narcotic posts

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Hi Sherri,

I guess I can see how this could happen, as you hear about it all

the time - but as an example, yesterday, the pain was less, so I

didn't have to take any break-through OXI. Today is not so good, so

I will probably have to take some. But, these pills have NEVER given

me a " feelgood feeling " . I don't know what that term means. They do

nothing for me, but take the pain edge off - I never get rid of it

completely. If the pain was gone, the pills would be gone too. Maybe

it is a brain chemistry problem that it effects people differently,

or an addictive personality like with alcohol or cigarettes. I just

don't want to discourage people from using these drugs if it can

give them some relief. Also, I am talking severe pain, not just a

little discomfort. My pain is so bad without them that I can not

function, even talk. Also, I am aggressively looking for help from

doctors. I am new to the vulvar disorders and I am determined to

find permanent relief.

nne

> Hi:

>

> I've read some of the narcotic posts while on vacation. Two of my

friends (close friends) are narcotic addicts. They did not think

when they started that years later they would still be addicted to

Percocet, Vicodin or any other pain pill they could get their hands

on.

>

> Both of them started taking them for what should have been short

term. One had a motorcycle accident and one had a bad knee.

Vulvodynia is not a short term problem. The dependency on these

drugs goes from physical to mental even if they manage to get off.

One has been in rehab four times in two years. Mentally, they go

back because they like the feelgood feeling of the drug.

>

> According to them, it is not a high like with pot or other drugs.

It is a feel good feeling where whatever problems they have kind of

disappear and all is right with the world. They both said that they

got addicted not realizing until they tried to stop that they were.

For what it is worth they are both men. One is 47 and one is 33.

>

> Just my two cents.

>

> Sherri

>

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> Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 00:41:16 -0800 (PST)

>

> ,

>

> Just wanted to send a separate message to you to say thank you

> for clearing up what you meant.

>

> I said what I did in the other message b/c in case there was

> confusion on the part of some of the others.

>

> Kristy

>

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[Guest guest]

I have to agree here with nne. I have rheumatoid arthritis and when I started with this VV thing, I eventually--with the excruciating pain of both of those things was a daily taker of narcotic pain relief. I am quite lucky that I never had a "high" feeling, never felt like my problems went away, never went into an altered state of feeling or being or anything...it just cut the pain to the point where I wasn't writhing in agony and crying. When I got the VV pain under control with an anti-depressant and had a total knee replacement, the pain lessened exponentially and overtime as I healed, I simply stopped taking the pain meds. Today, I take no narcotics--thank God.

I know I am one of those lucky ones that doesn't have the addictive personality type or the genetic coding that these meds are problematic for many. I have enough health problems, I think that that would be more than cruel ; )

Anyhow, I sympathize with those people who fear "becoming addicted" and understand the fear. But there are so many types of pain meds available--that address those fears. And it is my own experience that pain meds did not give me pleasure, they simply gave me less and/or no pain--which I guess, in a way is pleaasure--but I would be hard pressed to call it that--given the misery of daily VV.

Anne

[Guest guest]

I have to agree here with nne. I have rheumatoid arthritis and when I started with this VV thing, I eventually--with the excruciating pain of both of those things was a daily taker of narcotic pain relief. I am quite lucky that I never had a "high" feeling, never felt like my problems went away, never went into an altered state of feeling or being or anything...it just cut the pain to the point where I wasn't writhing in agony and crying. When I got the VV pain under control with an anti-depressant and had a total knee replacement, the pain lessened exponentially and overtime as I healed, I simply stopped taking the pain meds. Today, I take no narcotics--thank God.

I know I am one of those lucky ones that doesn't have the addictive personality type or the genetic coding that these meds are problematic for many. I have enough health problems, I think that that would be more than cruel ; )

Anyhow, I sympathize with those people who fear "becoming addicted" and understand the fear. But there are so many types of pain meds available--that address those fears. And it is my own experience that pain meds did not give me pleasure, they simply gave me less and/or no pain--which I guess, in a way is pleaasure--but I would be hard pressed to call it that--given the misery of daily VV.

Anne

[Guest guest]

I have to agree here with nne. I have rheumatoid arthritis and when I started with this VV thing, I eventually--with the excruciating pain of both of those things was a daily taker of narcotic pain relief. I am quite lucky that I never had a "high" feeling, never felt like my problems went away, never went into an altered state of feeling or being or anything...it just cut the pain to the point where I wasn't writhing in agony and crying. When I got the VV pain under control with an anti-depressant and had a total knee replacement, the pain lessened exponentially and overtime as I healed, I simply stopped taking the pain meds. Today, I take no narcotics--thank God.

I know I am one of those lucky ones that doesn't have the addictive personality type or the genetic coding that these meds are problematic for many. I have enough health problems, I think that that would be more than cruel ; )

Anyhow, I sympathize with those people who fear "becoming addicted" and understand the fear. But there are so many types of pain meds available--that address those fears. And it is my own experience that pain meds did not give me pleasure, they simply gave me less and/or no pain--which I guess, in a way is pleaasure--but I would be hard pressed to call it that--given the misery of daily VV.

Anne