wellbutrin works also...least it did for me
At 12:37 PM 11/4/99 -0800, you wrote:
>The best day to stop smoking was yesterday! Saturday is my due date, have
>my patches and all. Should we give it a try together? Hard to tell your
>mom to stop smoking if your smoking, huh? I had wanted the Zanban; however
>one of its side effects is seizures and I was not willing to take that
>chance. I have enough wrong with me already!!!
>Warmly, lillian
>
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Stuart Scott Harth <charth@bellsouth.net>
>To: <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
>Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 8:28 AM
>Subject: Re: [MOL] question on chemo side effects
>
>
>> Dear Dusti: your timing is great - Nov 18 is the Great American
>Smokeout...give
>> it a try....you'll be happy you did (once you get over the initial
>cravings) -
>> spoken like an ex-smoker. Good luck. Cori.
>>
>> Barham, Dusti # IHTUL wrote:
>>
>> > Thank you guys for your responses. I couldn't decide whether it would
>be
>> > better to encourage her to tough it out or accept the relief that some
>of
>> > these drugs can offer. I'm not one to tough things out if there is an
>> > alternative but she had concerns about down the road if the symptoms
>> > worsened, would the medication still be effective on her, ie would her
>> > tolerance go up? My answer was that they can always increase the
>dosage.
>> > The doctor seemed to agree and has prescribed a mild sleeping pill
>(can't
>> > think of the name) and a mild dosage of Xanax for when her mind starts
>to
>> > race. It makes me sick to think about all this but I guess I don't have
>the
>> > luxury of whining.
>> >
>> > I read that Walter Payton just died of this bile duct cancer and he
>never
>> > smoked so I guess I won't pressure her to quit smoking but I can't help
>but
>> > think that if she stopped then it would slow down the cancer (my
>theory).
>> > After reading what you all have been through, especially reading Kathy
>C's
>> > story on what chemo did to her, I'm ready to quit smoking myself! I
>will
>> > keep you posted on when I'm going to stop. But I don't want lung cancer
>and
>> > if I keep smoking, it is inevitable. I have stopped before for over a
>year
>> > when I was pregnant and after Chance was born. I thought by starting
>again
>> > it would help me lose the last 5 or so pounds, for what price? I'm done
>> > ranting.
>> >
>> > Regards
>> >
>> > Dusti
>> >
>> > > ----------
>> > > From: Argila, June[SMTP:ARGILA@telephonics.com]
>> > > Reply To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
>> > > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 9:38 AM
>> > > To: 'mol-cancer@lists.meds.com'
>> > > Subject: RE: [MOL] question on chemo side effects
>> > >
>> > > Hi Dusti: Zoloft the anti-anxiety helped me. I used it for a period
>of
>> > > about 6 weeks and then switched to St. John's Wort for about that same
>> > > amount of time.
>> > >
>> > > I also used something to sleep (Ativan) for at least a year.
>> > >
>> > > Your friend June
>> > >
>> > > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > > From: Barham, Dusti # IHTUL
>[SMTP:Dusti.Barham@tulsa.cistech.com]
>> > > > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 10:21 AM
>> > > > To: 'mol-cancer@lists.meds.com'
>> > > > Subject: [MOL] question on chemo side effects
>> > > >
>> > > > Good morning everyone,
>> > > >
>> > > > I have a question on what helped you get through the
>> > > > anxiousness/agitation some of you have experienced while taking
>chemo.
>> > > > My
>> > > > Mother has finding it difficult to concentrate and is easily
>agitated,
>> > > > says
>> > > > it feels like when you quit smoking. Would you recommend a drug for
>> > > > this
>> > > > like Xanax (her Doctor has suggested)? She is doing some meditation
>> > > > but her
>> > > > mind is racing alot and it's driving her crazy. My first instinct
>is
>> > > > to say
>> > > > 'bring on the sedative' so she doesn't have to suffer through this.
>> > > > I
>> > > > think that if I were pretty much bedridden, then it would drive me
>> > > > crazy too
>> > > > if I couldn't read. What do you think?
>> > > >
>> > > > Thanks for any help,
>> > > >
>> > > > Dusti
>> > >
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