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Originally Posted by fbodgrl
I have been on Lortab for about 15 months. I was prescribed it post surgery, even before I was dx with RSD. At this point it does little to help with pain and it is my understanding it is contraindicated for RSD anyway.
I am also on Cymbalta, Tegretol, Norflex and flexeril.
My PMD said it nay be doing more harm than good at this point an to figure out what to try next I need to be off of the Lortab. He said I will not be a pleasant person to be around for about a week. I told him I wanted to wait until after Christmas then. He suggested if I was going to wait to at least cut back the amount by a pill or 2 until then. Aside from that the plan was/is to cold turkey stop.
Anyone ever just quit pain meds cold turkey? Just wondering what I am in for.
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I'm new with CRPS, but from what doctors and others have told me stress exacerbates our symptoms. Correct me if I'm wrong but after 15 months of taking this opiate your body is "addicted". I don't mean that you are an "addict" just your body is used to having this chemical for a long time and stopping cold turkey will cause some extremely STRESSFUL side effects.Weaning off is a MUCH better idea. You will have to taper down SLOWLY as well. So you body gets used to less and less of the Lortab. Until your down to 1 or 2 pills every other day I wouldn't go cold turkey. Unless he can give you something else that's like an opiate. A question though, why is he trying to get you off of it? Are you symptoms getting worse?
Is it causing a side effect that's inflaming the RSD? I just wonder why after a year of having you take it he telling you to go cold turkey. It doesn't sound right to me especially if he knows how bad stress is for us!! Either way I would refuse to go "cold turkey". It doesn't sound like it would be the best way to get you off of it.....I would talk to your doctor about how the stress will impact you RSD or seek a second opinion!!
In the mean time I hope you have a Happy Holidays!