This seems like very informative groups. I have chronic pain (headaches, RLS & neuropathy) for the past 20 years, but it has lessened and changed. I was taking 120 mg. Kadian per day last year and now taking only10 mg. at night. I take hydrocodone 5/500 mg for breakthrough about 3 times a month.
Saw my Pain Management dr and said that I shouldn't have much effects from withdrawl as I'm taking such a low dose of Kadian. I'm prescribed clonzapam .5 mg. and hydrocodone 7.5 mg.in the event of any pain that I may experience and titrate down. He also gave me the option of if my pain isn't controlled a prescription of tramadol or to get back on Kadian.
I'm nervous of what my body may go through and the time frame. Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Stopping Kadian to?
- Posted:
- 6 Dec 2011 by oyster1
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- kadian, peripheral neuropathy, headache, pain, restless legs syndrome, chronic
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Mary6320096 Dec 2011
Hello oyster1, & welcome to the group. It sounds to me like you have it pretty well handled all on your own & congratulations for doing all you have done. I guess it would matter especially to you, how much of these drugs you feel you need to control the amount of pain you are still having. That's what it really boils down to. You aren't at a heavy dose like a year ago, & if it helps you sleep thru the night without pain taking the dose you are on, I personally don't see that you have a problem. Now if you don't have any pain of course you want to stop all together, but as I first stated you have done a great job of lowing your meds from 120mg to 10 a day with the occasional breakthru pill. I wish you the very best, & feel free to ask or give out any info you might have as suggestions to others...
7 Dec 2011
So far, good. I slept really well with taking an increase from 50 to 100 mg of trazadone & 40 to 80 mg of baclofen. I'm going to reduce the trazadone in a week.
I'm feeling my body more. When I went to pm doctor, he ordered mri for a frozen shoulder or torn rotator cuff. That's really uncomfortable. I have what I'd call a mild headache but that could be rebound related. I've researched a lot before taking this journey.
I didn't get leg cramps yet & was expecting it already. I have rls & peripheral neuropathy and dread that leg cramp effect. Is it too soon?
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