Re: it's ok to be drug addicts--- To Jill

[Guest guest]

AMEN Jill! I don't understand why medical professionals are so stupid to this

fact.

I think they know but just believe we are telling a lie.

hugs,

Debra V.

jill larion jilllarion@...> wrote:

Research has shown that people who are in chronic pain and need pain

meds do NOT typically become addicted to pain meds. They can become physically

dependent on them, but that is VERY different then being an addict. The moron

Dr.'so just need to figure this out..........

Jill

Re: it's ok to be drug addicts

i know what you mean, nancy,

i cut tablets in half, never took any meds, very rarely even took

motrin or anything for headaches or monthly problems, either, and

now, with fibro, i can't seem to " get enuf drugs " . but then we

haven't found which meds at what doses work best for me yet, i am so

sensitive to side effects, i cannot take any antidepressants at all

and i just started on 1mg of valium.

the interesting thing was i have achey since high school, and i thot

more of my issue has always been horrible fatigue. so my pc let me

try cymbalta a few weeks ago, could not believe the amount of pain it

got rid of, didn't think i was carrying around all that pain, but the

cymbalta was too sedating, even at half the normal dose. so that is

when i started a low dose of valium.

it is just frustrating, totally, requesting meds we need and not

being able to get them.

oh well, i guess i will tell my docs, sure, i could use some cheese

with this whine, but i need drugs, too!

take care,

marg

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> In a message dated 4/15/2008 1:45:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

> ladybug75901@... writes:

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> I am 44 years old and if I was a drug seeker it probably would not

have

> taken me until my 40's to ask for pain meds.