Guest guest Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Carol, this sounds really bad. What did your doctor say when you asked him what would happen to the pain? What strength of Lortab are/were you taking? Are/Were they working well? Is he expecting you to quit cold turkey? It's second opinion time either from a rheumatologist or a pain management specialist. Doctors who are considerate and caring don't expect their patients to suffer when there is treatment available for their pain. Not an MD I'll tell you where to go! Mayo Clinic in Rochester http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester s Hopkins Medicine http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org [ ] Help-I need support > Dear Family, > I feel like you are my family because I can always run to you and you know > how I feel. Since I broke my leg and it healed shorter than the " good " > leg I > have had a tremendous amount of pain. I did not realize that I was > taking > more pain meds - Lortabs - 5 per day than I normally did. I have been > unconsciously doing this for about 1 year and my Dr. called me into his > office today > to say he needed to help me stop???? I asked him what would happen with > the > pain??? He just had to take away Celebrex due to Insurance regulations > and > Mobic didn't work, Lodine worked for about 1 hour after I took it????So > now he > is putting me on Cymbalta, 60mg per day; Motrin 600 mg 4 times per day; > Tramadol for break thru pain. I am stopping the Lodine, but forgot to ask > if I > should stop taking Effexor or Neurontin...he Rx'd them for me so he > knows what > I am taking. He says he realizes I have pain and says that I have > advanced > RA and MCTD but he says my body is conditioned to this high level of pain > meds > and I need to come down so they will work in the future when I will need > them more? He says I have severe rheumatoid neuropathy? I trust my Dr, > but I > am upset because in the beginning I didn't want to take the Lortab > because I > didn't want to be where I am today! He told me I had to?? The only > comfort > is that I know I can call him and he will help meif I need anything. I > just > feel very, very frustrated, sometime I feel like stopping EVERYTHING. No > pills, no shots, no nothing! It really sucks. My husband was with me > and he > said that the Dr. was very considerate and caring, I said that I felt > foolish. > And also, I changed one Rx for $10.00 for 4 Rx's for a total of $65.00??? > I > am tired, cranky and feel ripped off. It just isn't fair. Is it! > Gentle Hugs & Prayers, > Carol M. in CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Dear , I was really cranky last night. My Dr. did give me an Rx for Lortabs to help wean me off the Lortabs. I was taking 4 or 5 per day as per the instructions on the bottle - every 4 hours - because I would wake up at night and take them also. I knew I was getting to that point, but it is frustrating to deal with this too. Because the pain was getting worse - which he says is because my body was getting used to them My Dr. said he would work with me and that I can talk to him at any time. He is an Internist as well as clinical professor at UC . I just feel like I did what he said and now I am the one who gets to deal with this. So wish me luck as I go thru this change. I will contact my Rheumy at Stanford to see what I can do. Just please keep me in your prayers. I took the Cymbalta this AM and seemed to do ok, but I have both husband and grandson home sick today so I am running from one bedroom to the other - one has cold other stomach flu! yuck. Thank you. Gentle Hugs & prayers, Carol m. in CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Carol, you have every right to be cranky. You have been suffering for a very long time. From your story, it sounds as if your physician doesn't want you on opioids anymore, but he doesn't have a really good reason for deciding that you discontinue them. He wants you to stop because ... ? Is he worried about " addiction " ? Is he at all concerned that you could become " addicted " to Cymbalta and/or Effexor? Did he ever worry that you might become " addicted " to prednisone? Probably not, but why not then? You didn't say how well Lortab is working for you, but, if it is, why stop? What your physician said about stopping them now so that they will work if you need them in the future is ridiculous. When the pain increases, it's often because the pain has increased (imagine that!), not because you have become tolerant to the narcotic. Someone should consider giving you a sustained-release formulation of an analgesic so that your sleep won't be disturbed and so you will have less severe ups and downs in the pain cycle. If you had to wake up and take the Lortab so you could continue sleeping without pain, that's