paucek.sheldon1
Well-known member
Arg...Having a vibration day.I hate vibration days...Little toe on my left foot hurts, too.Whoe is me. Who is going to save me from the wretched man I am?-43RichyThe43rd
Saving Myself from Despair
- Thread starter paucek.sheldon1
- Start date
Krackersones
Well-known member
Do your meds impact this vibration sensation at all? I think you said you were already taking high doses. Do you see increasing your dose or switching meds as an option to consider?
AllGoodHere
Well-known member
It is easy to say 'be patient' when you're not the patient. If he was the patient he would probably be impatient. 
Really though, if you continue to vibrate you should call him - isn't tremors one of the side effects of Lamictal? My last few doctors were into the 'don't give up' thing and I refrained from telling them that I just knew they didn't make the cheerleading team in high school. The last one has sent me off to another specialist so now I'm researching a whole new topic - late onset metabolic diseases. What a lousy hobby, huh? I should go back to walking my poor dog, or some other time-consuming thing. Oh, about the toe, try this: get a dowel or the base of an office chair and firmly press your foot arch across it a few times. Put a little more pressure on the outside up to the metatarsals. Instant foot massage - should make your toe feel better.
Really though, if you continue to vibrate you should call him - isn't tremors one of the side effects of Lamictal? My last few doctors were into the 'don't give up' thing and I refrained from telling them that I just knew they didn't make the cheerleading team in high school. The last one has sent me off to another specialist so now I'm researching a whole new topic - late onset metabolic diseases. What a lousy hobby, huh? I should go back to walking my poor dog, or some other time-consuming thing. Oh, about the toe, try this: get a dowel or the base of an office chair and firmly press your foot arch across it a few times. Put a little more pressure on the outside up to the metatarsals. Instant foot massage - should make your toe feel better.43RichyThe43rd, I was wondering: how meaningful is a medical treatment when the cause of the problem is ignored? Ok...We could think to completely relax the muscles, but the ultimate outcome would be no contraction, thus no breathing...Twitches have been described even under GA!In the other hand, medications do have side effects. Particularly those that have not a specific target.So, in this specific case we have not a target and we risk to use drugs that have not a specific target either...It seems to me a kind of hunting foxes with blinded eyes.Many Neuro would suggest no treatment at all for BFS. Many!I think that if you are even just uncertain about the benefits you are receiving from the treatment, you should discuss with your MD the cons of stopping it.
Krackersones
Well-known member
Let's not forget quality of life. For some of us, the symptoms make life miserable. If meds help, this reduction of misery has to factor into the cost/benefit analysis. Only the patient can value the misery factor.