Feet pain

May 31, 2010

Strange and wonderful thing about opiates: if you're in pain, they don't whack

you. (Or, at least, they shouldn't.) They just make the pain go away so you can

function. If you get sleepy, you've taken more than you need. You might try

going ahead with your Aleve in the morning as a precaution, then pop a Vicodin

the minute you actually notice the foot pain coming on. You should get 4-6 hours

of pain-free work out of a dose.

I start with a small dose, then wait an hour. If I'm still in pain, then I take

a little more -- easing into it so I don't overdo and knock myself out.

I have a weird reaction to Vicodin: if I take it before bed, it wires me, and I

sleep all jangly (if at all). Fortunately, I have a doctor who will also

prescribe Dilaudid (hydromorphone) for night use, or when the pain goes beyond

the reach of mere Vicodin. Very sweet dreams on that one.

Can also second the motion on the hot/ice footbath thing. When I was in high

school, I worked in a diner. Used to come home with horribly sore feet. I

remember one day when I came home in misery, my mom marched me into the

bathroom, where the sink was full of ice. She commanded me to get up on the

bathroom counter and pop my feet in the ice.

I thought she was crazy.

After about 30 seconds, I was *sure* of it.

And then, after about three minutes, I realized that my mother was a freaking

genius. The feet stopped hurting. I've never forgotten how *good* they felt.

Damn. It works.

Your virtual walking pharmacy,

Sara

On May 30, 2010, at 6:57 24PM, a Frazee wrote:

> Thanks, but you only take Vicodin at night right? I would never be able to

take it during the day and work...I'd be asleep!

>

> ________________________________

> From: Sara <srobinson@...>

>

> Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 8:42:42 PM

> Subject: Re: [ ] Feet Pain

>

> Time to talk to your doctor about getting some Vicodin. I have bart, and get

this when I travel and do a lot of walking. I don't leave home without big

handfuls of hydrocodone for my feet.

>

> And your LLMD needs to test you for bartonella, and treat that, too.

>

> Sara

>

> On May 30, 2010, at 6:36 24PM, a Frazee wrote:

>

>> So, what can I take for the pain? I take 2 Aleve each day before I go to

work, but still have pain and when I get home, it's really bad, sharp pains and

burning feeling.

>>

>> ________________________________

>> From: Pwr2Heal <pwr2heal@...>

>>

>> Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 8:34:59 PM

>> Subject: Re: [ ] Feet Pain

>>

>> Foot pain is a classic Bartonella symptom.

>>

>> On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 6:29 PM, Sara

>> <srobinson@...>wrote:

>>

>>>

>>> One of the common co-infections -- can't remember if it's bart or babs, but

>>> it's one of those two -- has sore feet as a cardinal symptom.

>>>

>>> Somebody else here will remember. I'm a bit addled: been on a carb binge

>>> this weekend.

>>>

>>> Sara

>>>

>>> On May 30, 2010, at 6:21 18PM, a wrote:

>>>

>>>> Hi,

>>>>

>>>> I have so much pain in my feet. Feels like my bones burn in the tops and

>>> sides of my feet. I work at Half Price Books and am on my feet all day

>>> long...it is worse if I sit down and get back up...can barely walk. Anyone

>>> experience this? Maybe it's not Lyme, but Fibromyalgia?

>>>> Thanks,

>>>> a

>>>>

>>>> ------------------------------------

>>>

>>>>

>>>> Lyme Disease News continually updated from thousands of sources around

>>> the

>>>> net: http://www.topix.net/health/lyme-disease

>>>>

>>>> MedWorm: The latest items on: Lyme Disease

>>>> http://tinyurl.com/23dgy8

>>>>

May 31, 2010

Strange and wonderful thing about opiates: if you're in pain, they don't whack

you. (Or, at least, they shouldn't.) They just make the pain go away so you can

function. If you get sleepy, you've taken more than you need. You might try

going ahead with your Aleve in the morning as a precaution, then pop a Vicodin

the minute you actually notice the foot pain coming on. You should get 4-6 hours

of pain-free work out of a dose.

I start with a small dose, then wait an hour. If I'm still in pain, then I take

a little more -- easing into it so I don't overdo and knock myself out.

