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TanToes Naples, Florida
A divorced 'mother' of a 4 year old adopted Chihuahua.  Worked for over 30 years as a... More
MrsMike California
I'm 24, with Cervical Dystonia, hypothyroidism, and myofasical pain, married to a wonderful 24... More
ChyvonneB Ohio, Ohio
I am currently on disability from my job due to Cervical Dystonia.  In additon, I have... More

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Dystonia by Life With Shaky Patient Expert I recently received an email from Renee on behalf of The Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation, Inc. I was asked to post on my blog their PSA about Dystonia, of which I said I'd be happy...
Dystonia - Of Health and Horror by Anthony R. Patient Expert to be the reason behind the aswang in Capiz. The disease in focus is dystonia – a neurologic movement disorder... umiikot na trumpo” (spinning like a top). Dystonia is a genetic disease and according to theories...
Deep Brain Stimulation for Dystonia and Parkinson’s Disease and More? by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven though where will the future lie with this technology.  After watching what DBS does for Parkinson's and Dystonia, it... and they immediately revert back to where they were before the device was implanted too, so with Parkinson's and Dystonia...
Segment on Dystonia to be Featured on OWN by ChyvonneB Facebook Dystonia to be featured on OWN, Feb. 2: http://www.i-newswire.com/dystonia-to-be-featured-on-mystery/86257
The American Dystonia Society by ChyvonneB Facebook The American Dystonia Society seems to be making a strong effort to educate people about Dystonia. Their efforts to raise funds for Dystonia research appear to be very impressive as well. View info
DMFR Member Educates Continental Employees About Dystonia by ChyvonneB Facebook Education about Dystonia http://www.dystonia-foundation.org/pages/dmrf_member_educates_continental_airlines_employees/506.php
Good News: Unprecedented Monies to Support Dystonia Research by ChyvonneB Facebook The Dystonia Coalition has obtained an ORD Grant to support Dystonia Research. View the following article http://www.dystonia-foundation.org/pages/dystonia_coalition_obtains_ord_grant/362.php
"Dystonia Stealing Career From Young Photographer" by ChyvonneB Facebook The Dystonia Medical Research Foundation launches two new fundraising programs, Dogs4Dystonia and Dystance4Dystonia. For more details, view http://dmrfenews.blogspot.com/2010/08/dmrf-enews-july-2010.html
Dystonia Survey by ChyvonneB Facebook Share your experiences with Dystonia. The survey link can be found at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LZSJTVF
DYSTONIA COALITION by Rogers H. As of today, the DYSTONIA COALITION logo is up on our site. We are thrilled to unite... of Dystonia head on and in concert. And we have a great leader in Dr. Buz Jinnah in overseeing management...

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Introduction Dystonia is a neurological (brain) disorder that affects muscles ... » Read on
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what is the connection between sjogrens, fibromyalgia and dystonia?
what is the connection between sjogrens, fibromyalgia and dystonia? Hubbardcrap

FIBROMYALGIA, ARTHRITIS & DYSTONIA
I found out January 2008 that I have Fibromyalgia and today I was told I have dystonia, ALONG WITH HAVING ARTHRITIS. I believe he said cervical dystonia, I was kinda in shock when he was telling me... after Doctor- and not one of them helped me, but now I have dystonia. If they would of figured that out...crap

Propofol: anyone with experience?
My wife has transformed migraine. Also allodynia, and dystonia of the neck (possibly aggravated by successive courses of occipital and trigeminal nerve block injections). Triptans once helped some, but no longer. Same with ergotamines. However, on two occasions during the past year while hospitalized...crap

I have a dream
I have a dream about showing my art work again. I had gallery showings in the passed. Having generalized Dystonia & operations on both my hands makes things harder. I just received a E-mail about a art contest for people with pain on the same day the entry is due. My heart is crushed yet again...crap

HIV, Cervical Dystonia or Essential Tremor
I have both HIV infection and Cervical Dystonia (also known as Spasmotic Torticollis). I would like to correspond with other gay men who have both these conditions or who have both HIV and Essential Tremor. Thank you.

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How do you successfully wean of the opiad, fentanyl am presently at 88 MG and am trying to get dow
I have tried cold turkey--very bad. (as prescribe by a doctor) Living with Dystoniacrap

Side Effects: Dystonia
Dystonia is a condition where muscles contract abnormally causing twisting, repetitive movements.... Symptoms can be mild or severe. Just a few examples of dystonia include persistent head shaking from neck... of hips making normal walking impossible.   Dystonia can be the result of genetics or brain injury...crap

boyfriend with migraines.
of dystonia called blespharospasm. That is, he has a blinking tic... often he blinks forcefully... have anything to do with his dystonia but I would like to know. I am not sure what to do to get him the help he needs if he needs it...crap

Reglan/Metoclopramide
Its not a question but I do hope you post this, I have been taking this medication for nausea for over ten years, and now I have Dystonia (tardive dystonia), it has no doubt been caused by this medication, I am going to be seeing a neurologist to see what can be done, but even by stopping the drug, the effects...crap

hemiplegic migraine
to a specialist for dystonia and after ten minutes of consultation he said it was no t this disease...crap