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by brightventure
Mon Sep 06, 2004 5:54 am
Forum: General Topics: RLS
Topic: sleep journal; ferritin
Replies: 7
Views: 4550

Thanks. Sleep Doc did mention that the tablets could cause stomach problems, and if I could not tolerate the tablets that I would have to look into the intravenous solution. Doctor accepted the conservative method of trying lifestyle changes and ferritin supplements over meds. BTW even tho, doc pres...
by brightventure
Mon Sep 06, 2004 4:58 am
Forum: General Topics: RLS
Topic: sleep journal; ferritin
Replies: 7
Views: 4550

I have questionaire and have not finished completing it yet.

test results indicate
my results: 5 L
units: ng/ml
normal: 10-232

Not sure this makes since now that I look at it. 5L vs ml. I'll have to call about it Tuesday.
by brightventure
Sun Sep 05, 2004 11:33 pm
Forum: General Topics: RLS
Topic: sleep journal; ferritin
Replies: 7
Views: 4550

med dosage: Mirapex .25mg in three days caused nausea and headache could not go to work. Doc said to stop mirapex, but to continue other med. Clonazepam .5mg. Still had the groggy days and stopped taking because I needed to be functional inorder to meet a work deadline. No improvement over a month p...
by brightventure
Sun Sep 05, 2004 8:35 pm
Forum: General Topics: RLS
Topic: sleep journal; ferritin
Replies: 7
Views: 4550

sleep journal; ferritin

Possible sleep journal entries that I have come up with: sleep night date; night of week; activity just before bed; conditions of room; where was night spent, (own bed, couch, hotel); symptoms at time of going to bed; time went to bed ;approx time fell asleep; # of arousals; time of arousal and how ...
by brightventure
Tue Aug 31, 2004 3:24 pm
Forum: Physical Treatments
Topic: laughter is good medicine
Replies: 4
Views: 3073

laughter is good medicine

Laugh! By Peter McWilliams Many years ago, Norman Cousins was diagnosed as "terminally ill." He was given six months to live. His chance for recovery was one in 500. He could see that the worry, depression and anger in his life contributed to, and perhaps helped cause, his disease. He wondered, "If ...