I have a weird reaction to Vicodin: if I take it before bed, it wires me, and I

sleep all jangly (if at all). Fortunately, I have a doctor who will also

prescribe Dilaudid (hydromorphone) for night use, or when the pain goes beyond

the reach of mere Vicodin. Very sweet dreams on that one.

Can also second the motion on the hot/ice footbath thing. When I was in high

school, I worked in a diner. Used to come home with horribly sore feet. I

remember one day when I came home in misery, my mom marched me into the

bathroom, where the sink was full of ice. She commanded me to get up on the

bathroom counter and pop my feet in the ice.

I thought she was crazy.

After about 30 seconds, I was *sure* of it.

And then, after about three minutes, I realized that my mother was a freaking

genius. The feet stopped hurting. I've never forgotten how *good* they felt.

Damn. It works.

Your virtual walking pharmacy,

Sara

On May 30, 2010, at 6:57 24PM, a Frazee wrote:

> Thanks, but you only take Vicodin at night right? I would never be able to

take it during the day and work...I'd be asleep!

>

> ________________________________

> From: Sara <srobinson@...>

>

> Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 8:42:42 PM

> Subject: Re: [ ] Feet Pain

>

> Time to talk to your doctor about getting some Vicodin. I have bart, and get

this when I travel and do a lot of walking. I don't leave home without big

handfuls of hydrocodone for my feet.

>

> And your LLMD needs to test you for bartonella, and treat that, too.

>

> Sara

>

> On May 30, 2010, at 6:36 24PM, a Frazee wrote:

>

>> So, what can I take for the pain? I take 2 Aleve each day before I go to

work, but still have pain and when I get home, it's really bad, sharp pains and

burning feeling.

>>

>> ________________________________

>> From: Pwr2Heal <pwr2heal@...>

>>

>> Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 8:34:59 PM

>> Subject: Re: [ ] Feet Pain

>>

>> Foot pain is a classic Bartonella symptom.

>>

>> On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 6:29 PM, Sara

>> <srobinson@...>wrote:

>>

>>>

>>> One of the common co-infections -- can't remember if it's bart or babs, but

>>> it's one of those two -- has sore feet as a cardinal symptom.

>>>

>>> Somebody else here will remember. I'm a bit addled: been on a carb binge

>>> this weekend.

>>>

>>> Sara

>>>

>>> On May 30, 2010, at 6:21 18PM, a wrote:

>>>

>>>> Hi,

>>>>

>>>> I have so much pain in my feet. Feels like my bones burn in the tops and

>>> sides of my feet. I work at Half Price Books and am on my feet all day

>>> long...it is worse if I sit down and get back up...can barely walk. Anyone

>>> experience this? Maybe it's not Lyme, but Fibromyalgia?

>>>> Thanks,

>>>> a

>>>>

>>>> ------------------------------------

>>>

>>>>

>>>> Lyme Disease News continually updated from thousands of sources around

>>> the

>>>> net: http://www.topix.net/health/lyme-disease

>>>>

>>>> MedWorm: The latest items on: Lyme Disease

>>>> http://tinyurl.com/23dgy8

>>>>

May 31, 2010

Sara, you're not alone...vicodin or tramadol both have this effect on both

my husband and myself. I lie awake for hours, happy enough to be doing so,

but not sleeping. I take tramadol in the daytime for overall muscle aches

and foot aches.

Maureen

May 31, 2010

Sara, you're not alone...vicodin or tramadol both have this effect on both

my husband and myself. I lie awake for hours, happy enough to be doing so,

but not sleeping. I take tramadol in the daytime for overall muscle aches

and foot aches.

Maureen

May 31, 2010

Maureen - do you getÂ your tram from a family doctor?Â I use to get that and

now they say they dont want people on it ..............it's not a bad med and it

helped me tons!!!!

________________________________

From: Maureen Havenner <havenner@...>

Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 9:21:02 PM

Subject: RE: [ ] Feet Pain

Â

Sara, you're not alone...vicodin or tramadol both have this effect on both

my husband and myself. I lie awake for hours, happy enough to be doing so,

but not sleeping. I take tramadol in the daytime for overall muscle aches

and foot aches.

Maureen

M

May 31, 2010

Maureen - do you getÂ your tram from a family doctor?Â I use to get that and

now they say they dont want people on it ..............it's not a bad med and it

helped me tons!!!!

