Re: Vicoden

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Autumn and group;

I just wanted to comment on the vicoden. I take that for

headaches. THe 5s didnt help and now he gives me 7s. THey don't

help hardly at all. I heard vicoden was good pain pills.

My primary doctor has been working on my headaches for about 7

months now. He is sending me for a second sleep study he thinks

they have something to do with my c-pap. I have had headaches for

30 years now. I doubt it seriously that its a problem with my c-pap

or it's setting.

THe vicoden doesnt help any of the osteo or RA pain either, it

wasnt prescribed for that though. I realize pain meds help certain

areas of our body. For example some are for smooth muscles, and

some are for head area.

I can't understand who thought vicoden was a good pain pill lol. He

first thought the headaches are from the meds I take. I also know

that pain pills can cause headaches. I have done a lot of research

for headaches and really believe I am haveing Cluster headaches. Can

I have a low tolerance to vicoden haaaaaaaaa. I don't know but they

do hardly anything for my pain. I thought I would tell you about the

vicodene cause you dont get relief from it either. God bless and

take care

gentle kind hugs

Clora

> I've had RA for 6 years now. I was diagnosed at age 16.

>

> I started on Enbrel about a month after my diagnosis (I was lucky,

a

> family dr. diagnosed me, and I was able to get into a rheumy

within a

> month and she started me on Enbrel then).

>

> I take Naprosyn for inflammation (as needed), I take tylenol as

> needed, and I have been on prednisone during bad flare ups. I've

> also been prescribed vicodin and darvocet after hip injuries

(vicodin

> didn't help me at all).

>

> I actually don't know my current RA factor. I recently started my

> first job after college and my insurance won't cover anything to

do

> with pre-existing conditions for a year, so I have to save up to

get

> my blood work done.

>

> When I was 15, I injured my ankle at cheerleading practice (still

> haven't figured out how it started hurting) and it never healed.

> When I was barely 16, I had a bad virus that mimicked asthma and

had

> to go to the hospital for it. I was off practices for all of my

> sports for three weeks because of this. When school started back

up

> after Christmas break, I woke up the first day of school and my

feet

> were swollen and I could barely walk. It then went quickly into

my

> hands. After this, within the next month, it was in both ankles,

> hips, shoulders, wrists, knees, and elbows. It hit each pair of

> joints a few days apart, but it was very rapid.

>

> I was very lucky to start taking Enbrel and methotrexate at the

> beginning. If I had waited very long, I would have been crippled

so

> we treated it aggressively. I am now only on Enbrel, and

> occassionally naprosyn as needed so I have been doing really well

> since it all started.

>

> Hope this helps

> Autumn

>