Posted by v on September 9, 2001, at 5:46:41
In reply to Re: in case of an accident... LONG » v, posted by Elizabeth on September 8, 2001, at 22:05:32
thanks for replying
ultram - that's the only painkiller this idiot will ever give me... i haven't had any reactions to it although i've taken as much as 15 in a day seeking relief... imho, it's worthlesss, for me at least
regards,
v> > i couldn't get in to see my primary and had to settle for the doctor's asssistant, whom i've not had good luck with in the past - i suspect him of being a recovering addict because of his refusal to dispense anything with any narcotic properties...
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> Naw, lots of clinicians have that sort of attitude. Nurses and "mid-level providers" might be worse than physicians.
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> > in other words anything that works for me... i have a very low pain threshhold and a very high tolerance to opiads of any kind since my meds...
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> "Intrinsic tolerance" as opposed to acquired tolerance? That's me too. (Chronic musculoskeletal pain, hypersensitivity to cold, etc.)
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> > btw, i am not an abuser, just someone looking for relief... which is what the damn things were designed for... but i digress, although this is somewhat pertinent to my recent experience.
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> If you'd been born 100 years ago you'd have no problem getting them. Sad, n'est-ce pas?
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> > now supposedly (i even asked to make sure) the doctor's assistant has "your" chart - there is supposed to be only one chart...
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> I ran into this problem when I was in the hospital (medical, not psych) this spring. There seemed to be very poor communication and documentation among the hospital staff.
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> > i have discovered that i have a weird reaction to dextromethorphan... i've pinpionted it to either effexor or ritalin since those have been the only drugs which i have been on consistently for some time now, although at different doses.
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> DXM can definitely interact with Effexor. (I have weird reactions to it by itself, in recommended doses. Anyway, it's not a very effective cough suppressant IMO.)
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> > the first night, i took the prescription dextramethorphan, my partner said i was slurring severly like i was drunk and sent me off to bed.
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> Bingo! Slurred speech, ataxia, etc. are symptoms of DXM overdose.
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> > what other, possibly "benign" substances could harm me... and are they also linked to some of the same toxicity of maoi's?
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> Hmm. Ultram comes to mind.
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> -e
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