The FDA pulled the only pain med. I can take.

[Guest guest]

Dr.'s can hand out Statin Drugs like it's candy yet yesterday the FDA pull

Darvocet the only pain pill I can take that dose not make me feel sick. Now what

can I do for the pain I am in from being on Statin Drugs. I had Heart Bypass

Surgery 2 yrs ago in the hosp. they tired every kind of Pain med there is for my

pain.

After being in a coma 13 weeks I had to be opened up 5 x's due to infections and

they put me in a coma becuse they could not close me up until the blood thinners

were out of my body.

I ended up with a huge bed sore on my back side and needed pain meds for this

when I got out of ICU. The only one that worked was a shot I can't remember the

name. But they could not let me go home until they found a pain med I could take

that agreed with me and it was Darvocet.

Here is what I found as to why they pulled Darvocet.

*http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sc-dc-1120-fda-darvon-20101\

119,0,3731927.story

=============================

The FDA's decision, based on data showing a risk of serious heart rhythm

abnormalities

[Guest guest]

Bummer to hear that, Phil. It seems that the withdrawal of certain drugs (in

this case, pain relievers) often leaves patients without a working option for

their needs.

I wonder though if you've tried/considered buprenorphine/suboxone. It is a

schedule 3 controlled substance (while Darvocet is schedule 4); buprenorphine is

prescribed for chronic pain (I have friends with fibromyalgia who have taken it

with good responses, and one who had severe bone pain from osteogenesis

imperfecta who found significant relief while on it). An additional use of

suboxone- which does not pertain to your situation- is to treat narcotic

addiction. This unique feature is due to buprenorphine's combination of

suboxone with naloxone, which acts as an opoid receptor antagonist & somewhat

reduces the likelihood of addiction.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buprenorphine)

Rheumatologists/pain specialists would be your best bet. You can do a search

here for doctors licensed to prescribed buprenorphine/suboxone:

(http://buprenorphine.samhsa.gov/bwns_locator/dr_search.htm)

Hopefully, you can find some alternative medication which successfully provides

pain relief.

~Xian

>

> Dr.'s can hand out Statin Drugs like it's candy yet yesterday the FDA pull

Darvocet the only pain pill I can take that dose not make me feel sick. Now what

can I do for the pain I am in from being on Statin Drugs. I had Heart Bypass

Surgery 2 yrs ago in the hosp. they tired every kind of Pain med there is for my

pain.

>

> After being in a coma 13 weeks I had to be opened up 5 x's due to infections

and they put me in a coma becuse they could not close me up until the blood

thinners were out of my body.

>

> I ended up with a huge bed sore on my back side and needed pain meds for this

when I got out of ICU. The only one that worked was a shot I can't remember the

name. But they could not let me go home until they found a pain med I could take

that agreed with me and it was Darvocet.

>

> Here is what I found as to why they pulled Darvocet.

>

*http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sc-dc-1120-fda-darvon-20101\

119,0,3731927.story

>

> =============================

>

>

> The FDA's decision, based on data showing a risk of serious heart rhythm

abnormalities

>

[Guest guest]

Have you tried Neurontin / Gabapentin?

Some people report similar relief to opioids but without the addiction potential

and other side effects.

It does seem to be an estrogen agonist, however.

>

> Dr.'s can hand out Statin Drugs like it's candy yet yesterday the FDA pull

Darvocet the only pain pill I can take that dose not make me feel sick. Now what

can I do for the pain I am in from being on Statin Drugs. I had Heart Bypass

Surgery 2 yrs ago in the hosp. they tired every kind of Pain med there is for my

pain.

>

> After being in a coma 13 weeks I had to be opened up 5 x's due to infections

and they put me in a coma becuse they could not close me up until the blood

thinners were out of my body.

>

> I ended up with a huge bed sore on my back side and needed pain meds for this

when I got out of ICU. The only one that worked was a shot I can't remember the

name. But they could not let me go home until they found a pain med I could take

that agreed with me and it was Darvocet.

>

> Here is what I found as to why they pulled Darvocet.

>

*http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sc-dc-1120-fda-darvon-20101\

119,0,3731927.story

>

> =============================

>

>

> The FDA's decision, based on data showing a risk of serious heart rhythm

abnormalities

>

[Guest guest]

Phil,

I was on Tramadol 50mg 3x/day for a sprained back. I was on it for about 8

weeks. All I can say is its a damn good pain medicine. Didnt mess me up and

actually relieved my pain. Its really the only pain med that I have taken that I

can say really works.

