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by mudslide
Sat May 19, 2018 6:41 am
Forum: Everything Else...just no RLS!
Topic: Let's Talk Table Tennis
Replies: 10
Views: 12371

Re: Let's Talk Table Tennis

Yes!! I love table tennis and was playing twice a week until I cracked a pelvic bone back in February. My ultimate PT goal is to be back in the game. I'm 74 and the oldest of the group I play with, but not by much. I think everyone's well over 50. We are competitive but not serious about it, and who...
by mudslide
Sat May 19, 2018 3:05 am
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Recent restrictions on length of opioid prescriptions
Replies: 17
Views: 2735

Re: Recent restrictions on length of opioid prescriptions

Steve, many thanks -- I am inspired by your suggestions. Ann, thanks for explaining the out-of-state process. Sounds like you eventually moved to California to be close to Dr. B. -- ? Wow. I will send up prayers that he won't retire any time soon. I was just reading over your post above, and I'm ama...
by mudslide
Sat May 19, 2018 12:09 am
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Recent restrictions on length of opioid prescriptions
Replies: 17
Views: 2735

Re: Recent restrictions on length of opioid prescriptions

Thanks, Steve. Do you suggest the question about augmentation because it'll give a good clue to the doc's level of familiarity? Seems like a shrewd tactic even if I'm not augmenting at the time. And I will definitely carry along a copy of the article.
by mudslide
Fri May 18, 2018 10:59 pm
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Recent restrictions on length of opioid prescriptions
Replies: 17
Views: 2735

Re: Recent restrictions on length of opioid prescriptions

Ann, you've got it right about not seeing the worst of it yet. I've just gotten a little glimpse into the trend. After my PCP's office informed me out of the blue that he was no longer practicing there, and that their other providers did not prescribe methadone, I had to go back to PeaceHealth, a PP...
by mudslide
Wed May 16, 2018 4:22 pm
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Uh-oh... methadone hassles?
Replies: 26
Views: 3351

Re: Uh-oh... methadone hassles?

Merci beaucoup, Holland.
by mudslide
Tue May 15, 2018 7:37 pm
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Uh-oh... methadone hassles?
Replies: 26
Views: 3351

Re: Uh-oh... methadone hassles?

Holland, I've just ordered the stuff you recommend. Now, having read more of the kratom posts on the Nonprescription Meds board, I find myself unsure about when to take it -- in conjunction with or before/after prescription meds? Or is this too a detail I'll just have to experiment with? Betty, than...
by mudslide
Tue May 15, 2018 6:52 pm
Forum: Non-prescription Medicines, Supplements, Diet
Topic: Kratom physiology
Replies: 16
Views: 4484

Re: Kratom physiology

Susan, that's great info about the oblate discs/edible film. I'm about to start trying kratom, and if it seems like a winner, I'll get a package of these. Many thanks!
by mudslide
Tue May 15, 2018 5:37 am
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Uh-oh... methadone hassles?
Replies: 26
Views: 3351

Re: Uh-oh... methadone hassles?

Reading a bit about kratom -- should I be buying it on line instead of locally to be sure of quality?
by mudslide
Tue May 15, 2018 5:29 am
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Uh-oh... methadone hassles?
Replies: 26
Views: 3351

Re: Uh-oh... methadone hassles?

Holland, I'm going to hurry down to my friendly neighborhood medical marijuana purveyor first thing tomorrow and get some red vein Borneo. Steve, good advice on feeling out the doc's receptiveness. I will proceed with caution.
by mudslide
Mon May 14, 2018 7:38 pm
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Uh-oh... methadone hassles?
Replies: 26
Views: 3351

Re: Uh-oh... methadone hassles?

Thanks, all, for your responses. It is a great comfort to have your understanding, support, and suggestions. Steve, I'd already found and printed out the article you mention (but thanks); also, I have the clinical manual, the RLS Fdn newsletters' relevant articles, and Dr. B's article (thanks, Betty...
by mudslide
Mon May 14, 2018 6:11 am
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Uh-oh... methadone hassles?
Replies: 26
Views: 3351

Re: Uh-oh... methadone hassles?

After I posted this, I discovered that my posts from four years ago are still in existence -- looks like there's a lot of valuable info in them that I need to remind myself of. Especially about Mirapex and methadone, whaddaya know! So I should probably ask people not to spend time and energy respond...
by mudslide
Mon May 14, 2018 5:36 am
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Uh-oh... methadone hassles?
Replies: 26
Views: 3351

Uh-oh... methadone hassles?

Here's my story as briefly as possible. It's probably familiar to some. Five days ago, out of the blue, I got a letter from my doctor's office saying he was no longer practicing there. He had been prescribing my methadone. A day later, the office nurse left me a message that the other two practition...
by mudslide
Thu Oct 16, 2014 11:39 pm
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Can methadone augment??
Replies: 6
Views: 1433

Re: Can methadone augment??

Thanks, Ann and Neco. Let me describe the situation in a slightly different way, with some added info. I have been taking the methadone a little longer than I originally estimated -- it's been 4 months. (Before that, while I was quitting Mirapex, I gave oxycodone a try. That lasted maybe 2 or 3 week...
by mudslide
Thu Oct 16, 2014 3:32 pm
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Can methadone augment??
Replies: 6
Views: 1433

Can methadone augment??

Here goes with a third thread. Sigh. I'd been doing pretty well sleepwise with methadone for two, maybe three months. Dosage varied between 5 and 10 mg; thought I'd gotten stabilized on 7.5. Just took it before bedtime. Side effects were dry mouth, constipation, and random overheating plus drenching...
by mudslide
Tue Oct 14, 2014 12:59 am
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Neupro and the insomnia side effect
Replies: 7
Views: 994

Re: Neupro and the insomnia side effect

Hoo boy -- I know Lyrica's expensive, so I expect Horizont and Neurontin are too. I paid a $173 copay for 30 1-mg Neupro patches. This could get pricey. I'm fortunate in that if it comes down to it, I could pay. Wonder how others manage. I wonder even more what happens if one is on an expensive comb...