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Old 05-18-2012, 08:27 PM
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Default Meds....

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Originally Posted by Sophie_ View Post
Its great to have Karen posting again, we missed you and you are in someways like a sister and that's why we all care about and your hubby/partner (are you married, not that it makes any difference).

I do survive on a ton of meds, about 156 a week my hubby counted and they really don't work, they take the edge off, the side effects as we discussed in the other thread are horrible and if I wasn't on these meds I could probably drive and thus go back to work but then the pain would have me screaming with pain or at least I think they would and were all the same... Aren't we?
Here's a list of my meds and note that I hate every single one of them. As for the moderators I hope they don't remove them, not everyone should or needs to take them and we know that, we're not that stupid;

Cymbalta 120mg * *1 in morning, 1 at night,*
Matrifen 75mg * * * * Every 3 days or 72hrs, this is a narcotic patch
Oxynorm 20mg. * * *Every 4-6hrs*as required
Oxycontin 40mg: * *1 in morning, 1 at night,*
Zimovane 7.5mg * *1 in the evening @ 19:00hrs sleeping tablet,
Lyrica 300mg * * * * *1 in morning, 1 at night,*
Rivotril/Clonazepam * * 5mg *at night, * *anti twitching drug
Vimovo * * * * * * * * * 1 to be taken twice daily - useless drug for me, dunno why I take it?!
Xyzal 5mg * *1 per day antihistamine

I've tried Neurontin - hated it,
Tapentadol, the same thing
Butrans burned my skin
Zydol and Tylex for a longtime but my body just got used to them and I've discovered that the proper branded drugs work better that heir cheaper versions I got in some hospitals because they were rubbish an refused point blank. They wanted to give me a cheaper patch, seriously wtf I'd in withdrawal in no time!

That's all from me, any questions queries you know where to find me,I'm also on Skype I ya fancy a chat!

Night night

cxxx

Sinéad, you sure are on quite a bit of meds. I couldn't handle the Cymbalta (too tired, wanting to lay down and additional depression). I had to get off. The Lyrica and Neurontin are somewhat similiar so being on both might not be a good idea anyway. A while back, when sister-in-law had Shingles, doctor had put her on Lyrica and Neurontin. Mrs. D's response was "please tell me she is not on both at the same time".

I had problems with Lyrica as well. Take primarily narcotic drugs. Do not like doing this; but they at least get me thru the day and they do not make me tired nor do I have a big problem with memory. So many of the others affect memory.

Hopefully your pain doc will prescribe the proper meds you need to help you thru the time until new stim can be implanted.

So glad you and Karen can be in touch with one another. So very important.

ASAP (Always Say A Prayer) for you,

Gerry
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