I hope you can experiance relief with it as well.

Good luck

> > >

> > > Dr.'s can hand out Statin Drugs like it's candy yet

> > yesterday the FDA pull Darvocet the only pain pill I can

> > take that dose not make me feel sick. Now what can I do for

> > the pain I am in from being on Statin Drugs. I had Heart

> > Bypass Surgery 2 yrs ago in the hosp. they tired every kind

> > of Pain med there is for my pain.

> > >

> > > After being in a coma 13 weeks I had to be opened up 5

> > x's due to infections and they put me in a coma becuse they

> > could not close me up until the blood thinners were out of

> > my body.

> > >

> > > I ended up with a huge bed sore on my back side and

> > needed pain meds for this when I got out of ICU. The only

> > one that worked was a shot I can't remember the name. But

> > they could not let me go home until they found a pain med I

> > could take that agreed with me and it was Darvocet.

> > >

> > > Here is what I found as to why they pulled Darvocet.

> > >

*http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sc-dc-1120-fda-darvon-20101\

119,0,3731927.story

> >

> > >

> > > =============================

> > >

> > >

> > > The FDA's decision, based on data showing a risk of

> > serious heart rhythm abnormalities

> > >

> >

> >

> >

> >

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

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Dave, I had never heard of Neurontin's/Gabapentin's role as an estrogen agonist.

Interesting stuff.

As you mentioned, Phil, feeling funny in the head is a real concern with

Gaba/Neurontin, as all the people I knew who have taken it had this side effect.

Gaba has the advantage of being generic now & hence being cheaper than many

other pain relievers, but the dizziness factor is a real concern, especially if

someone has difficulty walking/is over 60. Phil, I hardly think of you as

elderly, but there are other pain relievers (like Soma/Carisoprodol) which may

cause drowsiness and dizziness and are strongly cautioned against in people over

60.

I'm not aware of Ultram's benefits/strength and concerns, but I remember Life

Extension recommends it post-operatively rather than morphine, if possible.

Again, I hope you find something that works for you.

~Xian

> > >

> > > Dr.'s can hand out Statin Drugs like it's candy yet

> > yesterday the FDA pull Darvocet the only pain pill I can

> > take that dose not make me feel sick. Now what can I do for

> > the pain I am in from being on Statin Drugs. I had Heart

> > Bypass Surgery 2 yrs ago in the hosp. they tired every kind

> > of Pain med there is for my pain.

> > >

> > > After being in a coma 13 weeks I had to be opened up 5

> > x's due to infections and they put me in a coma becuse they

> > could not close me up until the blood thinners were out of

> > my body.

> > >

> > > I ended up with a huge bed sore on my back side and

> > needed pain meds for this when I got out of ICU. The only

> > one that worked was a shot I can't remember the name. But

> > they could not let me go home until they found a pain med I

> > could take that agreed with me and it was Darvocet.

> > >

> > > Here is what I found as to why they pulled Darvocet.

> > >

*http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sc-dc-1120-fda-darvon-20101\

119,0,3731927.story

> >

> > >

> > > =============================

> > >

> > >

> > > The FDA's decision, based on data showing a risk of

> > serious heart rhythm abnormalities

> > >

> >

> >

> >

> >

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

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

> The only one that worked was a shot I can't remember the name.

well find out the name.

virtually everything that can be given as a shot can be swallowed...

though quite frankly I wouldn't " waste " a Dilaudid or Morphine etc taking it

orally since you only get about 50% metabolized.

[Guest guest]

Yeah. Sorry. It has ED as a side effect so I confused it with something that

raises estrogen.

http://epilepsy.emedtv.com/neurontin/neurontin-sexual-side-effects.html

> > > >

> > > > Dr.'s can hand out Statin Drugs like it's candy yet

> > > yesterday the FDA pull Darvocet the only pain pill I can

> > > take that dose not make me feel sick. Now what can I do for

> > > the pain I am in from being on Statin Drugs. I had Heart

> > > Bypass Surgery 2 yrs ago in the hosp. they tired every kind

> > > of Pain med there is for my pain.

> > > >

> > > > After being in a coma 13 weeks I had to be opened up 5

> > > x's due to infections and they put me in a coma becuse they

> > > could not close me up until the blood thinners were out of

> > > my body.

