sammyo1
06-25-2008, 06:49 PM
Hey everyone, I have recently had to return to work abit. Problems at work, kind of been supervising from home but had to go back in at least for now.
Anyway I was strugging with being tired to begin with but now I will have these episodes of like this exhaustion hitting me within minutes. Much like low blood sugar attack. Scary. I just feel shaky, weak, like I cant think clearly.
I am wondering if I am just trying to adjust to working again, or if now that I am back to work are the meds not holding up as long. I know I dont always sleep the best & my eating is abit off, but not enough to feel this bad.
Does anyone ever get this way, could it be the percocet? For that matter could the percocet interfer with my glucose?
I have tried not to increase by much, allowed 4 aday, for the most part still on 3 to 31/2, with a baby dose of valium. I do have an extremely stressful job, at least for now till I get things back in control.
I know I should be on medical but I live in the one of the worst states economy wise. People are loosing their jobs left & right & my husband is at high risk. To put it bluntly if I want to try to keep my home & my medical care for now I have to at least attempt part time. I just dont feel right, strange. I really felt so out of it today scared me. My energy is zapped, zilch, gone with in like 1/2hr time frame. Any opinions? Any suggestions? Thanks, Sammy
Anyway I was strugging with being tired to begin with but now I will have these episodes of like this exhaustion hitting me within minutes. Much like low blood sugar attack. Scary. I just feel shaky, weak, like I cant think clearly.
I am wondering if I am just trying to adjust to working again, or if now that I am back to work are the meds not holding up as long. I know I dont always sleep the best & my eating is abit off, but not enough to feel this bad.
Does anyone ever get this way, could it be the percocet? For that matter could the percocet interfer with my glucose?
I have tried not to increase by much, allowed 4 aday, for the most part still on 3 to 31/2, with a baby dose of valium. I do have an extremely stressful job, at least for now till I get things back in control.
I know I should be on medical but I live in the one of the worst states economy wise. People are loosing their jobs left & right & my husband is at high risk. To put it bluntly if I want to try to keep my home & my medical care for now I have to at least attempt part time. I just dont feel right, strange. I really felt so out of it today scared me. My energy is zapped, zilch, gone with in like 1/2hr time frame. Any opinions? Any suggestions? Thanks, Sammy
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123dietdrpepper
06-26-2008, 12:41 AM
Hi Sammy, I have found that since I had my last surgery I have lost considerable strength. For example: my girlfriend came over yesterday and we went swimming and sat and talked. Well here it is over 24 hours later and I am still wiped out and exhausted. Tomorrow I will be wiped and in alot of pain too. A year ago, I could do this with no problem. Another example would be walking - I can walk without my cane around the house but if I go to the store by the time I enter into the store I need my cane and I start losing my balance, pain increases and become very shaky.
I really think what you are experiencing is a mixture of pain, weakness, and medication as well.
Maybe you could try working 1/2 days or working M, W, and F so that you are not overdoing.
Take care Sweetie!
I really think what you are experiencing is a mixture of pain, weakness, and medication as well.
Maybe you could try working 1/2 days or working M, W, and F so that you are not overdoing.
Take care Sweetie!
brianpain33
06-26-2008, 03:51 AM
I have also experienced this quite a bit as well. I don't know if you remember my posts about dealing with tiredness and exhaustion but there have been quite a few. I think that the exhaustion & tiredness has been worse since being on the Percocet as well. It doesn't make sense why straight Oxycontin tends to increase your energy but Percocet (oxycodone APAP) tends to make a person drowsy and tired. I don't understand it but it is true. Of course I am also on quite a few other meds that make a person drowsy & tired.
Maybe someone else could explain this which seems to happen with Percocet quite a bit. I do know that narcotic medications act on those areas in the brain that affect a person's alertness & balance. I have to drink several cups of coffee a day and then that constributes to my blood sugar raising & lowering quite a bit. I do know that feeling of when my blood sugar drops and I start to get light headed, jittery, sweating, and exhausted. Please be careful and try to see how many meds you take have this side effect & also when you combine meds with these side effects, that makes the drowsy/tired effects even more. I don't know how much all of that rambling helped but hopefully some.
brian
Maybe someone else could explain this which seems to happen with Percocet quite a bit. I do know that narcotic medications act on those areas in the brain that affect a person's alertness & balance. I have to drink several cups of coffee a day and then that constributes to my blood sugar raising & lowering quite a bit. I do know that feeling of when my blood sugar drops and I start to get light headed, jittery, sweating, and exhausted. Please be careful and try to see how many meds you take have this side effect & also when you combine meds with these side effects, that makes the drowsy/tired effects even more. I don't know how much all of that rambling helped but hopefully some.
