[tarly]

I am a moron and lost my script that my doc gave me. I usually take 60mg three times a day. 40 and a 20 mg pill. I lost my Rx and the pain clinic has a no replacement policy. What I am concerned about is possible withdrawel symptoms. The nurse I spoke to, told me that with my heart, I should go to the hospital and tell them if I am in a lot of pain and def should go if I experience any withdrawel symptoms. Now I always assumed that because I only take the meds for pain and have honest to goodness never felt any sort of 'high' when taking them, that I would be okay going off of them. Goodness knows I have done the 2 or 3 day whipping myself off of any pills, to try and clear my system before... and I felt pain, and got an upset stomach, but not a lot else.

Also, being the moron that I can be... I have extra pills left over that my doc doesn't know about. Due to the strict regs about when they can be filled, I have never mentioned it this to the doc. Now he said I can get my script filled on the 29th... so I have enough to take 40mg a day until then.... here comes the questions.... will I have withdrawel if I just take the 40mg a day? I am already feeling an increase of pain.. and touch will drive me batty... but I have RSD and the oxy takes away that ultra sensativity to touch that comes with Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. Granted, I am gonna jump out of my skin and since RSD isn't hardly the only pain.... I could give you a laundry list of things wrong with me.... starting with a brain tumor and ending with arthritis.... but okay babbling here.... I can't sleep all that great either... but I hurt like hell... and I also lost my muscle relaxer script and my legs are twitching like mad.

Questions... yes I had them didn't I? Do you think in going from 120 a day until about four/five weeks ago when it became 160 a day.... then being on 160 a day of oxy and going to 40, should I worry? I am looking for a little guidance before I go to the hospital and make an ass out of myself.... it is on day 3 and yeah I am feeling anxious... I don't know if that is because of withdrawel or pain increasing or what... I just know I am petrified after reading about the horrors some people go through. I have nineteen days and I can get back on my meds.... any suggestions? Should I go to the hospital and tell them about being off meds or in pain... or???

[Shaneleo]

Cutting back that much on medication will most likely give you some withdrawal symptoms but becasue you are able to put some of the medication in your system they will be a little lighter but probally not to much because that is a pretty big decrease in a short period of time. If I was you I would go to the hospital and tell them exactlly what the lady told you to say. Unless you want to deal with the pain and everything that is going on with you.

shane