I am in chronic pain all the time as well. Like Corie Jones (a list member) we can't find anything that is of real help. I have run the gamut of narcotics, tens units, heating pads, etc.. I was on OxyContin since late 1998 or early 1999 until January of last year when my insurance company stopped paying for it. Which was just as well as I do not think it was helping. It was terrible getting off of it but I finally did and then noticed not much of a difference so I was right. Strangely enough though... the narcotics seem to help with the spasms more than any other drug for spasms.
Anyway, Vicodin is just a hydrocodone with Tylenol. Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen = Vicodin. Oxycodone is it much different from hydrocodone either. My husband just had some surgery and the doctor gave him Vicodin him for pain. He took it right after surgery but it just made him drowsy which allowed him to sleep through the pain. Since then he began to take ibuprofen (Advil) every four hours instead. But the pain got worse again today so you broke down and took a couple of Vicodin which is allowing him to sleep at least. In sum, I am glad that I am off the narcotics for the most part and I just learn to live with the pain. Keeping busy is the only thing that helps along with sleeping. By the time I have warmed up* really good* in bed before sleep ... I put an ice gel pack on my back which freezes the pain there and allows me to sleep. I am still on amitriptyline at bedtime for sleep as well. And the wonderful warmth of the Southwest Sun helps me immensely! It is sunny and 72° here today. Lori Michaelson Age - 43 C4/5 complete quad, 28 years post Tucson, AZ On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 2:09 PM, Danny Hearn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > *JOHN, I TAKE VICODIN AND OXYCODONE FOR PAIN ALSO........ THE LAST YEAR > AND A HALF I ONLY HAD TO TAKE ONE OR THE OTHER ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK --- NOW > I NEED SOME NEARLY ALMOST EVERY DAY OR I GO NUTS WITH PAIN, MY QUESTION IS > THIS,,, DO YOU OR OTHERS ON THE LIST NEED PAIN MED HELP AS OFTEN AS ME??? > I'M WORRIED THAT MY SYRINX AND NERVE PAINS ARE INCREASING.* > * THANKS JOHN AND ANY OTHERS WHO > ANSWER. DAN H.* >
