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Re: Pain Killers
From: jodi (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 5 Nov 2001 12:45:33 -0600 (CST)
I believe that the reason you are supposed to stop met before surgery
has to
do with the extra stress of surgery putting you aty greater risk of
developing
lactic acidosis from the Met... I forget where I read this but it must
be coming to mind for some reason!!! I don't think it has anything to do
with the pain meds not working as well. I can't imagine why met would
make a pain med less effective... it's possible you are just in a lot
of pain and the dosage of vicodan you were given just wasn't strong
enough! :-)
- jodi
At Mon, 5 Nov 2001, Randi wrote:
>
>Thanks everyone! You've been great - of course my doc didn't mention any
>of this to me...then again, shouldn't my endo have mentioned it to me at
>some point...like, "if you ever need dental work..."
>
>At Mon, 5 Nov 2001, angelaj wrote:
>>
>>What a group we are! lol
>>All I can think of is that my dr always reminds me when I go in for my 3
>>month appt is that if I am going to have any type of surgery, that I
>>need to let whoever is doing it know that I am on met and stop it at
>>least 3 days before. Why I need to stop it, I couldn't tell you....lol
>>
>>At Sun, 4 Nov 2001, Dona wrote:
>>>
>>>LoL Sonnet,I know how you feel. I also thought I would be able to find
>>>more on analgesics and metformin interactions but all I have found is
>>>stuff about general surgery and blood glucose levels and renal problems
>>>related to general anesthesia. It's really bugging me now because I
>>>thought I had heard the same thing at one time about pain relievers and
>>>metformin,but now i'm not so sure.
>>>I'll have to ask the Drug rep when she comes maybe she knows something.
>>>By the way I asked her about the Vioxx and you were right it does have
>>>vaso constriction properties and also is really good for menstral
>>>cramping...they are doing reasearch studies with Vioxx and PMS.Take
>>>care,Dona
>>>
>>>>At Sun, 4 Nov 2001, Sonnet wrote:
>>>>Very good! But I meant more (and this is where this would make just a
>>>>whole lot more sense if I could remember) it's possible that I heard
>>>>that metformin interacts with pain pills. I'm so sorry I can't be more
>>>>info for you :P Blergh. Glad you made it through the surgery and
>>>>everything okay though anyway!
>>>>
>>>>At Sun, 4 Nov 2001, Randi wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>Hey Son-
>>>>>
>>>>>Yes, I did put on my paperwork that I was on the meds so they knew. I
>>>>>was just wondering for myself cause I was in a lot of pain this morning.
>>>>>Thanks babe!
>>>>>
>>>>>R
>>>>>
>>>>>At Sun, 4 Nov 2001, Sonnet wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Randi I apologize because I don't entirely remember, but I TIHNK I have
>>>>>>heard that you must tell your doctor before surgery that you are on
>>>>>>Metformin because of... something. Some way it interacts with either
>>>>>>the pain medication or the anesthesia. I'm really sorry I can't
>>>>>>remember the details on that. I'm glad you called your doctor though
>>>>>>and I hope someone else knows what I am talking about!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>At Sun, 4 Nov 2001, Randi wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Might sound like a stupid question, but does being on Met and Spiro
>>>>>>>affect the way a pain killer like Percocet or Vicodin reacts to your
>>>>>>>body (like less effective)? I had some oral surgery on Friday, and
>>>>>>>although the pain has gone down a bit, I don't feel like it's working as
>>>>>>>well as I'd like or assumed it would. After speaking with the doctor
>>>>>>>this morning, I just increased the dosage on the Vicodin.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Thanks in advance!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>--
>>>>>>>Randi
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>--
>>>>>>Sonnet Fitzgerald, PCOS Association, Online Community Liaison. Email: sonnet@pcosupport.org
>>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>Randi
>>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Sonnet Fitzgerald, PCOS Association, Online Community Liaison. Email: sonnet@pcosupport.org
>>>>
>>--
>>angela
>>
>--
>Randi
>
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