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Originally Posted by hopeful
I take cymbalta 60mg, synthroid 1mg, plaqunil 50mg, the lamictal and tramadol 100mg 3 times per day. I take them all on a daily basis but the tramadol I usually only take it twice a day. I am afraid of meds. I figured out a way to sleep. I use guided meditation. With this level of pain I still wake up a lot but I do get a fairly decent amount of sleep. The meditation seems to work for me. I don't usually feel very depressed but I know this gets me down at times so I am seeing a therapist to help me deal with it. Even though the cymbalta was given for pain I am sure it is helping me emotionally. Thanks for listening  |
"I am afraid of meds". can you elaborate on this? In the early days I was the same, it was like if I gave into the meds I was accepting my neuropathy. I now take whatever I need for pain control and if i eventually end up on morphine or 600mg of lyrica and 400mg tramadol than so be it, because a 10 will ware any of us out eventually.
I like Bobs approach to meds being take the darn things and have some quality of life left.