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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Hepatitis / July 2006Shot #1 - Mommy - Mommy
I'm going take my first shot and have my first meal of Ribavirin tonight. I'm optimistic but just in case I have a loaded .38 revolver next to the bed. If this is my last post you can assume it didn't go very well.  SignatureRegards, Richard Klein This message has been scanned for virus using Norton Anti-Virus 2006 with a signature file updated on July 4, 2006. >I'm going take my first shot and have my first meal of Ribavirin tonight. >I'm optimistic but just in case I have a loaded .38 revolver next to the >bed. If this is my last post you can assume it didn't go very well. ahahahahahahahahahahaha! Is that you again, Burke? ;-) Lose the revolver - or at least, lose all of your ammunition. Especially if you're not doing anti-depressants;-) Cheers... /greyhackles (...and happy hunting :-) I'm not taking any anti-depressants yet. What should I ask for? Sleeping pills, anti-depressants? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Has anyone tried one of those Tasers? I wonder if anyone ever shot themselves with a taser. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzap >>I'm going take my first shot and have my first meal of Ribavirin tonight. >>I'm optimistic but just in case I have a loaded .38 revolver next to the [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > /greyhackles (...and happy hunting :-) > I'm not taking any anti-depressants yet. What should I ask for? Sleeping > pills, anti-depressants? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Has anyone [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > > > /greyhackles (...and happy hunting :-) Seriously, there are a number of antidepressants mentioned by HCV survivors who have posted to ash-c. And clearly, antidepressants often prove to be an indispensable part of effective treatment. So far, I'm not using any, but it might be prudent soon. Yesterday I was riding home on the city bus when I realized it's been a long time since I took the bus -- so long, in fact, that I'd entirely forgotten how the experience grates on the mind like a bad case of scabies on acid. But then I realized that everything is starting to seem like that. Sometimes, for hours at a time, I'm absolutely amazed how the drugs clear my mind so well that I can finally comprehend the dark pit of despair that is the best life has to offer. They say if I can maintain that kind of clarity for more than a day or two, then I should call the doctor right away. Oh, about antidepressants. You can read about these and other pharmacological interventions used to treat adverse events related to administration of interferon and ribavirin by finding the "Hepatitis C Clinical Pathway" document posted by Mario Bonacini, M.D., on the California Pacific Medical Center website. Presently, on version 6.0c of this document, you can find information about antidepressants and other adjunct therapies on pages 31 and 32. The URL is http://www.cpmc.org/advanced/liver/physicians/hcv-pathway.pdf Tazers are available elsewhere, I am sure. But just like the 38 caliber, you really won't be needing one of these either, IMO. --BG Burke wrote "Sometimes, for hours at a time, I'm absolutely amazed how the drugs clear my mind so well that I can finally comprehend the dark pit of despair that is the best life has to offer. They say if I can maintain that kind of clarity for more than a day or two, then I should call the doctor right away." Burke, honey you got them ol' Ribavirin Blues. I've had a few rounds with bad depression in my wierd life (a family trait), but none was more fun than my adventures on tx. Except possibly the time when I swallowed some funky windowpane and looked in the bathroom mirror and watched my face peel off the front of my skull...anyway i am happy to report that the particularly nasty brain chemistry that accompanies tx is temporary. While on tx, avoid urban bus rides,hand guns and sweaty arabs kj fled the city back in the mountains send laywers guns and money > I'm not taking any anti-depressants yet. What should I ask for? Sleeping > pills, anti-depressants? Yes. :-) Lorazepam (1-2mg) and Zoloft (200mg) worked for me (9+ months). Bob > I'm not taking any anti-depressants yet. What should I ask for? Sleeping > pills, anti-depressants? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Pot, if you're OK with that. Helps with mood, appetite, sleep and nausea. Not covered by BCBS though. > >I'm going take my first shot and have my first meal of Ribavirin tonight. > >I'm optimistic but just in case I have a loaded .38 revolver next to the [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > /greyhackles (...and happy hunting :-) Nope, the new poster is not me. Looks like we might have another wacked-out roller-coaster rider in the group though. By the way, Richard Klein, I want you to know that you can save the high-velocity projectiles for better times. For now, the drugs by themselves will be plenty enough to blow your brains out. Peace. --BG >> >I'm going take my first shot and have my first meal of Ribavirin >> >tonight. