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Originally Posted by zkrp01
For me, I had to address the pain first. After the pain was dealt with(Hydrocodone 10-325) I was able to take some Ambien and get 5 hrs a night sleep. The sleep was key to getting better and with less pain there was less depression. The only side effect from the Hydro was constipation. I hope that you can get into pain management and get what you need to get sleep. I would take Hydro once every six hrs and then Ambien at night. My conduction study showed impaired signals and I still had feelings everywhere. I sense that your pain may be exagerating everything else and throwing you into a spiral of despair. I have taste and smell issues but they are not as bad as they used to be. My ears still go off like two teakettles almost all the time. I get it that this condition is a s*&^t sandwich but try to focus on the issues you can address. Sleep is essential so address your pain if you can get help in that area. The meds you talked about are not the heavy lifters that you may need. Good Luck, Ken in Texas.
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Thanks Ken. The drugs might have different names as I live in the UK/ Scotland. If you mean Hydrocodeine then I have tried this and it helped a bit. But I can't risk constipation as I got it badly last time and it makes me very ill. Zopiclone works brilliantly for me but my GP will only let me take it once or twice a week. As it's a prescription drug I have to stick to their recommendation on dosages. I might treat myself to codeine tonight though and see if it helps.
I do agree about sleep although it doesn't cure things but it certainly helps. I will ask for a referral to pain clinic but I told this brash doctor that I'd wait until I've heard back from my rheumatologist. Also been taking an Ace Inhibitor called Ramipril for high blood pressure so I'm needing to be methodical. Mat