Hi there - I have a lot of experience in this area. Yes, I think you can completely wean off of your opiates and use MM instead. However, it is very expensive. That's what prevents me from doing it...
Why has my post been deleted from this thread? Kylie, please see a doctor. If your mother won't take you, you are old enough to do it on your own. Seek out a different doctor than the one who has...
The past week and a half I've been going to bed as soon as I get my kids in bed, pretty much. Because my pain is so bad, and nothing works, so I just take a few xanax and go to bed. :/ Meaning I...
That's interesting, SS - so many people praise the paleo diet. Also, gluten free diets seem to help people a lot. I hope I'll be ready for that soon! Once I put my mind to something, I do it, but I...
:( It sounds horrible. Can you get another roommate, so he can get out faster? Someone, a relative or something, that needs a place to live? Nobody should have to deal with what you're dealing with....
Liza, I'm sorry you're struggling with this. Fortunately, my husband is not depressed. Our family would probably fall apart if he was - although, TBH, I am really the glue, and the primary caregiver...
I haven't heard of that medication, I'll check it out - although to be honest, I don't know that I could make it for 3 months like that. I'm glad it worked for you, it's amazing and helps give us all...
I'm so sorry for your situation. :( It's a great thing that you found this forum. It will really help you to feel like you are not alone. Sending healing vibes your way....
Hi, and welcome aboard. I have read about many experiences with an SCS that are similar to yours, unfortunately :( My pain management doc wants me to do a trial, and I'm really reluctant to do it...
You're an inspiration Jaime. What is decompressing? I mean, I know what it is in the general sense, but it sounded like you were talking about something specific, like a method for doing it. I could...
I am sorry to hear that. I don't know what it was you said to her that made her feel the way she does, but you can get past it. What do you mean by you have 'scolded' her behaviors? I think that's...
BTDT. It IS counter productive, you already know that. You're not on any meds? I agree, whatever source you're reading that says meds don't work is bogus. Not all meds work for all people, and some...
Ugh. No, Jaime, I don't think it will ever stop. Expletive expletive....
Is she depressed? This is a depression forum. Perhaps we could give you some tips from our personal experience on how to help someone in a relationship when they're depressed....
Yes, my husband definitely gets sick of my talking about my depression. Sometimes I'll tell him a whole bunch of stuff, and there's usually crying involved, and he doesn't even respond and changes...
I have no idea. It's weird, I'm that way sometimes, too - where even the lowest setting feels painful. Then the next day I have to turn it up 5 notches for it to even work for me at all. Maybe it's...
I'm sorry that you're going through that, sounds awful. An urgent care facility isn't equipped to do deal with a long-term illness, they really are there to treat ear infections, small wounds, etc....
^^ what everyone else said. Look at it this way - right now, you're doing nothing and it isn't working. So, try doing something, and see if that does work. I really think you have very little to lose...
I don't think it will take long to build up in your system. I could be wrong, but when I've had w/ds for whatever reason, they've always gone away when I take even small doses of my meds. I just wish...
Yes, depression lasts forever. There's no cure, just treatment and management. If I need to be on meds for the rest of my life, I will be. It IS your depression talking, with thoughts and feelings...
I'm getting to this too late, I'm sorry -but HUGS, wow, what an awful lot to have to deal with. I'm SO glad you found your wallet!!!! Please KUP - I hope they'll be able to get your mom stabilized,...
Abilene, that thread was called something like ... "Besides your meds ..." I found it by searching on that. Markh, I did not know your wife left. I am really sorry to hear that. I know that must have...
I think she's referring to an Epidural Steroid Injection...
I'm so sorry, it's sounds like you're going through so very much. It stinks to feel completely unsupported on top of everything you're going through. :( I wish there was something I could do to help,...
Hi, welcome to this corner of the forum. I'm sorry to hear about the issues you're having, can I ask you if you are now or have you taken narcotic pain meds? They really mess with your ability to...
