Opiates vs Marijauna

[Guest guest]

Dear Anita, the feeling is mutual my dear. I am amazed at how quickly you

respond to people with information that you have consumed and now willing to

share it. As Joe Friday would say, " The facts mam, just the facts. " LOL

I know how addictive Dilaudid is, but when I expressed fear about taking it, the

doctor assured me I would not become a drug addict. He said that if you are in

pain, the drug will do what it is supposed to do - relieve pain. If you are not

in pain, you will get a high and do the things you see on TV. Believe me, I

have never had the urge to rob anyone. LOL I limit myself to 2 and sometimes 3

a day, not every 4 hours as indicated. The last time I was in ER, they gave me

a shot in the arm, and I asked why they didn't just put it in my IV or in my

hip. They said that the arm was the best place because it lasted longer before

you needed another shot. Anyway, my " habit " is not escalating and I have never

experienced any highs (wouldn't know what that was like to even compare it with

anything). If I have a problem, I know I can discuss it with my doctor and

wouldn't hesitate to if I thought I was taking too much. My body has a way of

telling me when it is time and I suppose you might call it withdrawal symptoms.

I told the nurse that I could feel a popping in different places, like a nervous

twich and she said it was the Dilaudid working and a common thing to " feel " that

way. Sometimes it feels like a jolt or shock. In the hospital, it was given at

regular intervals and I felt it more then, now I only feel it occasionally,

because I am taking less, but the dose is the same.

Carpe diem,

Lottie