Posted by RN320 on March 11, 2007, at 20:12:35
In reply to Re: 10 months on EMSAM!!- Update » RN320, posted by Honore on March 11, 2007, at 11:35:18
Thanks Honore for your kind words.
I'm so happy to hear that there's another person on EMSAM that is doing well. I know a couple of others that are improving on it and still getting used to their doses......
About the Trigeminal Neuralgia- I'm going to be seeing a Neurosurgeon that's a world renowned expert on TN this Friday. I'm very fortunate that he's in my area of the country. He also happened to do some spinal surgery on me about 10 years ago, and I knew him when I was in clinical practice, so I trust him implicitly. My pdoc and internist are just trying to keep me as calm and quiet and as possible (which is hard because I have a high tolerance to most any meds) and that plan isn't working real well so far. Even though things aren't working real well thus far, I am comfortable that they're doing the best they can for me. (My pdoc is extremely concerned about this because the level of pain that I'm in is highlighting some of the psychotic/depressive symptoms and he is trying to stop this from happening. He is usually very "Hands-off" regarding medical issues occurring unless they come from his meds. In this case, he's been on the phone at least twice a week talking to my internist about what we can to to get me through this without me killing myself in a moment when I'm not in control (when the pains are coming frequently I simply cannot cope and he says that I am "overriding" my meds...he says it's not totally uncommon for someone whose body simply cannot handle any more.) I see both of them on Tuesday. I just don't know how much more I can take with this pain- seriously.Again, thanks for your kind words Honore.
Best wishes.
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