March 11, 2009 - 9:43am
I am new but I have been reading and using this site for quite awhile now. I have been on pain meds for a little over 7 yrs now. The amount of time is easy to remember b/c I orginally was prescribed pain meds when I was 7 months preg with my first child.
I am currently going through ???$* as this is my 2nd day without my tabs. And no I did not taper myself off, I believe I took a total of 5 10mg on Monday. I normally take anywhere from 4-7 tabs per day. I am using my xanax .50 to help with the anxiety but I really don't see how this is helping. Should I take 2 instead of one?
I deal with extreme back pain everyday, but I can hardly stand the pain at this moment. Is this typical? I don't go to my pain managment doc until the 23rd. That's 12 days away. Plus I have to have my drugs in my system.
I hope I am making sense b/c I am in total blur at this moment. Please help.
March 11, 2009 - 10:19am
#2
meds
I am on tab 10-500 3-4x daily, Fioricet w/codiene prn, zanaflex 8mg 3x daily, Xanax .5 2x daily but I have extras of those. I was also on Celebrex, Inderol, and Imitrex none of which I can take at this moment due to being preg again.
My OB knows all the meds I am on and due to the extent of damage in my back has me still taking my prescriptions. No my md does not know that I am out early. And my problem with running out early is my husband had an abcessed tooth, so instead of him going to the dentist he took my meds. I don't lock them up but when we have company i do hide them do to these "little pills" walking out on their own.
I have taken an extra 1 or 2 this month a couple of days due to the amount of pain I am in. I was not suppose to get preg again and YES I was on b/c but no one mentioned that my fioricet would interact with my b/c. But i did not want to terminate my preg I felt like I had to do what was right.
I am due on April 9th and right now i am also worried about wether the baby could be going through what i am also going through.
I would have tapered myself off. What i do each month is seperat 2 weeks into 2 seperate bottles that way if i have taken extra I can then make my 2 weeks last accordingly and I don't ever run out early. But on Monday i couldn't find my bottle and that's when my husband explained what he had done thinking those were extras.
March 11, 2009 - 12:32pm
#3
You need to call your Dr and
You need to call your Dr and let him know what is going on. You say that you are pregnant. I have gone through w/d's myself. I know the anxiety level goes way high and that can't be good for the baby. You feeling bad and hurting I'm sure is affecting your baby. The Dr can check to see how your baby is doing via Ultrasound. He can also give you something to help with the w/d's like Blood Pressure meds or whatever.
Pls call your Dr and let him know the state you are in. I'm sure he will want to check on your baby.
KK
March 11, 2009 - 2:26pm
#4
WITHDRAWEL
I can only tell you my experience YMMV
After hour 12 of the last dose the heat regulation function is totally out of whack..Like the flu but on steroids
You begin to pee constantly...you have never been so annoyed to pee so much!
Between hour 12-24 you toss and turn in bed hot flashes and unable to lie still anxiety abounds your mind is racing wanting another dose but not able to get one drives one nearly insane
by hour 24 that comes down and slowly PAIN in your lower back starts and it spreads into your legs and those with back pain or hip/leg joint pain like me are in agony..no NSAIDS WILL TOUCH THE PAIN....
between hour 24 and hour 72 (depending on your level of use) the back and leg pain continue for up to 16 hours nonstop..mentally you begin to realize that ???$* IS REAL...AND THIS MUST BE WHAT ???$* REALLY IS..NONSTOP TORTURE
somwhere at the end of the leg pain the kick begins..your legs you stretch and flop around change beds places to lay down anywhere looking for relief and none comes...and this continues for up to 12 hours also you are sick to your stomach and the runs are BLASTING out all the while.
