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Nancy, I never thought of putting ginger drops in the ginger ale.  It really works?  Kewl.  I’ll try it. I know what you mean about the tremors.  Have you ever taken Propanalol?  What about Stelazine? Haldol? Shaky, shaky, shaky.  Now I usually hold things with two hands when my drugs have kicked in.  Straws are good, too.  I can’t hold on to anything.  Splat, all over the floor.  Hubby says let him clean off the table; otherwise we might have china all over the floor.  It’s only four feet from the table to the kitchen.  But I’ve managed to break stuff in that area.  Now I just leave stuff alone.  I don’t cook or bake because  I’m scared of being so weirded out that I’ll burn 1/2 of my body.  I don’t even make stuff that gets really hot in the microwave.  [I think this goes back to the time when I was 2 years old and my bipolar mother dropped me into the space heater in the bathroom when she was trying to dry me.  It was an accident, but it was awful.  At least I didn't grow up with scars from my knees to my hips.] TTFN Mary

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Hi Mary- I’m so glad you decided to join us on ASDM!!!!  :-) Welcome my friend drmary–she is way kewl. >Nancy, >I never thought of putting ginger drops in the ginger ale.  It really >works?  Kewl.  I’ll try it.

Works like a charm–most of the time.  I have also found that mint tea is not as good as 15 drops of ginger extract per 12 oz can of ginger ale.  I now drink it almost first thing in the morning–to prevent nausea from rearing its ugly head. >I know what you mean about the tremors.  Have you ever taken >Propanalol?  What about Stelazine? Haldol? Shaky, shaky, shaky.  Now I >usually hold things with two hands when my drugs have kicked in.  Straws >are good, too.  I can’t hold on to anything.  Splat, all over the >floor.  Hubby says let him clean off the table; otherwise we might have >china all over the floor.  It’s only four feet from the table to the >kitchen.  But I’ve managed to break stuff in that area.  Now I just >leave stuff alone.  I don’t cook or bake because  I’m scared of being so >weirded out that I’ll burn 1/2 of my body.  I don’t even make stuff that >gets really hot in the microwave.  [I think this goes back to the time >when I was 2 years old and my bipolar mother dropped me into the space >heater in the bathroom when she was trying to dry me.  It was an >accident, but it was awful.  At least I didn't grow up with scars from >my knees to my hips.]

LOL–I know exactly what you mean. <g>  I *do* cook–but I am very careful –I got burnt also. Well, today is day 4 on propranolol–and the shakes are really gone–it is so amazing.  Now mind you, I have not tried to leave the house this week.  Tomorrow I have my massage–so I have to go out–that will be the real temor test. And all this improvement on 20 mg a day–a very low dose.  I am dancing a happy dance right now. Nancy in CA to email me, remove the Z. Please visit the FMS recovery group at alt.med.fibromyalgia.recovery.info (moderated) Please visit the new grandparents ng, alt.talk.grandparents.

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Hi all- I saw my pdoc on Monday.  I told him about cutting myself–he took notes–usually he takes none. I was honest and I hope I never do that again, so I dont have to talk about it again. I had a soda during my session.  And I told him to watch me try to drink it with one hand–this after I took 1 mg of ativan before leaving the house.  It takes 45 minutes to get to my pdoc.  So it had kicked in by the time I sat down. My hand shook so bad, I could not drink the soda–unless I used 2 hands.  We talked about what had worked and no longer worked.  He asked me if I’d ever used Propranolol. I had–years ago–I didnt like it or it didnt work–I just couldnt remember.  So, I’m trying it again. I took 2 when I got home from the pdoc, as I had a rather exasherbating moring–about a half hour later–I was steady as a rock–my old self was back for a few hours. Amazing. I am supposed to play with the dosiing to figure out what works best–this is the hard part.  II am also supposed to check my heart rate–and if it falls to 60 or less–I am to call the dr or the pharmacy.  It was steady at 64 yesterday–just 4 beats over the minimum. My lithium levels had decreased from 8.5 to 8–which might be because I told them the wrong time I took my last dose.  I am hopeless sometimes. LOL So, I should know in a week or so, if my shakes are anxiety, lithium or essential tremors–or any combination of the three. I am on my 4th week of increasing omega 3s.  I am now up to 4 grams/day as of Monday.  I think I am beginning to notice a difference.  My mood has been much better than usual–even got through PMS with NO PMS this month–I hope this lasts. <g> I found that if I drink gingerale with ginger drops–it will counter act the fish burps–enough to make the Omega 3’s tolerable. I feel I’ve made a LOT of progress in the last month–I hope it all holds out. May your good days be many and your bad days fade away, Nancy in CA to email me, remove the Z. Please visit the FMS recovery group at alt.med.fibromyalgia.recovery.info (moderated) Please visit the new grandparents ng, alt.talk.grandparents.

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>>I am supposed to play with the dosiing to figure out what works >best–this is the hard part.  II am also supposed to check my >heart rate–and if it falls to 60 or less–I am to call the dr or the >pharmacy.  It was steady at 64 yesterday–just 4 beats over the >minimum.

>When I was on 900mg/lithium per day, 40 to 60 mg of Inderal did a decent job >controlling the tremor. When we tried bumping the lithium up to 1200, my maximum >benefit from the Inderal was reached at 60 to 80 mgs, with a tremor equal to >what I had on 900mg/lithium without Inderal. I titrated up to 240mg/Inderal/day >without further improvement, at which time I returned to 900mg/lithium/day with >40mg/Inderal/day. Oh yeah, the tremor was tremendous when I came down off that >240mg/day. If I were to do it again I would stop when I seemed to reach a >plateau.

I have no shakes today–none at all–so I’ve taken NO Inderal (Propranolol).  Weird isnt it?  And I’m stressed out–I cant find something very important–my whole family has helped me look for 3 days now.   I already know I cant take more than 900 mg lithium/day–my liver goes waky.  I can take an additional 225 mg of lithium on an occasional basis if needed for uncontrolled anger–but not for longer than a week–my liver enzymes go too high. >It sucks when the rent-a-drunks from the labor pool think you have the DTs.

LOL–I always told ppl I shook because my work stressed me out.  I havent been able to use that excuse for 3 years. LOL Nancy in CA "No matter where you go, there you are." Buckaroo Bonzai in the 8th Demension to email me, remove the Z. Please visit the new FMS recovery group at alt.med.fibromyalgia.recovery.info (moderated) Please visit the new grandparents ng, alt.talk.grandparents.

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