Diane/my friend imd again:(

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Thank you also for emailing back. I told tammy that i really dont know what

to think of my friend heather. She also imd me asking if she could come here

on Friday and bring the baby before her mom can get custody. Ummm heck NO!!!

All kinds of red flags are going up but i do feel for her. I think maybe the

pills are a way to cope with what she is going through I dont know.

ill let you all know if she emails again but maybe rehab is the best thing

and id have to agree with her mom. see i havent talked to her mother at all

and im sure if i did id get the other side of story. its been about 6 or so

yrs since i even talked to heather so who knows whats been going on.

I just know i coldnt even think about functioning if i were on all those

meds together- goodness!!!!

Thanks again !

rachael

>

> Hi

>

> You are right. Those three alone are harsh and no Dr. that I know

> of would prescribe all three and tell the patient to take all three

> at the same time. He may have started her out on one and when that

> didn't work, switched her to something else, etc. She probably

> either did not understand the Dr and continued to take all three.

> If so, then she would probably be sleeping 24/7 because they knock

> you out. If she is addicted, Rehab is the best place, because then

> they can give her a pain med that is not addictive and will cut the

> pain. I know because when my son had surgery we informed the Dr.

> ahead of time that he was an addict (clean for 11 months now) and

> the Dr. prescribed a non addictive pain med which helped him with

> the pain. Best of luck to you in dealing with this.

> Diane - Minnesota

>

>

> >

> > Ok as some of you may know i have a myspace page where i have

> reconnected

> > with old friends and so on. Well i have been talking to my old

> best friend

> > from high school and i guess shes had a long hard go at things

> like most of

> > us after hs lol.

> > anyways she IM'd me today freaking out cause her mom who she is

> living with

> > is taking custody of her 4 children, kicking her out and told her

> she has to

> > get rehab if she wants her kids back or to even see them. they

> said she is

> > addicted to pain meds....

> > now i know this girl, she was alot of trouble in high school (so

> was i but

> > ive changed and grown as most do) and she still may be a troubel

> maker or

> > getting into things she shouldnt so im leary on giving her advice

> but this

> > is what she told me...

> >

> > she has scoliosis and 2 slipped disks in her back (i remember her

> > grandmother and she had a bad 'bent up' back) She is on valium,

> percocets

> > AND vicodin. Now when she wrote that my eyes bugged out cause

> those 3 are

> > pretty harsh meds especially if combined. I cant imagine taking

> that much

> > but has anyone heard of taking all 3 of these at the same time for

> a bad

> > back? Im trying to help her and give her some advice because if we

> are in

> > chronic pain we do take meds and often are addicted with no fault

> on us. And

> > a person who is suffering from chronic pain shouldnt be put into

> rehab if

> > they need these meds. I just think its alot of meds so wanted to

> ask you

> > guys...i dont want to judge her but maybe she isnt being straight

> with me.

> > You know me...i wanna help everyone in the world LOL.

> >

> >

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