Guest guest Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 Hello , This happens with medicines. ( 1 ) They may become less effective with time of use. ( 2 ) Worse, they may develop side effects after having been taking them for some quite variable time span. I have experienced both of the above. I wish you the best. donpat > wrote: >I am suddenly experiencing some bad side effects from my pain meds. Nausea, headache, and they are making me agitated almost hyper when I take them at night, so I am unable to sleep. I finally feel asleep at 8 am. I woke up at 5pm. I am still nauseous and in pain, but I am afraid to take my meds! Has anyone else ever experienced this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Thank you. I wonder then, for those of you with constant pain. Do you just keep increasing the dosage, if the pain meds seem to work less over time? I'm sorry if this is a dumb question, but I've always wondered, since it seems like my body always adjusts after two weeks, then I have to take a break and endure the pain. Thanks Don wrote: > Hello , > This happens with medicines. > > ( 1 ) They may become less effective with time > of use. > > ( 2 ) Worse, they may develop side effects after > having been taking them for some quite > variable time span. > > I have experienced both of the above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2010 Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 Seems that perhaps you have never reached the doseage that you need to treat your pain. It might take a month or two to find that dose. So you really have never been titrated up to your personal dose, or the medication you are taking isn't really the best one for you. Not all medicines work the same for everyone. I found that oxycontin made me more drowsy than less pain relief. MSContin seems to work well for me but I know over time the dose will go up as my body becomes accustomed to it. If at some time it becomes less effective or the dose is getting high, the doctor may switch to a new one which could work much better. Or I could be one of those people who remain on a high dose and another medication is added. Also, most often people in chronic pain are kept on a base dose and will need breakthrough pain medication for when the pain flares up for whatever reason. That seems to be the best way to handle chronic severe pain when on pain meds. Jennette wrote: Thank you. I wonder then, for those of you with constant pain. Do you just keep increasing the dosage, if the pain meds seem to work less over time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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