and then the physical pain subsides and you actually have a moment when you realize "its over" for me this occurs about the 4th day
Then the mental ???$* of dysphoria and NO ENERGY AT ALL...no appetite..no ability to exercise MIND OVER MATTER...it just isn't in you
after a week or so ou can at least get to the shower and maybe force some food down but the food didn't help me
Then life is all about assessing how much BRAIN DAMAGE will be permanent. again your experience may be different. I have been on only 60mg of oxycodone for 14 months ..but you will survive
I have a condition that warrants the use of opiates I just wish there was something else..ANYTHING ELSE..this is a road I never thoughT I would be on and now I have sadly discovered that it will be one for life and I need it now just to be "normal" due to its effects on brain chemsitry. I am older though, BUT for young people who need to experience life..only take this &*&? as AN ABSOLUTE LAST RESORT..or you will wake up one day REGRETTING EVER TAKING OPIATES..I PROMISE YOU WILL REGRET IT SOMEDAY.. BE CAREFUL
and as I ahve stated in earlier posts, I am a conspiracy buff....someday the "pyramid powers" will you microchips to control buying and selling just the the GOOD BOOK says is coming...it hit me during the last withdrawel...think about how many souls will be lost due to controlling the access to opiate pain meds..thank about it before you take the mark....or your next dose.
March 11, 2009 - 3:02pm
#5
You described the w/d's to a
You described the w/d's to a T mcs7. That is exactly how it was for me to the day. I always think about those horrible days when I want to get back on the meds. It's just not worth it.
KK
March 11, 2009 - 3:19pm
#6
Med use
I don't want to call my PM md due to the fact that I should still have my meds for another 2 weeks and normally I do. I have been taking twice the amount of vitamins de to the lack of appetite I have at this moment. I really didn't know it would be this bad. I don't want to eat, can barely drink water, and even with my xanax and xanaflex I can only sleep about 3-4 hr time.
The worst part is I have two other children and am doing the best I can to "look" normal. I have told them I have a cold though, to try to explain not going to the park and other activities they are use to. But I have found myself being more snappy than usual.
With this being my second day will I at least feel better in the next 24-48 hrs? The baby is as active as usual so I am hoping that he is not going through fetal distress.
I just honestly don't know how much longer I can handle this, mentally and physically. It's like it will never end. But I have never bought drugs off the street and I honestly don't know where to look.
Plus i wouldn't feel comfortable even trying to do this.
March 11, 2009 - 3:25pm
#7
Fanalwaz--you are pregnant
Fanalwaz--you are pregnant now? this is not good....you see, you say that your OB knows you are taking the meds BUT does she/he know that you are having withdrawal? this is harmful to your baby. babies can die in utero from this, i read about it when i was pregnant and taking pills. i've been there, done that and frightened all the time. but i was too afraid to tell anyone i was an addict so i went thru it alone and i regret that. you are lucky that your doctors know.
so....what should you do? honesty has never let me down. tell your OB doctor everything and how your husband took your pills. she will either get you on an opiate to protect the baby OR she will tell you to get into your pain mngmnt doctor. in that case, do the same....please....just tell the truth. as i read your post, i thought "wow, she did nothing wrong" and your story is very credible. it does not sound made up. please do something though...your baby does not need to suffer and potentially die from this.
be safe.
March 12, 2009 - 3:13am
#8
i did not know about the
i did not know about the pee'ing constantly. i run out of my vicodin early pretty much every month because i've been on the same dose for a few years for neuropathy in my feet caused by diabetes and sometimes it's worse than other times. so when i run out early it's usually like a week that i have to go without and i have had nights where i am up going to the bathroom every 15 minutes for 5 or 6 hours and i always think why the heck is this happening? being a diabetic, i usually just think my blood sugars must be super high cuz that's a symptom of that. but now i know it's part of withdrawls from running out early. thanks. i learn something on here every day. and ou fanawalz, i will be praying for you & your family. please take care.
