I am trying to learn shiatsu and am wondering whether pain killers might help me develop faster in a kind of reverse osmosis sort of way?
My friend uses Tramadol, a narcotic pain reliever, to treat her depression and mood swings. And, that’s not why it’s ordered for her.
I was addicted to norcos. It’s a bad way man, bad way. Steer clear. You don’t want that monkey on your back.
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Paid meds aren’t even a good idea for treating pain long term. Please stay away from them unless you’ve just had a surgery or serious acute injury.
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This is a bad idea, a definite no no …
I have used a lot of painkillers over the years because of past injuries that involve nerve damage. They have never affected my SZ other than lowering the pain level, which can contribute to stress and ramp up my symptoms. Given how addictive they are, I use them as sparingly as possible as getting hooked on that crap would blow a hole in my recovery from SZ. Got enough trouble in my life without buying more.
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Been on 100mg tramadol 13 years now 3-4 times a day. I was on percocet 4x a day for 8 years. That helped better, but I have a since childhood chronic pain issue that is only going to get worse as I age. So yeah. I do have to say I was more mood stable on the percocet cause the pain was better controlled, I worked during that time too with 3 kids 5 and under, 55 hour weeks. But once they took the percocet halfway thru the working, I filed for SSDI at the end of 2008. Got approved after 1 appeal and a lawyer in early 2010. I may be getting back on the better pain meds, but pain clinic here is so backed up, on a waiting list for June to see if anything opens up then. But I will never be allowed to work again mentally, homicidal tendencies and the state prefers I stay home and am not seen. Good thing hubby has a good job.
I take Celebrex at bedtime for my hips and knees. It kind of helps.
When I had Medicaid years ago they wouldn’t pay for Celebrex because they could get more Neurontin for cheaper. They’re the same for me since I’ve tried it getting a private plan, but neither did ■■■■. And both are supposed to be great for nerve pain. Nerve pain doesn’t have many options that are deadening injections, and I refuse to do those cause I like to walk, as bad as I look trying to do it.
I tried one for diabetic nerve pain too, but wasn’t diabetic in fact was way underweight, that one didn’t help either back in 2003ish. Can’t remember the name, it was near the end of my pregnancy I took it for a month from samples the obgyn got from the clinic colleague. But he was a good obgyn, never had a young mom with RSD and he was concerned with my pain levels and consulted other docs as for my best care. He thought it was cool I did drug free birth and my first labor was 12 hours start to finish. Car accident so no choice, but actually easy birth.
I have never taken pain killers in my life, I have never felt pain either, not real pain, only fear.
I took percocet for awhile but I was completely useless. Totally high. So I quit
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That just sounds like a bad idea all around. Pain pills won’t help psychosis in fact I think it would make it worse.
The first time I was hospitalized I hurt myself and then spent about 10 days or so inpatient. They never gave me any pain pills in the hospital but when I got discharged they gave me some.
I got 30 days of convalescent leave and jumped in my truck to drive 1081 miles home to Louisiana with my sisters and my mom. I wasn’t driving. I was in the back seat.
I took one of those pain pills I think it was Percocet or something like that. It made me feel so weird. I felt like I was strung out on something. It was a horrible ride. I threw those damn things away and never took another one.
You should really stay away from that stuff.
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