Posted by jerrympls on August 31, 2003, at 19:25:19
In reply to Re: Jerry » Ponder, posted by Bob on August 31, 2003, at 16:51:56
Hello all-
I'm doing well recovering. Just have some pain (of course) and can only whisper right now (it usually takes a couple days for my vocal chords to "recover" from the surgery as well).
PONDER- I too had some mild improvemnt when they first turned on the device. It was almost unreal - overnight my anxiety disappeared and for a couple weeks I felt very close to "normal." It didnt' stick for me however. They tried various settings while trying various med combinations trying not to change one while changing the other.
I've heard that a couple in my area in the study have elected to get theirs removed as well. I have also heard that this has helped many too.
One of my main reasons for finally having it removed was it was making my asthma worse. For some with asthama they are able to tolerate it wih some adjustments of the settings - but it always effected my asthma.
I had it turned off 3 months before having it out. No change in mood. I don't thinki tmade me worse - it just didn't work. They finally put me on Nardil and that has been working really well.
I'll post more later....gotta rest....
Thanks for all your thoughts....
Jerry
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