March 12, 2009 - 5:58am
#9
Fanalwaz........But it is not
Fanalwaz........But it is not your fault you ran out early. Just call your Dr (or better yet, go in and talk face to face) and explain what happened about your Husbands tooth & all. It's not like you have a new excuse every month, right? If you have had no problem with your meds running out early your entire pregnancy, I'm sure your Dr will see this as a 1 time thing and excuse it this time. But then again I don't know the Dr and every Dr is different. I also have a Son and Daughter 1 yr apart so I know what it is like to be 7 months pregnant with a little one running (or crawling) around and it's hard enough without being pregnant. Now you are going through un-necessary w/d's on top of it all. PLEASE don't be afraid to call your Dr. That's what he is there for. You would be surprised at how some Dr's react to things that you are afraid to tell them. They are human too.
Pls keep us updated.................KK
March 12, 2009 - 9:40am
#10
md appt
I just tried to call and make an appt but my pm m is out of town until the 23rd, which is when my appt's scheduled for. I have yet to call my OB, my appt for that is also the the 23rd, with two children I try and get all my appt's the same day that way I can make it to theirs and at least have some break between.
I am going on day 3 and I have not been in this much pain ever. The Xanax does seem help with the anxiety and at least that helps. I have been going to my PM doc now for over 2 yrs and the earlies I have ever had my prescriptions filled early is 4 days and that was because I was going out of town.
Unfortunately, with my md being out of town I know that there's no way the office will refill my prescriptions early. The only one who could consent for this to be done is the md, not the PA or his LPN.
Am I at least at the end of this #$%^^& feeling? Or will this last longer? I can't do this much longer! My husband does not realize how horrible this actually is and is about to loose all patience with me. I am the one who does all cooking, cleaning, washing, shopping, and taking the kids to their needed destinatins. Basically any errand that involves leaving the house. Which I have at least managed 1 of the above.
Last night I slept for no more than 3 hrs. And before I went to bed I took 3 .5 Xanax and 2 of my Xanaflex, which is what I am prescribed totake but I normally only take one. So I had almost a full bottle of these which they to I just discovered are almost all gone.
I finally told a friend of mine here in my apts. I think that was maybe the most humiliating event of my life. I really, really, really am at the lowest I have ever been.
March 12, 2009 - 11:01am
#11
You're almost through it
You're almost through it Fanalwaz. I understand why you take the Xanax, and honestly, 3 hours of sleep in the worst of W/D isn't too bad. Some people can't sleep a wink, so try to be thankful.
People who are recommending you get more pills, well, I'd be careful. You're almost through the W/D, and if you continue to take these things your baby could be addicted too. Which will affect him/her for the rest of it's life.
Also, check out www.opiatedetoxrecovery.com the people there are great and supportive. They probably won't be super keen to you taking Xanax, because they don't want you to trade one addiction for another (it's easier than you think) and Xanax withdrawal is far, far worse than opiate withdrawal.
Good luck, you can do this... you're almost there! Sobriety is actually pretty amazing.
March 12, 2009 - 12:04pm
#12
withdrawal
I do understand that the baby will be born addicted to narcotics. That was thee first thing my OB and I went over. But as she explained the pros do out way the cons in this situation due to the amount of damage done to my back.
I am going to breast feed the baby (as I have with both others) and the way I ween the baby off is by slowly giving formula between each feeding and that will help the baby avoid any hard core detox (other than at this particular moment.)
My Xanax I hardly take just due to the fact I have a 2yr old to keep up with and I HAVE to be on my toes.
I am taking all the extra I've accumualted right now, but no I will not continue to do this. I hardly take these as I just stated, but I do realize I am playing with fire. I just don't know what else to do. On the first day I only took my Xanaflex (muscle relaxer) and I was still crawling ot of my skin. So the more articles I read the more people said to use a benzo. Of course the least favored was the Xanax due to the high risk of developing another addiction.
But I can't take valium or klonopin b/c of the U/A I take monthly.
I just cannot seem to deal with the lortab w/d. All I do is sit here or in my chair. I have even trned my phone off. I have never felt this alone, ashamed, depressed, achy/major pain is the honest truth, or wore out my enire life.
And I still have 11 more days until my next appt. 11 of the longest days of my life.
