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<blockquote data-quote="flutterbee" data-source="post: 171924"><p>Well, I'm putting my mind at ease today. My BiPolar (BP) is down - still high, but much better - and I feel so much better today. No vicodin today either. </p><p></p><p>The BiPolar (BP) issue started before the pain medications. What's really interesting is that I never had BiPolar (BP) issues until the last few months. Even when I was having a heart attack, my BiPolar (BP) was 147/90-something. At this time last year, my BiPolar (BP) and pulse was dropping too low and they removed the ace inhibitor and adjusted the beta blocker. I have an appointment coming up with my cardiologist and my GP wants him to test me for pheocromocyte (sp?) which has something to do with the adrenals and causes high blood pressure and I guess the symptoms I have when my blood pressure goes up matches. I dunno. It just seems like I have new symptoms all the time and it's hard to tell what is what. My GP did add back in the ace inhibitor (I'm really not sure the difference between the ace inhibitor and the beta blocker). And then I worry about what all of these medications that I'm on are doing to my body. Could they be helping one problem, but creating another? I have 9 or 10 medications that I take everyday, some twice a day, plus supplements, plus things that I take as needed.</p><p></p><p>So, since I feel soooo much better today and I haven't had any vicodin, I think it's safe to say that it was the other issue that was causing me to feel so poorly. That and the pain combined. I will continue to remain cognizant of it, though. There is such a strong history in my family and I'm a bit paranoid.</p><p></p><p>Fran, I *hate* nitrous oxide. I hate how out of it I feel, how I have no memory of the time that I was on it and then it causes a rebound headache like you wouldn't believe that lasts for days. I have pretty high dentist anxiety, but I'd rather just s*ck it up then go through that. Maybe the dentists that used it with me didn't have the mixture right, but ugh, ugh, ugh.</p><p></p><p>Marg, thank you for sharing your story with me. And thank you for the info on what to look for. I do have to keep in mind that pain management is a part of our health. I know that when the pain was really bad and I had no pain medications, I was so frustrated because it was like, what about quality of life??? </p><p></p><p>Marcie - I don't have a pain specialist. The rheumy mentioned it, but then they went on about 'that' clinic (Mayo or Cleveland Clinic, I <em>still</em> don't know) and I didn't hear anything else about it. I actually wasn't too hip on it because I want symptom mgmt not just pain mgmt, but the last 2 weeks have shown me that I don't give a darn about symptoms when the pain is so out of control.</p><p></p><p>Witz - I take off days, too. The vicodin I'm prescribed is the lowest dose, so I really don't think that 3 in one day is a lot when that's what I needed just to be able to bear it. I have noticed that I tend to overdo it when I'm on the pain medications and have to make sure I rein myself in. There's just always so much to be done and when I'm physically able to do it, I want to do it. It's hard to find that balance.</p><p></p><p>Janet and KtMom - The thing is I might be at 3 or 4 and then wake up at 9 the next day. It's this ebb and flow thing all the time. I don't like feeling loopy or drugged and I know if I take 2 pills at once as it says I can that I will probably have much better pain control, but I won't be lucid so what's the point? I appreciate your experience and insight. I'm just trying to figure this out and strike some kind of balance between pain, functionality and my own comfort level with the medications. Bleck.</p><p></p><p>Thank you for helping to ease my rising panic last night. I was so freaked out and just kept thinking about my being like my dad and...well...I'd rather suffer with pain than be anything like him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterbee, post: 171924"] Well, I'm putting my mind at ease today. My BiPolar (BP) is down - still high, but much better - and I feel so much better today. No vicodin today either. The BiPolar (BP) issue started before the pain medications. What's really interesting is that I never had BiPolar (BP) issues until the last few months. Even when I was having a heart attack, my BiPolar (BP) was 147/90-something. At this time last year, my BiPolar (BP) and pulse was dropping too low and they removed the ace inhibitor and adjusted the beta blocker. I have an appointment coming up with my cardiologist and my GP wants him to test me for pheocromocyte (sp?) which has something to do with the adrenals and causes high blood pressure and I guess the symptoms I have when my blood pressure goes up matches. I dunno. It just seems like I have new symptoms all the time and it's hard to tell what is what. My GP did add back in the ace inhibitor (I'm really not sure the difference between the ace inhibitor and the beta blocker). And then I worry about what all of these medications that I'm on are doing to my body. Could they be helping one problem, but creating another? I have 9 or 10 medications that I take everyday, some twice a day, plus supplements, plus things that I take as needed. So, since I feel soooo much better today and I haven't had any vicodin, I think it's safe to say that it was the other issue that was causing me to feel so poorly. That and the pain combined. I will continue to remain cognizant of it, though. There is such a strong history in my family and I'm a bit paranoid. Fran, I *hate* nitrous oxide. I hate how out of it I feel, how I have no memory of the time that I was on it and then it causes a rebound headache like you wouldn't believe that lasts for days. I have pretty high dentist anxiety, but I'd rather just s*ck it up then go through that. Maybe the dentists that used it with me didn't have the mixture right, but ugh, ugh, ugh. Marg, thank you for sharing your story with me. And thank you for the info on what to look for. I do have to keep in mind that pain management is a part of our health. I know that when the pain was really bad and I had no pain medications, I was so frustrated because it was like, what about quality of life??? Marcie - I don't have a pain specialist. The rheumy mentioned it, but then they went on about 'that' clinic (Mayo or Cleveland Clinic, I [I]still[/I] don't know) and I didn't hear anything else about it. I actually wasn't too hip on it because I want symptom mgmt not just pain mgmt, but the last 2 weeks have shown me that I don't give a darn about symptoms when the pain is so out of control. Witz - I take off days, too. The vicodin I'm prescribed is the lowest dose, so I really don't think that 3 in one day is a lot when that's what I needed just to be able to bear it. I have noticed that I tend to overdo it when I'm on the pain medications and have to make sure I rein myself in. There's just always so much to be done and when I'm physically able to do it, I want to do it. It's hard to find that balance. Janet and KtMom - The thing is I might be at 3 or 4 and then wake up at 9 the next day. It's this ebb and flow thing all the time. I don't like feeling loopy or drugged and I know if I take 2 pills at once as it says I can that I will probably have much better pain control, but I won't be lucid so what's the point? I appreciate your experience and insight. I'm just trying to figure this out and strike some kind of balance between pain, functionality and my own comfort level with the medications. Bleck. Thank you for helping to ease my rising panic last night. I was so freaked out and just kept thinking about my being like my dad and...well...I'd rather suffer with pain than be anything like him. [/QUOTE]
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