Secrets

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

Concerning keeping our meds secret...

I have not dealt with this very well. I am use to be open with my friends and

family members about certain things b/c I look at it as a way to teach them. I

don't tell my brother or his girlfriend b/c I know them well enough to know they

definitely won't get it and are quick to judge to kind of people... (I tell my

family who knows what I take not to tell them also) But I use my judgment in who

I tell of those close to me and perhaps it will bite me in the butt one of these

days. I guess I will learn the hard way then...

But, Even if I wanted to keep it a secret, it feels awful, like the people most

important in my life " won't really know me " . And I am very sensitive to meds.

It's hard to hide it when I'm taking them b/c I'm -just not there- like I

normally am. They subside the pain somewhat, thankfully, but they make me

spacey, slower, clumsier and it feels obvious. If I don't say something I'm

afraid of being seen as ditsy (i am blonde) or WORSE I'm afraid they may think

I'm actually on street narcotics. So, what do you do?

Does anyway else struggle with this? The meds don't make me high but I am one to

get the side-afffects from them. Just over the weekend my boyfriends family made

comment about my pupils being dialated. I don't know if that's a side affect

from the meds or not but I have noticed they are very large these days. I just

told them that's the way they are...

<sigh> Thoughts on this anyone?

H.

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[Guest guest]

Just over the weekend my boyfriends family made comment about my

pupils being dialated. I don't know if that's a side affect from the

meds or not but I have noticed they are very large these days. I

just told them that's the way they are>>

Hi

I've had this happen too....I tell ppl the same thing....they've

always been bigger than normal (and in reality they have been

slightly bigger througout my life, but they are much more dialated

since being on meds)

My concern with the meds and keeping them secret is that I'm a

childcare giver...I'm a live in nanny. The family knows I'm on the

medications now, but they did not know when they hired me...when I'm

taking care of someone's children, am I obligated to tell them about

the meds? I mean if it's long term care and if I'm driving the

kids. I've never been told not to drive, but when driving other's

kids, do you think I should tell them before hand?

If I do tell them, how do I explain to them that I need them for

pain and that the meds are working so much at easing the pain that

they rarely affect me in ways such as feeling 'high' etc.? How do I

explain 7 years of chronic pain to them in 5 minutes?

Any advice welcome here!!

Thanks!

nne

[Guest guest]

Interesting...Mine are tiny since I have been taking MSContin...maybe I am

weird???

Lori

on 6/16/05 7:27 PM, piphigirl67 at piphigirl67@... wrote:

> Just over the weekend my boyfriends family made comment about my

> pupils being dilated.

[Guest guest]

Hey, Let sleeping dogs lie. I think there is no way to explain in a short

period of time such a complex subject. I am so sick of hearing stupid people

stating their stupid opinons We know we are sick and we know what we need for

pain. Praise God when we can get help. It' no body else business!!

Lovingly,

Joan

piphigirl67 wrote:

Just over the weekend my boyfriends family made comment about my

pupils being dialated. I don't know if that's a side affect from the

meds or not but I have noticed they are very large these days. I

just told them that's the way they are>>

[Guest guest]

Hello,

Actually, I think pain meds would actually make your pupils smaller? Maybe I am

wrong but I heard this someplace. That people strung out on opiates have

pin-point pupils.

Caitlin

[Guest guest]

Don't know?

Mine are always large for some reason... (more so when I take paid meds)

H.

Caitlin Kennedy wrote:

Hello,

Actually, I think pain meds would actually make your pupils smaller? Maybe I am

wrong but I heard this someplace. That people strung out on opiates have

pin-point pupils.

Caitlin

[Guest guest]

Dunno that I would say I am " strung out " But I get those pin-point pupils!!

Lori

on 6/22/05 9:14 AM, Caitlin Kennedy at caitlink69@... wrote:

> Hello,

> Actually, I think pain meds would actually make your pupils smaller? Maybe I

> am wrong but I heard this someplace. That people strung out on opiates have

> pin-point pupils.

> Caitlin

[Guest guest]

Ohhh, sorry, did not mean to offend anyone by saying that...just what I heard

from someone else. My pupils get small as well.

Caitlin

Lori wrote:

Dunno that I would say I am " strung out " But I get those pin-point pupils!!

Lori

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[Guest guest]

No No No not at all Caitlin!!

another example of internet mis-communication . I am of the school of

thought that if I can't poke a little fun at my meds and issues, I would

probably end up in a pretty white jacket!! )

I also realize that things can be taken wrong in this format, so I always opt

for thinking the person meant no harm till proven therwise

Blessings, lori

on 6/23/05 6:53 PM, Caitlin Kennedy at caitlink69@... wrote:

> Ohhh, sorry, did not mean to offend anyone by saying that...just what I heard

> from someone else. My pupils get small as well.

>

> Caitlin

[Guest guest]

> Hello,

> Actually, I think pain meds would actually make your pupils smaller?

Maybe I am wrong but I heard this someplace. That people strung out on

opiates have pin-point pupils.

> Caitlin

The opiates do make my pupils smaller, but the muscle relaxers dialate

them. Just depends on the day ;-) However, now that I'm on teh

duragesic, I have noticed my pupils are smaller more of the time than

they use to be....when I was on tramadol or percocet wtih the muscle

relaxers, my pupils were huge!

nne