Re: Vioxx and Ultram? Any stories of either of these meds? please!
From: Candace (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Apr 13 14:18:51 2004
Thank you so much for your replies.. I have been on the Ultram for ummm
2 weeks, and discontinued the use due to possible allergic reactions.. I
have the cuts all over my body to prove it. Thank god I have an appt.
with the pain doc tomorrow.. I hated the Ultram. The side effects were
worse then when on Vicodin or something.. I got very dizzy for about 4
hours.. then had to take another pill in 2 hours... 1 q.i.d (4 times a
day)....
At Sun, 11 Apr 2004, charclark wrote:
>
>At Mon, 5 Apr 2004, melanie wrote:
>>
>>At Fri, 2 Apr 2004, Lilly wrote:
>>>
>>>Hi. I had my first Pain Management Appt. on Wed. March 31, 2004. The
>>>doctor was very friendly, but I was hoping for steroid injections. She
>>>said these probably won't work that well.
>>>
>>>So she put me on a medicene schedual. Said I need to take it all the
>>>time to keep it in my body.
>>>
>>>Has anyone tried Vioxx (50mg) and Ultram (50 mg) ?? Any advice would be
>>>wonderful!
>>
>>I have tried Vioxx and it did not really work for me....I am recently
>>been taking Bextra instead and it has been much better--I take it
>>everyday along with continuous birth control pills....it has made a
>>difference for me. Good luck:)
>
>I have been on Ultram off and on for 2 years. I have come to rely on it
>for day-to-day functioning. It helps take the edge off of my pain, but
>does not send me into lala land, allowing me to perform my duties...
>mom, wife, chauffeur, etc. I take 2-6 per day, depending on my level of
>pain. I do not want to live this way, but I have pain 28 out of 30 days
>currently and I am not giving it up. It has become a daily struggle to
>figure out when I'm going to take it, why am I taking it, how many am I
>going to take? It consumes me at times. Withdraw symptoms are that of
>any other addictive pill or drug. I feel like a totally different
>person when I quit for a week or two. I am having a hysterectomy in May
>and will be on strong narcotics. I hope to do well with my rehab from
>surgery and from drug addiction. My dr. is aware of my situation and
>has agreed to work with me on a medical rehab at home with a support
>group on my own. I am not ashamed of my addiction. I take full
>responsibility and know I am going to have a hard time, but I do not
>like the pain I suffer. It's a total lose/lose situation. I do look
>forward to living a drug free life.
>
>--
>charclark
>
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Best of luck!
Candace (lilly)
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