Posted by pinksharkmark on March 07, 1999 at 15:58:16:
In Reply to: Re: A rambling first post to this site. posted by Jackie on March 07, 1999 at 11:55:37:
Jackie: 80 mg of the dreaded pred first thing in the morning for three days, then 60 mg for three days, then 40 mg for two days, then 20 mg for two days, then zip - finished with the prednisone. He says it is more to "kickstart" the Sansert than to be the main abortive.
At the same time, 1mg Sansert (methysergide) every twelve hours for 3 days, then 1 mg every 8 hours for three days, then 2 mg every twelve hours for two days, then 2 mg every 8 hours until the cycle stops. He says that although this is effective with a lot of his patients, it doesn't always work, and that if it doesn't work after two weeks, it's not gonna work at all, and to taper down the Sansert at the same rate as I built it up.
Ummm.... I feel kinda dumb at the moment... I just read the "Guest Book" portion of this site, and I guess that probably would have been a more appropriate place to post my first message... sorry for taking up so much space on the message board... my next posts will be shorter... I promise.
Feelin' REALLY spacey all day... Is that the prednisone or the Sansert? Methysergide sounds like it is related to lysergic acid (LSD).
Anyway... thanks for the responses so far.... must drink more water now... never heard of that one before... and it's about an hour until my next CH is due... better unwrap the Zomig... sigh
I look forward to hearing from anyone who has reasons either for or against the opiates (i.e. demerol, morphine sulfate, etc.)
Bless you all