Pain pills for sleep

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It is important for you to get your rest post op, but I think there's

a better way than using pain pills.

For example, some antihistamines (think Benedryl) also make you

sleepy. I'm not saying to take a fistful of them, but some people

have found that a modest dose will give you a good night's sleep.

Cammie

> > I get braces in three days so there is no turning back. I'll be

> having my

> > lower jaw moved forward quite a bit. I'm really looking forward

> to all of

> > this. I've always had a bad bite and hated my profile. I

have

> one major

> > question. About the pain after the surgery. Exactly how bad

> are we

> > talking here? Are we talking Tylenol 3 bad, Vicodin bad,

> Percocet bad?

> > Or maybe not bad enough to have to take pain medication at

all.

> The

> > reason I ask is that I used to be addicted to pain pills. I've

> been

> > straight for a long time now, but I'm sort of fearful of this

> whole pain

> > pill issue. I mean, I'm scared at the prospect of that whole

> addiction

> > thing kicking in again vs. being in total pain without

anything.

> I'm

> > reluctuant to talk to my doctors about the issue for fear I'll

just

> totally

> > have to suffer if they find out I'm a former addict. On the

other

> hand,

> > I am afraid of setting off the addiction again. It's 18 months

> till I

> > have surgery so I have awhile to think about it. I'm very

ashamed

> of my

> > former addition, even if I shouldn't be. The people in my

> current life

> > know nothing about it. Anyone faced this situation or have

> suggestions.

> > Thanks.

> >

> > Dave

> >

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