Posted by bulldog2 on October 2, 2010, at 7:56:31
In reply to Re: Opiods Help Depression/Anxiety Chronic Back Pain » bulldog2, posted by floatingbridge on October 1, 2010, at 17:27:48
> Oh yeah. Finally got ultracet and ultram prescriptions, and they work as well as I thought-- much better than norco which turned into a depressant and an escalating dosage. Finally fully clear of it except for occasional emergency usage.
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> Mood is good, anxiety less, but oddly the depression has become very physiological. Extreme fatigue and generalized pain episodes. Pain Disorder NOS, I suppose.
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> The rest is same old same old: pristiq, dex, small xanax er.
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> Read a link from Harvard School of Medicine by Googling 'can chronic depression cause chronic pain'.
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> Neurontin may be on the horizon.
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> My pdoc is a blessing. He really gets this
> more than I do. I think he actually researches a bit in his non-office hours. That certainly gives me a good feeling.
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> Last session he said meds only last so long and symptoms inevitably break through. You're so on target with adjusting your cocktails. I suppose you'd have chosen a different hobby, but at least you know how to care for yourself.
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> Oh, seems I've had a rather sudden onset of osteoarthritis. Great. See a rhuemy in two weeks.
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> Thanks for asking :)
>I'm constantly rotating my med combos. Just seems like I become tolerant to meds and they Poop out. If I rotate every couple months I seems to do better.
Current combo Percocet for osteoarthritis and high dose neurontin. These meds address anxiety and depression for me.
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