Re: Medications and WHy

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wow. your list sounds like mine.. unbelievable

lyriczada wrote:

My list of medications and why. For my allergies I take Veramist,

Singular (I also have slight asthma and use an albuterol inhaler) and

Zyrtec plus Benadryl when all else fails. For my bipolar I take

Neurontin but they are slowly taking me off of that because my husband

and I want to make a baby, plus theres Wellbutrin (for the depression,

I'm more of a depressive but with everything I have who wouldn't be)

then Klonopin for anxiety, panic attacks, and either Ambien or Sonata

for sleep. Now for the Fibro there is Hydrocodone which is generic for

everything, and Zanaflex plus a prescription anti inflammatory. I also

use the hydrocodone when the Maxalt is not working for the migraines

and for the prevention of those theres Verapamil. These are the

medications I take on a daily basis I have a whole other list for those

that are needed when needed. I'm a regular walking pharmacy. Oh and

yes I have Tramadol for as needed but why use it when it does not work.

LyricZada

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LyricZada,

I hear you! I also have the tramodol and I just take it to know that I tried

something, anything. My doctors won't give me the hydrocodone because they keep

saying I'll get addicted to it. I am also bipolar and take lithium, klonopin

and ambien, which works sometimes and sometimes doesn't. I also have arthritis

and gastro problems. I am always in pain and I am so tired of it. I am so

jealous of people who aren't in constant pain or have a higher pain tolerance

than I do. It seemed like when I hit 40, everything started going downhill. My

fibro and IBS were in remission until I had my gallbladder out in May and then

everything acted up. Plus the surgery didn't make the gastro pain go away.

It's been extremely frustrating. I try to do yoga, which can be helpful, but

it's hard to get up and do it.

I went to the pain clinic and they wouldn't give me drugs either. They did give

me a TENS unit, and that helps with my shoulders and my hips so I guess that's

something. I'm much worse in the morning and seem to get better as the day goes

on, for which I am very grateful.

I'm also a walking pharmacy. I have a percocet prescription that I save and

some darvocet, both left over from pre-surgery. I try very hard not to take

them because once I run out, that's it. Plus they cause constipation and I

already have a problem with that because of the IBS.

What does make us the lucky ones? I keep telling myself that God wouldn't give

me more than I can handle, but that doesn't help much on bad days. I thought

that once my children got older and went to school, it would be my time, but

more often than not, I find myself on the couch. It doesn't help the bipolar

and I spend an awful lot of time feeling sorry for myself and depressed. If

this is the way the rest of my life is going to be, I hope I don't live to a

ripe old age.

Chelle