Re: Feelings

JHarper33(AT)aol.com
Sat, 5 Dec 1998 22:30:14 EST

I get the tingling feelings and vibrations, and they did lessen over time,
both in intensity and duration, although every now and then there is a flare-
up, recently a pretty severe one. Maybe someone else will have a suggestion
about medication -- I don't think anything I tried helped much.

Barbara H.

In a message dated 12/5/98 9:08:19 PM EST, mrichards(AT)ecom.net writes:

> I have had TM for about 6 months now. I am using Tegretol, Neuronton and
> Amitriptylin to control the feelings I am getting on my chest and sides
> around my T4 vertebrae (my TM "break"), but none are working. I get either
> severe tingling sensations (pins and needles) or I can feel the vibration of
> the motors in the house (like the refrigerator) through our solid floors and
> my wheelchair. Also, when I wake up from naps in the afternoon, it often
> feels as if my shirt is burning my chest like it was soaked in vinegar. This
> happens at night infrequently. Washing my chest and putting on a new shirt
> solves this problem. Nothing I've tried yet works, such as these medicines,
> washing my chest, new shirts, no shirt, and lotion on my chest. Any ideas on
> how to get rid of these very disturbing symptoms?
>