Posted by Lorraine on August 22, 2001, at 15:16:43
In reply to Re: I was gone but now I'm back » Lorraine, posted by Elizabeth on August 22, 2001, at 13:20:26
> > I tried it last week and I was very careful. I added less than 1 mg of Adderal to the mix, wasn't happy with it then, but the sands are still moving under my feet so who knows? I will be careful.
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> Good. How do you accurately measure out 1 mg of Adderall, though???What do you mean by accurately:-) (1.25 is 1/4 of 5 mg tablet split inaccurately give or take .25 mg). You are a stickler for accuracy aren't you< vbg >
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> [re "Wicked"]
> > It's a very small tube so it's hard to imagine what else it could be used for. But I suppose its on label use is massage
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> Isn't "massage" just a euphemism? < g > Seriously, can you post the ingredients? (just curious) Is it water-based?Actually, it turns out it is for "tanning"--it has "tantilizing hot action" and comes in 4 ml tubules to be added to your regular tanning lotion. But, hey, that doesn't stop me....I suppose on of the more customary lubricants like "silk" or such would be good. I just like the tantilizing hot action, what can I say? < g >
> > > The phrase I was confused about was "hypertensive episodes (not hypertension)." When you said "hypertension," did you mean sustained hypertension (as in CV disease)? If not, what did you mean?
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> > I meant the "cheese" reaction to MAOs.
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> So "hypertension" means the cheese reaction? Then what does "hypertensive episodes" mean???is all of this over an "on" rather than an "ve" ending? Elizabeth, are you being accurate (in which event we are doomed b/c like Shelli, I can't even spell) or are you playing? My husband loves to play with words, but without seeing your expression or hearing the tone of your voice, I can't tell which "accuracy" vs "fun" is your focus. How about "I will not confuse hypertensive crisis with hypertension" one hundred times on the blackboard, like Bart of the Simpsons.
> > >But like all drugs, MAOIs probably have other pharmacologic actions in addition to the ones we know about. This is probably why they differ.
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> > And this is where he sees the similarity in terms of an individual's response. Those who are up-regulated would tend to be more prone to hypertensive crisis than those who are down-regulated like me.
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> Umm. Well, I'm still confused about your use of the expressions "up-regulated" and "down-regulated," so I'm not sure how to make sense of that one.I shouldn't insist on his language actually because it is confusing. He means over-stimulated vs under-stimulated and he determines this based on your QEEG.
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> > > I could see that. What does it mean for people like me who tend to be slowed-down and tired"under-stimulated"
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> > Probably he would say this indicates a need for anti-convulsants.
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> Mmm. Too bad anticonvulsants (Depakote, Lamictal, Neurontin) never did much for me (except for the benzodiazepines).
>Too bad, but then again maybe your brain wave activity wouldn't show spiking suggestive of temporal lobe epilepsy.
How is you med trial fairing these days? The Parnate is giving me consistent "bad" headaches when I first arise before I take any meds and continues to disrupt my sleep mercilessly. I have an appointment tomorrow. I have read that frequent bad headaches can be a prenome (?) of spontaneous hypertensi--drum roll please--ve crises.
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