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thezerosystem

Quick thoughts

Jul 08, 2005 22:49

The pain clinic appt went well. The doc was very sympathetic and knew just what to do to start to combat this pain. He gave me a pain patch (the fentynol like I was on before) and a drug called topomax (sp?) that stops nerve pain, which is my worst pain. I'm worried about the patch, since it gave me terrible withdrawl when I went off of it ( Read more... )

pain, spirituality

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snooopy July 9 2005, 09:12:57 UTC

:) Well to me that made sense, but I woke early so am a bit sleepy and my normal brainfogged state ;) !!

Enjoy the ride along the river :)
Sair
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Topamax ariedana July 9 2005, 14:53:53 UTC

#1 - How big is the dosage they gave you? If it's over 50mg, I HIGHLY recommend that you go on the meds slowly, 25mg at a time over a couple of weeks. I've known people whose docs who gave them 100mg dosages without telling them a word about side-effects and such, and were immediately plunged into severe mood swings and bipolar symptoms. That leads to ( ... )

Re: Topamax thezerosystem July 15 2005, 02:40:23 UTC

Thank you for the heads up. They just uped my dose from 25 to 100, so I (and I'll have Keith) be on the look out for signs. Thank you for the warning.

kamigirl25 July 9 2005, 16:26:13 UTC

Clear as a bell to me :) I think it's important to remember that dualisms are creations of our own brain. Here's an interesting example ( ... )

misslynx July 11 2005, 17:45:36 UTC

Your spiritual ideas make perfect sense to me. What you describe is pretty close to the way I see things.

survivor4life July 11 2005, 20:53:09 UTC

So glad you got to see the pain doctor and have some new options for coping! Keeping aware of your reactions to the meds is important but please also give your body time to adjust to the new meds, too. I have found that some meds that I hated in the beginning were my best helpers if I just gave them a chance to work. The fentanyl patch is a good example. I didn't like the knocked out feeling I had when first wearing them.(and the skin irritation) Though I kept at it, because the pain had been so unbearable before using them. But, before I knew it, my body adjusted and I was even safely driving while wearing them. After being on them a year, I was able to get off them.