And after that no more than 16 days untill I deliver. The induction date is set for 2 days after my due date. Which god willing I won't have to wait that long but I wanted to give him extra time of needed, but I am so much pain with all this extra weight on stomach I couldn't imagine going longer than that, ahich I hope doesn'e make me sound like a horrible mother.
March 12, 2009 - 1:27pm
#13
I use more Xanax
When I detox I use the taper down method then go on the Thomas Recipie. I use 2mg Xanax bars several times a day when I do this. Enough to almost keep me completly KO'ed for the first several days! I don't know about the pregnancy / Xanax interaction though.
March 12, 2009 - 3:38pm
#14
OU Fanalwaz dont double up on
OU Fanalwaz dont double up on your prenatal vitamins. Too much vitamin A can have extremely bad effects on a developing fetus. Also, you either need to fess up to your PM doctor, your OB/GYN or contact a suboxone program. You have to think about more than just your discomfort right now. Imagine how fast and hard your heart is beating from the WD's. Keeping your blood pressure all out of whack is probably just as bad as taking too much vitamin A for your baby. Be smart, dont just put up with it until your appt. or put up a front until you can get your refills. You are hurting more than yourself this month.
March 12, 2009 - 3:56pm
#15
ko???
I wish I could stay k/o'ed but I have a small child that stays home all day and an older child I take to school. And I WISH I had known this was going to happen but I did not know that I was going to be to be out until Monday night when I went to refill my bottle.
Like I said earlier I seperate my tabs into two different bottles that way I if I take an extra one or two on one day I can make it up another. My husband thought that those were my extras (those of which I had already given to him for sprained ankle) and took all of two weeks worth in about a week and ahalf.
I honestly would have tapered myself down instead of just going cold turkey if I had known this would happen. But my husband in the 7 years I have been on them has never done this before. There have been times when he has had something wrong and would not take my tabs b/c he does not like them. He actually hates me even taking them but after everything I have gone through with my back has began to understand and accept why i take.
Luckily I do have extra Xanax's saved up and I am taking those but this still does not seem to be helping. I hate the way i feel, I hate the way I am acting, all I am doing is sitting around like a lazy person but between the body aches, my extreme back pain, the hot/cold flashes, extra nausea, (which is super great considering I already feel this due to being preg) the headache that will NOT go away, the restless and I can't think of another word to use so I am just going to say it ichy feeling, and lack of energy I don't want to do anything else.
Luckily I bought some instant meals otherwise I don't know how i could make myself cook dinner. I feel like this feeling of being in h*## will NEVER end.
And I am avoiding my family and friends at all costs. there is no way I could admit to them what is going on. It was hard enough to post this but I had no where else to turn. I believe Goat in another w/d site told someone to tell everyone your sick and that is what i have been doing. Which in all reality is not all a lie considering I feel like I have the super flu.
March 12, 2009 - 6:24pm
#16
I know alot of us have given
I know alot of us have given you all kinds of advise and suggestions. It looks like you aren't going to tell your Ob/Gyn so all I can say is you are going to have to x*#& it up and deal with it the best you can until your appt. I know it's hard but if you won't tell your Ob/Gyn and your other Dr is out of town there isn't much you can do. Maybe go to the ER but most of the time they won't do anything for you. Especially with you being 7 months pregnant you will probably have a hard time finding a Dr to give you your meds until your appt.
Good luck. You will feel like you are going to die but believe it or not, you won't.
KK
March 12, 2009 - 7:16pm
#17
xanax
hope you dont run out of xanax or it will be twice as bad. good luck
March 12, 2009 - 8:59pm
#18
Call your doctor, they will understand, don't suffer!
