Posted by malthus on July 31, 2004, at 19:37:04
In reply to Re: Lamenting your losses-BarbaraCat Katia » malthus, posted by BarbaraCat on July 31, 2004, at 15:33:11
the Oscar Wilde poem is beautiful. I wrote it down. I'm truly sorry about your mother. That must have been so awful for you. You are very strong which inspires me.
For the meds I'm going to try the benedryl (sp?) as you suggested and hope it helps with the sleep. I too am terrified about "The Rash". Dr. G made me go to a dermatologist and ask that she (the dermatologist) be on board should I get this. The dermatologist had not heard of SJS but looked it up in her "big book" and showed me these awful pictures of SJS victims which scared the daylights out of me. (This was back in December '03 and I went back to her and told Dr. G. I was too scared). Finally she really wanted to put me on a mood disorder drug because of the resistant treatment depression. By this time I had gained almost 20 lbs. in 9 months due to Xyprexa and Seroquel. She talked about Lithium but didn't want to go this route as it can cause weight gain.
Sorry to ramble on. I appreciate your advice and will get some benedryl tomorrow.
Best,
Malthus
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