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Methodone questions
Jul 05, 2008 10:44PM in the Pain Management Community
Does anyone take Methodone for their pain? I have taken Hydrocodone since January of this year and my pain level is still so very bad that it is doing nothing to stop it. The doctor put me on Methodone (5 mg) - 3 times daily and Lyrica (50 mg) - 3 times daily to help me get off the hydrocodone without any problems and also to control my terrible pain. It h...
Radio Frequency Ablation - What else is there?
Apr 21, 2008 06:10PM in the Pain Management Community
I had radio frequency ablation done on my cervical disk 3 weeks ago for the 2nd time. The first time, 6 months ago, worked wonderfully. I had no pain at all for 4 1/2 months and then the pain returned with a vengence. My insurance would not pay for me to have it redone until 6 months had passed, so for a month and a half I was in severe pain. At the end t...
Nothing I Have is Controlling My TERRIBLE Pain. What do I DO?
Mar 08, 2008 09:57PM in the Pain Management Community
I have fibromyalgia, degenerative disk disease, and cervical disk pain from previous cervical surgeries. Up until 2 weeks ago, I was taking Effexor XR daily, and Zanaflex and Ultracet 37.5, as needed. 2 weeks ago my cervical disk started going haywire with pain. I upped my Ultracet to 3 a day as prescribed and started taking the Zanaflex to the maximum dos...
top 5 things that do NOT help your fibro
Feb 12, 2008 11:47PM in the Fibromyalgia / CFS Community
What is NADH? I haven't heard of that. I will Google it but a personal insight is often better. I appreciate this post as I have just been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. I really don't know what helps me most or hasn't helped me yet. I am anxious to read everyone's posts though.
Fibromyalgia
Feb 11, 2008 08:27PM in the Fibromyalgia / CFS Community
I have fibro but also something called POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tacychardia Syndrome), a type of Dysautonomia, and it sounds like you could have this also. Many, many people with fibro have tacychardia symptoms and the orthostatic part of it makes you dizzy and easy to lose your balance. For years, I would stand up or move too quickly and either pass out ...
Does anyone have trouble with sedation medication?
Feb 09, 2008 12:03AM in the Fibromyalgia / CFS Community
Does anyone have trouble with sedation medication taking effect? What about other meds? Sometimes I react very strongly to meds and with some others they have to give me enough to kill a horse. When I am giving sedation medication for epidural blocks or dental sedation meds, it takes twice as long for them to take effect as a normal person and I have to ha...