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Questions & Comments about tapering off morphine (Kadian)
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Mar 3, 2018 | Replies (38)Comment receiving replies
You sound like me coming off Lyrica: my withdrawal symptoms were so severe you would think I was a heroine addict! Started coming off 300mg in Oct, tapering using the schedule I was given. I went into a month of severe diarrhea, depression anxiety panic. I am still suffering with these three. I still have to withdrawal from 50 mg starting tomorrow with decreasing to 25mg for a week then no more. I lost 28 lbs in a month down to 101 now not good, my skin is sagging, my boobies shrunk lol. I finally had to get a psychiatrist to help me with panic and anxiety. I know now why people commit suicide , I was even in the ER for dehydration and severe nausea, gagging you name it. So each morning when I awake I wonder what the day will bring me. The psychiatrist has given me a very low dose of Ativan to help. I do a lot of deep breathing, and I still cry a lot wondering how this prescription drug Lyrica could do this to me let alone anyone else trying to come off of it. I. Surprised I haven’t ended up in a mental institution sitting in a corner doing jigsaw puzzles. I. So thankful and cry I have such a loving caring husband of 48 years
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Is there a place to talk to people that have psyoriatic arthritis as I do and know little about it?
I think it's a great idea to ask your neurologist about your nerve problems! It sounds like nerve pain, so a neurologist can order the appropriate test to figure our if, and to what extent, your nerves may be damaged. Good luck and getting some answers! As far as your question about an apparatus the keeps your sheets & blankets raised up, I don't use one, however I found several sources by googling "apparatus lift blankets" and found several sources. One of them is this one by Miles Kimball: https://www.mileskimball.com/buy-sheet-and-blanket-support-310583 They call it a "sheet and blanket support". The guy on this group who uses one is: @jimhd so you might want to address your question to him. All best,
Elsa
Thank you Elsa for the information and support.
Hi, @kayv -- what I'd suggest is going here, http://mayocl.in/2CitOUd, to our Autoimmune Diseases group, and starting a new discussion on psoriatic arthritis. I'd be happy to invite some other members to join in.
My feet hurt wherever I rest them on the bed or a footstool, and where the bedding touches my feet. The worst pain I have is in the balls of my feet and my toes. I have numbness and pins and needles in my feet and legs, as well. It's a burning pain.
Thanks to the spinal cord stimulator implant I had last year, my feet hurt less than they used to.
It would seem to be worthwhile talking to your neurologist about what's happening.
Jim
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Yes. In fact I am being tested by a neurologist for memory problems that he thinks are caused by the pain meds I take. He is ruling out possible other causes. I never thought if telling him about foot problems. I also get pain under the ball if the right foot during the day that feels better as though my sock is waded up. I will tell him about this when I see him in a few weeks. I also have sciatic nerve pain in the same leg. What is a thing someone mentioned about that keeps the bedspread from touching the toes.