I used 125 mgs of Lyrica twice a day for over a year. It did not help with the nerve pain but I did gain 40 lbs. cat...
i totally agree but thankfully he is no longer my doctor and if my PM has anything to do with it he won't be anyone elses. I feel guilty , in a way. He stared me on subtex 3-8mgs. I told him it...
Just an update and sorry I have not been posting. It took a good three weeks to finally get the physical strenght to get up and about after hospital. Unfortunatly what I seem to be left with is PTSD...
The doctor wanted me to take 80 mgs all at once, period. On wed. he had me taking 32mgs. of subutex. He told me not to take anymore subutex on wed. and take all 80 mgs of methadone on thursday night....
checking back in to say hello. I'm still very week and I guess that is the worst part of this whole situation. I wanted to thank you all for your kind responses. I think i need to apologize to...
i have been gone for awhile because my dear friends I was hospitalized from an overdose of methadone prescribed by a doc I had mentioned I was nervous about. I stated I had been placed on subutex to...
uniquelyme_ Doc wanted me to take the methadone right before I went to sleep but I wasn't a "good patient" and I took them starting at 4pm. I also take 10mgs of ambien right before bed and still I...
well I haven't had any nausea but I can't sleep!! I feel as though I am "buzzing" right along. Rather than taking all 80 mgs at once I start with 10 at around 4 pm and then take another every hour to...
I understand you perfectly Suzane and thanks for the reply.Girl..you have been through soooooooooo much. There has to be an end in sight and you deserve it. Like you I am suffering with daily...
well I'm very interested in how its going with the methadone. I saw the addictionoloogist yesterday and told him that I was getting no where with the 32mgs of subutex and he switched me to 80 mgs of...
Thanks and yes i agree about the dose. I have also done MUCH research and it is possible to use a breakthrough while using subutex, the dose must just be adjusted. I just feel I am in that bind of...
boy do i wish i could reply to this but alas I NO LONGER HAVE BREAKTHROUGH MEDICATION!!! Pain doc sent me to an addictionologist to put me on subutex ( which makes me vomit and does nothing for my...
congrats to you!!!We'll be all the way with you! much love and happiness to you catahoula...
Well after 10 years of headpain and every med there was, I am now on Subutex. I really thought this was going to be the answer to my prayers as i had heard so many good things about it. Sorry to say...
I am praying for you Suzanne and hope this works for you. I am going through the same thing now and don't know where to turn. As you, I have the nerve head pain and headaches and can't seem to get...
I just want to say you are all great. There is so much strenght and support to be gained from this "family" even when just lurking when you're not strong enough to join in.I read all your posts to...
Frances- I can't offer any other suggestions other than those mentioned but will say I prayed for you and hope that helped. You are such a positive member of this group, its awful that you have to...
I was on Embeda, 30 mgs 2x's a day. For the first few weeks it really seemed to help and then , just like the rest of the morphine based meds I've tried. its effectiveness dropped off.I had been...
I was reading in the many threads that someone was going to look for a Medicare Rx plan that would cover subutox and suboxone and just wanted to add that my plan , Envision Rx had just approved...
no reason not to except for everyone to agree. I have had back issues and for years had flexeril as a PRN. Its the neuro who says ambien is junk and wants me to get off it. ( not my idea, i have...
well...heres' the update. Doc ordered 8 mgs subutex 3 times a day to start and see how it goes. Right now I am waiting for he and insurance to approve payment ( they WILL pat for suboxone but not...
thanks for the info. I am still confused about all this and the way to take it. The last appointment i had scheduled was for a 5 hour appointment. Apparantly I would have had an intake, then they...
Proventil is an asthma med along the lines of albuterol...but you're close...I still can't think of it. thanks cat...
