trimm wrote: You know, when I was little they told me know caffeinated drinks cause that made me more prone, then it was dr pepper. now they say i can drink anything i want, the reason I've been prone to infections now is because of the bladder retention. So I drink what i want and in and out cath based on how well I'm able to go to the bathroom that day, sometimes I only have to do it twice a day, and sometimes its as bad as everytime because I can't urinate. But like ya'll, I can't limit my fluids because my mouth is always dry and I will get UTI's if I don't move enough fluids through my bladder. I take Cymbalta (for

neuropathy) flexeril ibuprofen and thyroid ' in TX Go MAVS P S I go to that special neuro on Monday in DallasTamatha P wrote: Yeah, UTI's and I are good friends. We became best friends about 3 years ago. Dr said no more drinks with bubbles. Said it upset the Ph balance in my system and was causing the UTI's. Every once in a blue moon I sneak a drink of soda and it tastes like crap!!!! Sometimes I will drink rasberry tea or flavored lemonades just to have something with taste, but 90% of the time it is water. water water water.....all day. Oh, I sneak chocolate milk shakes too!!!!!! Yummy. As far as the Poise..I'm grateful I haven't gotten to that yet. Maybe

it's because the restroom at work is just right here and the one at home is just as close! If either were any further I might have to consider them!! LOL Remember, I am still a Newbie to this MS stuff anyway. Love ya! TammyJackie Hanan wrote: OOOhhh, that is a problem with me too, and lately I’ve been having urgency!! Actually I don’t feel like I have to go THAT BAD until I stand up, and then it’s a race to the loo. HA! me race??? ;-) But,

if I don’t drink my water I am prone to UTI’s and so it’s a trade off. Thank goodness for “poise”! Ya ever wonder why they called them that? Lol…. Hugs, Jackie From: MSersLife [mailto:MSersLife ] On Behalf Of Tamatha PSent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 11:28 AMTo: MSersLife Subject: RE: anyone have Dry Mouth? Thanks, Jackie. I will look into it! The dry mouth isn't really such a pain. I just drink alot. But pottying all the time gets to be a pain!!! LOLJackie Hanan wrote: Tammy,…….sucking on hard candy is suppose to help with dry mouth. If you are watching sugar, there are sugar free ones too. Lemon drops are good ones. My mouth gets dry with the Antihistamine I’ve been taking, and the pain meds. I drink about 2 qt.s of water

daily, and it seems to help some. Also, there is a medicine they use for Sjogrens Syndrome which is a drying disease, and its suppose to help with adding moisture to the body/mouth, etc. You can probably find it by doing a search for the above disease. Hugs, Jackie From: MSersLife [mailto:MSersLife ] On Behalf Of Tamatha PSent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 11:14 AMTo: MSersLife Subject: Re: anyone have Dry Mouth? I drink water all day and still can! 't quench my thirst. Mouth is always dry. What meds are you on? I am on Nuerontin and Rebif for MS along

with a host of others for other things. Tammy, TxAnne Whitworth wrote: Dry mouth, dry skin, heels like a desert.@ ! __________________________________________________

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Yeah, we've just been waiting for him to get a paycheck so he can give us some of the $485 he owes. He gets paid today!

Hugs!~*~ Akiba ~*~

(was) Dry Mouth? (now) Cymbalta and nerve pain

When did you start on Cymbalta? Did you have depression too? I was given samples of Cymbalta by my PC but I've never taken it because I found out my insurance won't cover it. The pain is so bad though that I'm wondering if I should go ahead and try it and then pay for it somehow.

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Sharon

Trimm wrote:

You know, when I was little they told me know caffeinated drinks cause that made me more prone, then it was dr pepper. now they say i can drink anything i want, the reason I've been prone to infections now is because of the bladder retention. So I drink what i want and in and out cath based on how well I'm able to go to the bathroom that day, sometimes I only have to do it twice a day, and sometimes its as bad as everytime because I can't urinate. But like ya'll, I can't limit my fluids because my mouth is always dry and I will get UTI's if I don't move enough fluids through my bladder.

I take Cymbalta (for neuropathy) flexeril ibuprofen and thyroid

' in TX

Go MAVS

P S I go to that special neuro on Monday in DallasTamatha P wrote:

Yeah, UTI's and I are good friends. We became best friends about 3 years ago. Dr said no more drinks with bubbles. Said it upset the Ph balance in my system and was causing the UTI's. Every once in a blue moon I sneak a drink of soda and it tastes like crap!!!! Sometimes I will drink rasberry tea or flavored lemonades just to have something with taste, but 90% of the time it is water. water water water.....all day. Oh, I sneak chocolate milk shakes too!!!!!! Yummy.

