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Subject: Re: Drugs and Side Effects

Author:
Ike

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Date Posted: 08:05:33 10/20/05 Thu
In reply to: Mona 's message, "Drugs and Side Effects" on 17:22:31 11/22/04 Mon

>I have bone cancer in pelvis. I suffer from nerve pain
>but was given Durogesic Patch 25mg. It did not work.
>Gabapenten worked. I also take Dilaudid which also
>makes me sick. I have mood swings, crying jags,
>nausea, vomitting, and generally feel quite sick. The
>pain is not bad. I just don't feel the Patch and
>Dilaudid are doing much and dr seems to want to
>increase Patch and Dilaudid all the time. I feel the
>side effects are too much to handle.
>Since I am new at this can I just stop taking as much
>of the Patch and Dilaudid?
>I feel I could go back to Tylenol 3 plus the
>gabapenten and do as well and I would not have the
>side effects I am having by these heavy duty drugs.
>Thanks Mona

I also take opiads and gabapenten - I think the side effects are caused by the gabapenten. Gabapenten recently went generic and I have been very sick - stomach distress and the other side effects you mention. My doctor says he is concerned that this generic could be bad.

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Drugs and Side Effects	Wilford	15:10:19 11/09/05 Wed

Re: Drugs and Side Effects	bill	14:50:19 04/24/06 Mon