i just dont know

[lgboy93]

I'm 18 have fibromyalgia, intractable pain, degenerative deterioration of the spine, bursitis of the right hip. Iv been on opiates since iv been 11 started with 10mg norco (which is vicodin with 325 tylonal) and started taking it 3 times a day and was up to the point where i was taking 12 a day, then i was taking 10mg percs, moved up to 15 mg roxies then they added 30mg oxycontins 3 times a day, then i desided to try and taper myself off pain meds completely at age 15 because it was scary and my tollerance was just to high.at 16 went back on the pain meds because i just couldnt take the pain and tried to start with lower dosed ones like nucynta 100mg, ultram taking 250mg at a time then went back to the 10mg norco  moved back up to the 10mg percs then they added the 30mg oxycontin back it was just a horrible cycle well last october i had a bad flair up and was scared because my doctors didnt really communicate with me they just throw scripts at me well i found a good doctor who put me on 30mg ms-contin 3 times a day with up to 2 15mg MSIR (morphine sulfate instant release) well now Im going on 30mg opana er and keeping the 15mg MSIR for breakthrough im very frightend of this after reading all the posts here but im hopeing for the best because the morphine just doesnt work and i hate the way the Oxycontin makes me feel and the personality changes. I just dont know what to do and i need some advice because i dont want to opt to have surgery at this age... this hole opiate scene just scares me and i understand there is a difference between being physically dependent and being a addict i just dont want to fall down the path of being a addict and abusing medication.
My current med list is
Cymbalta 90mg a day
lyrica 225mg 2x a day
Ms-Contin 30mg 3x a day
MSIR (instant release morphine) 15mg as need for BT
Mobic 15mg once a day
Zanaflex (tizanidine) 4mg 3x a Day
Adderall XR 30mg Once a day
BusPar 7.5mg 2x a day
Trazodone 50mg at bedtime for sleep
Please someone have input

[mellie4]

I was on a lot of the meds you're on.  Ask  your doctor to taper you off some.  I've come off a boatload and now am tapering off the last little bit very slowly.  I still have pain but I had the pain on all the meds anyway.  There are a lot of ways to manage your pain without meds.  You may want to check out the Pain Management forum here.  It's a support board for chronic pain patients.

You are so young.  I'm 49 and I was afraid of all the meds they had me on.  I never misused them, but I started thing what will happen if I REALLY need something ... how much higher can I go?  And frankly, I felt they took a real toll on my body.  There are a lot of people who need pain meds for chronic pain.  But I think at your age, there's a lot of things that could help other than the meds.  I know pool therapy helped me.  At first I could only walk a lap but I kept at it.  Some days I felt foolish; it took me longer to drive there than to do anything.  But I eventually worked up to swimming for 45 minutes and then added in the ellipitcal (helped a ton with my hips.)  Don't get me wrong; it wasn't easy.  It was hard but the rewards were worth it.  I've had fibro for 11 years now and only rarely get a flareup from it.  I also found the ThermaCare heat patches to help greatly with the fibro pain.

I hope you'll talk to your doctor about coming off these meds or tapering down.  Truly, they do sort of increase your pain in a weird way.

[lgboy93]

My biggist issue is yea it may seem that im over medicated but alot of the things are for different mental problems that tend to be a issue i do have a sever case of adult a.d.h.d. and major depression and also anxiety dissorders ranging from O.c.d., social anxiety to just plain general anxiety which iv been battleing since iv been young the cymbalta is the only thing thats helped me even the slightest

[Sad_Woman]

All I can say is that my spinal stenosis was MUCH more painful when I was taking oxys. The opiates actually can create pain to make you take more. I would be barely able to walk in the morning and would be fine as soon as I did my pills. Now I'm feeling waaay less pain then I did before. It's actually shocking how less pain I have off opiates. I would have never believed it when I was told this before but having experienced this first hand I'm convinced 75% of my pain was from the pills. You should seek out a doctor with a much more holistic approach and who won't simply throw pills at you. Keep posting and I think your very smart to do something now about it.

[gnarly_1]

HI so young and to have so many problems you are being over medicated time for a new set of doctors you may want to hook up with a (sp) keneseoligist they take a holistic aproch trating you with natural amino acids and vitamins they use acupuncture message therapy and spinal adjustments I wish you where in the phoenix area there is a great on out here and I know lots of people he has helped but at your age your to young to get messed up with hard narcotics time to get ff this stuff I suffer 2 herniated disks and 3 deteriorating thay had me on 150mg of methadone because the pills quite working after 6yr so did the methadone now im just shy of 2yr clean and my back gives me less problems then wile I was on the meds your mind will create the desire for the narcotic by creating pain its a viscous cycle so go to the doctors and tell them you want off if they wont get new doctors at leat give it a try so many of our members have had great luck coming off this stuff good luck and God bless......Gnarly      

[littlebit667]

life=LIVE!  sorry

[littlebit667]

Hon, you may need a certain amount of medication for the problems you have to have quality of life, but I think you have been way overmedicated.  Others will chime in soon and I hope you listen.  You may be able to work thru this list to find what you can eliminate and what you may need to be able to life.  It may be time to look for new doctors.  I hope you can find a way that works, because you are way too young to do this the rest of your life.

[Innerstrength67]

Oh hon, your so young and on so many meds. There has got to be another way to decrease your meds and help you with the pain. Sounds like your physically dependent. Do you have a good dr that you trust? Be honest and see if there is any way you can try to ween off the meds. I know your in pain but like Kristenhere said, once your off the meds, your pain might not be that bad. I don't know if this helps. Just sounds like your on a merry go round of meds and it's spinning faster and faster.

[KirstenHere]

Oh girl, I have major pain in my right hip, back of neck, left knee, small of back, and horrible pain in my ovaries. Thats what started my addiction 6 years ago, ovary pain. I have been clean 9 days today and I have to tell you, the pain isn't as bad as it was. You hear a lot of people say that the pain is less than half once you're off the drugs...I never believed it until now. And sure, I still have pain, but I'll deal with it. I dont ever want to go back. Opana actually gave me convulsions when I came off them. I've never had convulsions before. I think the drug should be banned.

[lgboy93]

what were some of the issues u had with it if you dont mind me askin

[KirstenHere]

Hon, all I can say is opana is of the devil. I have a lot of the same problems you do, and I'd rather lie in terrible pain than to take another opana. That's just my opinion. :-)