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(Message started by: De_Minimis on Apr 1^st, 2005, 9:23pm)

Title: Wife and Dr. trying to help, but Narcs????
Post by De_Minimis on Apr 1^st, 2005, 9:23pm

Hi:
Wife, the kick-butt nursing student (another term as a 4.0 student), took it on her own and got our Dr. to prescribe something to help me sleep (hoping that they would prescribe something so as to by-pass REM, which over and over again is when I get the opprotunty to get hit in the eye with a sledge hammer and have someone pour battery acid on my right hemisphere (also caled a CH)). Oddly, the script is for Hydrocodone. Wait a minute, seritonin issues (maybe) and mix Hydrocodone...I think its a recepie for diaster. Wife is concerned that since I'm avoiding any restful sleep for days (weeks really) on end, that I'm just making myself more sick, on top of the CHs. So, narcs for periodic sleep catch-up or, as I suspect, no way? Thanks.

Title: Re: Wife and Dr. trying to help, but Narcs????
Post by Jonny on Apr 1^st, 2005, 9:31pm

on 04/01/05 at 21:23:13, De_Minimis wrote:

by-pass REM

Try Melatonin.......works wonders for jumping REM for a lot of us.

.......................................jonny

Title: Re: Wife and Dr. trying to help, but Narcs????
Post by don on Apr 1^st, 2005, 9:34pm

Narcs are virtually useless for CH. They may cause serious rebounds along with the obvious dangers of using them.

In past years I used narcs and have had them trigger the worst attacks of my CH career.

My vote. NO WAY.

Try OTC melatonin for sleep.

Title: Re: Wife and Dr. trying to help, but Narcs????
Post by De_Minimis on Apr 1^st, 2005, 11:00pm

Thanks. That makes three of us, so works for me (narcs bad idea). Wife picked up Meletonin for for me as well. I'm actually looking forward to taking 9mg in a couple of hours. First time on Depekote (week and 1 1/2) and that is working about as well as wishing the CHs would stop. Can't wait until my Neuro gets back from vacation on Monday. Thanks again.

Title: Re: Wife and Dr. trying to help, but Narcs????
Post by jokrs2 on Apr 2^nd, 2005, 2:17am

Melatonin definitely! Narcs were useless against the beast for me and caused severe rebound. Now that I'm using kudzu and no narcs life is much much better. PFD&N's to you. Congrats to your wife on the 4.0. Joe

Title: Re: Wife and Dr. trying to help, but Narcs????
Post by toolong on Apr 2^nd, 2005, 7:50am

Melatonin and 02 at bedtime.Works like a friggin' miracle!Hydrocodone is mostly codeine with some Acetaminophen.The codine may put you to sleep for a short while but will act as a speed and not let you have a restful night.PF days and nights.David Oh,by the way do you know why they put the Tylenol in the Hydrocodone?Because the codeine will give you a headache.

Title: Re: Wife and Dr. trying to help, but Narcs????
Post by jokrs2 on Apr 2^nd, 2005, 9:01am

Toolong ;;D. "headache" from opioids? YEP! That and of course Tylenol to reduce fever too ;) iffin ya got 1. Best use I've found for opioids is to stop coughing. Of course we're designed to cough for certain reasons and after being addicted to morphine and methadone for the last 14 years,(recently withdrew) I may have missed alot of necessary ones because I seem to be catching up and I am a non-smoker. [smiley=laugh.gif]

Title: Re: Wife and Dr. trying to help, but Narcs????
Post by jokrs2 on Apr 2^nd, 2005, 9:05am

Took 9mg of melatonin, no zanax and fell comfortably asleep for 4 solid hours uninterrupted. Sitting here with my morning cup of coffee and feeling refreshed. Melatonin is "good stuff". ;;D
WOW
post 300 already what a yacker ;;D
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Title: Re: Wife and Dr. trying to help, but Narcs????
Post by TxBasslady on Apr 4^th, 2005, 8:06pm

For sure the Melatonin has been a God-send for alot of us here.

You can't beat the price! It's cheap compared to Rx meds.

Good luck to 'ya.

PF vibes,

Jean

Title: Re: Wife and Dr. trying to help, but Narcs????
Post by mynm156 on Apr 4^th, 2005, 8:25pm

If for nothing else than Sleep help It may help. I am found of the Melatonin though give it a shot.

Good Vibes