Narcolepsy Forum Posting

Posted by sleepykitty on February 02, 2002 at 15:04:45:

In Reply to: Lucky you! posted by T.R. on February 02, 2002 at 14:41:22:

TR,
I'm certain your post will be removed because of the rules you are breaking in encouraging others to self medicate. I couldn't quite distinquish if you are in the US or elsewhere. I am in the US and can only speak for my regieon on specialist availability. It has not been a problem for me. I only waited about a month to see the 2 different ones I was referred to by my GP. I think it was only a month to get the sleep tests too. The point being made in the previous post was that Jayde was already scheduled to go to the premier place for narcolepsy understanding and research in the US, Stanford. But, even if she hadn't been, no one should start experimenting w/ drugs, prescription or otherwise. There are so many worse things that could happen than being too tired to function. I'm sure many of us have felt like we knew better than the docs in some respects of dealing w/ N, but knowing how a med will affect us is not usually "common sense". To find what is most effective, one should always work w/ a doctor w/in the guidelines he/she provides. THAT is being responsible and reasonable.

Follow Ups:

• Re: Lucky you! ExhaustedMom 20:29 2/02/02 (8)
  • Re: Lucky you! sleepykitty 03:19 2/03/02 (4)
    • Re: Lucky you! ExhaustedMom 10:16 2/03/02 (1)
      • I'm okay sleepykitty 19:00 2/03/02 (0)
    • Re: Lucky you! Big Sleepy 07:01 2/03/02 (1)
      • Re: Lucky you! sleepykitty 07:05 2/03/02 (0)
  • Re: Lucky you! Big Sleepy 21:13 2/02/02 (2)
    • Re: Lucky you! ExhaustedMom 10:06 2/03/02 (1)
      • Re: Lucky you! Big Sleepy 19:55 2/03/02 (0)

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