Re: Another MRI....
Joel VL Cordeiro (jvlcjvlc(AT)juno.com)
Fri, 27 Mar 1998 19:28:33 -0800
Hi Sharon,
When I was on Neurontin I too was very tired. The doctor told me one of
the side affects to Neurontin was fatigue. I am not taking anything now
and
am just trying to put up with the pain.
I hope it works for you.
Best Wishes,
Joel
On Sat, 28 Mar 1998 23:41:42 EST Marsden51 <Marsden51(AT)aol.com> writes:
>
>I saw my neurologist on Friday. He is scheduling me for another
>MRI--this
>time of my brain. He's gonna see if there is anything in there I
>guess.
>(humming my new theme song "If I only had a brain...."). He asked me
>if I
>planned on retiring from my job and I said yes. He said he mentioned
>it
>because if the MRI shows MS I won't be able to get insurance again and
>I need
>to hang onto what I have. Now there's a real upper, huh? LOL... I
>am
>having numbness in my face and ears, and combined with memory problems
>he
>decided on this MRI. I had a panic attack when I had the first MRI--I
>was
>soooo embarrassed! Then they gave me valium with the second MRI and
>it was
>better. I was stressing out about having to have a 3rd MRI and got
>teary.
>Then I told myself "you've done it before. It's only an hour out of
>your
>life. And it's better than having a baby." That's my new mantra to
>repeat.
>
>I also started on Neurontin last night. I felt like I had slept
>better than I
>could ever remember. But, today I have feel like I was hung over on
>sleeping
>pills, or something. Does anyone else have that problem? I am
>supposed to
>increase to 3 times a day--I don't know if I'll make it if I feel like
>this.
>
>Sharon M. (from Arizona)
>
>
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