Gosh, Naomi, You sure do need a good provider to go over your meds with you and do something about your continuing pain. I do know from nursing that the patients that became addicted to their meds got to the point where they just could not do without them. I personally don't know what they were feeling but I do know how they reacted when they were told they could not get an early refill or needed to see the doctor before they could get any more. Some even went from doctor to doctor to get more but I think the pharmacy's now have it on computer so if patients try that the pharmacist can catch it. I think they may be tied in together just for that reason. Some tried changing the amounts on their script. Some tried calling in under a nurse's name and we even had one come in, lay down on one of our exam beds while sobbing that she was not going to leave until she got more meds. It is not a good thing to become addicted to them. It is good that you are concerned.
But with you when you have serious questions about your meds, you need someone to truly sit down and talk to you about possibly changing them in order to help you. If your provider does not have time, go to someone that will!!! Wish I had the answer for you..Jeanne -------Original Message------- From: ladyno...@aol.com Date: 5/12/2009 7:37:18 PM To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: [TMIC] Drug addiction How do you know if you are addicted to pain meds? I have taken so many different pain medications, over the past nearly four years, I don't think they work for me anymore I am currently taking, Percocet 5/375mg or Vicodin 7.5/750mg 4 X daily, Lyrica 800mg, Fentanyl patch 125mcg every three days. After taking all this pain medicine, I still have excruciating pain in my hands, legs and feet. As long as I've been taking these drugs, I have never had the feeling of euphoria or being "high." My pain just increase, if I don't take my medicine on time. I experience blurred vision, sleepiness, lack of concentration and memory; and the fact that I have recently had my Baclofen pump turned off, and now take oral Baclofen four times a day, does not help the situation any. I have never tried to wane myself off the medicine, in fear of the pain I may experience from not taking it. I hear of people being addicted to painkillers, does that mean that they are getting a high from taking it, or that they can't stop taking it because of their pain? Naomi C-4 Quadriplegic, since July 2, 2005 Due to Transverse Myelitis A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps!
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