________________________________

From: Maureen Havenner <havenner@...>

Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 9:21:02 PM

Subject: RE: [ ] Feet Pain

Â

Sara, you're not alone...vicodin or tramadol both have this effect on both

my husband and myself. I lie awake for hours, happy enough to be doing so,

but not sleeping. I take tramadol in the daytime for overall muscle aches

and foot aches.

Maureen

M

May 31, 2010

a - I have painful feet also - I have heard it's the bart - are you being

treated for it?Â When I was being treated for it my feet because so much better

and now I have been out of treatment for reasons beyond my control and the foot

pain is coming back just this last week - and now I remember how I couldn't even

walk in the morning - I had to have shoes right by my bed and then tie them

tight just to be able to walk because of the pain.............other then being

in treatment nothing helped for my foot pain........I feel for you !!!Â The

pain is terrible!!!!Â Diane

________________________________

From: a Frazee <paula.frazee@...>

Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 8:58:47 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Feet Pain

Â

Thanks!Â I was going to try an epson salt bath tonight to see if it helps.Â It

is so difficut to be on your feet all day and then have the pain.Â When I wake

up in the morning, I can barely walk, it's so painful!Â Lyme is horrible!!!!!!

________________________________

From: KP <kmpelley@...>

Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 8:43:13 PM

Subject: [ ] Re: Feet Pain

Â

a,

Try daily alternating hot and ice cold foot baths. I have had bartonella for

about 16 years and I have some numbness, but it has never progressed to the pain

you describe. Several people in my lyme support group swear by an epsom salt

bath and then alternating their feet between that warm bathwater and a tub of

ice-water, ending with the ice water.

The diabetic elastic socks also help. I have found that the heavy duty elastic

hosiery is overkill, but the diabetic socks provide just enough support.

Warning, they are expensive.

Kathleen

I have so much pain in my feet. Feels like my bones burn in the tops and sides

of my feet. I work at Half Price Books and am on my feet all day long...it is

worse if I sit down and get back up...can barely walk. Anyone experience this?

Maybe it's not Lyme, but Fibromyalgia?

May 31, 2010

a - I have painful feet also - I have heard it's the bart - are you being

treated for it?Â When I was being treated for it my feet because so much better

and now I have been out of treatment for reasons beyond my control and the foot

pain is coming back just this last week - and now I remember how I couldn't even

walk in the morning - I had to have shoes right by my bed and then tie them

tight just to be able to walk because of the pain.............other then being

in treatment nothing helped for my foot pain........I feel for you !!!Â The

pain is terrible!!!!Â Diane

________________________________

From: a Frazee <paula.frazee@...>

Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 8:58:47 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Feet Pain

Â

Thanks!Â I was going to try an epson salt bath tonight to see if it helps.Â It

is so difficut to be on your feet all day and then have the pain.Â When I wake

up in the morning, I can barely walk, it's so painful!Â Lyme is horrible!!!!!!

________________________________

From: KP <kmpelley@...>

Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 8:43:13 PM

Subject: [ ] Re: Feet Pain

Â

a,

Try daily alternating hot and ice cold foot baths. I have had bartonella for

about 16 years and I have some numbness, but it has never progressed to the pain

you describe. Several people in my lyme support group swear by an epsom salt

bath and then alternating their feet between that warm bathwater and a tub of

ice-water, ending with the ice water.

The diabetic elastic socks also help. I have found that the heavy duty elastic

hosiery is overkill, but the diabetic socks provide just enough support.

Warning, they are expensive.

Kathleen

I have so much pain in my feet. Feels like my bones burn in the tops and sides

of my feet. I work at Half Price Books and am on my feet all day long...it is

worse if I sit down and get back up...can barely walk. Anyone experience this?

Maybe it's not Lyme, but Fibromyalgia?

May 31, 2010

It's good to know I'm not alone, because whenever I discuss this with my GP he

looks at me like there are lobsters crawling out of my ears.

Ha.

" Happy enough to be doing so. " Yes. I love my bed. I'm lying there, blissfully

pain-free, relaxed and happy. The only problem: I don't sleep.

