Hello,
I am curious how many individuals currently have any insight or personal experience with rebound pain due to narcotics? I've been doing some research on this topic. Although I have yet to experience this (and hope I never do)...I am concerned about the possible effects of long term opiod/narcotic use?
Feedback appreciated,
Sara
Not for super duper Meds but for my Migraines. My neurologist in Iowa City told me to add ibuprophen & acetametaphine to my alergy list, Which meant I could not take them for ANYTHING!!! & it has worked, I have fewer Migraines & to those of us who suffer from Migraines, that means a lot!!! M
Hey Sara, I recently stopped taking all pain meds about a month ago. I have been in a steady routine of different meds for about 8 yrs. Fir the first few years I never got rebound headaches buy I noticed that the longer I was on vicodin and the more I had to take, the more frequent I got rebound headaches. I guess it doesn’t happen to everyone, thats just been my experience. Im happy to say that I am strictly taking lyrica and advil and tylenol. Everyone is different and meds affect everyone differently. What works for me, may not work for you and vice versa.
hi.. here is my story about long term narcotic use. i will try my best to keep it as brief as possible. I have suffered with relentless pain from a few sources (CFS,FM,Spinal disease and osteoarthritis) which began 29 years ago. no one knew what to do with me so they gave me narcotics. Since i was in relentless pain i took them daily. Also to note that i was totally bedridden for the first ten years from the severe case of chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome. I did get some better and went from bedridden to just homebound. Oh its getting to be like a novella( soap opera) so let me get the point. I read alot about dependance, addiction and they do differ. I did not crave getting high nor did i get high. Just looking for pain relief. I, too read about rebound pain. I found myself a nuerologist i lilke ( i forgot to mention i am also being treated for gran mal seizurers whihc came on after the dx of cfids.) I told him that i am taking narcs like 4-5 x a day and still in agony so what good am i doing witht theses narcs. He talked to me about rebound pain and with my research i decided to wean myself off them and try the other drugs that are being used for chronic pain syndromes. I will not tell you I am pain free and that i do have some emergency narcs.. But i trust this doc and have been working with him trying out all those other drugs to alter my brains perception to pain. The last drug that i was on was lyrica but i gained too much weight. So not using much of anything but celebrex and the occasioinal emergency perc but i have been in intolerable pain. So my doc wants me to try lyrica again but at a lower dose in hoping that it will help me and not add weight on me like before. so that is part of my story about narcs. all the best to you
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Thank you for the replies and sharing your stories.
I've been having extremely bad pain the last 4 days and I've been taking pain meds to help with the pain. I want to be cautious about using Narcotics for pain.
Hugs to all,
Sara
Hi Sara,
I have been taking narcotic pain medication for almost 2 years now and I have never had additional pain or headaches related to taking them. They do what they are meant to and it does relieve my pain. I try to only keep it to twice a day now and have even lessened my dosage on my own, but I know that a tylenol would not help in the least for me. I also take lyrica twice a day as well and all of this helps. I suppose one could say I am addicted that is the term the government doctor used to describe it as well as say my fibro pain is caused by the narcotics. My pain was there 7 months prior to starting any meds and prior to a diagnosis no one would give me anything stronger than a tylenol 3. I lost over 10 pounds and contemplated suicide many times during that period. Pain is crippling plain and simple and everyone's pain is different so I think you just have to do what is best for you and take it one day at a time.
Thank you DreamCatcher : )
Hugs,
Sara
DreamCatcher said:
Hi Sara,
I have been taking narcotic pain medication for almost 2 years now and I have never had additional pain or headaches related to taking them. They do what they are meant to and it does relieve my pain. I try to only keep it to twice a day now and have even lessened my dosage on my own, but I know that a tylenol would not help in the least for me. I also take lyrica twice a day as well and all of this helps. I suppose one could say I am addicted that is the term the government doctor used to describe it as well as say my fibro pain is caused by the narcotics. My pain was there 7 months prior to starting any meds and prior to a diagnosis no one would give me anything stronger than a tylenol 3. I lost over 10 pounds and contemplated suicide many times during that period. Pain is crippling plain and simple and everyone's pain is different so I think you just have to do what is best for you and take it one day at a time.
Just say no to narcotics. You may have short term pain relief, but the results are damaging to your body. You will require higher and higher doses to maintain the the effects. Over the last 15 years I went from generic pain relievers to narcotics, ending with high doses of Fentanyl patches. I went thru hell detoxing. Impatient for one week in a controlled setting, then three months of not sleeping, relentless body cramps, unable to eat, hot baths for hours, etc… My body and/or central nervous system was addicted. The results of 15 years of pain meds are moderate kidney damage, gall bladder removal, weight gain of 120 pounds, and more. Now I am more alert and not sleeping 12 - 14 a day.
I know the desperation of wanting pain relief from fibro, but the lifetime costs of drugs off sets any gain. I didn’t think I would be able to live without using prescription pain meds, but seven months later I live on. I continue to use a muscle relaxer and sleeping pill at night, along with dietary and mindset changes.
Thanks Kitty for sharing your experience. It is always good to weigh the pros and cons of medications and make an individual choice. Hugs.
Kitty's Fibro said:
Just say no to narcotics. You may have short term pain relief, but the results are damaging to your body. You will require higher and higher doses to maintain the the effects. Over the last 15 years I went from generic pain relievers to narcotics, ending with high doses of Fentanyl patches. I went thru hell detoxing. Impatient for one week in a controlled setting, then three months of not sleeping, relentless body cramps, unable to eat, hot baths for hours, etc... My body and/or central nervous system was addicted. The results of 15 years of pain meds are moderate kidney damage, gall bladder removal, weight gain of 120 pounds, and more. Now I am more alert and not sleeping 12 - 14 a day.
I know the desperation of wanting pain relief from fibro, but the lifetime costs of drugs off sets any gain. I didn't think I would be able to live without using prescription pain meds, but seven months later I live on. I continue to use a muscle relaxer and sleeping pill at night, along with dietary and mindset changes.