Guest guest Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 Well they are all as different as night and day... Mine prescribes Darvocet or Vicodin. Vics work better for pain now. Another Rheumy I was seeing won't do nothing - take Ibuprofen or can have an anti depressant if I want.... gee thanks. xo li ----- Original Message ----- Wondering do the rhuemys end up scribing the narcotics, once pain is agreed on? My primary won't do more than Darvacette. WHich makes life barable, not good. Debi Y. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 My rhumy won't prescribe pain meds... he wants to " go a different route " =/ He prescribed me Topamax and that gave me BAD side-effects (lights out of the corner of my eyes and I'd loose my balance a lot), and he wants me to try Zoloft - which works some, but does nothing for my bad days. My GP will prescribe me pain meds, as long as I'm not coming in every week for a new bottle =P I've done pretty well so far, I think. I had a bottle of Vicoden (30 count) filled on 11/10 and have 10 left. I'll try to make those last until the first of the year before I go back. In fact, when I told her that my rhumy prescribed topamax and why and for what, she shook her head and sort of laughed and said " So you need something for the pain? " Darvocet made me sick... I got that for a sprain or some other injury after one of my many horseback riding falls. Another favorite that was prescibed to me when I was injured by a horse was Naprocen - which also made me sick. And Motrin 800 - again, sick (this stuff actually gave me cold sweats and shakes, along with tummy pains). Maybe Vicoden just takes it all away and I don't feel anything =P - > Well they are all as different as night and day... Mine prescribes Darvocet > or Vicodin. Vics work better for pain now. Another Rheumy I was seeing won't > do nothing - take Ibuprofen or can have an anti depressant if I want.... gee > thanks. > xo li > ----- Original Message ----- > > Wondering do the rhuemys end up scribing the narcotics, once pain is agreed > on? My primary won't do more than Darvacette. WHich makes life barable, > not good. Debi Y. > > 1. While it is wonderful to share our experiences with everyone on the list > as to what treatments do and don't work for us, pls always check with your > dr. Some treatments are dangerous when given along with other meds as well > as to certain health conditions or just dangerous in general. > > 2. If you are in a difficult situation (doesn't matter what it is) pls don't > be afraid to ask for help. It is the first step to trying to make that > situation better. > > > Have a nice day everyone. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 I take darvocet from my gp, I can only take a half maybe one because they make me sick and edgy and I get a rebound headache from them. His office cannot call in percocet (endocet) for me, I would have to have script. I am snowed in so that is not going to happen. I only have 2 percocets left, then I will have to rely on darvocet *sigh*....I will just have to be covered in heat packs and hope for the best! I am allergic to codiene. Monika Re: Narcotics My rhumy won't prescribe pain meds... he wants to "go a different route" =/He prescribed me Topamax and that gave me BAD side-effects (lights outof the corner of my eyes and I'd loose my balance a lot), and he wantsme to try Zoloft - which works some, but does nothing for my bad days.My GP will prescribe me pain meds, as long as I'm not coming in everyweek for a new bottle =P I've done pretty well so far, I think. I hada bottle of Vicoden (30 count) filled on 11/10 and have 10 left. I'lltry to make those last until the first of the year before I go back.In fact, when I told her that my rhumy prescribed topamax and why andfor what, she shook her head and sort of laughed and said "So you needsomething for the pain?"Darvocet made me sick... I got that for a sprain or some other injuryafter one of my many horseback riding falls. Another favorite that wasprescibed to me when I was injured by a horse was Naprocen - whichalso made me sick. And Motrin 800 - again, sick (this stuff actuallygave me cold sweats and shakes, along with tummy pains). Maybe Vicodenjust takes it all away and I don't feel anything =P-> Well they are all as different as night and day... Mine prescribes Darvocet> or Vicodin. Vics work better for pain now. Another Rheumy I was seeing won't> do nothing - take Ibuprofen or can have an anti depressant if I want.... gee> thanks. > xo li > ----- Original Message ----- > > Wondering do the rhuemys end up scribing the narcotics, once pain is agreed> on? My primary won't do more than Darvacette. WHich makes life barable,> not good. Debi Y.> > 1. While it is wonderful to share our experiences with everyone on the list> as to what treatments do and don't work for us, pls always check with your> dr. Some treatments are dangerous when given along with other meds as well> as to certain health conditions or just dangerous in general.> > 2. If you are in a difficult situation (doesn't matter what it is) pls don't> be afraid to ask for help. It is the first step to trying to make that> situation better.> > > Have a nice day everyone.> > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 > Wondering do the rhuemys end up scribing the narcotics, once pain is agreed > on? My primary won't do more than Darvacette. WHich makes life barable, > not good. Debi Y. Deb and others talking about this subject, This is what got me " into trouble " with the doctor I see now (GP) because she thought I was getting vicoden from " too many doctors. " Um... yeah, I'd gotten Vicodin from 3 doctors in 3 years. So she said she would never prescribe them for me again, and that I needed to go to a pain clinic or something. Whatever!! My rheumy finally sees that percocet, 3 a day, are working for me, and tramadol are great for my breakthrough pain. So he keeps me in a months' supply because that's all my insurance will cover. But at least now I don't get accused of being an addict. He even said " Hey you know you have to have quality of life, and we want to keep you working and happy. If these work for you, you'll have them. " I heart my rheumy!! BTW he can't call in percocet, I have to have the actual script with a handwritten signature instead of a stamp... but vicoden can be called in. I can't figure that one out at all! LOL. Love and Hugs to you Dawn ++++++ site mod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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