Posted by Ima on August 31, 2003, at 12:36:12
In reply to Re: SCARED !!! Need advice on safety of drug regimen. » Ima, posted by Ame Sans Vie on August 31, 2003, at 11:19:55
... and I'd take benzo withdrawal over SSRI withdrawal any day!
I heartily agree. Ive been on and off percocet for a year. Some well meaning friends thought I would end up in betty ford clinic if I didnt "dry out". I just dropped it like a hot potatoe! No withdrawals, not unusual ones for me, in any case.
Im also fibro and have chronic back pain. The Percocet was great for my pain and my mood, but in retro I think it was starting to trigger mania. Most pain meds do that to me. I dont get the typical dreamy experience. I think how much pain your in affects your tolerance and Ive been in som much pain I couldnt move for a month.Anyway,I ve heard some say the ultram is harder to kick than morphine. I missed a day a few days ago and had this horrible crying jag. Geez, I dont know where that came from. I feel like cr*p at the moment.
Im tapering from a whopping 50mg to half a pill a day this week to see if I can get off it before my visit with the new pdoc, start with as clean a slate as possible.
> I wasn't able to function at all as it was, so all the med-switching didn't really disrupt my non-existent ability to function :-). But had I been someone who was able to carry out a fairly normal life without medication, I'm sure that the side effects, especially, would have interfered severely.Hey we have functioning dysfuntion in common! Even though I have a functioning facade my kids already think my insanity is just Mom! I just hope they dont catch on before their grown.
Just curious..if you were a functioning depressed person, what motivated you to seek treatment?
> All the more reason to find the best doctor you can, bring in research on medications that may be helpful, and just push and push and push until you get what you need to recover.Thanx for the pep talk. Im not good at pushing for my needs Unless Im angry and then they treat you as if your irrational. If you know what I mean. I just dont like being talked down to. It really pushes my buttons. Yes we have lots of issues.....I fully expect someone to respect my psychosis ;)
> I could certainly see how Ultram could trigger mania... why don't you tell your physician this and try a different narcotic? Tylenol #1-4 or codeine sulfate tablets (w/o acetaminophen) are very good and about as effective as Ultram; Vicodin, Vicoprofen, Norco, Anexsia, Lortab, Percocet, Percodan etc. are also quite similar in their pain-relieving effects.For some reason I cant tolerate hydro condone. Threw up all night last time I took it. But the oxycodone is the same as percocet. Ive tried to take it since for a paticularly bad back or fibro day and it makes my glands in my neck swell and my throat sore. I dont think I want to ignore those side effects.
The ultram is great for my fibro and I think my back will continue getting better with time, rest exercize..ect.. But the mania is killing me. So Ill see what the next doc says. If we add a mood stabilizer, I may be able to take it again.
the last pdoc i went to gave me neurontin, thinking it would help my fibro pain.
I dont like the increased mental fog. I have enough of that with fibro.
You seem fairly knowledgable about pharmacuticals.
Are Neurontin and Lamictal similar. One is anti siezure, the other anti convulsant. How Is that different?
> Good luck! :-)
Thanx!> Oh, believe me, I totally understand. I went through all 13 psychiatrists in my area, and now finally found one who is just incredible -- he'll listen to anything you have to say, he's never judgmental, and he's always open to new ideas. Unfortunately, his office is 50 miles away, lol.
How did you deal with docs that made you feel like rejecting their treatment plan indited you?
After 13 of them you must have pretty tough hide!
peace
Ima
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