Lizardoli
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I am a cancer survivor since january of 2009, I have a WHO stage 3 malignant primary brain tumor patient. I had the tumor removed in a cranioplasty... read more
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What is the strongest pain medication I can take for chronic back pain?
Question posted by fortunate on 7 Oct 2009 • 85 answers
Related support groups: heart attack, heart disease, pain, back pain
Lizardoli's answer: Unfortunately I am not sure for your exact question. The stongest drug I was sent home with was oxycotine. Now I am on a Fentnly patch. I have Epilepsy and 10 brain seizures after the doctors found I had stage 3 Brain cancer.
ADHD - Have any members read the book "The ADHD Fraud -How psychiatry makes patients of normal chil?
Question posted by stopdrugg... on 22 Sep 2010 • 1 answer
Related support groups: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd), hyperactivity
Lizardoli's answer: I have not read the book but am curious how it compares to the findings in clinical trials for children and for adults. FRAUD is a harsh word to use for those of use that are true ADHD'ers, it is a real problem and usually coexists with other ...
Suicide - I have struggling recently to keep going. I am so tired of the fight. After having my?
Question posted by FunHoneyB... on 20 Feb 2010 • 6 answers
Related support groups: suicide, depression
Lizardoli's response: from a person wiith brain issues to you - I would say you have been through a lot and I am not going to say all the positive things you have heard already. There were days that I asked "why me, why did this happen?" some days I wake up and think, ...
I have seizures daily. The side effects are debelitating migraines. How should I treat the pain?
Question posted by monica_brat on 1 Sep 2009 • 19 answers
Related support groups: migraine, seizures, pain, epilepsy, side effect
Lizardoli's response: I just met with my nuerologist last week and gave him a list of my aruas and triggers I feel, he gave me samples of treximet and Replax and a short order of oxycodone. He told my family and friends to not be too concerned with small siezures, just ...
Vitamin D Deficiency - I am a 41 year old female and I was just diagnosed with vitamin D-Def. six?
Question posted by Dapria on 7 Jan 2010 • 6 answers
Related support groups: vitamin d, vitamins, vitamin d deficiency, pain
Lizardoli's answer: Hey, that sounds very familiar, mine tested way low also! I take the same amount as you also once a week! I was told it is a very important supplement to take and monitor, in my case this and B-12 and Iron have helped some of my cognitive issues ...
Is there anything other than seroquel that would help me to sleep?
Question posted by Amsel10 on 20 Aug 2009 • 76 answers
Related support groups: seroquel, depression, bipolar disorder, insomnia, sleep
Lizardoli's answer: I took 150 mg of Trazodone for a short time (did not like it, made feel like I had a hangover in the morning! Talked to my nueorologist and he switched me to Limbitrol. I have it prescribed as Amtrip-CDP at the doe of 25-10, and this has worked ...
Brain Tumor - Husband was diagnosed June '09 can someone help w/ med question?
Question posted by ycmc on 9 Dec 2009 • 2 answers
Related support groups: dilantin, keppra, seizures, brain tumor, edema, anxiety
Lizardoli's response: I take 2500 mg of Keppra along with Limbitrol and some meds if I have an "aura" that one is coming on! I have never heard of the reaction you mention above for Keppra alone, if he still has the tumor or a partial resection, that can cause his brain ...
How do you know if you have adhd ? and how do they test for it?
Question posted by Nann_boat on 2 Dec 2009 • 1 answer
Related support groups: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd)
Lizardoli's answer: ADHD sometimes can be confused with other issues in the DSM book. It is best to get a referral to someone who specializes in ADHD, usually you are given a very broad set of tests that narrows the issues down so further testing can be done if needed, ...
What causes gran mal seizures?
Question posted by daisygirl32 on 8 Dec 2009 • 1 answer
Related support groups: seizures, seizure prevention
Lizardoli's answer: Grand Mal or any type of siezure can have a specific cause or not! They can have early onset as a child or late as an adult! I have them and I call them brainstorms, where my neurons are trying out different synaptic pathways to compensate for the ...
Lorazepam and alprazolam are both used to treat anxiety, and they have no interactions. So if I add1
Question posted by annavas on 17 Nov 2009 • 3 answers
Related support groups: anxiety, alprazolam, lorazepam, generalized anxiety disorder
Lizardoli's answer: Don't self medicate, it can cause problems and you might get a flag on your doctors chart as being a self medicator and a non, complier! Not good if you really need the meds, talk top your doctor there are alternatives, you can ask about the drug ...