>----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob" <BMarkford@aol.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
<adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 8:12 AM
Subject: Re: Chrissie, Re Don't get disappointed
> Chrissie,
> Kathy is right regarding the addiction definition. Like she said, if
> you are having pain and take a pain pill, addiction is not the problem.
> When you take them and there is no pain or reason, that is addcition.
> People tend to confuse addiction with tolerance. The two are very
> different. Tolerance occurs with a disease with increasing pain level,
> such as ARD. This happens when the duration of pain relief is
> shortened. This is why pain medications such as Oxycontin and MS Contin
> work well, it is a time released pain medication, unlike Percocet,
> Darvocet, or Loratabs. Most are effective until it is digested, then
> will last a short time after that. The Contin type drugs release slowly
> over time. A problem occurs with most ARD suffers allowing the levels
> of pain medications within their systems to drop to nothing, thus having
> the need for more to reach relief. If the pain is severe, which most
> ARD suffers have, follow the instructions regarding the time frame.
> Keeping the level up where it is having effect and not dropping it down,
> can prevent the roller coaster effect. Most of the ARD suffers know
> this ride.
> Hang in there Chrissie, and do not give up.
>
> --
> In Friendship,
> Bob Markford
>