brian
sammyo1
06-26-2008, 08:41 AM
Thanks pepper & brian, this is strange. Its alot like a sugar attack or maybe even a drop in BP. I have hardly changed any meds but I dont feel real safe or secure with this happening. Thus far its not right after I take my meds but like approx three hrs after. I have been really busy at work, playing a game of catch up so I will have to watch. I hate this, this has happened in the past kind of how I felt on the oxycodone at times. I am going to have to try to take my bp & glucose to try to figure it out. I hope its not my BP, I have to have my meds. If thats the case I'll have to try to take in more sodium, see if that keeps my BP from dropping. Always something.
Brian do you still get this way? Sammy
Ps Pepper you never replied on the spinal board & I am worried about you, have you mentioned your concerns to anyone, how are you doing with that? I hope you dont let that go.
Brian do you still get this way? Sammy
Ps Pepper you never replied on the spinal board & I am worried about you, have you mentioned your concerns to anyone, how are you doing with that? I hope you dont let that go.
trowftd3
06-26-2008, 10:28 AM
Sammy,
I have this problem from time to time. I have to be really careful about what I eat and have to eat throughout the day..,probably 6 times a day as opposed to 3. I hadn't thought of a connection to my meds. There are times when my energy wanes...if I wait too long between doses. Good luck and take care.~Mush
I have this problem from time to time. I have to be really careful about what I eat and have to eat throughout the day..,probably 6 times a day as opposed to 3. I hadn't thought of a connection to my meds. There are times when my energy wanes...if I wait too long between doses. Good luck and take care.~Mush
123dietdrpepper
06-26-2008, 02:59 PM
Sammy, I updated the post thanks for reminding me.
sammyo1
06-26-2008, 10:18 PM
I picked up some glucose tablets & am going to pick up some sodium tablets. My daughter suffers hypotension so those wont go to waste.
I am really bad with my eating when I am working so I will have to get with the program here. I am the kind of person if I am stressed out I cant eat, & my job is all stress right now. I am lucky to have a job so I will try not to complain to much. Thanks everyone, that is just the worst feeling, almost like you could drop at any moment. To scary for me. Sammy
I am really bad with my eating when I am working so I will have to get with the program here. I am the kind of person if I am stressed out I cant eat, & my job is all stress right now. I am lucky to have a job so I will try not to complain to much. Thanks everyone, that is just the worst feeling, almost like you could drop at any moment. To scary for me. Sammy
Jack24
06-26-2008, 11:35 PM
I notice this as well, especially on the second day of my patch. The first day I'm normal, the second day I have to force myself to get anything done. Also keep a cup of high test coffee handy and eat these 'Haribo' brand gummy bears throughout the day. They are about as addicting as my meds.
chablis3
06-27-2008, 01:22 AM
Hey everyone....just reading everyone's posts..and here is what I think......after everything that a lot of you good people have been through..operations, pain, medications, etc.....going back to work is a very major occurance. Of course you are going to feel exhausted, and stressed, etc! No wonder! Those darn meds are enough to change a person's being. I am just trying to say that once a person goes on medication, or goes through a major operation...wow....it sure does make a very big difference with everything. So, just wanted to say to Sammy and others.....hope you can get beyond that and be productive ....it is so very hard. It is hard to get back to normal, but, at least Sammy, you are trying, and that is a good sign......your not giving up!!!
Just wanted to say my thoughts......thanks!
Judy
Just wanted to say my thoughts......thanks!
Judy
sammyo1
06-27-2008, 07:36 AM
Chab, you are such a sweetheart. Not much can make me smile this early in the morning.
Jack, I have the same problem with starburst. Bought some for some little ones that where over visiting for the day & ate them all before I got home!
Cant be trusted with a pack of starburst. Sammy
Jack, I have the same problem with starburst. Bought some for some little ones that where over visiting for the day & ate them all before I got home!
Cant be trusted with a pack of starburst. Sammy
cmpgirl
06-27-2008, 02:18 PM
Hey Sammy, Sorry I came in so late on your thread. I agree with the others that it is most likely a combo of the CP and the fact that you have returned to work. I know I would be flat on my back if I ever had to return to the workplace. I just couldn't do it. I know financially, that is not always a possibility, which is why I applied for SSDI years ago. I was denied at first, as most people are, but I found a very good disability specialist who took my case and helped me get approved. It isn't exactly the salary that I would make if I were in the workforce, but every penny helps and it also gives you Medicare coverage, so you would at least have some insurance. This may be something for you to consider down the road. There is a board here that deals with this subject and there is a lot of good info there.