no good. Also, you might not need all of that acetaminophen. If your internist wants you to take 2400 mg of ibuprofen a day instead, did he give you something to prevent a GI bleed, too? Don't get me wrong. Narcotics aren't the only solution for chronic pain, but they can be a very good solution under certain circumstances. A pain management specialist can assess your complicated situation and give you reasonable, safe, effective options. Since your physician gave you his phone number, please use it. Call or page him when - and each and every time - you wake in the middle of the night because of the pain. Sorry about the sick pair you are tending to. I wish someone would be taking care of you. Not an MD I'll tell you where to go! Mayo Clinic in Rochester http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester s Hopkins Medicine http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org Re: [ ] Help-I need support > Dear , > I was really cranky last night. My Dr. did give me an Rx for Lortabs to > help wean me off the Lortabs. I was taking 4 or 5 per day as per the > instructions on the bottle - every 4 hours - because I would wake up at > night and take > them also. I knew I was getting to that point, but it is frustrating to > deal > with this too. Because the pain was getting worse - which he says is > because > my body was getting used to them My Dr. said he would work with me and > that > I can talk to him at any time. He is an Internist as well as clinical > professor at UC . I just feel like I did what he said and now I am > the one > who gets to deal with this. So wish me luck as I go thru this change. I > will > contact my Rheumy at Stanford to see what I can do. Just please keep me > in > your prayers. I took the Cymbalta this AM and seemed to do ok, but I > have > both husband and grandson home sick today so I am running from one > bedroom to > the other - one has cold other stomach flu! yuck. > Thank you. > Gentle Hugs & prayers, > Carol m. in CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Carol, I'm so sorry you are having such difficult times. You should call your doctor and let him know what you just told us. Is this your rheumatologist? Have you gone back to your orthopedist? I know I get results with my orthopedist. He seems to be the only doctor I have that actually empathizes with my situation. I have a great team of docs, but I can always depend on my ortho. You should really talk to your docs. Gentle hugs and prayers, Marina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 While we're on the subject of pain meds, I have a prescription for Tramadol for pain. I try to take it only when I really need it, but I have to say, that's pretty often. Not every day, but several times a week, especially at night. I was given a prescription for Percocet by my primary care, before my dx of RA, and I still have uite a few of those left, but I have rarely taken them, as Percocet gives me headaches. I think I have read that Tramodol is not an opiate, is that correct? But I also think I've read that it CAN be addictive (or lead to dependence) anyway. I guess I don't know how careful I need to be with it. With both the Tramadol and the Percocet, they only help if the pain isn't REALLY bad. Before I was dx'd, and then put on prednisone, the pain was so bad that two percocet didn't even make a difference. Now I'm on Mtx and Diclofenac, and weaning down off the prednisone. Now that the prednisone is decreased, I have more pain bad enough that I need the pain meds, but at least they usually work. I'm crossing my fingers that the Mtx will start working well enough that I don't need the pain meds very often if at all, but I figure I should at least learn as much about them as I can. > > Carol, you have every right to be cranky. You have been suffering for a very > long time. > > From your story, it sounds as if your physician doesn't want you on opioids > anymore, but he doesn't have a really good reason for deciding that you > discontinue them. > > He wants you to stop because ... ? Is he worried about " addiction " ? Is he at > all concerned that you could become " addicted " to Cymbalta and/or Effexor? > Did he ever worry that you might become " addicted " to prednisone? Probably > not, but why not then? > > You didn't say how well Lortab is working for you, but, if it is, why stop? > What your physician said about stopping them now so that they will work if > you need them in the future is ridiculous. > > When the pain increases, it's often because the pain has increased (imagine > that!), not because you have become tolerant to the narcotic. > > Someone should consider giving you a sustained-release formulation of an > analgesic so that your sleep won't be disturbed and so you will have less > severe ups and downs in the pain cycle. If