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- Sat Nov 05, 2011 8:17 pm
- Forum: Special Populations: Pediatric, Pregnancy, Secondary, etc.
- Topic: Pregnancy Journal
- Replies: 57
- Views: 63018
- Tue Oct 25, 2011 3:42 am
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: Morning??
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2040
- Sun Oct 23, 2011 6:40 am
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: Have to go to one of the specialty clinics...but which one?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2498
I was born and raised in Michigan -- moved out to Los Angeles about three years ago. Dr. B has been a life-saver. I'd be happy to help you figure out a trip to LA to see him, if you plan to come out this way! Delta flies non-stop from DTW. Message me, if you are thinking about seeing Dr. Buchfuhrer!
- Tue Oct 18, 2011 9:27 pm
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: Article in Parents Magazine
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1221
Article in Parents Magazine
Hi Everyone -- I just wanted to share with you that I had an interview today with a writer for Parents Magazine. She is writing an article on RLS and pregnancy, and interviewed both Dr. Buchfuhrer and myself (I think a few other people, too). The article will be published sometime in the Spring. I'l...
- Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:50 pm
- Forum: Special Populations: Pediatric, Pregnancy, Secondary, etc.
- Topic: Pregnancy Journal
- Replies: 57
- Views: 63018
Hi Sarah, I have been a little panicky, but I don't think it's related to the Methadone. I think it's hormones related to pregnancy (pre-/post-natal). Yeah, 30 mgs is a big dose to start out with. When I transitioned over to Methadone from Tramadol (via a week of Oxy), I started with around 2 or 3mg...
- Thu Sep 01, 2011 5:48 am
- Forum: Everything Else...just no RLS!
- Topic: Funny Article from The Onion
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1542
Funny Article from The Onion
If you need a laugh today: "Patient Referred to Physician Who Specializes in Giving a $h!t"
http://www.theonion.com/articles/patien ... n-g,21255/
Reminds me of Dr. B!
http://www.theonion.com/articles/patien ... n-g,21255/
Reminds me of Dr. B!
- Thu Sep 01, 2011 5:39 am
- Forum: Special Populations: Pediatric, Pregnancy, Secondary, etc.
- Topic: Pregnant and Miserable - Back to Methadone??
- Replies: 66
- Views: 74991
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:20 am
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: Another Newbie here!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 915
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:15 am
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: I'm new...
- Replies: 37
- Views: 7930
@ViewsAskew, you are right. Once you augment on a dopamine agonist, you can not take another dopamine agonist. It's time for opioids at that point. This is what Dr. B told me on my first appointment with him. I was taking some dangerous giant dose of Mirapex daily (thanks to the old neurologist), an...
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:07 am
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: Deciding when it is time to start doing drug therapy
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8370
Most honestly? If you're already so far away from a doc, and that one doesn't even seem decent... do not pass go. do not collect $200. go directly to Dr. Buchfuhrer in Los Angeles. Why deal with all the horsefeathers of these other docs? Go to the horse himself. Wait, he's not a horse, he's a great ...
- Sun Aug 28, 2011 12:27 am
- Forum: Special Populations: Pediatric, Pregnancy, Secondary, etc.
- Topic: Pregnancy Journal
- Replies: 57
- Views: 63018
Hi Sarah -- I think it is a great idea to get Dr. B on board with everything. He is very conservative with pregnant women. You are in good hands. I think if you want to breastfeed, you will have to go on Methadone. It is the only AAP approved pain med. I had to educate my pediatrician on it, I just ...
- Fri Aug 26, 2011 4:31 pm
- Forum: Special Populations: Pediatric, Pregnancy, Secondary, etc.
- Topic: Pregnancy Journal
- Replies: 57
- Views: 63018
Hi Sarah! I'm sorry I haven't checked in on you lately. I've been busy, so they say, with baby Jax (and big brother Joe). Jax had to have surgery (to correct hypospadias, totally unrelated to all the RLS jazz, it runs in my husband's family) this month, so it's been particularly nutty around here, b...
- Thu Apr 21, 2011 6:31 pm
- Forum: Special Populations: Pediatric, Pregnancy, Secondary, etc.
- Topic: Pregnancy Journal
- Replies: 57
- Views: 63018
- Fri Apr 08, 2011 5:17 am
- Forum: Special Populations: Pediatric, Pregnancy, Secondary, etc.
- Topic: Pregnant and Miserable - Back to Methadone??
- Replies: 66
- Views: 74991
- Sat Apr 02, 2011 9:12 pm
- Forum: Special Populations: Pediatric, Pregnancy, Secondary, etc.
- Topic: Pregnant and Miserable - Back to Methadone??
- Replies: 66
- Views: 74991
Hi Zach, Good comments and questions here. Thanks! From what my doctors have told me, Oxycodone isn't a preferred medication over Methadone, because long-term use of Oxycodone during pregnancy tends to cause more symptoms of NAS, than Methadone does. Methadone also tends to be more effective in lowe...