The only upside to this is that the best writing I've ever done in my career is

the stuff that hits me at 2 am, and then I sit right up and catch it while it's

fresh. (I may still be at the keyboard when the sun comes up.) If I roll over

and go back to sleep, by morning, it's gone. If I'm awake anyway, I'm at least

more amenable to getting up and catching the good stuff while it's still fresh

and hot.

Bothered by a perverse muse,

Sara

On May 30, 2010, at 7:21 02PM, Maureen Havenner wrote:

> Sara, you're not alone...vicodin or tramadol both have this effect on both

> my husband and myself. I lie awake for hours, happy enough to be doing so,

> but not sleeping. I take tramadol in the daytime for overall muscle aches

> and foot aches.

>

> Maureen

>

> ------------------------------------

>

> Lyme Disease News continually updated from thousands of sources around the

> net: http://www.topix.net/health/lyme-disease

>

> MedWorm: The latest items on: Lyme Disease

> http://tinyurl.com/23dgy8

>

May 31, 2010

It's good to know I'm not alone, because whenever I discuss this with my GP he

looks at me like there are lobsters crawling out of my ears.

Ha.

" Happy enough to be doing so. " Yes. I love my bed. I'm lying there, blissfully

pain-free, relaxed and happy. The only problem: I don't sleep.

The only upside to this is that the best writing I've ever done in my career is

the stuff that hits me at 2 am, and then I sit right up and catch it while it's

fresh. (I may still be at the keyboard when the sun comes up.) If I roll over

and go back to sleep, by morning, it's gone. If I'm awake anyway, I'm at least

more amenable to getting up and catching the good stuff while it's still fresh

and hot.

Bothered by a perverse muse,

Sara

On May 30, 2010, at 7:21 02PM, Maureen Havenner wrote:

> Sara, you're not alone...vicodin or tramadol both have this effect on both

> my husband and myself. I lie awake for hours, happy enough to be doing so,

> but not sleeping. I take tramadol in the daytime for overall muscle aches

> and foot aches.

>

> Maureen

>

> ------------------------------------

>

> Lyme Disease News continually updated from thousands of sources around the

> net: http://www.topix.net/health/lyme-disease

>

> MedWorm: The latest items on: Lyme Disease

> http://tinyurl.com/23dgy8

>

May 31, 2010

No, I'm not being treated for anything right now.Â I have to find a new doctor,

as my doctor that discovered I had Lyme was so sick herself that she had to

close her practice!Â I am going to try to find another doctor.

________________________________

From: Diane Biel <dkbmama@...>

Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 9:37:19 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Feet Pain

Â

a - I have painful feet also - I have heard it's the bart - are you being

treated for it?Â When I was being treated for it my feet because so much better

and now I have been out of treatment for reasons beyond my control and the foot

pain is coming back just this last week - and now I remember how I couldn't even

walk in the morning - I had to have shoes right by my bed and then tie them

tight just to be able to walk because of the pain.............other then being

in treatment nothing helped for my foot pain........I feel for you !!!Â The

pain is terrible!!!!Â Diane

________________________________

From: a Frazee <paula.frazee@...>

Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 8:58:47 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Feet Pain

Â

Thanks!Â I was going to try an epson salt bath tonight to see if it helps.Â It

is so difficut to be on your feet all day and then have the pain.Â When I wake

up in the morning, I can barely walk, it's so painful!Â Lyme is horrible!!!!!!

________________________________

From: KP <kmpelley@...>

Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 8:43:13 PM

Subject: [ ] Re: Feet Pain

Â

a,

Try daily alternating hot and ice cold foot baths. I have had bartonella for

about 16 years and I have some numbness, but it has never progressed to the pain

you describe. Several people in my lyme support group swear by an epsom salt

bath and then alternating their feet between that warm bathwater and a tub of

ice-water, ending with the ice water.

The diabetic elastic socks also help. I have found that the heavy duty elastic

hosiery is overkill, but the diabetic socks provide just enough support.

Warning, they are expensive.

Kathleen

I have so much pain in my feet. Feels like my bones burn in the tops and sides

of my feet. I work at Half Price Books and am on my feet all day long...it is

worse if I sit down and get back up...can barely walk. Anyone experience this?

Maybe it's not Lyme, but Fibromyalgia?

