Why do I feel more alert/less tired on pain meds?
Is this real or are the meds fooling me? They're not very strong meds (hydrocodone) and don't do much for the pain but they seem to kill the fatigue pretty well. Why?
Why do I feel more alert/less tired on pain meds?
Is this real or are the meds fooling me? They're not very strong meds (hydrocodone) and don't do much for the pain but they seem to kill the fatigue pretty well. Why?
Why do I feel more alert/less tired on pain meds?
Is this real or are the meds fooling me? They're not very strong meds (hydrocodone) and don't do much for the pain but they seem to kill the fatigue pretty well. Why?
He wants me to go off all my meds to see what happens and I want him to start throwing meds at me and see if one sticks, if you know what I mean.
Here is my suggestion, and feel free to take it or leave it!
Either:
1. Do exactly what your doctor tells you to do, and go off all your meds now, or
2. Find another doctor who you believe has more expertise.
You may feel more alert because some pain meds contain caffeine.
I have to find the right time to go off meds - like when I retire. I need my job more than a definitive diagnosis.
Addiction can begin from this erroneous thinking.
Hydrocondone is a moderately strong opioid which frequently becomes addictive after a few weeks of use.
Drug dependence means that a person needs a drug to function normally. Abruptly stopping the drug leads to withdrawal symptoms. Drug addiction is the compulsive use of a substance, despite its negative or dangerous effects.
A person may have a physical dependence on a substance without having an addiction. For example, certain blood pressure medications do not cause addiction but they can cause physical dependence. Other drugs, such as cocaine, cause addiction without leading to physical dependence.
Drug dependence: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
A 2008 study that compiled previous research found that about 3% of people with chronic non-cancer pain using opioid drugs abused them or became addicted. The risk was less than 1% in people who had never abused drugs or been addicted.
Pain Medications: Addiction and Fear of Becoming Addicted
The chances of a person taking an opioid -- under a doctors care and according to directions, who does not have a history of substance abuse or psychological problems -- becoming addicted, are very low.
Tyro
As a prescriber, I always weigh the risk to my patient, even when the risk is low. I never prescribe narcotics at the free clinics for obvious reasons. The DEA investigated a colleague of mine a couple of years ago - I don't want to go through this.
[FONT=Arial,Bold][FONT=Arial,Bold]...many innocent physicians who are dedicated to treating chronic pain [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Arial,Bold][FONT=Arial,Bold]suffers have become targets in the DEA’s war on drugs thus [/FONT][FONT=Arial,Bold]depriving pain patients of treatment they need to live normal and [/FONT][FONT=Arial,Bold]productive lives[.][/FONT][/FONT]