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I actually just quit taking florinef (0.2mg in the am and 0.1mg at night) for much the same reason you are stopping it. I did not have any "side effects" while weaning off it, so hopefully you'll be good. Just take your BP at least daily and keep a journal on how you are feeling and what your BP is. Your BP should start to go down, just be aware of yourself, if your BP goes down to quickly you may experience some orthostatic symptoms. It just depends how high your BP currently is and how quickly it drops. Hope everything goes well! Cheers, blhorn

Maxine, No to be a pest, but when my new kitten bit me I totally submerged my hands in peroxide and also used antibiotic ointment then bandaged daily. My hands looked bit and scrached but not infected. Your doc may disagree, but mine said antibiotics were the standard even with the peroxide and all... You never know what bacteria was on the end of her tooth. By the way she is a sweetheart! blhorn

Maxine, I was recently torn up (several punctures, scratches, etc...) by a wild kitten I adopted. When I went to the doc, he said its pretty standard to do antibiotics for cat bites. So that is what I suggest you do, even if its getting better (better safe than sorry )just try to get into the doc as soon as you can with the holiday and all, but I wouldn't worry too much about it. I don't think you have to worry about tetnus, I think you mostly get that from rust...but ask the doc to be sure. Hope you have a better time with the rest of the holiday. Cheers

I also believe it is a federal program so it shouldn't be different for your state...not positive on this but I do think it's the same for everyone. The one piece of advice I can give is if you get denied the first time, don't give up! Just look for an attorney who specializes in SSDI. Don?t get overwhelmed it?s not that big a deal, I actually think that SSDI makes a practice of denying first-timers if they can. The attorney will take a portion of the payment, calculated from when you originally applied (usually about a third), once you get approved and they will do all the work for you and what they can?t do, they will tell you how to do. When I went through the process my attorney mainly said just make sure you frequently go to your doctor and make sure all your symptoms are on you?re your medical record. Good luck with the process, don?t let it overwhelm you, they ask a lot of questions, but you?ll get through it.

I have had bruises all my life...but I can never remember getting them, even before I started florinef. I've alway just chalked it up to me being weird Blhorn

Dani, even though you don't feel comfortable with the antibiotics, make sure you take all of the pills. Otherwise, that is how antibiotic resistant infections come about.

I often have dreams that I can not stay on my feet, I just keep falling...it horrible. I don't however, actually have an episode when I wake up.

Elfie, I also can totally relate. I alway concidered my inteligence to be my one real asset, it has been so disturbing to have that taken from me. I don't have any ideas of coping though...but my heart goes out to you and everyone else who have this problem.

Just a guess but maybe it's due to the sudden drop in BP. When the brain doesn't get the blood it needs, there tends to be a range of visual changes (seeing some sort of black) all the way to actually fainting. Maybe you just happen to have a particularly "fun" vision change. blhorn

I would see a doctor just in case. Losing that much weight in 2 weeks is not normal. It may be attributed to the virus or maybe something else... I have a somewhat informed opinion, I'm a RN. Hope you get feeling better really soon, blhorn

I received SSDI for POTS and New Daily Persistant Headache. I don't think I would have got it if I had not gone to the Mayo. All I can advise is find a doctor who will listen, go to them often, document everything, and most important if you get denied which you probably will, get a lawyer and re-apply. (You don't have to pay the lawyer they just get a portion of your back SSDI.) I have a theory that SSDI denies everyone the first or second time just to try to make people give up.

In a day or two there will be the full episode on fox.com...maybe you can check it out there.

I also got diarrhea when I was on mestinon, although in my case it was explosive probably to much info

I'm an RN

I am so sorry to hear this has happened to you, I know exactly how you feel. My doctor moved away and left me with no one to turn to...I really hope you find a doctor that is familiar with POTS.