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  Anyone else have essential tremors?

  by Found Sheep in

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  i've had them off and on since i was 8. i didn't put a label on them till last month.

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  Marmot, bipolar meds do cause tremors. interestingly, parkinsons disease is caused by reduced dopamine production via the substantia nigra In the brain. Bipolar meds likewise reduce dopamine levels to stabilise mood, therefor you get these 'parkinsonian' signs.

  Reducing your meds is not wise without medical assistance. These side effects are called 'extra pyrimidial' side effects and some bipolar drugs can bypass this by reducing seretonin levels more so than dopamine. It is worth talking to your doctor about. But please bear in mind I am just a trainee doctor.

  The older psych meds called 'typicals' are known for these side effects, the newer 'atypicals' have more of a metabolic side effect, weight gain etc.

  The choice depends on your medical history , your diagnosis etc. But talk to your doctor about it If you are being affected by the tremors.

  snare x

  p.s. Again, I am just a trainee, so seek your doctors advice.
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  Anyone else have essential tremors?

  by Found Sheep in

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  i've had them off and on since i was 8. i didn't put a label on them till last month.

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  It's often genetic, essential tremor indicates no other cause or contributing factor, other than you just have it. Anxiety, stress, medications cause tremors, but essential tremors are not related, they have no other signs or pathology than the tremor.

  treatment includes...

  Conservative... Do nothing if not affecting quality of life much.

  Pharmacological.. Propanolol or primidone (affect the nuerology) or botox injections, altering the muscle reactions

  Surgery... various options available, allwith risks and side effects.

  Thalamotomy - in this procedure, the thalamus on one side of the brain is destroyed. It has been shown to be very effective. It stops or greatly reduces the tremor in up to 9 out of 10 people with essential tremor.

  Thalamic deep brain stimulation - this procedure involves placing an electrode (fine wire) into the thalamus on one or both sides of the brain.It may produce a good response in up to 9 out of 10 affected people.

  Essential tremors tend to get worse, but it is not a precursor for neurological disease or anything nasty. Its only major issue is that it can get worse and affect quality of life, thats when the above options are worth considering.

  snare x
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  No more doubts for me! Good-bye JWN! We have THE TRUTH!

  by DATA-DOG in

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  i could go on and on about my personal journey over the last 2 years or so, but i don't need to.

  everything i needed to hear to finally lay my doubts to rest happened on one meeting night.

  it could only be divine providence.

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  Also quick builds are a sign too! Only via the god of the universe can people work together for free, without skills!

  Oh wait... People building schools for free..... Weird....

  
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  No more doubts for me! Good-bye JWN! We have THE TRUTH!

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i could go on and on about my personal journey over the last 2 years or so, but i don't need to.

  everything i needed to hear to finally lay my doubts to rest happened on one meeting night.

  it could only be divine providence.

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  Wow some book publishers developed a program to translate languages, with 100 years of free workforce and billions of dollars in the bank... It is a MIRACLE! Praise the press!
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  2014 YB Should Be Out Anytime....Partaker Number Predictions?

  by LostGeneration in

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  i think this is the year they finally take that dog out back and shoot it - no partaker number.

  but i've thought that for the last three years.

  lol.

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  personal file

  by focariedu21 in

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  hi guys long time no see.

  i just have a question about my personal congregation file.

  recently i made a request to the elders to return my personal file but i haven't heard a whisper from the elders and its been months so i wrote them again this time with a time frame of 14 days and its now been over a month and still no response.

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  Used to be cong secretary
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  personal file

  by focariedu21 in

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  hi guys long time no see.

  i just have a question about my personal congregation file.

  recently i made a request to the elders to return my personal file but i haven't heard a whisper from the elders and its been months so i wrote them again this time with a time frame of 14 days and its now been over a month and still no response.

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  Nobody can keep info on you against your will, write to bethel and ask them to destroy all records of you. I would visit a lawyer for a free consultation, ask for s price to deal with it if they dont reply. Then send a letter with name of lawyer etc saying you will pursue it if evidence of your records being destroyed is not made available and make clear you remove any right for them to keep any records, be in paper or digital or kept in the congregations safe.

  (that safe is full of all the dodgy legal paperwork)
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  Need help from JW History Buffs

  by ILoveTTATT in

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  i need help with writing an article regarding vaccinations, organ transplants, and blood transfusions.. i am doing my research using limited amounts of non-wt sources and mostly just the actual wt literature.. what i am having a hard time understanding is:.

  most of the articles in the golden age, at least at the beginning of the anti-vaccination stance, are actually written by contributors.

  since there are very pro-vaccination articles and then lots of anti-vaccination articles, how can i determine the actual wt viewpoint on vaccinations?.

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  The watchtower-quotes website is perfect for this x
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  Teach your Child how to think!--and what ive learned this far!

  by DS211 in

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  i am reading "teach your child how to think" by edward de bono.

  right now im learning about attributes of a good thinker.

  throughout oart 1 of the book it states that critical thinking and just learning information is not enough.

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  Its the best gift to give a child, the ability to critically appraise, you can send them out in the world knowing they have the tools to decide truth from fiction to the best of their ability.

  for me, it would be just as wrong to indoctrinate a child in atheism as it is religion. Raising then to hold evidence and reason in high esteem, will provide a protection on all they do and believe.

  This is why education is SOOOO important, here these skills are honed and sharpened. Cults like the JW's blu t these abilities, it is literally punishible to behave as an independant mind.
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  JW CHILDREN GET PRESENTS ALL THROUGH THE YEAR. REALLY?????

  by NAVYTOWN in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  is it really true that jw children get gifts 'all through the year', not just for christmas and birthdays like non- jw kids?

  as stingy as most jws are, i find that very hard to believe.

  plus the childhood magic of christmas and birthdays is totally absent in jw households.

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  Hmm a pattern is emerging....

  i loved music, had to BUY the old UNUSED family stereo. Set it up in my room, got some headphones. The end of the week it was decided I got too good a deal... Had to 'sell' it back to my parents.

  i look back now... WTF!!?