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > --BG 'zat choo santa clause? doogie Wish I had the strength to lift my arms on this coaster ride. I am the slug in the back. Mags muscle - what is that? > > >I'm going take my first shot and have my first meal of Ribavirin tonight. > > >I'm optimistic but just in case I have a loaded .38 revolver next to the [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > --BG Hello Richard. Mommy doesn't live here anymore. However, you might want to purchase your very own copy of Forrest Gump and view it daily throughout the duration of tx. I completed a year of combo tx last February. I am quite sure I would have failed without taking Ambien for sleep and Lexapro for depression. I had been taking both for years before I started, so I didn't have to make that particular chemical transition while on tx. I still take them. My advice is don't get strung out on bullshit psychosociopolitical issues associated with drug dependence. If you need anti-d's or sleep meds, take them. It might make all the difference. Zoloft and Celexa are also popular long-term antidepressants for folks on tx. Lots of folks take them. Lots of folks use pot, too. Good Luck Kathy I don't get it? :-) elmo http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum LOL. You crack me up. You better turn your sound off so you can't hear me screaming. >I don't get it? :-) > elmo > > http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile > > http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum Thanks for the warning! :-) I'm not sure if you used your .38 or not? It sounded like a combat zone here last night. Evidently, m-80's are easy to come by around here. Seriously, if you have guns and ammo, it might be wise to lock them up and give your wife all the keys. I've got a good friend, from my webtv ng, that had an especially difficult round of tx. He had been talking about suicide for awhile and his wife stumbled upon him about to blow his brains out with his pistol. The guy was out of his mind with a headache that wouldn't go away, frequently puking. Anyway, he got the intervention he needed, finished 9 1/2 months of what was supposed to be 11 months of tx, and got his SVR. Trade the handgun for a guitar. I guess you could commit suicide with a guitar too, but it won't look as messy. Hang yourself with the g-string? Hope you're not feeling too crappy this morning. :-) elmo //////////// LOL. You crack me up. You better turn your sound off so you can't hear me screaming. <elmoemerson@webtv.net> wrote in message news:21652-44AB1A32-1004@storefull-3253.bay.webtv.net... I don't get it? :-) elmo http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum I was just joking about the gun. Cops took them all away back in the good ole days. I'm not allowed to own one now and never felt the need to have one enough to have my wife purchase one for me. Depression is nothing new for me actually. I have a pretty good attitude right now and will try to maintain that. Things went well last night. I didn't get the chills or the fever. I'm wondering now if I got ripped off with counterfeit medicines. The dude on the street corner was in a hurry to take my money. Thanks for the warning! :-) I'm not sure if you used your .38 or not? It sounded like a combat zone here last night. Evidently, m-80's are easy to come by around here. Seriously, if you have guns and ammo, it might be wise to lock them up and give your wife all the keys. I've got a good friend, from my webtv ng, that had an especially difficult round of tx. He had been talking about suicide for awhile and his wife stumbled upon him about to blow his brains out with his pistol. The guy was out of his mind with a headache that wouldn't go away, frequently puking. Anyway, he got the intervention he needed, finished 9 1/2 months of what was supposed to be 11 months of tx, and got his SVR. Trade the handgun for a guitar. I guess you could commit suicide with a guitar too, but it won't look as messy. Hang yourself with the g-string? Hope you're not feeling too crappy this morning. :-) elmo //////////// LOL. You crack me up. You better turn your sound off so you can't hear me screaming. <elmoemerson@webtv.net> wrote in message news:21652-44AB1A32-1004@storefull-3253.bay.webtv.net... I don't get it? :-) elmo http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum |
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