The effects of meds

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It always surprises me at the differences we all have in our reactions to meds,

because, as you know, I take Percocet and do love it, it controls my pain and

doesn't make me feel any differenly at all, yet Sandy, in her quest for an

appropriate med for control of her pain, can't use Percocet because she said

it makes her feel so " wired " .

I had my sedation for my root canal at 10 a.m. this morning, and here it is

7:40 p.m. and I am still loopy as a rubber band. The dentist was very

cautious, and took my low weight into consideration, but I'm still as " wired " up

as I could be.. I asked him what he planned to use, he told me it would be

valium to start, and then perhaps some demerol futher along.

I don't know what he ended up using, once they woke me I was too groggy to

ask, and they immediately assisted me out to the car andsent me home with

Bob. I walked in the house and immediately went to bed, not waking until he

woke me at 6:00 tonight. I am still wired and dopy, even unable to see

correctly like when I was having high BG problems. I can't type well, either,

my fingers have forgotten where the keys are, it's taking me forever just to

type this letter which would normally take a couple minutes! I did check my

blood sugar though, because of the vision distortion, and it's 85, which is

normal for me.

So anyhow, all I'm tying to explain is that certain durgs can really do wired, I

mean, weird, things to us. Once I get my brain back, I'll be posting again.

This has been some adventure.

So if this is demoral with some valium mixed in, I'd have to say that demoral

isn't something I'd ever be able to use on a home basis, for sure! Happily,

the root canal went very well, and I have to go back for the cap later. I'm not

sure when, since I don't remember any of the details afterwards, but I guess

my husband will know.

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 medication consultation.