Thursday, April 28, 2005
Ritalin relapse
I want to stop drinking coffee because it's so unhealthy and soda is loaded with calories and other nasty crap. Tea is nice but I would need a continuous IV drip to get a perk from it. I think Ritalin is my only choice now. I'm going to be very careful with it though. Make sure to eat everyday and cut the pills in half. Today was day one and I feel soooo much more alert than I have in ages.
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
God Bless Canada
A liquid spray containing the active elements of marijuana has been approved in
Canada for the treatment of nerve pain associated with multiple sclerosis. The therapy, called Sativex and marketed by Bayer and GW Pharmaceuticals, is not yet
available anywhere else, though approval in the UK is widely expected in the next year.In clinical trials, Sativex showed significant pain relief versus placebo, as well as a reduction in pain-related sleep disorders. The drug is administered by a spray into the mouth and patients can avoid the mind-altering "side effects" of marijuana by adjusting their dosing.
"Effective pain control and management are extremely important in a disease like MS," said Dr. Allan Gordon, Neurologist and Director of the Wasser Pain Management Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario. "The approval of Sativex in Canada reflects the urgent need for additional treatment options in the field of neuropathic pain in MS."
My only question here is why the hell would you want to avoid the mind-altering "side effects"??? With all the pain that we MS'rs endure why not give us a little *fricken* fun, huh?
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Join me won't you?
Friday, April 08, 2005
Walking on pins and needles
Aaaand shifting gears for a minute, I've invented a new word. Verocious. It's a combination of ferocious and voracious. It's meaning is something about being violently avid.
"I have a verocious appetite for hot asian men. If anyone gets between me and that hot guy at the end of the bar I'll stick a fork in their eye."
"Your honor my client has always had a verocious affinity for livestock."
Feel free to pepper your conversations liberally with it.