you had to wake up and take the > Lortab so you could continue sleeping without pain, that's no good. Also, > you might not need all of that acetaminophen. > > If your internist wants you to take 2400 mg of ibuprofen a day instead, did > he give you something to prevent a GI bleed, too? > > Don't get me wrong. Narcotics aren't the only solution for chronic pain, but > they can be a very good solution under certain circumstances. A pain > management specialist can assess your complicated situation and give you > reasonable, safe, effective options. > > Since your physician gave you his phone number, please use it. Call or page > him when - and each and every time - you wake in the middle of the night > because of the pain. > > Sorry about the sick pair you are tending to. I wish someone would be taking > care of you. > > > > Not an MD > > I'll tell you where to go! > > Mayo Clinic in Rochester > http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester > > s Hopkins Medicine > http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org > > > Re: [ ] Help-I need support > > > > Dear , > > I was really cranky last night. My Dr. did give me an Rx for Lortabs to > > help wean me off the Lortabs. I was taking 4 or 5 per day as per the > > instructions on the bottle - every 4 hours - because I would wake up at > > night and take > > them also. I knew I was getting to that point, but it is frustrating to > > deal > > with this too. Because the pain was getting worse - which he says is > > because > > my body was getting used to them My Dr. said he would work with me and > > that > > I can talk to him at any time. He is an Internist as well as clinical > > professor at UC . I just feel like I did what he said and now I am > > the one > > who gets to deal with this. So wish me luck as I go thru this change. I > > will > > contact my Rheumy at Stanford to see what I can do. Just please keep me > > in > > your prayers. I took the Cymbalta this AM and seemed to do ok, but I > > have > > both husband and grandson home sick today so I am running from one > > bedroom to > > the other - one has cold other stomach flu! yuck. > > Thank you. > > Gentle Hugs & prayers, > > Carol m. in CA > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Hiya ,I have taken tramadol for many years.Tramadol has to be taken all the time to build up in our system to get the full effects of it.I take it 4 times a day 50mg,it works well with other pain relief that i have taken,mst among them. > > > > Carol, you have every right to be cranky. You have been suffering > for a very > > long time. > > > > From your story, it sounds as if your physician doesn't want you > on opioids > > anymore, but he doesn't have a really good reason for deciding > that you > > discontinue them. > > > > He wants you to stop because ... ? Is he worried > about " addiction " ? Is he at > > all concerned that you could become " addicted " to Cymbalta and/or > Effexor? > > Did he ever worry that you might become " addicted " to prednisone? > Probably > > not, but why not then? > > > > You didn't say how well Lortab is working for you, but, if it is, > why stop? > > What your physician said about stopping them now so that they will > work if > > you need them in the future is ridiculous. > > > > When the pain increases, it's often because the pain has increased > (imagine > > that!), not because you have become tolerant to the narcotic. > > > > Someone should consider giving you a sustained-release formulation > of an > > analgesic so that your sleep won't be disturbed and so you will > have less > > severe ups and downs in the pain cycle. If you had to wake up and > take the > > Lortab so you could continue sleeping without pain, that's no > good. Also, > > you might not need all of that acetaminophen. > > > > If your internist wants you to take 2400 mg of ibuprofen a day > instead, did > > he give you something to prevent a GI bleed, too? > > > > Don't get me wrong. Narcotics aren't the only solution for chronic > pain, but > > they can be a very good solution under certain circumstances. A > pain > > management specialist can assess your complicated situation and > give you > > reasonable, safe, effective options. > > > > Since your physician gave you his phone number, please use it. > Call or page > > him when - and each and every time - you wake in the middle of the > night > > because of the pain. > > > > Sorry about the sick pair you are tending to. I wish someone would > be taking > > care of you. > > > > > > > > Not an MD > > > > I'll tell you where to go! > > > > Mayo Clinic in Rochester > > http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester > > > > s Hopkins Medicine > > http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org > > > > > > Re: [ ] Help-I need support > > > > > > > Dear , > > > I was really cranky last night. My Dr. did give me an Rx for > Lortabs to > > > help wean me off the Lortabs. I was taking 4 or 5 per day as > per the > > > instructions on the bottle - every 4 hours - because I would > wake up at > > > night and take > > > them also. I knew I was getting to that point, but it is > frustrating to > > > deal > > > with this too. Because the pain was getting worse - which he > says is > > > because > > > my body was getting used to them My Dr. said he would work with > me and > > > that > > > I can talk to him at any time. He is an Internist as well as > clinical > > > professor at UC . I just feel like I did what he said and > now I am > > > the one > > > who gets to deal with this. So wish me luck as I go thru this > change. I > > > will > > > contact my Rheumy at Stanford to see what I can do. Just > please keep me > > > in > > > your prayers. I took the Cymbalta this AM and seemed to do ok, > but I > > > have > > > both husband and grandson home sick today so I am running from > one > > > bedroom to > > > the other - one has cold other stomach flu! yuck. > > > Thank you. > > > Gentle Hugs & prayers, > > > Carol m. in CA > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 > > Hiya ,I have taken tramadol for many years.Tramadol has to be > taken all the time to build up in our system to get the full effects > of it.I take it 4 times a day 50mg,it works well with other pain > relief that i have taken,mst among them. Really?!? My prescription was written as, " Take 1-2 tablets every 4-6 hours as needed for pain " The Dr. didn't make it sound like this was something I was supposed to take all the time. It makes me pretty sleepy. I'm not sure hiow functional I'd be taking it during the day on a regular basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 , Everyone's situation is different. Tramadol need not be taken round-the-clock. When people do take opioids each day and throughout the day for chronic (24/7) pain, side effects like drowsiness and nausea usually go away after a few days (referred to as " tolerance " to adverse effects). Constipation is one vexing side effect that may not subside. Not an MD I'll tell you where to go! Mayo Clinic in Rochester http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester s Hopkins Medicine http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org [ ] Re: Help-I need support > >> >> Hiya ,I have taken tramadol for many years.Tramadol has to be >> taken all the time to build up in our system to get the full effects >> of it.I take it 4 times a day 50mg,it works well with other pain >> relief that i have taken,mst among them. > > Really?!? My prescription was written as, " Take 1-2 tablets every 4-6 > hours as needed for pain " The Dr. didn't make it sound like this was > something I was supposed to take all the time. > > It makes me pretty sleepy. I'm not sure hiow functional I'd be taking > it during the day on a regular basis. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 > >> > >> Hiya ,I have taken tramadol for many years.Tramadol has to be > >> taken all the time to build up in our system to get the full effects > >> of it.I take it 4 times a day 50mg,it works well with other pain > >> relief that i have taken,mst among them. > > > > Really?!? My prescription was written as, " Take 1-2 tablets every 4-6 > > hours as needed for pain " The Dr. didn't make it sound like this was > > something I was supposed to take all the time. > > > > It makes me pretty sleepy. I'm not sure hiow functional I'd be taking > > it during the day on a regular basis. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 My bottle says to take 1 tablet 4 times a day as needed. At the time I was given the prescription, I was having lots of hip pain. I just took one at bedtime while that was going on. I take one occasionally now when I'm having more pain than usual, but it's mostly at bedtime. When I was having that recent shoulder pain, I took 2 one day, but it didn't get rid of the pain completely. Sue On Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at 02:09 PM, Randall wrote: > >> >> Hiya ,I have taken tramadol for many years.Tramadol has to be >> taken all the time to build up in our system to get the full effects >> of it.I take it 4 times a day 50mg,it works well with other pain >> relief that i have taken,mst among them. > > Really?!? My prescription was written as, " Take 1-2 tablets every 4-6 > hours as needed for pain " The Dr. didn't make it sound like this was > something I was supposed to take all the time. > > It makes me pretty sleepy. I'm not sure hiow functional I'd be taking > it during the day on a regular basis. > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Hi, I've been taking tramadol for three years now. I'm currently taking three a day, and the