At 01:03 PM 9/14/96 -0400, you wrote: >Dear Group, > >It had been a while since I've had one, and I guess I've always attributed >them to one of the drugs I was on at the time (Permax, Sinemet, Parlodel), >none of which I am taking now. But this past Monday it happened again. I was >in the hospital having a severe case of bursitis treated, from a fall I had >taken more than two weeks ago. >At any rate, they were trying to get some fluid out of the bursa in my right >knee, when all of a sudden, my blood pressure began to drop. I know this >feeling because I have felt it so many times before. The second they stuck >that needle in me, it started. It is so frightening! You can actually feel >your heart slowing down, you begin to sweat, and, I have been told, turn >white as a ghost. It feels as if your heart will stop. >I am not afraid of needles. I giggled when my left calf was injected with >bo-tox this past spring, and I love to watch when blood is being drawn from >my arm. >My question is, has anyone else had any experience with this? > >Jacob > Dear Jacob, Was there an anesthetic involved? Dopamine and opiates use the same receptors. Ask to see if there was any anesthetic involved. PS I can think of far more fun things to do than watch blood being drawn from my arm. Will WILL JOHNSTON 4049 OAKLAND SCHOOL ROAD SALISBURY, MD 21804-2716 410-543-0110 Pres A.P.D.A. DelMarVa Chapter 63 Dx1991 Symptoms 1971