Digest Number 226
DEAR FRIENDS I'd like to say thank you for the wonderful welcome first of all....then to answer a few questions posed to me.....I did not quit smoking when I took zyban--my doc said I was her first failure though...hehehe...of course it had to be me....I had alot of extra stress on me at the time, so plan on trying to quit with the wellbutrin.....The wellbutrin is the generic of zyban, and the reason I am asking for that one is it is listed as an anti-depressant only, and not a smoking cessation drug/anti-depressant....they both have exact same effects according to the doctors....but I am not covered for zyban, and will be covered for wellbutrin after they approve my file---go figure? I too experience paralysis---all since Chiropractic treatments....but mainly right side only....I do experience numbness in hands and right leg frequently--and yes sometimes even when a migraine is low level pain or has broken.....does anyone here get cramping in their hands? I mean a sensation that you have to crack the knuckles but the whole hand feels that way? I have also had 2 TIA's (migraine stroke) I too experience many "other" side effects that some local friends don't.....but I also have only 31% function remaining in right kidney and 69% in left kidney, so I am assuming this is the reason, as Serotonin levels change with kidney ailments as well......my STADOL usuage---my doc was not real comfortable putting me on it until the neuro said to her and me---until we can cure her, she shall get what helps..if an addiction problem arises we will deal with that problem then....but I hate meds as I am sure the rest of you do....stadol does not make me feel "happy" like a street drug would (did them as a teen---not now), so why the heck would I take it unless I was in pain? BTW--it was mentioned stadol is too strong---my pharmascist puts saline in my stadol to help with that problem---it did work better for me, less neausea as well. My next fight will be the "system"....I have to get special approval for my stadol and as said wellbutrin as my coverage does not pay.....I am in Ontario Canada...so anyone needing the address and phone to get approvals please let me know! Thanks for listening Huggles from roxie
Hi Roxie: I'm in London, Ontario. Which coverage didn't pay for Stadol, private insurance or a government assistance plan? It's not covered by Ontario's "Trillium" plan or by the Ontario Disability Support Programme, so I have to pay $80 each time. I always add 8 to 10 drops of water to a new bottle of Stadol to make it last longer. I suppose distilled or filtered water would be best, but I just use tap water. Does saline solution irritate your nose? Jeff
Someone I know casually at the pub I go to occasionally told me that his brother snorts cold water when he gets a migraine. I offered him a thoroughly washed Stadol bottle and an unopened pump so he could try spraying the water in a fine mist to see if it worked better, but haven't seen him for a while to give it to him. Jeff