At Sun, 27 Oct 2002, K Nygren wrote:
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>TISH AND CINDY AND ANYONE ELSE ON DURAGESIC PATCHES,
>I WAS ON DURAGESIC PATCHES IN THE PAST....I WAS LAST ON 100'S. THEY DID WORK PRETTY WELL REGARDING THE PAIN, BUT I WAS TAKEN OFF OF THEM BECAUSE THEY SUPPRESSED MY RESPIRATIONS SIGNIFICANTLY. I WOULD BE VERY LEERY OF BEING ON INCREASED DOSAGES. I WAS ALSO GIVEN OXYCONTIN FOR BREAKTHROUGH PAIN...BUT AT THE 100 LEVEL I DON'T RECALL IF I NEEDED TOO MUCH. IT ALSO CAUSES A LOT OF NAUSEA...BUT AFTER A FEW DAYS AT EACH LEVEL THAT GOES AWAY.
>KARLA
> Tish <CookieTish@aol.com> wrote:MY DEAREST CINDY..
>REGARDING THE DURAGESIC PATCH...YES THERE ARE DIFFERENT DOSAGES OF THE
>PATCH..I AM ON THE 25MG MYSELF..AND I CHANGE IT EVERY 2 DAYS INSTEAD OF
>3 THEN THERE ARE 50 MG AND 75MG THERE MAY BE SOME EVEN HIGHER THAN
>THAT..IM NOT SURE..
>I HAVE DUG AROUND ON THE DURAGESIC SITE.,.AND EVEN THE MANUFACTURERS OF
>THESE PATCHES SAY YOU MAY NEED A BREAKTHROUGH PAIN MED TO GO WITH THE
>PATCHES..MYSELF IM ON LORCET 10/650S 4 TO 6 TIMES PER DAY...AND IF I
>DONT OVERDO IT OR TWISST JUST RIGHT OR DO SOMETHING I SHOULDNT DO
>THEN..I AM PRETTY MUCH COMFY MOST OF THE TIME..THE PAIN IS NEVER GONE
>NOR WILL IT EVER BE I DONT IMAGINE..BUT I CAN AT LEAST STAY WITHIN A
>CERTAIN COMFORT ZONE..MOST OF THE TIME...
>I WILL SEND YOU SOME INFO I FOUND ON BREAKTHROUGH PAIN AS WELL..TO TAKE
>TO YOUR DR WITH YOU..IT IS VERY INFORMATIVE ..AND EXPLAINS BREAKTHROUGH
>PAIN IN DISTINCT DETAIL...MAYBE WITH THIS INFO..YOU COULD CONVINCE YOUR
>DR OF THE NEED FOR BREAKTHROUGH PAIN MEDS...OK...IF NOT GIVEE ME YOUR
>DOCS NUMBER AND ILL CALL HIM UP AND CONVINCE HIM OK..HEHEHE..
>HUGS AND LOVE TO YOU MY DEAR DEAR FRIEND.
>TISH