Michael,

Yes, I am, thanks.  My boyfriend has Hep C, so I know the importance of
keeping an eye on your livier functions.

        Kathy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael H. Collis" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 8:29 PM
Subject: Re: Introduction


> Kathy, I hope you have your liver checked out periodically, as dantrium is
> dangerous for causing liver damage...
> M.
>
> "K. Salkin" wrote:
>
> > It goes to show CP is a great "unifier," doesn't it?  I am on dantrium,
> > which renders me sleepy during the day, so I am only taking it at early
> > evening and bedtime, with an occasional tablet during the day if needed.
> > Not the best schedule, but I need mental clarity for my job, which
requires
> > a lot of analytical reasoning and problem-solving (one of my main tasks
is
> > database development).
> >
> >         Kathy
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Rayna Lamb" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 2:02 AM
> > Subject: Re: Introduction
> >
> > > Kathy,
> > >
> > > Welcome to the list.  I've been on it for only three weeks so far and
> > > already feel at home.  Everyone is wonderfully helpful and supportive,
> > > and willing to share information on almost every topic you can think
> > > of.
> > >
> > > I live in Perth, Australia - which I think makes me one of the few
> > > non-Americans on the list - 27 years old, spastic hemiplegia, with a
> > > twist of ataxia!  I was started on Baclofen (oral) about two months
> > > ago, and so far I haven't had any adverse reactions to it, there seems
> > > to be no effect on my mental clarity, and I think it has helped with
> > > the spasms.  I have also been taking magnesium supplements, and they
> > > help tremendously with fatigue and insommnia.  I sleep through the
> > > night now for the first time in my entire life.
> > >
> > > Rayna