Naomi ~
From reading your email I do not believe that you are addicted to your
pain
meds. There is a big difference between being addicted (getting a
"high")...and being physically dependent on pain meds (body needs them for pain
relief).
I am a perfect example. I've been on pain meds for eleven years now
thanks
to TM. I've been on Oxycontin for years. My neuro wanted me to try the
Fentanyl
patch so I agreed and went off the Oxycontin for two months. I was
totally miserable...! The pain patches didn't work so he put me back on the
Oxycontin.
I get some relief with the Oxycontin....takes the edge off.....and he
gives me Percodan for the break through pain. With this combination I can at
least function somewhat.
Nothing takes the pain away....it is present 24/7....365 days a year.
Naomi, when you have the kind of pain that we live with you do NOT get
addicted
to pain meds.....some doctors are finally realizing this....I hope your
doctor does too...!
~ Lynn
How do you know if you are addicted to pain meds? I have taken so many
different pain medications, over the past nearly four years, I don't think
they work for me anymore I am currently taking, Percocet 5/375mg or Vicodin
7.5/750mg 4 X daily, Lyrica 800mg, Fentanyl patch 125mcg every three days.
After taking all this pain medicine, I still have excruciating pain in my
hands, legs and feet. As long as I've been taking these drugs, I have
never had the feeling of euphoria or being "high." My pain just increase, if I
don't take my medicine on time. I experience blurred vision, sleepiness,
lack of concentration and memory; and the fact that I have recently had my
Baclofen pump turned off, and now take oral Baclofen four times a day, does
not help the situation any. I have never tried to wane myself off the
medicine, in fear of the pain I may experience from not taking it.
I hear of people being addicted to painkillers, does that mean that they
are getting a high from taking it, or that they can't stop taking it because
of their pain?
Naomi
C-4 Quadriplegic, since July 2, 2005
Due to Transverse Myelitis
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