Darn it!!!! My psych doc just called to cancel ( one hour before my appointment!!) He has an emergency BUT wanted to let me know he does not feel comfortable prescribing suboxone for pain...Now I am...
now i'm really confused. I'm already on embeda which contains naloxone. If suboxone contains naloxone, why not just add the subtex? I am getting very confused about all of this. cat...
well I got an appointment with a doc I do know for this wednesday. The receptionist said that Medicare does NOT cover this so the first visit is $200 and every following visit is $75. She said the...
congrats to you!!!!! I know you will make a great vet, just the compassion you show to people on this list would be a great indication of how you'll treat animals. Sorry about memories of your...
thanks "hello kitty". I did check the web site and was surprised to find a psychiatrist who I know and trust very much is also qualified so I will make an appointment with him. My pain doc will need...
for those who have used these meds, can you give me an idea of the cost? I just checked my insurance and neither are covered. I still owe $14,000 from when i was taking Actiq and can't afford to get...
just a question, why can a psychiatrist order this stuff but not a pain doc? seems strange to me. The only issue I have with trying this is because of the provider I need to see to get it. HI worked...
thanks retiredmom. I have an appointment on the 15th with this doc. I'll go only if its for med management. Its a local shrink who I know from my days as a caseworker so hopefully it will go...
Suboxone!!!! ( went to the Chronic Pain 101) page and there it was ) I believe this is one of the meds she mentioned. Has anyone got any experience with this medication? thx cat...
I was on opana, 30mgs 2x a day. It did nothing and I still had to use norco as a breakthrough med. Then I was put on embeda but the same thing happened. I am one of those unlucky folks that morphine...
I need some help please. My PM wants to start me on some meds but says she does not have the proper liscence I know this is a "needle in a haystack" search but I've read folks signatures and...
well I finally saw my PM and she said go ahead with the zanaflex. ( I really wanted to talk with her before adding anything new). Her recommendation was 1/2 ambien for 1 month then every other day...
not only do opiates "not help", but I should also get off my ambien because it also doesn't help one sleep. All it does is "knock you out" so you don't remember if you slept or not but it really...
I guess my biggest issue is I don't truly believe I have "headaches". ( oh how i wish I could find the finite definition for headache. I have shooting pains in my ear, I have throbbing pain in the...
Peeking in once again trying to figure things out. I mentioned long ago that the neurologist I was referred to said she could not help me but referred me to the Michigan headache clinic. This had put...
did someone here say they went here? I got an interesting call and just wanted to ask some advice. thanks catahoula...
thanks all. I'm just "stuck" and don't even know what to think anymore. Its been 10 years and 15 doctors and now this last one has referred me another 'expert". Just tired of getting my hopes up. Its...
and sorry for not posting. I've just been isolating ( as we all do at tomes) since my last doc said there is nothing she can do for me, Just trying to think through what to do now. Please know I read...
i was on opana for awhile. The only side effect I had was extrememe constipation. Went to 20mgs 2x's day but really didn't have great relief. Now I am on embeda which seems to help a bit.Its...
I've had the MRI's and Ct as well, TONS and they all came back clean but still there is pain. Nerve pain is a funny thing. Sometimes it kills you and other days you think you are cured. The...
sounds like the supraorbital nerve, a branch of your trigeminal nerve. I have that pain as well as other places in the head. I finally ended up having a nerve stimulator implanted. I've gone through...
my neurologist told me there is a doctor in Michigan who is suppose to be the headache god. Problem is I can't find any info on him. Has anyone heard of this "god"? catahoula...
what makes you think this is the problem? symptoms? catahoula...
Hi Dani- no, neuro didn't do any tests. She just wanted results from all the other MRI's and CT's I've had over the years but for some reason the hospital told her they have no records from me!!!! I...
well I said that my new pain doc wanted me to see a neurologist and had been hesitant, not that I didn't want to go through that again because I'd already seen neuro for 2 years and was passed along...
I've been getting nerve blocks for the past 5 years. Which nerve do they want to inject. It feels a bit more than a regular injections as its going into the nerve. All of mine have been done in...
Mikel! wow my forum friend. I wish there was something I could do to ease your pain. Alas all I can do is send you healing thoughts and the knowledge that you are in my prayers. I know where you are...