Posted by Holly VanBen on September 19, 2006, at 14:50:10
In reply to Re: Tentative Withdrawal From Oxycodone » SLS, posted by corafree on September 18, 2006, at 21:35:14
Hi Corafree,
I couldn't get the babblemail to work, it said yours was off.
Happy to talk anytime. Well as for me, this has been a long horrible road. I have had side effects to everything it seems, or had no idea what I was having side effects too since I was always on so many different drugs. Both Nuerontin and Lyrica made me feel hmm I guess the creepy crawlies and just not right wre the least severe. But I have had soo many blood, liver and health issues I think they are responsible for also. I was on lots of different kinds of Morphene and all kinds of Narcs, Vicodin, Norco many. Soma and Ativan and Xanax and anything else they thought might help. I finally just made the decision that the meds were not worth it anymore. I was still having pain probs on meds and they were constantly changeing my meds and side effects AGH! I just couldn't take it anymore, so I made the decision to stop everything. I cannot say it has been anything but miserable and I now realize just how much the meds were making things worse and preventing my body from trying to heal. I still have lots of pain and mostly confined to bed, but and its a big but, I have been out of my wheel chair and off my walker since I started detox (42 days ago) and I am more alert and better then I have been in years. I don't take anything now accept, Allegra for allergies, Protonix for stomach probs and Ambien once a night 12.5 mg (I have been unable to conquer the sleep prob, but will stop Ambien once the severe withdrawals have passed.)
Anyway as far as docs, yes they are tough to find good ones. I just kept looking for refferals and asking for help and trying new docs till I got help. I still see new docs often. I see a new pain rehab doc tommorrow actually since I am starting out patient pain rehab. Now I have seen quite a few pain docs and they can be harsh and a bit controlling. The best advice I can offer anyone is get as much information as you can before you see a doc. Look up everything on the net. Write down your questions and concerns and make sure to address each one with your doc even if they seem to be in a hurry. Speak up to your docs, tell them you need answers and if they can't give them ask for a refferal. Don't give up on your doc if you have one that knows you, just keep calling and going in and questioning and asking until they seem to push you out the door and be done with you. That has happened to me plenty also. I hate new docs but force myself. I get tired of the same old answers or non answers, but I've found the only way to really deal with my pain and illnesses is to take charge of it. I tell most of the doctors what to do now or what has and has not worked. I still ask for new answers and challenge them to find them but try not to get too dissapointed when none come.I can also tell you I would never really know what was really going on anymore if I did not get off all meds. You get to a point the meds are the only thing doing the talking and the docs know this. When they don't have an answer many of them tend to just write you off as dependant on meds and they stop helping you. I really felt the only way I was going to get anywhere was to give the med free way a shot. It has really helped and totally changed my docs attitudes towards me.
I'm sorry this is so long, but I really want to encourage you to keep trying to find a good doc no matter what. And remember meds will always be there but your bodies ability to heal will not, and the meds make this worse. I also had to taper for many months before I finally quit. But DO NOT DO that until you have a doc that knows withdrawls and can prescribe for them. Even if you feel you are dependant and not addicted (there is a difference) go to the Pills Annonymous website and see all the stories of many like us. It's a better education then anything a doc can tell you. It's free to join and annonymous. I am there every day. http://groups.msn.com/PillsAnonymousI hope this has helped and I don't come off as anti-pills, I'm really not. I just know the body cannot heal on the drugs and the docs don't bother to tell you this stuff.
Hang in there, holler anytime.
Holly
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