Re: Pain Medication to Jimmy

February 22, 2004

Jimmy,

I'm not sure who this quote is talking about:

" frightwriter " wrote:

> Esp for Margaret...

> my wife gets 10/650 percocet, 2 tabs 4x per day and tylenol #4, 2 tabs 4X

per day for pain. This regimen has worked fine for her for a long time, and

she has been on it for a long time. She also has her valium, elavil, and a few

others. <<

I do hope that whoever is taking this high amount of acetaminophen does

have regular tests to establish that there are no kidney problems. Even on a

lesser amount (2 Percocet-10/325, 3 times per day), my doctor was very

concerned about long term usage of this much acetaminopen because of the

danger of kidney damage. That's why he took me off it.

The amounts of acetaminophen in the Percocets and Tylenol that you're

talking about are at least ten times higher than my dosage was. Does this

doctor know that Percocet 10/325's are available, instead of the 650's, which

are more appropriate for long term usage because of the lower quantities of

acetaminophen?

Just something to consider.

With hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina

SC & SE Regional Rep.

PAI, Intl.

Note: All comments or advice are personal opinion only, and

should not be substituted for professional medical consultation.

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