Hi,
I would strongly !strongly recommend that you contact your doctor, whether it 's your pedeatrician or general practitioner does not matter, what matters is you getting well, from the description you have given of your symptoms it sounds as if you are experiencing opiate withdrawal ad it's the last trimester of your pregnancy so the priorty should be getting you feeling as well as posibble. It sounds as if you may feel guilty or that somehow it was your fault that you ran short on your medication, the doctor would be more concerned about the withdrawal symptoms you are experiencing than the reason why you ran out. These things happen in life, and doctors understand that, it is vital you get back on to your medication regimen as soon as posibble and if you can call your doctor now then you should, or at the very least first thing in the morning. They are not going to be concerned about the specifics of what happened, they will be more concerned with getting you feeling well and your appetite back e.t.c. Your doctor will most likely give you your replacement meds or give you some buprenorphine which is a strong opiate pain killer and is safe for acute use during pregnancy. But don't suffer make the call. The best of luck !
All comments are the users opinion, and are not to be taken for professional medical advice, all medical advice should be sought from a medical health professional. I am merely a student.
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March 13, 2009 - 4:32am
#19
I know it's already been said
I know it's already been said a bajillion times in this thread, but you need to get in contact with ANY doctor with whom you are a patient. I recently was in a situation with finding out I was pregnant and my PM doc being out of town as well. However, I was in the opposite situation, I wanted to get off my medications ASAP (although a different plan has been set in place). I now realize that it is pretty much NEVER a good idea to change your meds without your doctor's knowledge and consent. They prescribe the medication a certain way for a reason. They also could get in a lot of trouble if you're not taking the meds they prescribed you properly. I don't want to come off as non-sympathetic, because I can truly understand where you are coming from with your situation, but it sounds like you don't take your meds exactly as the doctor prescribes, or else you wouldn't have to split them up by 2-weeks so you won't run out early (or am I reading that wrong?) Also, you've said you've stocked up on Xanax and have admitted you're not taking it as prescribed. If you don't need all that is prescribed to you, then why are you still having that much prescribed? Or, if you're taking it differently than prescribed why aren't you letting your doctor know that? It is vital (especially when pregnant) that your doctor ALWAYS know how you are taking your medications because if you ever end up in ths hospital with complications from anything and aren't able to tell them how the meds are being taken they may end up ODing you. They are going to assume you are taking what you say you are and ad the dose you are supposed to be taking it at. I'm just worried about you being pregnant and that somehow being the case if complications do arise. Plus, if your doctor ever finds out that you're not taking your meds as prescribed you run the very real risk of NEVER being able to find a doctor to trust you ever again to prescribe them to you. I'm VERY sorry if this is coming out sounding in anyway mean; it's not meant to be at all, I'm just concerned and also preggers so I share a common life situation at the moment.
I want to send you my best wishes for a very health and happy baby. As all of the other posters have urged, please at least contact your OB. It sounds like you have a great relationship with him/her. If nothing else, even if he/she can't prescribe anything they will know what is going on. Also, please be sure that you don't let your shame/embarassment/fear get in the way of telling your PM doc on the 23rd about this situation. I know it would be easy to just go in for the regular appointment and fill, but now you're going to need to be on lower doses most likely (not just for you, but for your baby too). You will DEFINITELY want to have your doctor know how much you are taking as well since you are going to be in a hospital delivering very soon. You don't want to try to titrate the dose up yourself and then have the hospital assume you are on more than you really are. Again, best wishes for a healthy, happy baby and I hope you have an easy delivery. 
March 14, 2009 - 9:41am
#20
just wondering,
doesn't your doctors office have an on call doctor while yours is away? like maybe another doctor in the same office? i mean doesn't there have to be a doctor available on call or something? just a thought. best wishes to you & your baby.
March 14, 2009 - 11:05am
#21
call your ob
i would call the ob and tell her your situation, maybe she can rx u enough tabs to get u to your dr appt. yes the obs can rx opiates, but u have to have a heart to heart. i couldnt imagine being pregnant well im a guy anyways but besides pregnant and w/ds, and i do have a 2 and 4 yr old that thank god my wife helps when im in w/d but it makes me feel like the lowest person on earth.if i was u and your not getting better theres always the er and with u being pregnant im sure there going to take u serious, and no offense but its not like ur on oxy or fent or a strong cII your on lortab10 for your screwed up neck. im not an expert but i have alot of years of this vicious cycle seek help u will be surprised. dont be embarrased, trust me people are taking w/d meds just for being on low doses of hydrocodone, they have seen probably everything. take your pill bottles to assure whomever is gonna help u.wish u best of luck for u and baby. just like we cant smoke or drink while pregnant, but my mom smoked drank not alcoholic though but i turned out fine, hahahahahhaahahhaha. seriously worrrying is also stress on your baby to.
