So an update on Buspar. I am going to my Dr. this week as I feel this is not the medication for me. I have not felt a difference in this medication alleviating my anxiety much at all. I understand...
Hello all, I'm just curious if anyone here has any success with Buspar for anxiety? My doctor is starting me on 5mg once a day and will follow up with an increase if needed. I was previously taking...
Hi all, I'll try and keep this brief as I can... I usually deal with the depression however I do go through periods of anxiety (OCD tendencies, rumination). Lately I have been experiencing these...
I'm just curious if anyone can share their experience about travelling abroad with opioids/prescription pain medication. I'm not crazy about travelling as it is, especially with chronic back pain,...
I've been doing some research lately on magnesium. I hear it's good for constipation relief (from opioid use). But I stumbled across information that it may help relieve pain. Apparently it relaxes...
Welbutrin has worked well for me. At first I felt a little jittery but that went away after a while, however I make sure I take it in the morning just in case instead of at night to avoid any...
I've been on the Celexa/Welbutrin combo for a few years now. Seems to work for me. For me the side effects of each seem to negate the other... examples... C decreases sex drive, W increases C...
For the past 6 years I've been on opiates for chronic back pain. Most of the time it's been Percocet, but about a year ago my doctor put me on controlled release Oxycodone, with the Percocet as a...
Herniations in the thorasic area of the spine are much less common, but can happen. Maybe that's why your doctor is hesitant? Can you get referred to a specialist? They might be more open to ordering...
I can totally relate to this. As I'm sure many others on this forum can. Chronic pain is an invisible condition therefore nobody can "see" your pain. Thus all the ignorance can come to the surface...
Prolotherapy is a series of injections using a sugar water solution. Basically it's an irritant that the person would be injecting into you. Anyways it supposedly kickstarts the healing process and...
From my experience, and from observation of friends around me, the 20's are really not the best time to figure out what you want to do for the rest of your life. Be glad you got to do what you got to...
What I've had in the past is called IMS (Intramuscular Stimulation). It sounds like that is what you are talking about, and some members above have provided a pretty good explanation of what it...
I've been eating black licorice lately and it definitely helps. A bit of Milk of Magnesia daily helps, but not too much or you'll get the runs. Also what else helps me is I take a couple of...
Absolutely! Big year for movies. I think Iron Man 3 is going to be awesome. RDJ has done a fantastic job as Tony Stark/Iron Man. Also looking forward to Man of Steel. Not to sound corny but...
I've been taking it for quite a few years now. For me it works well for depression, for anxiety seems to 'dampen' it. I have mild OCD as well and it seems to alleviate that at least to a tolerable...
I used to use a Tens Machine. I found it a relief while using it. However never found it as a "treatment option", --- just basically pain relief. I'd get a good quality one, and change the pads often...
If you decide to stay on the painkillers (for the short-term or long-term), constipation will be part of the "package". That's just the way it is with most people. The key is to manage it -- as it's...
Thanks for the responses everyone. It's interesting how medication affects different people in different ways; Hibee mentioned being groggy the next day, but for me it's the only sleep medication...
I hope I'm posting this in the right category, anyways just wondering about anyone else's experience with the sleep medication Zopiclone. Works well, but I find if used over an extended period of...
Anybody else take Celexa/Citalopram... I take it for mild depression/anxiety/ocd, definitely helps to some degree for me. Seems to 'quiet' the mind. However and ironically i think it's causing me...
My doc said the main active ingredient is the same but some brands may differ in terms of how they absorb...whether it's quicker or not so much. Basically if you've been on one brand for the longest...
Yes it's definitely an individual thing - but my past experience with Welbutrin and Cymbalta weren't that positive. Welbutrin made me feel all jittery and just not quite right. Cymbalta was worse......
Thanks for the feedback everyone. It's funny, my docter never really mentioned much about the constipation when I was first prescribed these. I've had a pharmacist mention it to me though...
I've been on Percocet for the last couple of years (5mg/325mg pills). I maybe take 1-3 a day. Lately I've been experiencing way too frequent constipation, upset stomach, bloating (sometimes...
I have the extended release (24 hr) Tramadol tablets. I find if I take a Tramadol daily, I don't find the need to take as many Percocets... which I guess is a good thing. But on a really bad day I've...
Cymbalta's a horrible med. It's good for depression but I got terrible insomnia, chills and that 'too much coffee feeling'. Coming off of it is bad -- increased depression. Basically if you wanna get...
Well I'm having a bad week with my back pain (chronic muscle pain) and my Percocet, which I've been on more or less most of this year, just doesn't seem to be helping anymore. At first it was a...
Thanks for the feedback! Yeah, I avoid any other acetaminophin type products when I'm on Percocet - no point. And I find when I take a Percocet on a full stomach it has not much of an effect. So an...
Just wondering how Percocet (Acetaminophin/Oxycodone) works for those taking it? I take it for chronic back/muscle pain. It's about the only thing that remotely works for me. I don't know if it...