Reply #2: The doctor told us

[Nite Owl]

to watch for depression and suicidal tendancies and call him immediately if he needed something but he said it usually happens if the person is depressed to begin with. It's sort of scarey to think that a med can do some biochemical trip on your mind. My son is in college full time and working about 20-30hrs a week so I'm thinking one will have to stop. He seems to think that he can control this by being determined not to let it happen. Maybe that's a good thing, maybe if he can't the fatigue and pain will make him feel more out of control. I picked up the drugs and he sees the doc on Monday and wants to start next Saturday. If you aren't in a trial or have good coverage this treatment is out of reach. I have the coverage and he is on the plan until he is 25 so I hope this works for him. Without the coverage the damned drugs cost $3000 a month! His doctors seem pretty good so he tells them he is having trouble sleeping I think they will give him something.

He probably got this from a blood transfusion he had as a baby, he had leukemia. At that time, in the 80's there weren't tests for this. He has blood work done at least once a year and this was the first time it showed up. We were sort of shocked that after all this time he could have this.

He had this four times? They didn't say anything about that being a possibility. I hope, even if your BIL is an a-hole that he is doing ok!