March 14, 2009 - 12:03pm
#22
There should be a locum
There should be a locum doctor there to over for your doctor, all you need is to get hold of someone who can prescribe and has access to your medical and prescription history, things like this happen all the time, don't be afraid to be assertive. Good Luck
March 14, 2009 - 12:20pm
#23
Yes, i thought so too, like a
Yes, i thought so too, like a locum doctor to cover
March 14, 2009 - 2:26pm
#24
99% of people in the US arent
99% of people in the US arent going to know what a locim dr. is or even ever heard of a locum doctor. There are no rules that say a doctor must leave someone in charge of there practise while they are away, remember this is the US at this time we dont have a system like the horrible NHS. A lot of doctors will send out a letter telling there patients they will be out of town, etc. and to make sure you get all meds needed, or in states where its allowed leave a NP or PA in charge of refill requests. Obviously there are also going to be doctors that do have a colleage take there place, I dont see this being common with only a week seperation from practise. Im sure the doctors that dont have replacements atleast have a phone message explaining what to do for refills and what to do if you need to be seen asap and if you are experiencing an emergency.
March 14, 2009 - 5:17pm
#25
physicians assistant
for one of my docs i almost only see his pa. she writes scripts all my refills and to my surprise she asks alot of questions which is no biggie to me, ive been thru most tests and have answered most questions. but at that office i never get stuck, the worst is they will call a 1 month supply in til i can see the doc, very busy practice and sometimes hard to get a appt that works with mine. i have a family to support so i cant go taking off every other day to see my docs, and i explain that to them which is why i seem to get alot of refills, which is convenient, but ive been whith all my providers for a long time, and we seem to get along well. horrror stories i hear i wish everyone was like this, but theres always a bad apple that screws it up for the rest of us that are there for legit reasons. yeah solo if your having an emergency they usually say dial 911. ive had to be seen in the er a couple of times and was up front with them and they actually asked well when is your next fill of course i will show my script bottles so they dont think im crazy and they helped me out, so ya never know unless u try. theyve heard it all so make it a good one....
March 14, 2009 - 6:26pm
#26
There have been times when my
There have been times when my Dr is out of town and I always got the same song & dance that the PA or NP can't do anything until the Dr comes back and was left to suffer. I did manage to go to the ER and was given a whopping 6 Lortab to last 2 weeks until my Dr was back in town. Eventhough I took my Rx bottles into the ER the Dr at the ER told me that "He cannot Rx the type of meds that my PM Dr was giving me. It would raise a red flag." Whatever. I just suffered until my PM Dr was back in town. But every state and every Dr is different.
KK
March 14, 2009 - 6:52pm
#27
that
would x*#&. sorry to hear that, like i said a few rotten apples ruins it for all of us. if u go to the same hospital that yer dr works out of they have all the info they need to contact him, or at least talk to one of his colleauges.
March 14, 2009 - 7:59pm
#28
Family or Friends
Ask somebody in your family or close friend if they would be able to help. Even your husband should go to Dentist and try to get some to replace yours. People are more understanding than you think. There are alot of us who also have problems managing pain and medication that goes along with it. I truely hope you get some help from someone, anyone as soon as you can. This is rough on you and the baby. I am a grown man who does not fear all that much. Opiate withdrawal scares me as much as anything in this world. Ask someone around you I'm sure someone would be glad to help. This is not the time to go through withdrawal. That's my opinion and I am not a Dr. I usually just read the forum's but I felt compelled to try and give you some courage to ask someone for HELP.