May 31, 2010

No, I'm not being treated for anything right now.Â I have to find a new doctor,

as my doctor that discovered I had Lyme was so sick herself that she had to

close her practice!Â I am going to try to find another doctor.

________________________________

From: Diane Biel <dkbmama@...>

Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 9:37:19 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Feet Pain

Â

a - I have painful feet also - I have heard it's the bart - are you being

treated for it?Â When I was being treated for it my feet because so much better

and now I have been out of treatment for reasons beyond my control and the foot

pain is coming back just this last week - and now I remember how I couldn't even

walk in the morning - I had to have shoes right by my bed and then tie them

tight just to be able to walk because of the pain.............other then being

in treatment nothing helped for my foot pain........I feel for you !!!Â The

pain is terrible!!!!Â Diane

________________________________

From: a Frazee <paula.frazee@...>

Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 8:58:47 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Feet Pain

Â

Thanks!Â I was going to try an epson salt bath tonight to see if it helps.Â It

is so difficut to be on your feet all day and then have the pain.Â When I wake

up in the morning, I can barely walk, it's so painful!Â Lyme is horrible!!!!!!

________________________________

From: KP <kmpelley@...>

Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 8:43:13 PM

Subject: [ ] Re: Feet Pain

Â

a,

Try daily alternating hot and ice cold foot baths. I have had bartonella for

about 16 years and I have some numbness, but it has never progressed to the pain

you describe. Several people in my lyme support group swear by an epsom salt

bath and then alternating their feet between that warm bathwater and a tub of

ice-water, ending with the ice water.

The diabetic elastic socks also help. I have found that the heavy duty elastic

hosiery is overkill, but the diabetic socks provide just enough support.

Warning, they are expensive.

Kathleen

I have so much pain in my feet. Feels like my bones burn in the tops and sides

of my feet. I work at Half Price Books and am on my feet all day long...it is

worse if I sit down and get back up...can barely walk. Anyone experience this?

Maybe it's not Lyme, but Fibromyalgia?

May 31, 2010

After you take the epsom salt bath, be sure you put your feet in ice

water--alternating between the warm bath and the ice water. End with ice water.

If you haven't taken an epsom salt bath recently, be sure you begin with a half

dose because some people herx from epsom salt baths.

Kathleen

Thanks! I was going to try an epson salt bath tonight to see if it helps. It

is so difficut to be on your feet all day and then have the pain. When I wake

up in the morning, I can barely walk, it's so painful! Lyme is horrible

May 31, 2010

After you take the epsom salt bath, be sure you put your feet in ice

water--alternating between the warm bath and the ice water. End with ice water.

If you haven't taken an epsom salt bath recently, be sure you begin with a half

dose because some people herx from epsom salt baths.

Kathleen

Thanks! I was going to try an epson salt bath tonight to see if it helps. It

is so difficut to be on your feet all day and then have the pain. When I wake

up in the morning, I can barely walk, it's so painful! Lyme is horrible

May 31, 2010

Yeah - I have to find another doctor also - good luck with that but make sure

you do find one because it's the only thing that helped me!!!!Â Diane

________________________________

From: a Frazee <paula.frazee@...>

Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 9:42:46 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Feet Pain

Â

No, I'm not being treated for anything right now.Â I have to find a new doctor,

as my doctor that discovered I had Lyme was so sick herself that she had to

close her practice!Â I am going to try to find another doctor.

________________________________

From: Diane Biel <dkbmama@...>

Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 9:37:19 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Feet Pain

Â

a - I have painful feet also - I have heard it's the bart - are you being

treated for it?Â When I was being treated for it my feet because so much better

and now I have been out of treatment for reasons beyond my control and the foot

pain is coming back just this last week - and now I remember how I couldn't even

walk in the morning - I had to have shoes right by my bed and then tie them

tight just to be able to walk because of the pain.............other then being

in treatment nothing helped for my foot pain........I feel for you !!!Â The

pain is terrible!!!!Â Diane

________________________________

From: a Frazee <paula.frazee@...>

Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 8:58:47 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Feet Pain

Â

Thanks!Â I was going to try an epson salt bath tonight to see if it helps.Â It

is so difficut to be on your feet all day and then have the pain.Â When I wake

up in the morning, I can barely walk, it's so painful!Â Lyme is horrible!!!!!!

