Re: Pain Meds, Molly

[Guest guest]

If your doctor doesn't want to give you Narcotics, ask him or her to

refer you to a pain control center.

You used to be " Mojo " , right? I remember you! It's a pity we are all

still here! But at least we are here to help each other.

Lyme's is very hard to get rid of from what I've heard. Did you have

the bullseye rash? I love the outdoors and I am constantly worried

about getting it. We have 80 deer per square mile where I live and

Lyme's is very common.

>

> Oh, , thanks for the good word! I didn't know if anyone

> prescribed these type of drugs for V pain. I know the " down " side

> and I'm already on Paxil (15 years or more) and Ativan and/or Xanax

> so to go with a Narcotic will be a big decision and not something I'd

> do right now. It gives me hope.

>

> Does it take away all the pain or just take the edge off? Can you

> wear normal clothing, etc.

>

> I have had experience with weaning down and off Ativan/Xanax so I'm

> comfortable with that. I've also gone of Paxil cold turkey with

> success but it was so long ago that I have no idea if it would be a

> problem for me if I needed to go off now. The stats I think are that

> 30% of Paxil users have withdrawl syptoms (and they aren't pretty).

>

> I had one heck of a time weaning off of Neurontin- I was only on it

> for three or four months and it took almost that long to wean off of

> it.

>

> I remember you from way back. I had my first appt. With Dr. H at U

> of M the day you had your surgery. I only ended up seeing her twice

> and realized I was helping myself better than she was. And then Lyme

> became my biggest issue. The NP tried to take credit for my

> improvment (she was going to write it in the file) when I told her

> the Neurontin didn't work and I was weaning off of it but that I had

> changed my diet (not a diet they recommeded, either). I think their

> stats for improvment and decreasing pain are very overstated!

>

> Thanks for you response.

>

> Molly

>

[Guest guest]

Yep, that's me! I have no idea when I contracted Lyme. My twin also

has it so we think we got it as kids or teens 30 years ago. I know

with certainty I've had it more than 10 years. The longer you have

it the longer it takes to recover. I never had a bullseye or a rash

(only 30% of people get the rash).

As sick as I am with Lyme - my V pain is my worst enemy!

I was thinking of the pain control place, too, if I need to get

narcotics that way - I would ask my current physicians first.

> >

> > Oh, , thanks for the good word! I didn't know if anyone

> > prescribed these type of drugs for V pain. I know the " down "

side

> > and I'm already on Paxil (15 years or more) and Ativan and/or

Xanax

> > so to go with a Narcotic will be a big decision and not something

I'd

> > do right now. It gives me hope.

> >

> > Does it take away all the pain or just take the edge off? Can

you

> > wear normal clothing, etc.

> >

> > I have had experience with weaning down and off Ativan/Xanax so

I'm

> > comfortable with that. I've also gone of Paxil cold turkey with

> > success but it was so long ago that I have no idea if it would be

a

> > problem for me if I needed to go off now. The stats I think are

that

> > 30% of Paxil users have withdrawl syptoms (and they aren't

pretty).

> >

> > I had one heck of a time weaning off of Neurontin- I was only on

it

> > for three or four months and it took almost that long to wean off

of

> > it.

> >

> > I remember you from way back. I had my first appt. With Dr. H at

U

> > of M the day you had your surgery. I only ended up seeing her

twice

> > and realized I was helping myself better than she was. And then

Lyme

> > became my biggest issue. The NP tried to take credit for my

> > improvment (she was going to write it in the file) when I told

her

> > the Neurontin didn't work and I was weaning off of it but that I

had

> > changed my diet (not a diet they recommeded, either). I think

their

> > stats for improvment and decreasing pain are very overstated!

> >

> > Thanks for you response.

> >

> > Molly

> >

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