medication keeps the pain down but not completely out. I had been taking four a day for a while, but I developed constipation. This cleared up when I went back to three a day. > > > > Carol, you have every right to be cranky. You have been suffering > for a very > > long time. > > > > From your story, it sounds as if your physician doesn't want you > on opioids > > anymore, but he doesn't have a really good reason for deciding > that you > > discontinue them. > > > > He wants you to stop because ... ? Is he worried > about " addiction " ? Is he at > > all concerned that you could become " addicted " to Cymbalta and/or > Effexor? > > Did he ever worry that you might become " addicted " to prednisone? > Probably > > not, but why not then? > > > > You didn't say how well Lortab is working for you, but, if it is, > why stop? > > What your physician said about stopping them now so that they will > work if > > you need them in the future is ridiculous. > > > > When the pain increases, it's often because the pain has increased > (imagine > > that!), not because you have become tolerant to the narcotic. > > > > Someone should consider giving you a sustained-release formulation > of an > > analgesic so that your sleep won't be disturbed and so you will > have less > > severe ups and downs in the pain cycle. If you had to wake up and > take the > > Lortab so you could continue sleeping without pain, that's no > good. Also, > > you might not need all of that acetaminophen. > > > > If your internist wants you to take 2400 mg of ibuprofen a day > instead, did > > he give you something to prevent a GI bleed, too? > > > > Don't get me wrong. Narcotics aren't the only solution for chronic > pain, but > > they can be a very good solution under certain circumstances. A > pain > > management specialist can assess your complicated situation and > give you > > reasonable, safe, effective options. > > > > Since your physician gave you his phone number, please use it. > Call or page > > him when - and each and every time - you wake in the middle of the > night > > because of the pain. > > > > Sorry about the sick pair you are tending to. I wish someone would > be taking > > care of you. > > > > > > > > Not an MD > > > > I'll tell you where to go! > > > > Mayo Clinic in Rochester > > http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester > > > > s Hopkins Medicine > > http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org > > > > > > Re: [ ] Help-I need support > > > > > > > Dear , > > > I was really cranky last night. My Dr. did give me an Rx for > Lortabs to > > > help wean me off the Lortabs. I was taking 4 or 5 per day as > per the > > > instructions on the bottle - every 4 hours - because I would > wake up at > > > night and take > > > them also. I knew I was getting to that point, but it is > frustrating to > > > deal > > > with this too. Because the pain was getting worse - which he > says is > > > because > > > my body was getting used to them My Dr. said he would work with > me and > > > that > > > I can talk to him at any time. He is an Internist as well as > clinical > > > professor at UC . I just feel like I did what he said and > now I am > > > the one > > > who gets to deal with this. So wish me luck as I go thru this > change. I > > > will > > > contact my Rheumy at Stanford to see what I can do. Just > please keep me > > > in > > > your prayers. I took the Cymbalta this AM and seemed to do ok, > but I > > > have > > > both husband and grandson home sick today so I am running from > one > > > bedroom to > > > the other - one has cold other stomach flu! yuck. > > > Thank you. > > > Gentle Hugs & prayers, > > > Carol m. in CA > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 Hi , So Tramadol _is_ an opiode? I thought I had read that it wasn't. ....Not that it makes a difference, I guess, but I was just wondering. For now, I'd rather not take a pain killer around the clock. I don't like hurting, but I also need to know whether the other meds are starting to work or not. > >> > >> Hiya ,I have taken tramadol for many years.Tramadol has to be > >> taken all the time to build up in our system to get the full effects > >> of it.I take it 4 times a day 50mg,it works well with other pain > >> relief that i have taken,mst among them. > > > > Really?!? My prescription was written as, " Take 1-2 tablets every 4-6 > > hours as needed for pain " The Dr. didn't make it sound like this was > > something I was supposed to take all the time. > > > > It makes me pretty sleepy. I'm not sure hiow functional I'd be taking > > it during the day on a regular basis. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 That's sort of my experience too. It definitely helps if the pain is moderate, but if it's REALLY bad, even taking 2 Tramodol doesn't help that much. (though sometimes it will put me to sleep so I can ignore the pain!