Posted by musky on June 16, 2006, at 23:55:16
In reply to Re: Hey Jules , johnny, cashy, jenico..., posted by jeninco on June 15, 2006, at 23:46:41
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hey jenico:
Thanks but im not out the woods yet.. I am prepared to expect MONTHS before Im totally back to normal.. I still dont feel me yet.. still not true emotions. but at least no real dives yet..
Went to acupunture today and he said I can try to go for 2 weeks now between visits unless things pick up..
As far as you not going to acupuncture because of your little ones... dont you have a babysitter?? I mean its worth the try ..it really works.. you need to have a reputable one(I recommened the traditional chinese ones myself).. AS for the magnesium.. its Calcium /magnesium supplement. with vitamin D. Im at the age where I want to start protecting my bones more too. The magnesium is for the muscle relaxant part and the calcium is for the bones, as well as the vit D. I cant see how you wouldnt feel good on this. you dont want to take magnesium alone... you need to counter balance with the Calcium . They have to be in the acidic form(easier absorbed) So I get Calcium/magnesium citrate(2:1). thats the ratio of calcium to magnesium you want .. This is a much SAFER way to relax the muscles.. stay away from the trazodone(its an a/d!!!) like why would a doc prescribe an a/d yet again..
Try not to dread the not sleeping ,,, this just makes you worse... Youve got to stay calm at all times... Try the cal/mag supplement with hot milk or with chammomile tea.. thats what i do and last night i had a better sleep again(except for one nightmare), but that i figure is just the brain sorting out still. Remeron gave me very VIVID nightmares!!!! almost every night!!! At least now they are few and far between.Hang in there.. when you are stable at 3.75mg for awhile(at least 2months) cut back to 2mg(use a pill cutter). Get off the drug.. u can do it if you put your mind to it!!!
Oh yah , take this cal/mag about half an hour before bed,, thats what my family doc told me.. It works!!
Musky
It's so refreshing to hear that you are doing well. My OB recommended accupuncture but I have a hard time imagining when I'd be able to do it with my two little ones 24/7. I'm doing very well at 3.75-very stable, sleeping well. The first week at the level (down from 5) I had insomnia so I'm thankful to be sleeping again and dreading NOT doing so.
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> I don't think I ever felt numb from the medication, but then again I won't know for sure until I'm off.
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> Mood aside, the nauseau does seem to have settled? That's so awesome. That and the headaches were just killing me.
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> I didn't have good luck with the magnesium supplement at all. Do you take it at night? I took it and had a crazy wired several hours, but I think my entire system was rejected everything I put in my mouth at that point. My doctor had me try trazedone (terrible for me, didn't rest), lunesta (got up at 4 AM) and back on ambien within just a few days.
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> I'll be glad IF I can ever sleep without medication again too. I know it must be great.
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> It's so nice to know someone who has made it through all of this. You are my inspiration.
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