Re: Medications to

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With pancreatitis as bad as it can get, the last thing you should be

concerned about it taking medicine. Being in pain 24/7 is NO WAY of

life. And the feeling of being a drug seeker is quite common within our

circle....although WE ALL KNOW we are not drug seeking for recreational

use but for medicinal use. Many people on this site are on the patch

and they seem to function quite normally on it.

In my opinion Ultracet is NO KIND of pain reliever at all, so it's no

surprise to me that you find no relief there. As far as the percocet,

you don't say if your on 5's or 10's. There are many strengths. Perhaps

you just need a higher dose. I am allergic to vicodin so I get to take

darvocet for my pain and it barely cuts it but I am able to function

when I am on it and it takes some of the edge off so that helps. For

severe pain I have percocet 5's and have said at this stage I don't want

anything stronger. I have learned to incorporate Lamaze techniques to

help with the management of pain. Have you tried that?

Go discuss pain meds and what is available to you and keep an open mind.

But honestly, with CP the last thing you should be concerned with is

becoming a drug abuser or becoming addicted. Someone on this board put

an answer to being afraid of becoming addicted so eloquently and exact,

and I am sorry that I can't remember exactly how they said it, but what

I said is the gist of it. But this is just my opinion.

Sandy in Ca

jenny wrote:

>Hello all,

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> Two questions, I was put on pacreas the pancreatic ensyme, it has

>made me so nausea everytime I take it is there any suggestions on any

>other one out there that might not have that effectt.

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> Second question, I have been on percocet for pain and ultracet for

>moderate pain, they don't work so I feel I take to much, so I spoke

>with my PCP and we have an appointment tomorrow to discuss pain meds,

>now I work in a hospital and I have seen people get so addicted to

>pain meds and to be honest I am really scared I just started to have

>to be on pain meds all the time and now he is talking about stronger

>ones like a duragesic patch maybe, and everyone I know doesn't

>understand the pain so I don't want to say anything but I feel like I

>am a drug seeker or something but I just want the pain to stop, I'm

>young and never thought anything like this would happen to me, now I

>have to go make appointment about more pain meds(enough of the

>venting) does anyone have any suggestions about any kind of pain meds

>cause I still have to function at work can't be tired for the meds,

>if anyone has any ideas please write I am on my last string here and

>feel I am about to go nuts.

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>thank you and hope all are feeling well.

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>NJ

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