Re: Dangers of stopping medications

May 31, 2002

I

> was left without enough oxycontin and Darvon N100 to

> get through

> the long holiday weekend.

> The point I'm trying to make is to call your doctor

> if you find

> yourself in a similar situation

Similar thing (only completely different)happened to

me a month ago. I had been taking Ativan at least

0.5mg once a day and up to 0.5mg three times daily.

I called in for a refill and did not get up to the

pharmacist's to retrieve it for a week. Went without

for nearly that long. This was also about the time I

figured out that Ibuprofen was causing tongue sores

and I went to aspirin. I ended up with a rebound

headache that I did not know if I would get relief

from. I mentioned this to my doc, and he agreed that

it prob was a rebound from not getting the Ativan.

Moral of the story--don't run out.

Even if you don't have hallucinations or headaches,

you can end up in the hospital in withdrawals. NO fun.

=====

faroe and the springfield crew

what part of our history's reinvented and under rug swept?

what part of your memory is selective and tends to forget?

........Alanis ette

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June 2, 2002

Thanks, . Your experience is sure to help someone else who

takes the patches to control pain. I'm sure having a fever would

cause the patch to release medications faster...or at least it

would seem that way to me. In any event, you have given the right

direction--call your doctor if you have a question or a situation

in which you may need your doctor's direction.

Ray

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