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by cpadgett2
Fri May 19, 2017 9:27 am
Forum: OT- DISCUSSION, Questions, Thoughts and Advice.
Topic: Florida clinical trial
Replies: 62
Views: 55862

Re: Florida clinical trial

I was pt. #10. It was quite an experience. I enjoyed your detailed description of the study. I will also be in Omaha in September. I live in central Florida.
Marcia
by cpadgett2
Fri May 19, 2017 9:17 am
Forum: OT- DISCUSSION, Questions, Thoughts and Advice.
Topic: Florida clinical trial
Replies: 62
Views: 55862

Re: Florida clinical trial

I was in the research at Shands in May 2017. It was a two day study of about 6-7 hours of repeating exercises with the magstim rapidstim2 and sham magstim rapidstim2 in the middle of the two days. If you go to ClinicalTrials.com rTMS Therapy for OT, you will see the protocol. I do feel that it was b...
by cpadgett2
Wed May 17, 2017 11:43 am
Forum: OT- DISCUSSION, Questions, Thoughts and Advice.
Topic: New to the forum? post a quick introduction
Replies: 1015
Views: 242607

Re: New to the forum? post a quick introduction

Four month report: On Feb. 7 & 8, 2017, I had the repetitive magnetic stimulation therapy at the Univ. of FL in Gainsville. After 4 months, standing still does nicely but after a while I become uncomfortable standing still - my legs start to feel weak. All I have to do is move around somewhat v...
by cpadgett2
Sun Aug 28, 2011 8:33 am
Forum: OT- POLL
Topic: OT poll - medication that HAS OFFERED SOME RELIEF
Replies: 13
Views: 7584

Re: OT poll - medication that HAS OFFERED SOME RELIEF

I had been on Gabapentin for 6 months and it seemed to have helped..I went off of it about 2 months ago to try ropinirole to see if that would help me more than the gabapentin. Since I went off the gabapentin my trembling in legs and arms have become much worse. I am just starting the ropinirole so ...
by cpadgett2
Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:28 pm
Forum: OT- DISCUSSION, Questions, Thoughts and Advice.
Topic: New to the forum? post a quick introduction
Replies: 1015
Views: 242607

Re: New to the forum? post a quick introduction

Hi My name is Marcia and I live in Central Florida. After one year of telling 3 Nerologist that I thought I had OT after finding your site, a Doctor at Shands Hospital in Gainesvielle told me that I had POT. What a thrill to finally have a diagnosis. After spending the past year having 6 MRI's, spin...