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Need help! Depression and anxiety
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Jan 20 4:09pm | Replies (227)Comment receiving replies
Hang in there. I don't know what your pain level has been but I take a similar amount of a morphine equivalent. I think your comment about weaning off 90mg but then going back on because of the pain is an enlightenment for me. I do have to wean down per doctors instructions to adhere to guidelines, but I don't have to wean all of it. I really want to, but I don't want to get myself it trouble. My husband continues to tell me to take it slow. Let us know how it works out.
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I weaned off at 15mg every 2 weeks, because I wanted to see if the Cymbalta would do the job on its own. I found that it doesn't, so took 15mg for 10 days, then 15mg in the morning and 15 at bedtime. I still have a fair amount of pain, but I won't go any higher until I talk with the pain specialist next week. I intend to discuss medical Marijuana, as well.
Someone please tell me what CRPS is, and what it does to the body, how it's treated, etc? Thanks much,
Abby
Amber - CRPS stands for complex regional pain syndrome. "Complex regional pain syndrome is an uncommon form of chronic pain that usually affects an arm or a leg. Complex regional pain syndrome typically develops after an injury, surgery, stroke or heart attack, but the pain is out of proportion to the severity of the initial injury." You can read more about CRPS here: http://mayocl.in/1zQNp2b
Thank you so much Colleen ..... I'll have to research this ....<br><br>Abby<br>
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Slow and steady...
I practiced healthy breathing before the drugs take effect -
Takes work - Good Luck!!!