As far as the Poise..I'm grateful I haven't gotten to that yet. Maybe it's because the restroom at work is just right here and the one at home is just as close! If either were any further I might have to consider them!! LOL Remember, I am still a Newbie to this MS stuff anyway.

Love ya!

TammyJackie Hanan wrote:

OOOhhh, that is a problem with me too, and lately I’ve been having urgency!! Actually I don’t feel like I have to go THAT BAD until I stand up, and then it’s a race to the loo. HA! me race??? ;-)

But, if I don’t drink my water I am prone to UTI’s and so it’s a trade off.

Thank goodness for “poise”! Ya ever wonder why they called them that? Lol….

Hugs, Jackie

From: MSersLife [mailto:MSersLife ] On Behalf Of Tamatha PSent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 11:28 AMTo: MSersLife Subject: RE: anyone have Dry Mouth?

Thanks, Jackie. I will look into it! The dry mouth isn't really such a pain. I just drink alot. But pottying all the time gets to be a pain!!! LOLJackie Hanan wrote:

Tammy,…….sucking on hard candy is suppose to help with dry mouth. If you are watching sugar, there are sugar free ones too. Lemon drops are good ones. My mouth gets dry with the Antihistamine I’ve been taking, and the pain meds. I drink about 2 qt.s of water daily, and it seems to help some. Also, there is a medicine they use for Sjogrens Syndrome which is a drying disease, and its suppose to help with adding moisture to the body/mouth, etc. You can probably find it by doing a search for the above disease.

Hugs, Jackie

From: MSersLife [mailto:MSersLife ] On Behalf Of Tamatha PSent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 11:14 AMTo: MSersLife Subject: Re: anyone have Dry Mouth?

I drink water all day and still can! 't quench my thirst. Mouth is always dry. What meds are you on? I am on Nuerontin and Rebif for MS along with a host of others for other things.

Tammy, TxAnne Whitworth wrote:

Dry mouth, dry skin, heels like a desert.@

!

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Woo-hoo! Money is so nice to have, isn't it? Sharon Akiba wrote: Yeah, we've just been waiting

for him to get a paycheck so he can give us some of the $485 he owes. He gets paid today! Hugs!~*~ Akiba ~*~ (was) Dry Mouth? (now) Cymbalta and nerve pain When did you start on Cymbalta? Did you have depression too? I was given samples of Cymbalta by my PC but I've never taken it because I found out my insurance won't cover it. The pain is so bad though that I'm wondering if I should go ahead and try it and then pay for it somehow. nbsp; Sharon Trimm wrote: You know, when I was little they told me know caffeinated drinks cause that made me more

prone, then it was dr pepper. now they say i can drink anything i want, the reason I've been prone to infections now is because of the bladder retention. So I drink what i want and in and out cath based on how well I'm able to go to the bathroom that day, sometimes I only have to do it twice a day, and sometimes its as bad as everytime because I can't urinate. But like ya'll, I can't limit my fluids because my mouth is always dry and I will get UTI's if I don't move enough fluids through my bladder. I take Cymbalta (for neuropathy) flexeril ibuprofen and thyroid ' in TX Go MAVS P S I go to that special neuro on Monday in DallasTamatha P wrote: Yeah, UTI's and I are good friends. We became best friends

about 3 years ago. Dr said no more drinks with bubbles. Said it upset the Ph balance in my system and was causing the UTI's. Every once in a blue moon I sneak a drink of soda and it tastes like crap!!!! Sometimes I will drink rasberry tea or flavored lemonades just to have something with taste, but 90% of the time it is water. water water water.....all day. Oh, I sneak chocolate milk shakes too!!!!!! Yummy. As far as the Poise..I'm grateful I haven't gotten to that yet. Maybe it's because the restroom at work is just right here and the one at home is just as close! If either were any further I might have to consider them!! LOL Remember, I am still a Newbie to this MS stuff anyway. Love ya! TammyJackie Hanan wrote:

OOOhhh, that is a problem with me too, and lately I’ve been having urgency!! Actually I don’t feel like I have to go THAT BAD until I stand up, and then it’s a race to the loo. HA! me race??? ;-) But, if I don’t drink my water I am prone to UTI’s and so it’s a trade off. Thank goodness for “poise”! Ya ever wonder why they called them that? Lol…. Hugs, Jackie From: MSersLife [mailto:MSersLife ] On Behalf

