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ferbio36
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Strange advice from doctors.
« on: Sep 14th, 2004, 8:58am » |
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I went to a neurologist for CH's.Not this cycle that i'm in now,but the last one.She straight out told me"I have run out of options for you".She also said"the only thing I can think of is trying cocaine".I asked her if she wrote a prescription for cocaine,where could I get it filled?Could I get it filled at the local walgreens?  .
She just laughed and said"see me in a couple of weeks.
Nice advice huh?!
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Re: Strange advice from doctors.
« Reply #1 on: Sep 14th, 2004, 9:27am » |
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Sorry you didn't mention where you are from.
I too have had doctors in the past that have told me the same thing. Hang in there and look for Headache
Clinics there are some good doctors in some of these places. I found one in Tampa General Hospital, my doctor works very close with Dr, Goadsby and OUCH.
Don't give up, let me know if I can help maybe my doctor
knows someone in you area that can help.
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Re: Strange advice from doctors.
« Reply #2 on: Sep 14th, 2004, 5:05pm » |
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In my view, unless a person has been chronic for a long, long time there isn't any such thing as running out of options. When you've been through them all, you check you were being dosed/using them right, then you start back at the top and try them again.
Until we get a cure or a really radical new treatment, that's what we do
Wendy
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Re: Strange advice from doctors.
« Reply #3 on: Sep 15th, 2004, 11:17am » |
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Quote:| She also said"the only thing I can think of is trying cocaine". |
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Just want to go on record as saying I dont believe a single word of that post.
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Re: Strange advice from doctors.
« Reply #4 on: Sep 15th, 2004, 1:43pm » |
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Just to go on record I don't believe any post this ferbio typed. Here's a little copy/past of what ferbio has said in other strings. In bold are my comments.
I went to a holistic neurologist at $175 per hour. initial eval was three hours
holistic? Hmmm, Ok?
3 hours for a neurologist to diagnose clusters? Huh?
I work in a doctors office,and one of the doctors referred me to her
None of the doctors in the office could diagnose clusters?Huh? #2
all of the doctors took up a pool and paid the cost for me
The doctors paid? That ain't NEVER going to happen!
pain gel.All it is,is a benzocaine
A 3 hour evaluation by a neurologist and all she could say is use benzocaine?
our brain swells an puts pressure on the trigeminal
Yeah, sure it does.
a surgery that trims the brain around the trigeminal nerve so that when it swells,there is no pressure
Good idea. Shave off some brain cells! Clusters cured! Get real.
I'll stick to percocet and beer
No comment on this asinine statement
ferbio...you do not have cluster headaches. You are just plain nuts. Please have you doctors take up a collection to see a psychiatrist, and take your neurologist with you. She also needs help.
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Re: Strange advice from doctors.
« Reply #5 on: Sep 15th, 2004, 2:28pm » |
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http://www.headachedrugs.com/archives/preventivemeds.html
Quote:Intranasal Cocaine Solution to Prevent Cluster Headaches: If the episodic cluster series is several months long, and all other preventive measures have not been effective, cocaine is an alternative. The prophylactic administration of a 10% solution during the day often reduces the number and severity of the clusters. Cocaine is useful for chronic cluster sufferers, particularly during the "peak" season of their headaches. Patients need to be screened carefully for any potential for addiction. If they have experienced any problem with addictive drugs, I do not use this treatment. This is a last resort.
The 10% solution of cocaine rarely produces euphoric or cognitive effects, and the total amount of cocaine that the patient uses in 1 or 2 months is small, from 1 to 2 g. Cocaine is often effective when other measures have not helped. However, with the addiction potential, the cost of the drops, and the difficulty in obtaining the solution, I consider this to be a "last resort", end of the line therapy.
The usual dose of the cocaine is one or two drops in each nostril one to four times a day. If the clusters are severe and out of control, I will begin with two drops four times a day, and we quickly decrease the dose down to as little as is effective. I usually give a script for a 10% cocaine solution, 10 or 20 cc. This is not refillable. If the patient shows any sign of overuse, I will not write another script. The cocaine is usually limited to 20 cc in a 2 month period, which is 2 g of cocaine in 2 months. Patients can occasionally achieve the same effect from a 4% solution of cocaine, but it is easier to simply titrate the amount of 10% drops down to one per day.
Side effects of the cocaine are not usually encountered with this strength. Patients may feel nervous, or insomnia can become a porblem. The euphoric effects of cocaine may occur, but these are not common. If patients do experience euphoria, we need to decrease the percentage of the cocaine to 4%, or stop the treatment completely. |
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I can't believe that I have to bang my
Head against this wall again
But the blows they have just a little more
Space in-between them
Gonna take a breath and try again.
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Re: Strange advice from doctors.
« Reply #6 on: Sep 15th, 2004, 3:36pm » |
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Quote:| ferbio...you do not have cluster headaches. You are just plain nuts. Please have you doctors take up a collection to see a psychiatrist, and take your neurologist with you. She also needs help. |
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ROFLMMFAO!
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