[wisewoman]

I have been posting regularly here, please check out my post in PTSD. I know I am not being rational but maybe the field of medicine is full of crap and doesn't know their mule from their elbow!

[(JD)]

Well my PHARMACIST understands better than the MD!

The latest paperwork given out with my narcotic painkiller states that it's best used in the way I have been using it to manage my pain, which is NOT the way the MD scribes it

I feel my MD just doesn't want me as a patient and is trying to run me off, but I can't do that as I would be without any pain med.

[wisewoman]

Well Sky I have to admit I am scared about cold turkey the other meds, the pain meds just means a lot of pain since I don't take them every day. I got my print out and have done the math, circled when it was the horrid shoulder thing and have it ready to mail. I expect I will be getting a call come Monday. I feel badly as I emailed T who is VERY concerned that I gave MD the anti-depressants. I am way triggered. Taking my tumeric and tylenol. If the diazapine family works for people going off alcohol then alcohol will work for me going off diazapine. So, I will have to start small doses of alcohol if I feel withdrawals from Clonazapam. Pain today is okay. Took a thousand mg tylenol so far, due for more. Can't hit near 4000 if I am doing alcohol as I am attached to my liver.

[Boopers]

Hi Wisewoman,
I am so worried for you. You are doing it without any tapering and that can be dangerous.
I know that you feel the medical profession has let you down but I hate for you to have to be the one suffering. Your MD isn't going to feel the pain, you are.
I am hoping for the best for you and hoping that your pain will be less.
Good luck to you,
Linda

[wisewoman]

Boopers and everyone, I got my meds back yesterday. Started again everything and took 3 pain pills throughout the day. I am feeling better emotionally and physically. Knock on wood, I appear to be out of the back pain for now. I am really sleepy because I went back on the other meds as prescribed and because my body went through a lot in 3.5 days. I also took a flexeril last night and slept like a baby. I am scheduled for pain clinic on Jan 8th and I am sched for PT to start friday.

I do not know what if anything will happen with this doc, I have had a trust broken and that is difficult.

I am disappointed that I hurt myself in a ptsd reaction and I am ready to deal with the pain differently. I will be devoting a lot of energy to P.T.

Thanks everyone.

[(JD)]

Now we just need to get you through the holidays!!!