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I have been down the road of trying everything under the sun for my chronic pain, for the last two years or more I have been at the point of suicidal thoughts, if it weren't for my grandson, I would not be on this earth, I am now seeing a new doctor who put me on Mobic and Amitriptolyne. because after ears of taking methadone and clonazapam, they are no longer working at all and have started giving me every side effect listed on the inserts of the drugs themselves, I was given the methadone by a pain clinic the same one that I have an appointment with in the coming month, and the clonazapam was suggested by 3 psychiatrist for my anxiety disorder and to help with my sleep problems. I told this doctor that I have a hiatal hernia and reflux, and that when I take NSAIDS I get sick. Stomach bleeding and the such, I would like to know if anyone else knows why meds would turn against my body after taking them for so long,  I don't think it's medically possible for the medication to just turn on your body and give you reverse reactions to the meds,  for instance when I take the clonazapam for my anxiety symptoms I get anxiety even worse than I already have.  The mobic so far has not done anything for me, except give me heartburn when I eat anything, I used to be able to eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with out and heartburn but now everything I eat causes heartburn. thanks for the help
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1311475 tn?1274198780
I think that is the spot that I am in, I have had this pain for so long it's got to the point of being normal pain, I haven't found a Dr. as of yet that understands, the Dr. I just got had the nerve to tell me that her nurses were laughing at me because they thought that I came there for a magic pill.  I waited 6 months for this appointment and now I don't want to return especially after calling her this weekend and telling her that I had a urinary problem that had me doubled over and I was bleeding again.  She told me to take a laxative and it would be better, she was so busy watching tv that she wasn't listening to me. I've gone through about all of the meds that were listed in namnam46's post, I am now on methadone which used to help w/ the pain with no side affects that I couldn't tolerate, now I am having withdrawal symptoms that made me try to quit the medication,  the new Dr. gave me Mobic which is an anti inflamatory drug.  She said would help control the pain from the withdrawal but is doing nothing except causing more withdrawal symtoms, but that was not on the listed side affects, so now I don't want to take those either.  For over two years, I have been smiling and acting like the pain was not that bad, because I didn't want my family pushing me away for being a *****,  I have had so many problems with my health it's ridiculous, surgery after surgery for one thing or another,  no one bothers to show up at the hospital anymore, because it's just me having another surgery.  I don't understand how a medication after taking it for so long could turn against your body, I mean not just quit working but to actually cause withdrawal from it.  I am hoping for trigger point injections which did seem to help for a few weeks at a time until my lungs were punctured the last time. then ending that therapy, I am signed up for any clinical trial for pain now, because I am sick and tired of not having a life, My grandson puts a smile on my face even in my pain. I endure the pain that I have to be with him.  It would make our visit so much better if I didn't have the pain to deal with.I have to depend on others when I have him to help me with him. When there was no one to help me, I would lash out at my son for leaving him with me for so long.  I've just about lost all hope with Doctors and hospitals, I also have disgust for those people who think that I am fine because I can fake it or they have no medical degree at all and think that there is nothing wrong with me. More than disgust for the MD.s that think this is nothing, except in your head.  But those words are not allowed here, thank you for all of your comments and concern.  It helps to know that there are others going through the same thing and can offer help to those of us that need to hear it. I wish you all happy health or the kind that is endurable.
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I am concerned that you mention suicidal thoughts. this is serious when pain gets to the point of one thinking of taking their own life. I am so sorry your in such pain and not getting the help you need.
Your medications have stopped working due to tolerance or your condition getting worse as was said above.
You need to find a PM doctor that will listen to you and manage you pain. Otherwise what is the point of you wasting your time and money to see this doctor. I tell people all the time that hiring a doctor is no different than hiring a plumber lets say. If a plumber were to leave and leave the leaking sink still leaking would you hire him again. no.
Same principle applies with hiring your doctor. Of course hiring a doctor is much more serious as he/she is managing your health and not your plumbing ( some men may disagree LOL:) ) But you really need to find a doctor that will listen to you and management your pain and if this doctor isn't it is time to find a new one.
Living in this kind of pain is just terrible for you and your family. You have no quality of life if your in pain 24/7 with no relief.
I hope your appointment goes well and the doctor really listens and helps you.
We are all here for you and will help and support you any way we can:)
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What you have experienced is nothing new at all. All of us who have been on our meds for long periods of time have had to switch to new meds. That just happened to me. I'd been on Hdrocodone (Lortab 7.5/500) 4 times a day since 2003 and they just quit working. My body had become accustomed to them and my pain just completely overrode the meds. My new Rheumatologist sent me to my first PM Dr. I've ever been to. My PM Dr. put me on Fentanyl Patch and worked me up to the Fentanyl 50 and swithched me to Norco 10/325 (still hydrocodone) and that helped tremendously but then the BT (norco) quit working )and he switched my BT to Percocet 10/325 and I take 1/2 to 1 pill every 8 hours. It's helped a lot.

Dont' get discouraged because you just need to explain to your Dr. that it isn't working for you anymore and ask him what you might be able to try.

There's also the possibility that your pain is increasing and therefor isn't working for you anymore. There are many different possibilities that can be causing this to happen to you.

Just keep hanging in there and find what works for you. Be honest with your Dr. and hopefully he will help you. As one Grandmother (NamNam) to another YOUR GRANDSON NEEDS YOU!!!!! And I know that you need him just as much, because I know that I need my 2 Granddaughters more than anything in this world.

I'm so glad that you decided to hang around you will make many friends on here and hopefully we can make some suggestions that can help each other. Just be sure you talk to your Dr. before you do anything when it comes to your meds.

Hope your pain is "OK" today.....Sherry
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