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(Message started by: Stirr on Aug 4^th, 2004, 9:13am)

Title: Lithium & Ergotomine Woo-Hoo!!
Post by Stirr on Aug 4^th, 2004, 9:13am

Been on the pain train since early May. Last night the 1st without a headache....not even a hint of one. Been using all the usual groceries: predn., oxygen, imitrex, varapamil, herbs.
The Combo of Lithium and Cafergot worked great!! Got my fingers crossed it's the "Real Deal". Will let you know if I get three days headache free.

I'm 54. Had these since I was 26. What a drag!

Title: Re: Lithium & Ergotomine Woo-Hoo!!
Post by thomas on Aug 4^th, 2004, 9:52am

Good for you, I sincerely hope it lasts.

Title: Re: Lithium & Ergotomine Woo-Hoo!!
Post by IndianaJohn on Aug 4^th, 2004, 11:49am

Thats great news! Hope it works out for you!

Title: Re: Lithium & Ergotomine Woo-Hoo!!
Post by miapet on Aug 4^th, 2004, 1:43pm

*yay* and *happy dance* I hope you remain p/f!
(please watch all of your 'digits' taking the cafergot *s*)

Again . . .WOOHOO and congrats!

*positive light & energy*
miapet

Title: Re: Lithium & Ergotomine Woo-Hoo!!
Post by Bob_Johnson on Aug 4^th, 2004, 3:02pm

Good news!

Keep up to date with your blood work....re. lithium.

Title: Re: Lithium & Ergotomine Woo-Hoo!!
Post by marfanoidus on Aug 4^th, 2004, 4:16pm

ok miapet - I'll bite:

what do you mean to watch all your 'digits'???????

Because I am a very literal person, I generally bad at reading between lines.

thanks!

Title: Re: Lithium & Ergotomine Woo-Hoo!!
Post by Margi on Aug 4^th, 2004, 4:35pm

on 08/04/04 at 16:16:44, marfanoidus wrote:

ok miapet - I'll bite:

what do you mean to watch all your 'digits'???????

Any of the "ergots" (ergotamine, cafergot) has the potential to cause gangrene in the extremities. That ain't pretty.

Natural ergots (i.e. shrooms) don't have that nasty little side effect.

Title: Re: Lithium & Ergotomine Woo-Hoo!!
Post by don on Aug 4^th, 2004, 5:11pm

Quote:

Been using all the usual groceries:

LMAO. Never heard it put that way.

Title: Re: Lithium & Ergotomine Woo-Hoo!!
Post by miapet on Aug 4^th, 2004, 11:30pm

marfanoidus, Margi is right on the money . . . the ergots can have a nasty side-effect . . . too little blood to extremeties means they aren't getting the oxygen rich blood they need . . .so they 'die' . . . there are people here who have great luck with the ergots . . . for D, the 'safe' amount wasn't enough (I know, there are those who take more than that), and it wasn't worth the risk to us . . . 15 or 20 years ago, he was a guinea pig for the docs, and took a lot of different meds (as Stirr said: groceries *G*) . . .as a result, he know has high bp . . . the chance of damage to any of his 'digits' was a chance he didn't want to take . . .especially since it wasn't effective at the 'safe' limit.
In a nutshell . . .I worry about y'all and both the short and long term effects of the traditional drugs.
*positive light and energy*
miapet

Title: Re: Lithium & Ergotomine Woo-Hoo!!
Post by matthe on Aug 11^th, 2004, 3:26pm

Just got put on Lithium.

Using it as a preventative - 2x per day.

Using IMITREX and a O2 as stoppers. So far so good. The last three nights are the most sleep I have had in three weeks.

My point is I have used ergotamine in several forms and IMITREX. I believe they both work as stoppers if you have any concerns with the erogotamine. You can't use the ergotamine and Imitrex within a 24 hour period of each other.

Good Luck.