ENDO Messages for November, 2004: Re: Tylonol w/ Codein...anything else?

Re: Tylonol w/ Codein...anything else?

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Nov 6 21:12:16 2004

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You're welcome Lauren. One of the best websites I have found for finding information on drugs is http://www.rxlist.com you have full access to all the scientific and chemical information as well as side-effects and what foods and meds can/cannot be taken with it. Do some research and I bet you'll come across something that will help you.

Vioxx was pulled because it has been shown that in some patients there is an increased risk of heart problems. Enough of a concern to need further investigation.

Codein can do that... it's an opiate. Try using 1/2 as much of the tylenol with codein and substitute regular or extra-strength Tylenol for the other 1/2 so that you are getting more tylenol and some codein and maybe that will help with the nightmares. Also, try taking it about an hour before you go to bed instead of right at bedtime. If you find yourself having ANY visual or aural disturbances during the day then stop taking the codein totally. You'll know what I mean if it happens. You don't want to be hallucinating in class or while driving! ;-)

Unless your blood clotting disorder is of an unusually severe nature you shouldn't have any problems with having a laparoscopy. Just make sure that everyone involved knows of it and don't think you can repeat yourself too often. Laparoscopic surgery is usually less bloody than laparotomy (where they open your abdomen completely) and is why the procedure is favored.

A lot of this will depend upon how long you've been on the coumadin, how stable you are, etc.

Check out the AAGL website for a good surgeon in your area. http://www.aagl.com I think, or http://www.aagl.org.

Good luck and hang in there!

At Sat, 6 Nov 2004, Lauren wrote: >
>Thank you for both the anonymous posts. They were both helpful. I am
>now taking Tylonol for the pain with the occasional Tylonol with Codein
>when it gets really bad, but the Tylonol alone only lasts about an hour
>and the Codein wipes me out and gives me nightmares (I can deal with
>nightmares, but it effects my sleep and as I am in school, I need to be
>alert for classes.) Those other methods mentioned sound good and I will
>try those of course. Are there any other pain killers available for
>someone on coumidin that anyone knows of? I know I was on something
>called Vioxx I think for a little bit but now I'm hearing all these
>studies that say it's bad for your heart or something and wasn't
>properly studied before its release. Also, I think if it's absolutely
>necessary, I will try and get a laproscopy after they give me another
>MRI in December and check out my clot status. Do you think the doctor's
>would refuse to give me one though because it's "too much trouble" and
>"too risky" and that I "don't really need it"? If they say such things,
>as they have before, what can I do?

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