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Thanks Theresa. I never thought of addiction because

they are prescribed drugs - doh!

And, no, I don't do the 2 prescription thing. In

fact, my doc was supposed to give me a two week

prescription to hold me over until my mail order pills

came but I received them so I called my doc to cancel

the script.

HUGS,

dee

--- Theresa wrote:

> Dee,

>

> It sounds like you are taking your meds exactly as

> prescribed and

> it's doing its job to block the pain. No, I don't

> think you are

> addicted. Understand, that taking medicine for pain

> management is

> critical. If you are trying to fill two

> prescriptions from two

> different doctors, or if the medications are

> interfering with your

> life, then you have a problem. We Americans are so

> hung up on drug

> abuse, we don't prescribe or take medications as

> needed!

>

> Don't worry, please.

>

> Big hugs,

> Theresa

>

>

> > > > OK--I can't resist!

> > > >

> > > > Who's taking or has taken Dilaudid for

> moderate to

> > > severe pain of

> > > any

> > > > kind? What was your dosage? Do you live in a

> > > state with

> > > triplicate

> > > > prescription laws and was this drug hard to

> get?

> > > >

> > > > I'm thinking about " ordering " some for

> > > post-op--but just 7-10 days'

> > > > worth, so don't worry!

> > > >

> > > > Thanks,

> > > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

>

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Hey, Dee.

I agree with , mostly! We ARE way too hung up on drug abuse in

this country, and so have become afraid to take effective medicines.

Pain management IS important, and what said earlier about NOT

taking them as scheduled (and only when pain crops up and becomes

unbearable) seems indicative of problem behavior.

Here's where I don't agree with . Anyone who's been taking

opiates/opioids for a longish period of time most likely IS

physically addicted to some degree or other. WAIT!! Don't freak out

yet, anyone! Let me qualify this, because I truly believe that it's

no big deal. Even though someone is physically addicted, all that

person needs to do is come off them gradually, and not stop taking

them all at once (when the time comes, of course).

For instance, when I first started taking Xanax (.5 mg. 3X daily)

years ago, I knew that taking this much, this frequently, would make

me physically dependent to some degree, and it probably did. When it

was time to start coming off of them, I did it VERY slowly (over the

course of weeks). Granted, benzodiazapines are not opioids, but the

comparison still stands. Maybe be extra careful with the opioids.

Best,

> > > > OK--I can't resist!

> > > >

> > > > Who's taking or has taken Dilaudid for moderate to

> > > severe pain of

> > > any

> > > > kind? What was your dosage? Do you live in a

> > > state with

> > > triplicate

> > > > prescription laws and was this drug hard to get?

> > > >

> > > > I'm thinking about " ordering " some for

> > > post-op--but just 7-10 days'

> > > > worth, so don't worry!

> > > >

> > > > Thanks,

> > > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > ------------------------------------------------------------------

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> > >

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Opioids/opiates...that was the word I was looking for...demerol, vicodin,

morphine, etc. Those are the ones that cause constipation. Makes me

wonder why someone would want to get hooked on them in the first

place. LOL!

Yes, the pain meds are addictive. The longer you're on them the higher

the risk that you'll become addicted. I personally have never feared

addiction because all my prescriptions (for past surgeries and one injury)

have been good for two weeks at the most with no refills. I never took

the whole prescription and it never occured to me to ask my Doc for

more. I've been told, however, that I have a very high pain tolerance.

I did stop taking pain meds within 24hrs of my lap gallbladder removal.

The Doc told me to take " as needed " for the week following the surgery,

but I didn't want to risk constipation and I figured I'd never know if I could

tolerate the pain if I didn't know what the pain was. I also figured that if

the pain was bad, it would take no more than an hour for the meds to kick

back in again. After the meds wore off, the pain wasn't that bad after all.

YMMV, of course...and that was a different surgery than the DS. I

suspect I'll try the same tactic after my hospital stay.

ttfn,

maria

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,

I agree with you completely. Many many prescription medicines do

cause a physical addiction. It is our connotation of the word

addiction that scares folks. Most people think that an addiction to

any drug means you are cruising dark neighborhoods trying to score

and are abusing your medications. This is not correct. Caffeine is

probably the single most addicting substance used. I don't know of

too many people who would sell their children for a " hit " of

coffee...although on occassion...well I digress!

Anyway, taking your pain meds as prescribed, on time and the correct

amount is not a problem. Reducing those meds as prescribed is not

aproblem. If you find you are taking the medications on your own

schedule, doubling or tripling up on them, if they interfere with

your ability to work, or interact with your family, then its time to

get help.

Thanks for clarifying that . Good point!

Hugs,

Theresa

> > > > > OK--I can't resist!

> > > > >

> > > > > Who's taking or has taken Dilaudid for moderate to

> > > > severe pain of

> > > > any

> > > > > kind? What was your dosage? Do you live in a

> > > > state with

> > > > triplicate

> > > > > prescription laws and was this drug hard to get?

> > > > >

> > > > > I'm thinking about " ordering " some for

> > > > post-op--but just 7-10 days'

> > > > > worth, so don't worry!

> > > > >

> > > > > Thanks,

> > > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------

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