MED, DEPRESSION AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

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, Weaver, Tanwy, ,

, I sometimes am concerned I would build a tolerance to my meds to

. But there are so many pain meds out there I am sure we can get something

else, I hope so anyway. what is MS contin?, Don't know if I had that.

Need to know what it is first. My family thinks I am addicted. I just don't tell

them what I take. My husband knows I hurt from the crys of pain. I am one not to

cry but I have went over my limit with this pain.

Tawny, I got pain meds so easy from this one rhuemy. He was great. At the time I

had no medical insurance and I was laid off. All I had to pay was my 45 dollar

doctor visit. He gave me what ever I wanted. I think he had a second sence for

people in pain. I always took the meds as recommended. Or I would have gotten

addicted is what I believe. I am very careful to not take more than I am suppose

too. One time I took all my meds twice by accident. I forgot I had already took

them an hour ago. I called the poison center right away. After that my daughter

bought me a pill container for a week with 4 doses on each day. I was ok after I

double took my meds, but I felt awful till they wore off.

Weaver, I don't let anyone worry me about what pills I take. It took me a while

to do this. No one knows our pain, untill they walk a mile in our shoes. My

daughter remarked one time how her mother n law didn take her RA pain as bad as

I did. Her mom n law had RA too.I was so hurt from that remark at first. This

group explained a lot to me about that. I don't share what pills I take to

anyone but my husband and my reg doctor. I came from a family of alcholism and

drug addicts. I think that maybe they over did it. I don't know why, I am glad

Im not. Talk to your doctor about not being able to sleep. Your regular doctor.

I went through 4 times before he got it right for me.

I went to my primary doc and said I couldnt sleep he gave me some pills (were

not addictive). It didnt help so I called my doc and said I still cant sleep. I

slept about 2 hours and woke up wide awake. The nurse said doctor said to take 2

instead of one. I did that night and I still didn't sleep but 2 hours. I called

back, said I can't sleep still. Nurse said to take 3 that night. I did and slept

good for the first time in a long time. It is hard to sleep when one is in so

much pain and thats not unusual. We are suppose to complain here. So don't worry

about being a complainer. You're not a complainer.

I have Pulmonary Arterial Hypertention and Asthma and emphazemia. and

bronchitis. I am sure I didnt spell that right but I think everyone gets the

idea. I don't know if I have anything close to granulomous. and hope I don't . I

took Humirra for almost a year, it wasnt helping so she just put me on Ebrell a

couple weeks ago. I cant take plaguenil,methotrexate and a lot others because I

am allergic. What does your Rhuemy say about it? I am curious. Good luck and God

bless.

Everyone; I had rhamatic fever when I was 5. I think I read somewhere you can

get RA from that. Also I hear you can get it from an infection. I know

depression can cause a lot of problems and worsen lot of illnesses. I started

depression at 15. I don't think depression was invented then lol. I got help at

22 and was given medicine. I have taken depression medicine off and on for 30

years. I seem to have all kinds of medical problems., I don't want to blame

anyone. I believe depression could be in our genes, from a lost loved one, or

just in the chemicals in our brains. Depression is not recognised by a lot of

people as an illness. My church thinks it from demons. haaaaaaa. I don't think

so. Many people won't get help for depression cause of the ramifacations of it.

All you have to do is. DON'T TELL ANYONE!!!!. Thats what I do. I know its there

and I can't fight it anymore. I just take the meds and thats my secret. I love

every one and pray for a cure for RA. God bless

everyone.......................CLORA