Of Tamatha PSent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 11:28 AMTo: MSersLife Subject: RE: anyone have Dry Mouth? Thanks, Jackie. I will look into it! The dry mouth isn't really such a pain. I just drink alot. But pottying all the time gets to be a pain!!! LOLJackie Hanan

wrote: Tammy,…….sucking on hard candy is suppose to help with dry mouth. If you are watching sugar, there are sugar free ones too. Lemon drops are good ones. My mouth gets dry with the Antihistamine I’ve been taking, and the pain meds. I drink about 2 qt.s of water daily, and it seems to help some. Also, there is a medicine they use for Sjogrens Syndrome which is a drying disease, and its suppose to help with adding moisture to the body/mouth, etc. You can probably find it by doing a search for the above disease. Hugs, Jackie From: MSersLife [mailto:MSersLife ] On Behalf Of Tamatha PSent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 11:14 AMTo: MSersLife Subject: Re: anyone have Dry Mouth? I drink water all day and still can! 't quench my thirst. Mouth is always dry. What meds are you on? I am on Nuerontin and Rebif for MS along with a host of others for other things. Tammy, TxAnne Whitworth

wrote: Dry mouth, dry skin, heels like a desert.@ ! __________________________________________________

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No depression. They originally had me on Paxil for pain control because they have found with the serotonin reuptake inhibitors you get better sleep and better pain control with more serotonin in your system. The rheumatologist switched be due to the fact i was having nerve pain and Cymbalta's other use is for diabetic neuropathy 'Sharon Marsden wrote: When did you start on Cymbalta? Did you have depression too? I was given samples of Cymbalta

by my PC but I've never taken it because I found out my insurance won't cover it. The pain is so bad though that I'm wondering if I should go ahead and try it and then pay for it somehow. Sharon Trimm wrote: You know, when I was little they told me know caffeinated drinks cause that made me more prone, then it was dr pepper. now they say i can drink anything i want, the reason I've been prone to infections now is because of the bladder retention. So I drink what i want and in and out cath based on how well I'm able to go to the bathroom that day, sometimes I only have to do it twice a day, and sometimes its as bad as everytime because I can't

urinate. But like ya'll, I can't limit my fluids because my mouth is always dry and I will get UTI's if I don't move enough fluids through my bladder. I take Cymbalta (for neuropathy) flexeril ibuprofen and thyroid ' in TX Go MAVS P S I go to that special neuro on Monday in DallasTamatha P wrote: Yeah, UTI's and I are good friends. We became best friends about 3 years ago. Dr said no more drinks with bubbles. Said it upset the Ph balance in my system and was causing the UTI's. Every once in a blue moon I sneak a drink of soda and it tastes like crap!!!! Sometimes I will drink rasberry tea or flavored lemonades just to have something with taste, but 90% of the time it is water. water

water water.....all day. Oh, I sneak chocolate milk shakes too!!!!!! Yummy. As far as the Poise..I'm grateful I haven't gotten to that yet. Maybe it's because the restroom at work is just right here and the one at home is just as close! If either were any further I might have to consider them!! LOL Remember, I am still a Newbie to this MS stuff anyway. Love ya! TammyJackie Hanan wrote: OOOhhh, that is a problem with me too, and lately I’ve been having urgency!! Actually I don’t feel like I have to go THAT BAD until I stand up, and then it’s a race to the

loo. HA! me race??? ;-) But, if I don’t drink my water I am prone to UTI’s and so it’s a trade off. Thank goodness for “poise”! Ya ever wonder why they called them that? Lol…. Hugs, Jackie From: MSersLife [mailto:MSersLife ] On Behalf Of Tamatha PSent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 11:28 AMTo: MSersLife Subject: RE: anyone have Dry

Mouth? Thanks, Jackie. I will look into it! The dry mouth isn't really such a pain. I just drink alot. But pottying all the time gets to be a pain!!! LOLJackie Hanan wrote: Tammy,…….sucking on hard candy is

suppose to help with dry mouth. If you are watching sugar, there are sugar free ones too. Lemon drops are good ones. My mouth gets dry with the Antihistamine I’ve been taking, and the pain meds. I drink about 2 qt.s of water daily, and it seems to help some. Also, there is a medicine they use for Sjogrens Syndrome which is a drying disease, and its suppose to help with adding moisture to the body/mouth, etc. You can probably find it by doing a search for the above disease. Hugs, Jackie From: MSersLife [mailto:MSersLife ] On Behalf Of Tamatha PSent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 11:14 AMTo: MSersLife Subject: Re: anyone have Dry Mouth? I drink water all day and still can! 't quench my thirst. Mouth is always dry. What meds are you on? I am on Nuerontin and Rebif for MS along with a host of others for other things. Tammy, TxAnne Whitworth wrote: Dry mouth, dry skin, heels like a desert.@ ! __________________________________________________