A question about Lyrica and hydrocodone

[Guest guest]

Hey all,

I have been thinking about Lyrica. I would like to try it if someday I can

afford it. I am just afraid the doc will take my hydrocodone away and I might

still need it. Does anyone know if they take all your pain meds away when they

prescribe Lyrica???????????????????

hugs and love,

Debra V.

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[Guest guest]

NO!! My doctor is letting me keep mine even after I start the Lyrica. I'm

hoping that if the Lyrica works, and keeps my pain level down to say a 5 on its

own...which is about where the pain meds take it to, then possibly the pain meds

on top of the Lyrica will actually get me pain-free. Of course, that's a

long-shot, but it never hurts to hope.

This being said, I have been realising that even IF I were able to get my pain

level to a zero, I still won't be the old me. The pain is often the most

predominant symptom we have as it will NOT be ignored, however, if the pain were

gone we would still have the fatigue, the IBS, the allergy and sinus problems,

the hard, stiff muscles, the fog, the loss of balance and difficulty with

movement, and all the other symptoms we now have, and we will still suffer that

general feeling of malaise, or simply feeling 'unwell'. I SOOOO cannot remember

what it felt like to be 'normal'. I can remember the days I could do anything

and everything with no problems (and how I took that 'for granted') but for the

life of me, I cannot recapture the memory of how that actually 'felt'. I

sometimes have very vivid dreams of myself 'back in the day', and I will wake up

crying from those as I didn't WANT to wake up. But, the memory of the dreams

fade, as most dreams eventually will, and am left once again with no true recall

of the sensation. I equate it with 'freedom'. I once was free, but now I am a

slave to several monsterous 'overlords', and have no chance of escaping them.

They truly ARE disgusting, ugly monsters, and when they crack their whips, I

must obey!! Sometimes I can hide for a while, but they always find me and then

punish me for my 'sin' of hiding or trying to escape!!

I realise thoughts like these do me no good, and yet I think they are part of

the mourning process. I don't know if I will ever have the strength to stop

mourning, it seems highly unlikely at this point, as I have been struggling with

these conditions for well over 30 years. Possibly if they stopped getting worse,

or another monster doesn't join to enslave me even more...but that now seems

very unlikely as well. I do fight them, I have a med against most of them, sort

of like an 'amulet', but they don't always work.

I know I have actually 'personalised' them, I can 'see' a different monster for

each thing...the CFS monster and his underlings, the FMS monster and HIS

underlings, the IBS monster....on and on!! It sometimes helps to picture them

this way, so as I take a med, say the Lomotil, I say 'DIE, you IBS monster!!

LOL! They don't die, but at least run off somewhere for a while to lick their

wounds.

I know this entire thing is off-topic, but I couldn't stop writing it. Sorry

Hope our monsters are all 'at bay' for a while.

Peace and Love

Caroline

> Hey all,

> I have been thinking about Lyrica. I would like to try it if someday I

> can afford it. I am just afraid the doc will take my hydrocodone away

> and I might still need it. Does anyone know if they take all your pain

> meds away when they prescribe Lyrica???????????????????

> hugs and love,

> Debra V.

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[Guest guest]

The way you have described your doc, Debra, my guess would be no, he would

not take your pain meds away. The point of the Lyrica is hopefully to cut

back on those pain meds, but I doubt your doc would take them away from you.

Even on Lyrica, I'm sure there are bad days where you need the pain meds.

I think some of the newly diagnosed are being prescribed the Lyrica

without getting any pain meds, like it should be enough to handle their

pain. But we know that's not true, and you've said how great your doc is.

So I wouldn't worry, just discuss it with your doc. Take care.

Jeanne in WI

> Hey all,

> I have been thinking about Lyrica. I would like to try it if someday I

> can afford it. I am just afraid the doc will take my hydrocodone away and

> I might still need it. Does anyone know if they take all your pain meds

> away when they prescribe Lyrica???????????????????

> hugs and love,

> Debra V.

[Guest guest]

I am so afraid of the pain I will not even talk to any doctor about Lycra just

in case they take my Vicodin away. I only take 3 a day but what if I didn't

have that. It doesn't take the pain away but it takes the edge off and I think

that is the best anyone can do. I hurt so very bad right now, physically,

emotionally, and everything inbetween. I just don't know if I can face the fact

that this will be for the rest of my life. They have me on 2 different anti

depressants, they are going to change them around later this month because of

the feelings I have towards tomorrow. I don't want to feel like this...I want it

to go away. I know those dreams you are speaking of....the ones where I play

ball with the kids, have a passionate love making session with my man, the clean

house, the anticipation of the day. The monster has stolen them from me and I

hate him. I wrote that I feel sorry for myself but I really think it is the

rage inside me for what has been stolen.

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