Re: Melatonin, Benadryl and ranting about rheumy.

[Guest guest]

I was taking 2 Benadryl with 5mg of Melatonin and it worked like a charm.

Saw my rheumy last Friday and she said not to take anymore Benadryl and then

gave me a prescription for Amitriptyline 10mg a very low dosage. She said it

s an anti-depressant but it is also used for treating fibro. When I told

her about the constant migraines/severe headaches and how I was concerned

about them, she said it was from the fibro and that I would have to get

medicine for that from my regular doctor. If she's my rheumy and she's

treating my fibro, and the migraines are from the fibro, then why do I need

to make another appointment with another doctor for pain medicine to treat

this?

I also told her how I constantly feel like I'm getting a bladder infection,

but it comes and goes. Very painful. She said this is also from the fibro?

I miss my Benadryl.

Hugz

O.

-- Re: tips for improving sleep, LOL

Has anybody tried Melatonin supplements to improve sleep? It was suggested

to me but I wanted to here the opinions of the group?

tips for improving sleep, LOL

Hello,

This subject heading wasn't not meant to be funny. But that's ok if you

still want to make funny statements. I put the LOL after my list of

sleeping tips because most of them don't work for me right now. I am

sipping my apple cider vinegar though.

Debbie J

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I took 200mg amptriplyne for 19yrs. for depression and it never helped w/my

pain.

Honeycutt

" gregsgirl60@... " wrote:

I was taking 2 Benadryl with 5mg of Melatonin and it worked like a

charm.

Saw my rheumy last Friday and she said not to take anymore Benadryl and then

gave me a prescription for Amitriptyline 10mg a very low dosage. She said it

s an anti-depressant but it is also used for treating fibro. When I told

her about the constant migraines/severe headaches and how I was concerned

about them, she said it was from the fibro and that I would have to get

medicine for that from my regular doctor. If she's my rheumy and she's

treating my fibro, and the migraines are from the fibro, then why do I need

to make another appointment with another doctor for pain medicine to treat

this?

I also told her how I constantly feel like I'm getting a bladder infection,

but it comes and goes. Very painful. She said this is also from the fibro?

I miss my Benadryl.

Hugz

O.

-- Re: tips for improving sleep, LOL

Has anybody tried Melatonin supplements to improve sleep? It was suggested

to me but I wanted to here the opinions of the group?

tips for improving sleep, LOL

Hello,

This subject heading wasn't not meant to be funny. But that's ok if you

still want to make funny statements. I put the LOL after my list of

sleeping tips because most of them don't work for me right now. I am

sipping my apple cider vinegar though.

Debbie J

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Why did she say to stop the benadryl..?

Bet

-- Re: tips for improving sleep, LOL

Has anybody tried Melatonin supplements to improve sleep? It was suggested

to me but I wanted to here the opinions of the group?

tips for improving sleep, LOL

Hello,

This subject heading wasn't not meant to be funny. But that's ok if you

still want to make funny statements. I put the LOL after my list of

sleeping tips because most of them don't work for me right now. I am

sipping my apple cider vinegar though.

Debbie J

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Wow ,

You must be a large man to tolerate such a large dose of

amitriptyline. I can only tolerater 20-30mg at most. It doesn't

control my pain either but supposed to help me sleep.

Debbie J

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> I took 200mg amptriplyne for 19yrs. for depression and it never

helped w/my pain.

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Honeycutt

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susan,

did you ask the rheumy why you should not take the benadryl?

i have also heard that phenergan can help you sleep too someone was saying.

i think that is an over the counter thing you give babies isnt it?

i found the 10mg of amitripyline did nothing for me and 20mg only worked for

the first night and now on 30mg , last night slept some but not sure how the

second night will go tonight.

that is odd that the rheumy didnt give you a script though hey.

wendy

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> I was taking 2 Benadryl with 5mg of Melatonin and it worked like a charm.