<g>) > >> > >> Hiya ,I have taken tramadol for many years.Tramadol has to be > >> taken all the time to build up in our system to get the full effects > >> of it.I take it 4 times a day 50mg,it works well with other pain > >> relief that i have taken,mst among them. > > > > Really?!? My prescription was written as, " Take 1-2 tablets every 4-6 > > hours as needed for pain " The Dr. didn't make it sound like this was > > something I was supposed to take all the time. > > > > It makes me pretty sleepy. I'm not sure hiow functional I'd be taking > > it during the day on a regular basis. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 , Yes, tramadol is an opioid. There is a lot of confusion over this drug. It was approved by the FDA in 1995 as an opioid analgesic that supposedly (and according to the manufacturer and trials) would have lower dependence and abuse potential than other opioids. At approval in 1995, the FDA did not recommend that tramadol be scheduled as a controlled substance. It still isn't, but that may change. Not an MD I'll tell you where to go! Mayo Clinic in Rochester http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester s Hopkins Medicine http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org [ ] Re: Help-I need support > Hi , > > So Tramadol _is_ an opiode? I thought I had read that it wasn't. > ...Not that it makes a difference, I guess, but I was just wondering. > > For now, I'd rather not take a pain killer around the clock. I > don't like hurting, but I also need to know whether the other meds > are starting to work or not. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 , one thing I had a hard time learning is that if you are hurting so much you must have a pain pill, it's too late. I finally started taking my pain med full time and raised it a little when the pain was greater. In the past, I'd heard all the stories about getting hooked on it, and that's bad. Now I know it's not true at all, we must use all our resources regardless of the " old wives tales " of our past. It's your choice, but I would suggest taking your pain pills for a short time, a month perhaps, and see what the difference is. Dennis [ ] Re: Help-I need support > Hi , > > So Tramadol _is_ an opiode? I thought I had read that it wasn't. > ...Not that it makes a difference, I guess, but I was just wondering. > > For now, I'd rather not take a pain killer around the clock. I > don't like hurting, but I also need to know whether the other meds > are starting to work or not. > > > > >> >> , >> >> >> Everyone's situation is different. Tramadol need not be taken >> round-the-clock. >> >> When people do take opioids each day and throughout the day for > chronic >> (24/7) pain, side effects like drowsiness and nausea usually go > away after a >> few days (referred to as " tolerance " to adverse effects). > Constipation is >> one vexing side effect that may not subside. >> >> >> >> >> Not an MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 Hi Dennis, The trouble with that is that I'm not sure I'll know if the Mtx is working the way it should be, or whether we should be looking for another DMARD. I feel like I need to have that " feedback " , at least until we have the other meds where they need to be. > >> > >> , > >> > >> > >> Everyone's situation is different. Tramadol need not be taken > >> round-the-clock. > >> > >> When people do take opioids each day and throughout the day for > > chronic > >> (24/7) pain, side effects like drowsiness and nausea usually go > > away after a > >> few days (referred to as " tolerance " to adverse effects). > > Constipation is > >> one vexing side effect that may not subside. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Not an MD > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 Hi Dennis,I agree with you 100%.RA pain can drag us to our knee's.I was a bit upset yesterday when i realised i had been lied to by my reummy about tramadol.I have thought about it over the day and have come to the conclusion what the heck do'es it really matter!Quality of life for me is more important than how long i live.I hope you feeling ok today.Hugs > > >> > > >> , > > >> > > >> > > >> Everyone's situation is different. Tramadol need not be taken > > >> round-the-clock. > > >> > > >> When people do take opioids each day and throughout the day for > > > chronic > > >> (24/7) pain, side effects like drowsiness and nausea usually go > > > away after a > > >> few days (referred to as " tolerance " to adverse effects). > > > Constipation is > > >> one vexing side effect that may not subside. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Not an MD > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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