Lots of Luck, Robin...I'll put in a prayer for you.
Marianne
--- Robin <rmasse2333@aol.com> wrote:
> Hey there, > Right now, I am not having a problem with any meds, > although, I am > having surgery again on the 15th. After that, I > will need to come off > meds again after taking them for about 5 months. I > am taking the MS > Cotin & Vicodin 10mg. My Dr is really great at > working with me to help > me come off the meds slowly with the least amount of > with drawl problems > possible. I am taking 60 mg MS Cotin 2 times a day > right now. I just > saw my Dr on Tuesday & we talked about the plan we > would follow for > after surgery. I really had a hard time with > comming off the Duragesic > patch in December, I think I got off too soon & had > knee spasms for > about a week everytime I laid down. It was really > hard, but I got off > of them & my Dr & I are sure I won't have any > problems this time. > love > robin > > At Wed, 8 Aug 2001, maktan@aol.com wrote: > > > >At Mon, 9 Oct 2000, Helen Dynda wrote: > >> > >>Last June (99) I had to come off of taking Vicodin > 7.5 after my surgery > >>for adhesions. I still took the meds for about 1 > 1/2 weeks for surgery > >>pain. Which was 1/2 of what I had been taking > before surgery. Then, I > >>had to start taking 1/2 a pill at a time to start > cutting back. I was > >>having head aches, from the withdrawals. I think > I got off them kinda > >>fast, it took me 2 weeks to get off of them. I > still kept about 4 pills > >>in the bottle just in case I needed them. Just > remember, you are not > >>alone, We have been there, & we are here for you > now. > >>Robin > >> > >>At Mon, 9 Oct 2000, Kath Findlay wrote: > >> > >>Dear chrissy, > >>I have had 5 operations to separate Adhesions. > Which means I have had > >>to come of narcotic drugs, after long term use ( > minimum 1 year ) and > >>what I have learned from this, is that you can't > just stop using the > >>meds because you have had, your surgery. It > stands to reason that your > >>body will still crave them for a time. My doctor > advised me to cut them > >>down slowly. Try taking 3/4 of the amount you > normally take for a few > >>days and then take 1/2 the dose for a few days, > and then 1/4. Then cut > >>that down until you don't need it anymore. If you > try and stop too > >>quickly, when your body is still dependant. You > will suffer withdrawal > >>symptoms, feeling sick, hot, sweating and > sometimes light headed. > >>(dizzy) These symptoms are normal for someone > taking long term > >>medication, and I am sure if you tell your local > Doctor about your > >>symptoms. Tell him that you want to come of them > gradually, and ask him > >>for more meds ( perhaps he could give you a lower > dosage) to keep you > >>going for a little longer. > >> > >>You have suffered enough with the pain of > adhesions. You don't have to > >>suffer, from being forced to come of your > medication to quickly. It can > >>take any thing from 0 to 3 months depending on how > long you have been > >>taking the medication. > >> > >>Good luck Chrissie, As I said before I have been > in this position 5 > >>times and I find this is the best way to get > through it. I will do it > >>this way the next time. > >>Kath Findlay UK (United Kingdom) > >> > >>>-- > >>>Robin > >>> > >I have been taken Oxycontin now for up to a year. > I wasn't perscribed > >them. I just took them because I felt depressed > and they made me feel > >better, and they motivated me to do everyday > activities I wasn't able to > >do without them. I finally realized I had a > serious problem when I > >spending every penny on them. I couldn't get out > of bed in the morning > >without them. Finally I realized this dependecy > couldn't last any > >longer. It has now been five days, I went through > the withdrawls and > >I'm feeling better by the day. This morning I was > up at 7a.m walking my > >dog.If anyone needs a friend to talk to about this > let me know. > > > >Recovering addict.. > > http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm
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