pain meds, what would you do? - Pain Management Message Board

monkey5 · 02-23-2009, 03:45 PM

Hi there, some know that i have been having a hard time with meds. I need true advice? Okay end of last week i started my second dose of methadone, real dizzy, spacy, first one of the day, second one still staying up all hours of the night, going on two and half hours right now as i have things i have to get done in the day time. I feel in my opinion i should stay at the one dose and call the pm dr.s office My step mom suggested i take one at 6am and 6 pm. Good suggestion if you can get up at that time and then also it's still going to keep me up somewhat. I am hurting so bad today, something needs to be done soon
Take care, monkey

brianpain33 · 02-23-2009, 05:11 PM

monkey:
did you take any of my suggestions on the sleeping aid supplements:
1. benadryl (diphenhydramine)
2. melatonin
3. sleepy time tea
4. valerian root

I can pretty much guarantee if you take 2 benadryl that you will get much more sleep than you are getting now and it is OTC and safe to use. I have used it every night for years to be able to sleep.

brian

monkey5 · 02-23-2009, 06:45 PM

brian, i have checked into it, my sons dr. said that the use of benadrly is not good. And i am in a crappy mood as i am sleep and i have a good idea, stop taking all meds so your not considered a junkie because you take two meds a day! Thats a solution per family members!
I need to really sleep take care and talk better tommorrow!
monkey

slipperyslope · 02-23-2009, 07:23 PM

I wouldn't take the advice from anyone but my Dr regarding your medication dosing schedules. you need to call your PM Dr tomorrow and let them know what is going on. There is nothing wrong with taking benedryl to help you sleep. this is an OTC medication that millions of people use to sleep. If I had the issues you were having I would try it, what do you have to loose I mean you can't function off no sleep that can be dangerous to your health. Can you ask the PM Dr to reccomend a sleeping med that you do feel okay about or are you just dead set against taking anything to help you sleep? I take klonapin and it works great for me, I sleep like a log. you have been suffering for to many days so I really hope you can get some help by tomorrow Monkey. Please do make a call.
It does take about 2 weeks or more for your body to adjust to the methadone or to any medication for that matter but sometimes one just can't take a certain med because the side effects out wheigh the good of the medication. your still very new to this medication so give it a little more time. it takes 5 days to even begin working ( methadone). How long have you been taking it?? I don't think its been 5 days has it?

Both Brian and myself have given you some good idea's as what to take for help with sleeping but for some reason you don't want to try it. so I don't know what else to say to help you.

good luck, SS

monkey5 · 02-24-2009, 07:14 AM

SS, i hope you take the time to read this,i know i have been a pain, i'm just miserable lately!
it's not because i am dead set against taking this besides the dr. saying its not healthy for someone(my son used to take it to help him sleep at night until the bigshots came in and said it's not healthy for him to take it), and to mention i already have to pay for other prescriptions(and having ins.) but to take another medication, when is enough. and then take this then you end up taking another then that one doesn't work or too many side effects. I am trying like heck not to have to be taking twenty medications a day. Not to mention the feedback i get from having to take them. I swear before i even get a break somehing doesn't work or i am in so much pain i cannot even sit still to relax. I am not literally trying to be a pain, and i know some have been deal with this way longer than me and i'm just getting started on the why this and why that, side effects ect. thats why i wanted to stick with what worked for me and helped me to manage and then you get to suffer while a dr. try the trial and error crap. when are these dr.s going to start making home visits again so they can see some of the effects they really have on a person. I know i am picky, i want a magic pill/medicine that does the job, although i know there isn't one. And like my dr. said maybe in five years or so theyll have better scienticfic technology for people but in a sense i dont have five years to wait that long but then again i do because i am not going anywhere fast thats for sure! I need to give my kids a big present because if it werent for them i would just stop moving then i wouldnt have to worry about the pain as much! Yes i have tried therapy as well( they don't feel i need to even be seen because they say i handleit so well, but they don't realize i break down even so) but I am going to call my dr. and see what they say don't worry, and i will let you know! My dad couldn't believe that my dr. said i didn't have the the right to a second opinion or even a third if i wanted to do so. Okay i am going to rest hopefully, my son is home sick today, but sleeping mostly, but we are trying to help eachother he knows i cant move well right now, luckily hes a teen!
take care, monkey