I've made a very hard decision. Very slowly over the coming months I'm going to wean off all my pain meds. Right now I'm down to 3 doses of 600 mg Neurontin (gabapenten) a day and 30 mg three times a day of ms contin (morphene). It's become clear that I have to do one of two things, either accept a higher morphene dose (again) or just quit the stuff altogether. I am 50 and hope to live to be quite old. At some point it's not going to be possible to take more morphene and I will simply be taking a very high dose to avoid withdrawal symptoms while hurting.
I have asked my doctor to help me work this out. He agrees that once I am off gabapenten he will start me on Lyrica, which should help some of my fibromyalgia symptoms. I also want an RX of morphene for times when the pain spikes.
My pain threshhold is very high now. What I perceive as pretty bad pain would have had me screaming five years ago. I have worked hard to develop meditation skills and relaxation habits and to learn that sometimes I just have to stop.
I have put a lot of t hought into this decision. Still, I'm scared. But determined. I have been off prednisone for 9 months or so now. I still t ake plaquenil, paxil, immuran and I take amtryptilene when I can sleep late in the morning without problems. Lately I've been fighting urinary tract infections and flares of interstitial cystitis. The last time I took cipro for a week and it seems to have done t he trick.
Anyway, I guess I'm telling you guys because nobody else will understand. And I'm asking for support while I do this. I will try not to complain too much. I just have to stop taking meds that do nothing for my pain. I hope I'm strong enough to deal with what comes next. Pain is already a constant in my life..... well, enough
Thanks for listening,
Sunny
I have asked my doctor to help me work this out. He agrees that once I am off gabapenten he will start me on Lyrica, which should help some of my fibromyalgia symptoms. I also want an RX of morphene for times when the pain spikes.
My pain threshhold is very high now. What I perceive as pretty bad pain would have had me screaming five years ago. I have worked hard to develop meditation skills and relaxation habits and to learn that sometimes I just have to stop.
I have put a lot of t hought into this decision. Still, I'm scared. But determined. I have been off prednisone for 9 months or so now. I still t ake plaquenil, paxil, immuran and I take amtryptilene when I can sleep late in the morning without problems. Lately I've been fighting urinary tract infections and flares of interstitial cystitis. The last time I took cipro for a week and it seems to have done t he trick.
Anyway, I guess I'm telling you guys because nobody else will understand. And I'm asking for support while I do this. I will try not to complain too much. I just have to stop taking meds that do nothing for my pain. I hope I'm strong enough to deal with what comes next. Pain is already a constant in my life..... well, enough
Thanks for listening,
Sunny