So, I saw my psychiatrist today and asked her about Brintellix after having read about it here. She agreed that it's a good med for "treatment stubborn" (as she calls mine) depression, and agreed to...
Oh, jeez, do I know that feeling. It's awful. I'm so sorry. See if you can just put one foot in front of the other. Some people say take it day by day but sometimes I literally have to take it minute...
I don't know if I can see it. It's interesting, the topic, and I've heard that Jennifer Anniston's performance is amazing, but I think the story would hit too close to home. Vickie, having read lots...
I don't know what to say to help as the others have other than that STINKS and I'm sorry for you. As far as professors looking at you like you're crazy, I'm sure it isn't that. Most people don't...
Yes, I agree, I don't think you should be put off by the contract. I'm sure it is there to fend off drug seekers, who would love to flock to PM in droves if they could. Since that's not you, just pay...
I'm just getting around to reading this thread, so sorry to jump in so late. Fenice, don't torment yourself by thinking that you "should" be happy because of all the external and material things...
I had urgency, frequency, burning and a TON of pain, like, crying and curling up in a ball pain. My husband says he's never seen me that bad. On our drive to the hospital I literally could not carry...
Hi :) I recently started being active on this board. It's great and there's tons of support and (as far as I can tell) very little drama. Just the best combination....
Oh I wear ponytails most of the time. Why is that bad? I can only stand wearing my hair down for a small amount of time and only if I'm out in public. As soon as I come home, or even get in the car,...
Karen, I thought it was strange that they admitted me, too. I think they were scared I was going to have a full-blown ballistic screaming match with them if they didn't, because when they came and...
I did that test, not sure if it was the same lab but I did get that test. It showed that I metabolized effexor well. The thing is though, I was told by my doctor they're more useful in hindsight. If...
Can you just feel it when you start to slip down into a deep hole? The one we all slip down in to, where it feels like there's no return. I can, and it's happening now. I feel myself start to slowly...
Vacations W...
Hi - out of curiosity, why would you not see a therapist? It is almost always a part of a treatment plan for depression. I know what you're feeling, and I wish I could help more, but therapy is a...
I can totally relate to that. It's like ... you're waiting for the other shoe to drop. It's hard to enjoy the good times when you've got that in the back of your mind all the time. I'm so glad to...
I had two cysts on my eye. One was really big, right in the corner of my left eye, so much so that every little kid I talk to asks "what's that on your eye" and it began to be the first thing one...
Well, I'm so glad to hear that!!! Suck it up and soldier on is my motto, so I support you there! I don't know what TOS is, I don't really know anything about your health issues at all, can you tell...
Thanks, Roccky. I feel SO done with drs, hospitals, everything. i.e. I did explain that I am being treated for chronic pelvic pain, but that was NOT the reason I had come in. I came in because of...
It wasn't a co-ed room, did I say that? I didn't even think about calling PM with the med change. I asked for another consult with the hospital PM department but they wouldn't give me one - or...
Roccky - no, they weren't including me in rounds. Today (Tuesday) two docs from the urology dr's team that I work with came to see me. Gave me a few bladder health medications. So they've had me on...
Vickie, I was saying to my roommate that I think nursing is really a calling, and I can tell which nurses have answered their true calling and which perhaps had another calling. I just have never,...
Vickie, I don't know, I can't get straight answers :( I've seen a doctor once for all of 7 minutes since I've been here. Thankfully it was actually MY doctor. If it hadn't have been, they'd have sent...
I had a PCA with .02 mg of dilaudid every six minutes, plus bolus when I needed it (which wasn't often, because of the steady serum levels I think). It controlled the pain very well. Prior to that I...
Well, I really wasn't upset about her being late with the meds. Honestly, I can handle that - and I am not at the hospital FOR pain management, although they are managing my pain. I came in for...
Okay, PLEASE tell me if I'm over reacting here. I am still in the hospital, and after waiting an hour when my meds were overdue, I went looking for my nurse, first pressing the call button, then...