Hello!
I just got back from my first POSITIVE pain management appt in the last 3 months, he admitted the "experiment" to pull his patients off narcotics and put them on benzos only made his office crazy with about 500 phone calls calling and complaining! (My husband being one of them)
We went over several possibilities at my appt. But he says I will feel more stable if I can eliminate the rollercoaster of the meds wearing off and wants me to wean off my breakthrough meds this month (Norco 7.5 and Ultram) and Titrate UP my baseline dose of MsContin UP to the point where it controls all my pain, and then discuss the possibility of managing the pain with a stronger dose of long acting that thus would eliminate the need for breakthrough meds.
This sounds ideal to me, because even the 30mg MsContin wears off in about 4-5 hours and I only get about 2 hours of relief from the Norco, the ultram I don't get ANY relief from anymore, not sure why I even still take it.
But we went over some options like the Fentanyl patch, or Methadone, Kadian or Avinza. Which one of these meds do you think would work out best?
I just upped my dose to 45 mg of MsContin and skipped the breakthrough meds and seem to be doing okay so far, I'll probably shoot for 60 mg 3-4x a day and HOPE that that keeps the pain at bay without the need for breakthrough.
Has anyone else done something like this? I know my doctor is a very progressive pain management doctor, and I do like that about, despite the fact his experimentation has truly torchered me the last few months, he has opened the doors back to me to get the pain under control.
Of course it helped having my husband there, my doctor and my husband HIT it OFF wonderfully, they were talking and laughing so much the appt lasted OVER an hour! lol I'm glad they like each other, hopefully that will help me in the future if Rich (my husband) can't come with me.
I'm also pretty interested in trying methadone....I think I would rather try that than the patch or Kadian ( Kadian was the first drug I took and I didn't think it worked that well AT ALL) Is Avinza any better than Kadian?
If anyone can help me, or share their experiences with Fentanyl, Methadone, Kadian or Avinza I'd really appreciate it! Does anyone take one of these without the need for breakthrough meds?
Lots of hugs,
Kara
I just got back from my first POSITIVE pain management appt in the last 3 months, he admitted the "experiment" to pull his patients off narcotics and put them on benzos only made his office crazy with about 500 phone calls calling and complaining! (My husband being one of them)
We went over several possibilities at my appt. But he says I will feel more stable if I can eliminate the rollercoaster of the meds wearing off and wants me to wean off my breakthrough meds this month (Norco 7.5 and Ultram) and Titrate UP my baseline dose of MsContin UP to the point where it controls all my pain, and then discuss the possibility of managing the pain with a stronger dose of long acting that thus would eliminate the need for breakthrough meds.
This sounds ideal to me, because even the 30mg MsContin wears off in about 4-5 hours and I only get about 2 hours of relief from the Norco, the ultram I don't get ANY relief from anymore, not sure why I even still take it.
But we went over some options like the Fentanyl patch, or Methadone, Kadian or Avinza. Which one of these meds do you think would work out best?
I just upped my dose to 45 mg of MsContin and skipped the breakthrough meds and seem to be doing okay so far, I'll probably shoot for 60 mg 3-4x a day and HOPE that that keeps the pain at bay without the need for breakthrough.
Has anyone else done something like this? I know my doctor is a very progressive pain management doctor, and I do like that about, despite the fact his experimentation has truly torchered me the last few months, he has opened the doors back to me to get the pain under control.
Of course it helped having my husband there, my doctor and my husband HIT it OFF wonderfully, they were talking and laughing so much the appt lasted OVER an hour! lol I'm glad they like each other, hopefully that will help me in the future if Rich (my husband) can't come with me.
I'm also pretty interested in trying methadone....I think I would rather try that than the patch or Kadian ( Kadian was the first drug I took and I didn't think it worked that well AT ALL) Is Avinza any better than Kadian?
If anyone can help me, or share their experiences with Fentanyl, Methadone, Kadian or Avinza I'd really appreciate it! Does anyone take one of these without the need for breakthrough meds?
Lots of hugs,
Kara
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