Opiod/ narcotic/ the strong stuff I mean

I just take Acetaminophen (Paracetamol ),,which is not taking all of the pain but at least I can live with it ,,I can't take the stronger ones like tramadol ,,I have them here but they are a killer to my body ,,I also have Morphine pills,,low dosage,,but i am to scared to take them.

My dad EATS Morphine like candy,,the " only " side effect he has ,,he gets tired a lot and Chronic constipation ..he always have to take something for that problem,,other than that he said he couldn't survive without them.

oh yeah... comment on addictions too.... not what I want in life... dependancy on meds etc!!
thanks for your reply Josie63 :)

ur welcome :-
Nope we all don't want to be addicted ..my Dad says hes not ,,some Doctors here say u can get addicted-- others say NO u can not,,one of my Dotors said ,,so what ,,if u get addicted ,,u need to take them for the rest of ur life anyways and Morphine has less side effects than some regular Painkiller u can buy at Walmart..

I used to be on the morphine based drugs - finally had to go thru rehab because of them. Only use now in extreme cases. Good luck to you

I just read the German and the English Wikipedia version about Morphine,,it says some totally different in german than in English,,thats stupid!!
but at least both say u can get addicted ,,,

The leaflet for this med (Which my step dad is on) is to help with narcotic dependance and needs to be used as a complete dependance treatment plan. It is an opiod but its not as strong as morphine. He is using the disolvable pills not the patch and well, were not sure what he is suposed to be feeling cause its not like relief. He is also taking some otehr stuff but the reason for him to be ok it is so that he gets detoxed from all the pain meds he was on so they can do surgery. (He has back problems)

I was only given t3, and don't feel adicted. Its the pain I've been going through that makes me think I do need something stronger. I am only relaxed when I take something for the pain and now my DOC said she wont support me with a drug regimine she wants soemthing better.

Anyways, I hope this helps.

i take mscontin and low dose morphine as breakthrough. They do help. I went twenty years fighting it on my own so appreciate the help they give me though i am never free of pain but at least it gives me a partial normal life now. Of course you can get dependant on them. If you stop taking them there will be withdawals.Addiction is a different story though. If you just take them more and more to get high you have a problem. I never take more than necesary. hugs marilyn

Taking one or two pills a day does not mean you are headed for an addiction. I guess it depends on the type of person you are. I take Vicodin for pain and I need it. I never take more then 2 pilld a day and have for many years. I couldn't survive without it.

According to my shirnkey dink, there is a big difference between being dependant on meds then being addicted to them! I am not sue I really understand the difference but I do know I feel better being dependant. Either way I feel good when I take my meds and bad when I don't.. So I guess for me it's a no-brainer

Hey ,
I never meant to start any debate on addiction vs dependance etc. I just want to know whats working for people. I would say I am dependant on tramadol at the moment. Being realistic I am.. I get nervous when the pill bottle is getting low. I take it almost every day.. but some days if I don't need it I don't take it. I'd call that dependance. I don't start shaking or having withdrawals etc if I don't have it daily.. nor am I on an ever increasing dose.... but I wouldn't want to be without it for any length of time.

Coralie XxX

i take a synthetic morphine. oxycontin. it helps me to function better in my life. pain is so exhausting and debilitating, it ruins my personality and life. this week i had to double up because of flu. forgot how awful pain is. now that i'm feeling better i'm taking less. you can monitor yourself. build trust with your drs. i'm grateful for my drugs.

oh god I was on the fentanyl patch for a month and the side effects for me were so horrid I took it off and had the worst w/ds of my life just after being on it 30 days!... And I have w/d off of percocets, dilaudid etc. it was nothing compared to those w/d's i think fentantly should only be used in cancer patients IMO it is a seriously strong drug that should be used as a last resort... if you want more info just go to drugs.com go to the forums and search for fentanyl patch and you will see the hell it has caused a lot of people :-/

i used fentyanl patch25mg for over a year really didn't see a plu side cause i also take vicodin7.5/750 actea/just switched to norco 10/375 so less acteminphne!& had liver checked use to take 5-10 tylnol 500mg aday, for 3yrs before i had insurance!
It made me beddrid even more always sleeping when it kicked in!
i still use the patch only on bad flares!@bedtime only!
if you already take opids you can use the patch this way!
i would take it off every 2-4hrs & go 2-4hrs then put it back on! keep it in packit & closed tight might need to use tape to hold it back on!
Don't just stop it can withdrawl unless you take pill form too!for back-up pain!
i detoxed off everything very slowly one @atime! cause i felt like a pill box w/on benifit except becoming a addict!
only taking norco 1/2 twice aday or as needed w/ other on baddddd flare days!

I can't take any opioids. I guess I'm allergic - I get the worst, all-over body itch (I've scratch myself bloody in my sleep) and hallucinations or the most awful nightmares. These are all the heavy hitters. I'm left with 800 mg. Ibuprofen. Doc says to take it 3x a day but I don't need it that much. I maybe take one 3x a week.

I'm dependent on potassium and blood pressure meds, but I was addicted to Lyrica. This is chemical. I've been psychologically dependent on Tramadol - freaking out because my prescription ran out when actually, I did better once I got off that train. (it's a synthetic opioid - no wonder.)

So, I take Requip. If I don't take it every night, my legs start jumping and I won't get any sleep. Am I addicted or dependent?

For pain I take Bosswellia, get some capsaicin in my diet (chili peppers) and I make sure to move every day. My movement choices are yoga and tai chi - though if you saw me, it wouldn't look anything like what goes on in a class. I also ingest MMJ

Right now, I have very little pain, overall. I have two problem areas - my head and my upper arms - for some reason, my arms have gone weak.

For my head, I'm careful how I bend over and do certain things. For my arms, I massage them every now and then and pay particular attention to stretching in that area. It should pass soon.