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<blockquote data-quote="Marcie Mac" data-source="post: 171835" data-attributes="member: 47"><p>Heather, my only point of reference with pain medications is thru my SO - who is on massive doses of morphine, vicoden, and something else, I forget the name, Norco maybe? He was even on methadone at one point he had a new doctor for pain management, and he was worried SO was becomming an addict. His bones are disinigrating, and to me, an becomming an addict was the least of his problems we needed to worry about. But he put him on the methadone, which did very little to help the pain.</p><p> </p><p>One thing I have seen, if his pain would start getting bad because he was not taking his pain medications as prescribed, it does cause hugh levels of anxiety, which makes the pain worse, and with that comes a hugh spike in his BiPolar (BP) and pulse is racing, and he needs to take the nitro, and on occasion because he had waited so long, had to go to the er.</p><p> </p><p>It could be you are having a reaction to the vicodin and maybe need another pain medication. When I had foot surgery a while back, they gave me an RX for vicodin when I left the hospital, and told me to start taking it before I had any pain every couple of hours. </p><p>I think I took three that day, and that was enough. Couldn't even get out of bed they made me so sedated - didn't like that feeling at all so didn't take any more. </p><p> </p><p>As far as SO being an addict, he had cut back on the morphine on his own to very little if any - He says he still has the pain, but likes the feeling of being clear headed. Unfortunately now both knees have pretty much started to go so he has started up on it again, but no where near the massive doses he was on. </p><p> </p><p>The one drug he did like that took away the pain and he was able to stay clear headed was Fentanol - the dose was in a sucker so if the pain started up, a few licks of that and it was in control again - it would last him maybe a whole day doing it that way. Unfortunately medi cal won't let it be rx'd unless you are a cancer patient.</p><p> </p><p>Have you got a pain management doctor? I would tell your doctor about what happened - maybe vicodin isn't the pain pill you need. I think pain management is all about letting you function with a severe illness, not taking something that puts you out in left field most of the day.</p><p> </p><p>Am sorry - I know it absolutely bites being sick all of the time and not being able to find any comfort.</p><p> </p><p>Marcie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marcie Mac, post: 171835, member: 47"] Heather, my only point of reference with pain medications is thru my SO - who is on massive doses of morphine, vicoden, and something else, I forget the name, Norco maybe? He was even on methadone at one point he had a new doctor for pain management, and he was worried SO was becomming an addict. His bones are disinigrating, and to me, an becomming an addict was the least of his problems we needed to worry about. But he put him on the methadone, which did very little to help the pain. One thing I have seen, if his pain would start getting bad because he was not taking his pain medications as prescribed, it does cause hugh levels of anxiety, which makes the pain worse, and with that comes a hugh spike in his BiPolar (BP) and pulse is racing, and he needs to take the nitro, and on occasion because he had waited so long, had to go to the er. It could be you are having a reaction to the vicodin and maybe need another pain medication. When I had foot surgery a while back, they gave me an RX for vicodin when I left the hospital, and told me to start taking it before I had any pain every couple of hours. I think I took three that day, and that was enough. Couldn't even get out of bed they made me so sedated - didn't like that feeling at all so didn't take any more. As far as SO being an addict, he had cut back on the morphine on his own to very little if any - He says he still has the pain, but likes the feeling of being clear headed. Unfortunately now both knees have pretty much started to go so he has started up on it again, but no where near the massive doses he was on. The one drug he did like that took away the pain and he was able to stay clear headed was Fentanol - the dose was in a sucker so if the pain started up, a few licks of that and it was in control again - it would last him maybe a whole day doing it that way. Unfortunately medi cal won't let it be rx'd unless you are a cancer patient. Have you got a pain management doctor? I would tell your doctor about what happened - maybe vicodin isn't the pain pill you need. I think pain management is all about letting you function with a severe illness, not taking something that puts you out in left field most of the day. Am sorry - I know it absolutely bites being sick all of the time and not being able to find any comfort. Marcie [/QUOTE]
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