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When your parent is a 'difficult child' ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 80355" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>I didn't read thur all of the replies, so if I'm repeating something forgive me.</p><p></p><p>Has your Mom considered using the pain patches instead of taking the medications orally? It's the same stuff in patch form.</p><p></p><p>The plus is, she won't get "high" from it, but it will help manage the pain. Most ppl I know who are using them can still function fairly normally (no apparent effects from the pain medication) and seem to actually like the patches better cuz it gives them a better quality of life.</p><p></p><p>Your Mom's disorder is extremely painful. Yes, she's probably dependent on her pain medications, especially if she's been on them for some time. But she also Needs them for a physical condition that is dibilitating. So you really just can't eliminate the medications. A darned if you do, and darned if you don't situation.</p><p></p><p>Are you asking if the pain medications are making her mental health issues worse??? If you are, then my answer would be that they most likely are. Odds are that the morphine and the vicodin both have her inhibitions at an extremely low level. Plus the medications are affecting her judgement, perceptions, and such too.</p><p></p><p>You can see this sort of delimma with any painful long term or terminal illnes.</p><p></p><p>Maybe you can suggest to your parents about asking the doctor about the pain medication patches. You could use the whole better quality of life angle, instead of the worry of dependency.</p><p></p><p>Hugs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 80355, member: 84"] I didn't read thur all of the replies, so if I'm repeating something forgive me. Has your Mom considered using the pain patches instead of taking the medications orally? It's the same stuff in patch form. The plus is, she won't get "high" from it, but it will help manage the pain. Most ppl I know who are using them can still function fairly normally (no apparent effects from the pain medication) and seem to actually like the patches better cuz it gives them a better quality of life. Your Mom's disorder is extremely painful. Yes, she's probably dependent on her pain medications, especially if she's been on them for some time. But she also Needs them for a physical condition that is dibilitating. So you really just can't eliminate the medications. A darned if you do, and darned if you don't situation. Are you asking if the pain medications are making her mental health issues worse??? If you are, then my answer would be that they most likely are. Odds are that the morphine and the vicodin both have her inhibitions at an extremely low level. Plus the medications are affecting her judgement, perceptions, and such too. You can see this sort of delimma with any painful long term or terminal illnes. Maybe you can suggest to your parents about asking the doctor about the pain medication patches. You could use the whole better quality of life angle, instead of the worry of dependency. Hugs [/QUOTE]
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