> > > >

> > > > I ended up with a huge bed sore on my back side and

> > > needed pain meds for this when I got out of ICU. The only

> > > one that worked was a shot I can't remember the name. But

> > > they could not let me go home until they found a pain med I

> > > could take that agreed with me and it was Darvocet.

> > > >

> > > > Here is what I found as to why they pulled Darvocet.

> > > >

*http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sc-dc-1120-fda-darvon-20101\

119,0,3731927.story

> > >

> > > >

> > > > =============================

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > The FDA's decision, based on data showing a risk of

> > > serious heart rhythm abnormalities

> > > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

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

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

At the risk of sounding like a complete bonehead, have you tried medical

cannabis? You sound like the perfect candidate. If it were legal in my state, my

wife would be using it for her chronic pain.

> > > > >

> > > > > Dr.'s can hand out Statin Drugs like it's

> > candy yet

> > > > yesterday the FDA pull Darvocet the only pain

> > pill I can

> > > > take that dose not make me feel sick. Now what

> > can I do for

> > > > the pain I am in from being on Statin Drugs. I

> > had Heart

> > > > Bypass Surgery 2 yrs ago in the hosp. they tired

> > every kind

> > > > of Pain med there is for my pain.

> > > > >

> > > > > After being in a coma 13 weeks I had to be

> > opened up 5

> > > > x's due to infections and they put me in a coma

> > becuse they

> > > > could not close me up until the blood thinners

> > were out of

> > > > my body.

> > > > >

> > > > > I ended up with a huge bed sore on my back

> > side and

> > > > needed pain meds for this when I got out of ICU.

> > The only

> > > > one that worked was a shot I can't remember the

> > name. But

> > > > they could not let me go home until they found a

> > pain med I

> > > > could take that agreed with me and it was

> > Darvocet.

> > > > >

> > > > > Here is what I found as to why they pulled

> > Darvocet.

> > > > >

*http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sc-dc-1120-fda-darvon-20101\

119,0,3731927.story

> > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > =============================

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > The FDA's decision, based on data showing a

> > risk of

> > > > serious heart rhythm abnormalities

> > > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

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

> > > >

> > > >

[Guest guest]

Well Monday I started on Ultram but my Dr. only started me on 50 mgs I took this

in the morning about 5am by noon I was in a lot of pain. And the pill I took at

5am did not help much.

I called my Dr. he told me take one every 12 hrs. WTF the Darvocet 3x's a day is

much stronger then this. So by Tue I was in a lot of pain so I called him back

now he tells me I can take it every 4 hrs up to 4x's a day. I guess he is just

covering his a** starting me off low and working up on the dose.

It took up to Fri. before it was working great I am doing so much better at 4x's

per day. I was able to go into my Spa that is on my deck off my bedroom. My wife

helped it get into it it's set at 102 deg.'s. Wow did that feel great and I did

some leg exercising in it. I stayed in it 30 min.'s I was hard to get out you

get like a rag doll in that heat. But man do I feel better from a good soak in

the spa.

Mon. I am going to the Old Persons Club I am a member at and using there Therapy

Pool going to try waking in the deep water.

> > > >

> > > > Dr.'s can hand out Statin Drugs like it's candy yet

> > > yesterday the FDA pull Darvocet the only pain pill I can

> > > take that dose not make me feel sick. Now what can I do for

> > > the pain I am in from being on Statin Drugs. I had Heart

> > > Bypass Surgery 2 yrs ago in the hosp. they tired every kind

> > > of Pain med there is for my pain.

> > > >

> > > > After being in a coma 13 weeks I had to be opened up 5

> > > x's due to infections and they put me in a coma becuse they

> > > could not close me up until the blood thinners were out of

> > > my body.

> > > >

> > > > I ended up with a huge bed sore on my back side and

> > > needed pain meds for this when I got out of ICU. The only

> > > one that worked was a shot I can't remember the name. But

> > > they could not let me go home until they found a pain med I

> > > could take that agreed with me and it was Darvocet.

> > > >

> > > > Here is what I found as to why they pulled Darvocet.

> > > >

*http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sc-dc-1120-fda-darvon-20101\

119,0,3731927.story

> > >

> > > >

> > > > =============================

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > The FDA's decision, based on data showing a risk of

> > > serious heart rhythm abnormalities

> > > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

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

> > >

> > >