Since I was diagnosed with cancer before I was old enough or could afford to retire, I sell real estate as my day job. Between my recent bout with shingles and the compression fracture in my lower back, I have been using a variety of different pain medications to help keep me working. As I sat quietly today in a meeting, I remembered an article I had written about pain meds earlier this year. I wonder if anyone there knew I was "medicated?" (Isn't that a politically correct way of saying I was high?) If the television stations can air summer re-runs, why can't I? Here is the short article about common pain medications and their side effects I posted February 5th:
Yesterday I wrote about three friends, all who endure daily, chronic pain. We all use a different baseline drug to help control our pain. Amitryptline is the least common of these three drugs. It also produces the most severe side effects. Drowsiness, large blood sugar swings and lightheadedness are common. For some (my friend included) extreme weight gain has been reported. Ultram users often become dizzy and/or nauseated. I take Gabapentin daily to help minimize the pain and tingling caused by the neuropathy in my hands and feet caused by my long term chemotherapy. There are few, if any side effects. But it doesn't help much, either! I take one, 300 mg capsule each night in the evening. Gabapentin does make me drowsy, especially in the morning. Sort of like waking up the morning after you take a large dose of Nyquil or other cold medication. If my back pain becomes too much for my Tylenol Arthritis to handle, I use a half dose of Oxycodone. But not before bedtime... I'm pretty "wired" after taking just one half tablet. I would be interested in hearing about our reader's experience with pain medication. E-mail me if you would rather not comment here on our site.
I hope your day will be happy and pain free! Feel good and keep smiling! Pat
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