Good Luck
Priester
March 16, 2009 - 5:46am
#29
agreement with w/d symptoms
youve got it right. thats how it feels...utter helplessness and desperation.
March 19, 2009 - 1:26am
#30
As bad as it sounds, pot was
As bad as it sounds, pot was a godsend for my depression and anxiety during detox. I don't know how it would effect a fetus, but I can't imagine it being any worse than benzos and opiates. That is a fact, actually.
It's shunned because it's illegal, but I could've never made it through without it. It's not addicting in the sense that pills are, and there are no withdrawals. It helps greatly with anxiety as long as you're not out in public.
I don't like recommending Suboxone to people, because they end up in this twilight phase convinced that it's a miracle cure, but if you stay on it for too long (more than two weeks) you will have prolonged (and intense) withdrawal. But in this case it may be the best route.
Where are you at in your detox (day 7?) If you haven't picked up since your first post the worst should be over. Good luck, please let us know how you are doing.
March 23, 2009 - 9:30am
#31
Over and Better
I do appreciate all the support and advice I received, I unfortunately felt so bad I couldn't even make myself respond or even look for more help. good news was I had loaned out some to two different friends. 1 all the back in Dec. the other in Jan. a total of 9-12 (I can't remember, even with that I was still in a fog/haze-and no not due to Xanax I ran ot of those on day 5). And to be honest I had forgot about even doing so and the back in Dec. I had wrote off. Neither knew what I was going through but both were shocked when they saw me saying I needed to get to the doc b/c I looked like I had the flu. I also went into my dr on Fri. instead of Mon. b/c he came back early. YEA!!!!! But to answer a couple of questions ot maybe to respond/defend (on some) myself on others.
When I started seeing my pain doc I signed a contract I cannot get prescriptions (narcotic, even ultram) from any other dr. That would include my OB. If I do this he could drop me as a patient. In Florida the laws are so strict that if I were to be dropped my doc, getting into another pm dr wold be #%^*! near impossible.
Another thing about my pm dr is that the ONLY person who can give early refills is him. He does have a PA that covers for him and will do refills while he is out of town but as I just stated there would have been nothing she could have done for me. I have been seeing my pm doc for 3 yrs. and I have also worked with him at the hospital so I have great relationshipp with him but he is very strict dr. I have to have a U/A every month along with every other one of his patients, it's almost amusing to see a 70 some odd old man/woman take a U/A:)
Pot due to the filed I work in is out of the question. I honestly don't see to much wrong with it other than the fact I wouldn't want my dr to smoke a joint then do surgery on me.
And to Kelly 690 I split my pres due to the fact that there are days when I hurt more than others so yes I will take 4-6 on those and on days were I've slept in, not done much housework, or just not hurting that bad I will not take as many and by splitting these I can see where I am. Also, for some pills grow legs every now and then and walk off. I am sure that the majority of the people who'll read this has expiernced this at least once. So I guess to answer your question yes I there are days were I don't take exactly as prescribed but for the most part even on those days I do b/c it says 1 every 6 hrs and I am up by 0530 and most of the time I don't make it to bed before 2300. And I have not been taking my xanax as prescribed b/c my anxiety haven't been a often, probably due to my hours being cut.
But also to Kelly 690 I appreciate your honesty and lack of better term-tough love
. I hope your preg goes great!!!!!!!! Ireread what I wrote and thought gosh I sound like a b*****, and that was not what I was wanting at all. This preg has been complicated from the start and everyone I know I should have gone to a doc but as I stated I realy couldn't. Had he been in town I would have. My grandmother tried to get me take her Loricets (not sure if I spelt this right) but I have never taken those ( which I almost fing funny considering I've been on Fent pat and morph) and didn't know what they were. She said that they were the same as tabs but with Ibuprofen. And my OB took me off that when I hit 34 weeks. Most preg woman cannot take them at all but my OB allowed me to take thm until then.