I just want you to know that even though I haven't been on much lately, you are always in my thoughts and prayers and I always try to check to see if you have a thread going. God Bless and take care of yourself sweetie. I know this has been such a rough road, but I'm here for you. Hugs, CMP/MM
I just want you to know that even though I haven't been on much lately, you are always in my thoughts and prayers and I always try to check to see if you have a thread going. God Bless and take care of yourself sweetie. I know this has been such a rough road, but I'm here for you. Hugs, CMP/MM
123dietdrpepper
06-27-2008, 04:56 PM
Sammy, I just wanted to share with you an episdoe of exhaustion that I just had. I went to bed last night at 12 and kept waking up with pain but was able to flip over and go back to sleep. This morning I woke up at 6, took meds, went back to sleep, slept until 9:30, made pancakes for my son, laid back down and slept until after 1:15. All because I was up and down yesterday alot - we are had 4 estimates for our addition - it totally zapped me. This afternoon I still feel like I need another nap.
I am sharing this with you to let you know you are not alone.
I am sharing this with you to let you know you are not alone.
sammyo1
06-27-2008, 11:12 PM
Oh ladies I am just not up to working this much, & not even working full time. I will have to get some help in. I dont like that shaky weak feeling & dont like the fact that my meds are not lasting more then a couple of hrs.
I have some PM things to try like these epidural injections, but if all fails then I would have no choice but to try to get help. I like to work & have a stressful but fullfilling job.
I did not want to leave work & now I am am struggling to go back, I am always a mess! Soon as I walk in my house I just feel so relieved, like thank you lord for getting me through this day. I wish I did not have to worry at this point but in reality I do, It would take me a very long time if ever to find a job like I have so I just dont want to totally give it up.
I honest to god dont know how I am doing it & just praying to get me through for now.
I am afraid of not having good enough PM for this & dont want to push it with this new PM doctor. I am only allowed four perco. aday & valium in between. I dont think that is much when it comes to having to work but I will just try my best. Thank god its friday. God bless, Sammy
ps pepper I am not doing so well with sleep these last few nights, so I am know how you feel, I feel like tying my arms down so I dont move them, but with my luck my legs would start (ha).
I have some PM things to try like these epidural injections, but if all fails then I would have no choice but to try to get help. I like to work & have a stressful but fullfilling job.
I did not want to leave work & now I am am struggling to go back, I am always a mess! Soon as I walk in my house I just feel so relieved, like thank you lord for getting me through this day. I wish I did not have to worry at this point but in reality I do, It would take me a very long time if ever to find a job like I have so I just dont want to totally give it up.
I honest to god dont know how I am doing it & just praying to get me through for now.
I am afraid of not having good enough PM for this & dont want to push it with this new PM doctor. I am only allowed four perco. aday & valium in between. I dont think that is much when it comes to having to work but I will just try my best. Thank god its friday. God bless, Sammy
ps pepper I am not doing so well with sleep these last few nights, so I am know how you feel, I feel like tying my arms down so I dont move them, but with my luck my legs would start (ha).
TexMom85
06-28-2008, 11:47 AM
Yum, Starbursts. One of life's little guilty pleasures....
I, too, get these episodes, but they seem to be happening more frequently lately as my ailments have continued to accumulate and I take more and more (and new) medications. I actually had to sit down on the floor of the Walmart the other day when I was out grocery shopping, it hit me that hard and that suddenly. Lots of people came up to me, asking if I was alright and I just told them yes. I really don't want to use the motorized carts....but I had to have hubby unload the car and I had to lay down for a while.
Don't know the cause, but it sure stinks. Hope everyone who is experiencing this gets some relief! I definitely can empathize.
Blessings,
Tex
I, too, get these episodes, but they seem to be happening more frequently lately as my ailments have continued to accumulate and I take more and more (and new) medications. I actually had to sit down on the floor of the Walmart the other day when I was out grocery shopping, it hit me that hard and that suddenly. Lots of people came up to me, asking if I was alright and I just told them yes. I really don't want to use the motorized carts....but I had to have hubby unload the car and I had to lay down for a while.
Don't know the cause, but it sure stinks. Hope everyone who is experiencing this gets some relief! I definitely can empathize.
Blessings,
Tex