> Saw my rheumy last Friday and she said not to take anymore Benadryl and

> then

> gave me a prescription for Amitriptyline 10mg a very low dosage. She said

> it

> s an anti-depressant but it is also used for treating fibro. When I told

> her about the constant migraines/severe headaches and how I was concerned

> about them, she said it was from the fibro and that I would have to get

> medicine for that from my regular doctor. If she's my rheumy and she's

> treating my fibro, and the migraines are from the fibro, then why do I

> need

> to make another appointment with another doctor for pain medicine to treat

> this?

> I also told her how I constantly feel like I'm getting a bladder

> infection,

> but it comes and goes. Very painful. She said this is also from the fibro?

> I miss my Benadryl.

> Hugz

> O.

>

> -- Re: tips for improving sleep, LOL

>

> Has anybody tried Melatonin supplements to improve sleep? It was

> suggested

> to me but I wanted to here the opinions of the group?

>

>

> tips for improving sleep, LOL

>

> Hello,

>

> This subject heading wasn't not meant to be funny. But that's ok if you

> still want to make funny statements. I put the LOL after my list of

> sleeping tips because most of them don't work for me right now. I am

> sipping my apple cider vinegar though.

>

> Debbie J

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,

I'm surprised a doctor hadn't said something to you before aobut daily use of

Benadryl. Long term use of benadryl and other " first generation antihistamines "

can be dangerous. Here's an article I found for you to read.....

" First generation antihistamines are potent ways to block the effects of

histamine in your respiratory system. There's no doubt they are very effective.

That's the good part. However, they are easily absorbed into the fluid

surrounding your brain. There are actually histamine sites in the brain, and

these older antihistamines hook right on to those sites, just like they hook on

to the sites in your nose and make it stop running. "

Best Wishes,

Misty

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Thanks Misty.. Good to know

Bet

-- Re: Melatonin, Benadryl and ranting about rheumy.

,

I'm surprised a doctor hadn't said something to you before aobut daily use

of Benadryl. Long term use of benadryl and other " first generation

antihistamines " can be dangerous. Here's an article I found for you to read

.....

" First generation antihistamines are potent ways to block the effects of

histamine in your respiratory system. There's no doubt they are very

effective. That's the good part. However, they are easily absorbed into the

fluid surrounding your brain. There are actually histamine sites in the

brain, and these older antihistamines hook right on to those sites, just

like they hook on to the sites in your nose and make it stop running. "

Best Wishes,

Misty

Patient & Founder

FM/CFS/ME Resources

http://fmcfsme.d-3systems.com/

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She said that Benadryl had a " rebound " effect? As for the reason she didn't

give me a script, I have come to believe that these doctors are in cahoots

LOL!!!

The clinic I go to is SIU Family Practice (through Southern Illinois

University) and my general doctor is a first year resident. It's like a

training ground. They have " real " doctors like my rheumy and The Residents.

They all work hand in hand and then you are billed by SIU Physicians and

Surgeons etc.

I don't have health insurance, and I suspect with my diagnosis of Fibro that

every complaint I have now, will be attributed to Fibro? When I mentioned to

her about the bladder discomfort, she smiled and said it was from the Fibro.

When I told her about the sharp pains in my head, the migraines, etc....

same reaction.

So now I go to my general doctor on Wednesday, the 11th for medicine to help

with the migraines.

In one book I read about Fibro, it mentions how some people will feel like

they have to urinate up to 30 times a day and this is supposed to be common?

My oldest daughter, who has been diagnosed with Fibro, told me that there

are times she feels like she has a yeast infection, she has the pain, but no

discharge... she takes all the medication but it doesn't work, because it's

not a yeast infection. Just pain from the Fibro.

O.

-- Re: tips for improving sleep, LOL

>

> Has anybody tried Melatonin supplements to improve sleep? It was

> suggested

> to me but I wanted to here the opinions of the group?

>

>

> tips for improving sleep, LOL

>

> Hello,

>

> This subject heading wasn't not meant to be funny. But that's ok if you

> still want to make funny statements. I put the LOL after my list of

> sleeping tips because most of them don't work for me right now. I am

> sipping my apple cider vinegar though.

>

> Debbie J

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