Posted by Adam on August 23, 2001, at 20:13:13
In reply to Re: Think You Wanna Do ECT? » Adam, posted by SLS on August 23, 2001, at 19:10:33
Hi, SLS,
Actually, my remission remained quite robust. The problem is I have developed some odd physical symptoms, and my doctor thinks there is an outside chance that a pheochromocytoma is to blame. I need to get a plasma metanephrine test to determine if I have the tumor or not. Unfortunately, because of (especially oral) selegiline's effects on catecholamine levels in the body, it's impossible to get an accurate test result so long as it or some of its residual effects are present.
I have been hoping that I will stay in remission, but I do not expect to. I imagine at some point in the next couple of weeks or so I may relapse, but we'll see. In the mean time, I have an opportunity to revisit my treatment options. The only two things I have ever tried (and I've tried lots of things) that worked have been selegiline and ECT. So which should I go back to, once the test has been done and a hopefully negative result is returned? I will have time to ponder that over the next few weeks.
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> I am sad to learn that your remission has not continued robustly. Perhaps the selegiline patch that you had so much success with will soon become available. I know nothing of its status.
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