________________________________

From: KP <kmpelley@...>

Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 8:43:13 PM

Subject: [ ] Re: Feet Pain

Â

a,

Try daily alternating hot and ice cold foot baths. I have had bartonella for

about 16 years and I have some numbness, but it has never progressed to the pain

you describe. Several people in my lyme support group swear by an epsom salt

bath and then alternating their feet between that warm bathwater and a tub of

ice-water, ending with the ice water.

The diabetic elastic socks also help. I have found that the heavy duty elastic

hosiery is overkill, but the diabetic socks provide just enough support.

Warning, they are expensive.

Kathleen

I have so much pain in my feet. Feels like my bones burn in the tops and sides

of my feet. I work at Half Price Books and am on my feet all day long...it is

worse if I sit down and get back up...can barely walk. Anyone experience this?

Maybe it's not Lyme, but Fibromyalgia?

May 31, 2010

Yeah - I have to find another doctor also - good luck with that but make sure

you do find one because it's the only thing that helped me!!!!Â Diane

________________________________

From: a Frazee <paula.frazee@...>

Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 9:42:46 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Feet Pain

Â

No, I'm not being treated for anything right now.Â I have to find a new doctor,

as my doctor that discovered I had Lyme was so sick herself that she had to

close her practice!Â I am going to try to find another doctor.

________________________________

From: Diane Biel <dkbmama@...>

Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 9:37:19 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Feet Pain

Â

a - I have painful feet also - I have heard it's the bart - are you being

treated for it?Â When I was being treated for it my feet because so much better

and now I have been out of treatment for reasons beyond my control and the foot

pain is coming back just this last week - and now I remember how I couldn't even

walk in the morning - I had to have shoes right by my bed and then tie them

tight just to be able to walk because of the pain.............other then being

in treatment nothing helped for my foot pain........I feel for you !!!Â The

pain is terrible!!!!Â Diane

________________________________

From: a Frazee <paula.frazee@...>

Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 8:58:47 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Feet Pain

Â

Thanks!Â I was going to try an epson salt bath tonight to see if it helps.Â It

is so difficut to be on your feet all day and then have the pain.Â When I wake

up in the morning, I can barely walk, it's so painful!Â Lyme is horrible!!!!!!

________________________________

From: KP <kmpelley@...>

Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 8:43:13 PM

Subject: [ ] Re: Feet Pain

Â

a,

Try daily alternating hot and ice cold foot baths. I have had bartonella for

about 16 years and I have some numbness, but it has never progressed to the pain

you describe. Several people in my lyme support group swear by an epsom salt

bath and then alternating their feet between that warm bathwater and a tub of

ice-water, ending with the ice water.

The diabetic elastic socks also help. I have found that the heavy duty elastic

hosiery is overkill, but the diabetic socks provide just enough support.

Warning, they are expensive.

Kathleen

I have so much pain in my feet. Feels like my bones burn in the tops and sides

of my feet. I work at Half Price Books and am on my feet all day long...it is

worse if I sit down and get back up...can barely walk. Anyone experience this?

Maybe it's not Lyme, but Fibromyalgia?

May 31, 2010

I get my tramadol from my LLMD. It seems milder with fewer side effects (less

constipation) than straight codeine, for me anyway, but it relieves my pain most

of the time. I actually take 1/2 of a pill first and then if the relief is not

enough I take another 1/2 pill. Often it is enough because the waves of

pain/sickness sometimes just peak at a certain part of the day (most often early

afternoon to late afternoon) and by the time the tramadol wears off, I seem

better. Also, I am a big believer in interrupting pain before it gets too

bad...a lot of my pain is musculoskeletal and the slight interruption seems to

allow muscles to relax/recover a bit. If I wait too long to take something, then

the pain often intensifies to a level where the eventual pain reliever doesn't

help so much.

I have no difficulties however with addiction issues. On days when I have no

pain it doesn't occur to me to take anything. That said, I take tramadol at

least half the time.

Maureen

RE: [ ] Feet Pain

Sara, you're not alone...vicodin or tramadol both have this effect on both

my husband and myself. I lie awake for hours, happy enough to be doing so,

but not sleeping. I take tramadol in the daytime for overall muscle aches

and foot aches.

Maureen

M

May 31, 2010