One more update I am now 36 weeks and I now know not all that pain was w/d it is taking all my self restraint not to take extra meds right now. I am always in pain. Does anyoneknow anything I can do to help with back cramps?
Once more THANK-YOU to everyone
March 23, 2009 - 1:50pm
#32
Company that rips me off???
Having company that rips me off.... goodbye company....
March 23, 2009 - 2:43pm
#33
Thomas remedy for W/D
Can anyone provide a link to this...I googled yesterday and the page wouldn't load....any suggestions
March 23, 2009 - 2:55pm
#34
March 23, 2009 - 4:19pm
#35
withdrawl is ???$*
I myself have chronic pain condition for which I've been priscribed opiates on and off over the course of 20+yrs.I am only 36 yrs old and have gone through pure ???$* w wd. Methadone x*#&s and because of being on it while pregnant w my now 4yr old she had to be detoxed w morphine sulfate for the 1st 19 days of her life. I wish you the absolute best wishes with the remainder of your preg and hope everything turns out well for u and baby. Presently I am being priscribed suboxone and I love it!!! No more withdrawl!! Never again!! Pain? Always but the best opiates available today never took the pain away so I deal w it w ibuprofen and tylenol. Sounds a bit stupid but I feel a lot of relief from my lowerback pain from suboxone too!! Good luck!! How's ur husbands tooth pain? That's a pain I wouldn't wish on anyone either!!
March 23, 2009 - 6:01pm
#36
There are a few things u can do; don't give up hope...
FANalwag, yeh do no give up hope cuz de stress will make baby inside worse.
O.K. 1): Contact you doc that give all these medicine, OB/GYN, call & be calm & confident. make sure u do let him/her know what u say in para#3 about u back very very painful. oh & u husb dirty mouth/took u pain pill.
2). Maybe doc can set up to meet u & husb at hospital so u dono hav to go into w/d & baby be sick too.
3). Then after u speak w/ doc. It is possible he can change your Rx's at the hospital for u. I would look up this OB/GYN's record cuz sounds like a lot of medicine u take being pregnant, sorry to say. Also drink plently of clear fluids to try & flush u system out --for u & u baby sake. GOD Bless u.
4) By doing this above, u will minimize the chances of u getting cut-off completely for in the future,(you back sound like hurtz badbad) cuz 12 days is a very long time W/D & u said they will check for the meds in your blood? Correct? So, get a little rest, BUT wake up now & maybe get a different OB/GYN. Hope Helps. G.Luck!
March 24, 2009 - 10:14am
#37
Are you serious?????
WOW! Are you sreious?? Smoking anything while pregnant is very bad for a fetus. Pot is way worse for a fetus than opiates taken in thereputic doses. Its the smoke and the carcinogens. I don't think the thc itself is harmful. Don't get me wrong. I am a pot advocate. At the present time I can no longer smoke due to my PM contract and the need for pain relief is stonger than myenjoyment from smoking.
March 24, 2009 - 6:22pm
#38
I agree with Hydro
I agree with Hydro completely. Doing any illicit drugs while pregnant is absolutely insane. I don't personally "partake" but am a big advocate of medical marijauna...but never while pregnant...at least not until there are adequate human studies done, which most likely will never happen so I'll likely never be in support of pot while pregnant. Not to mention if you do smoke weed while pregnant it's not your urine/blood they test to see if you used drugs while pregnant, it's your baby's first #2 that they test (meconium I think it's called). They can go back to your 2nd trimester and tell what substances you've done! So don't think you can get away with it until a few weeks before you deliver like a friend of mine did. Try enjoying your first few months of motherhood with CPS watching over your back for the first 9 months!
March 28, 2009 - 3:24am
#39
The meconium is tested? (Ref: Kelly & OU Fanalwaz)
I didn't know they tested the meconium. Interesting!
OU Fanalwaz, I hope you are doing much better. Just concerned, tk care! We are all human....... God Bless You & baby(ies).
What medication(s) are you taking? Are you out of all of the medication? Does your doctor know what is going on?