... tablets of the 8mg, and I'm also prescribed 80mg of Oxycontin, and I have been on this high of a dose since November 2005, and its almost November 2009 so your looking at 4 years evry single day. I have never been without so what do you think the doctors will do with me after surgery(spine fusion with the rods, plates, skrews, and bolts put in, and bone graft from my hips)if they have me on this ridiculous amount of medicine before surgery, and if the surgery is a sucess(50% chance it will work 50% it wont)how long will they continue to give me the pain meds cause I'm sure I would have some major withdraws coming off such a large amountof narcotics so can someone give me some info on what you would do in my case
Hydromorphone - Hi, my doctor has me on a 40 mg dose of Dilaudid a day-4 tablets of the 4mg, and 3?
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- 9 Sep 2009 by jwray
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- dilaudid, oxycontin, hydromorphone
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daughn10 Sep 2009
i actually would like to just talk to you about this problem.I too,was on a large dosage of oc.(6 of the 15mg a day and up tp 12 of the 5mg )a day for breakthrough pain,due to spinal stenosis.Dr. said that they were starting me on LOW dosage cause back would never get better,and if they gave me anything stronger ,at first,then where would i b in 2-3 yrs.
11 May 2010
I have major problems as well. I went to a "Pain Specialist" who got a Nerve Slimulator implanted in my back. If the nerves register pain, it sends a vibration that blocks that sensation to my brain. It is very good. It is made by Medtronics. Look at TameThePain.com.
SomeOneInFl
12 May 2010
Yes that is an option as well, they also make a drug pump that hydromorphone works in but only small doses are needed, I was about to have one put in then got laid off. A specialist is always a good idea.
Jaimed8276
19 Feb 2012
I was going to a pain specialist a while back and without even giving me an MRI he wanted to do the nerve stimulator in my back that would not let my brain know I was feeling pain. He had given me so many morphine pills at one time I actually brought them back to him and told him I didnt want to take that many pills in a day because they were making me sick as hell. He then decided he was going to do the stimulator, when I told him I refused until I was given an MRI so we knew what the problem was he kicked me out of his clinic saying I was seeking drugs. Of course I called me primary about this. I got my MRI finally and if he had put the stimulator in my back it would not have helped. It was found that I have Fibro and this would have done nothing. The doctor had even told me there was a chance for peralysis, I was not up for that as I do have 2 children to take care of and 1 is Autistic. Later it was discovered that he was a recovering addict and no longer has his clinic.
28 Feb 2011
im the only 1 in the world w/my condition & we finally had y pain controlled by 75mg lyrica 4times daily &2mg hydromorphone up to 8times a day ive multiple spinal cord injuries& my c2,3&scare tissue r crushing my brainstem&cord &same5 my c5,6 &ive my whole skull&c-spine fused 2rods,2plates&8screws. I live to far to go to monthly appts*my spine isnt stable enough for the trip&no local drs want to give me the very low dose im on&all my specialists&my professional experience show that hydromorphone is much safer when taken as prescreibed&i cant help that certain receptors in the brain&my metabolism process this medication& I cant take losing anymore time since ive lost yrs*ive dedicated my life to healthcare&when i found out i was dying i was overseeing all substance abuse facilities from ME-SC ensuring that facilities&drs do their jobs correctly.
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There is a new pain med based on (I think) spiral shelled sea snail venum. I believe it is called Prialt. Supposed to help people who are needing an alternative to opiads.
Drug is PRIALT
Odds are you are not addicted to hydromorphone, but dependent. If you research it you will find that those who are taking it for pain very rarely get addicted. I'm personally on 32mg every 4 hours due to nerve and muscle damage due to peripheral artery disease aka PAD. Each time I end in the hospital the option always ends up amputation or increase pain control. My logic is as long as I have my leg someday they might be able to fix it. Stents were put in but clogged 90% in 2 years. But back to the subject. Daughn is correct about what you will feel if you stop cold or ween too fast. I like an idiot once thought I didnt need it anymore and let the script run out on a Thursday night and a 3 day weekend was coming up. So I pretty much felt like I was dieing especially with the pain back on top of it all. Anyway, there are other meds out there besides methadone for the symptoms.
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Ive read getting off methadone is even worse, Xanax is one, the other is clonodine I think and there is one more. Either way if the surgery works for you then see a pain management specialist they will know what combo Im talking about. Oxymorphone is supposed to be stronger but didnt work for me, Fentyl patches are also supposed to be stronger but again didnt work for me. Good luck to all on your procedures and please see a pain management specialist dont try to get off any narcotic yourself. If you live in the Orlando area I can recommend a great and caring specialist.
-Chris