If she was on the right dose of Dilaudid, she shouldn't be high
That said, since I joined the chronic pain club, I have not been able to do complicated math |
Methadone great for my pain, but not so much for my bipolar disorder
Hi! I am new here and glad to have found these forums!
I am 42, and have had bipolar disorder 2 since I was in my late teens. I had been mostly symptom-free for over 12 years. I was also diagnosed with severe inflammatory spondyloarthropathy about 4 years ago and was on percoset and long-acting morphine for about two of them. When these medications no longer took care of the pain, I was switched to methadone. At first it seemed a wonder-drug, as I felt better than I had I years. However, about 1 week into taking the methadone, I became hypomanic. This progressed into more severe mania which ended up landing me in jail for the first time in my life after a retail theft. Within hours of getting out of jail, I saw my psychiatrist, who immediately took me off methadone and put me on Latuda to stabilize my moods. As the methadone left my system I became depressed, but it was fortunately short-lived with the help of the latuda. Perhaps the most important thing I took from this experience was the importance of a good pain doc. When I told mine about the symptoms I was experiencing, I was told there was no way they were caused by methadone. Found out later that this doctor has a poor reputation among his colleagues for prescribing without fully investigating the patient. Lesson learned. I will be trying Fentanly or OxyContin next most likely, as short-acting percoset and long-acting morphine is no longer doing the job. Unfortunately, until I'm psychiatrically stable, that is what I am back on again. |
Methadone
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How are you addressing/coping with your CP now? Doc |
Morphine now...
I am taking MS Contin and percoset now, as I was before the methadone. Unfortunately, they aren't really working anymore. I'm seeing a new pain doc tomorrow and we will see what they say ...
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