Re: Re: Pain Meds...How much is too much?

[Guest guest]

<<< The Oxycontin is the best pain med

I've been on so far, but it's not doing what I expected it to do. >>>

Kathy,

If the Oxycontin does work some then I would ask your doctor for a higher

dose (you really aren't taking a lot) and also to take every 8 hours. If

that doesn't work then you might try something else. I think too many

people think a medication is not working and the real problem is that they

aren't taking a high enough dose to really have it work. The oxy must be

doing something or you wouldn't have said it's the best you've been on so

far.

JMHO...best of luck

Ann

[Guest guest]

Just to set the record straight - at least for me - MS Contin is not

stronger than oxycontin. In my opinion Oxycontin is way stronger than MS

Contin or Avinza. Morphine in the tablet form does not transform itself

like the way it does intravenously. It is much less addictive - My

opinion - and much less cloudy on the mind. But while it has it's good

side, it does not control pain as well as oxy.

Morphine taken intravenously is a very different story. At least in my

experience.

-Jeff

[Guest guest]

Sorry - I didn't cut out any of the message. I guess I'm somewhat talkative

today, but I actually asked my doctor why other doctors do that. (He's such

a nice guy) Anyway he explained that it is a " Standard of Treatment) for

the area. In other words, if many doctors in the area only write scripts

for say 60 5mg vicoden - then most doctors will be aware of the general

guidelines for the area and not exceed it. Many of them feel that if they

exceed that Standard of Treatment - it exposes them to scrutiny from the

DEA.

Sorry to butt in.

-Jeff

[Guest guest]

Kathy, you did not mention the disorders for which you are taking so much

pain medication. Could you please list those disorders? I feel it would

make it easier to grasp your situation in its entirety.

Grace

Fibromyalgia Pain Syndrome, Arthritis, Diabetes

www.theroadlesstravelledby.com

Kathy wrote:

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> Today alone I took:

> Oxycontin 80mg - twice as ordered

> Vicoprofen 30mg twice for breakthrough pain

> Tylenol Sinus - once this morning for a headhache I got from crying

> b/c of the pain

> Xanax 0.5mg - four times today (for the pain and the

> depression/crying

> Darvocet - once b/c all of the other pain meds weren't working and I

> was desperate

> Parafonforte - a muscle relaxant - I took once in hopes of curbing

> the pain and muscle spasms - and

> I've used my inhaler for asthma twice today so far.

[Guest guest]

Kathy, you seem to be taking a lot of medications for just asthma. What

other disorders do you have? I think I can offer some suggestions but

I'd like to get the whole picture first.

Grace

Fibromyalgia Pain Syndrome, Arthritis, Diabetes

www.theroadlesstravelledby.com