Thursday, April 24, 2014

Just when you think it is safe...

To stop all those nasty medications, which, by the way are not that bad after all!

Here's what has been happening... I thought that I was in the catch and release mode of medication, huh?

Yep, the trying to minimize the quantified amount of medication going into my bodily system is not as easy as one might think. And I was nearly there with the Gabapentin from this last prescribed dosing of 1200 MG.  and the 40 MG. of the Baclofen I had managed as of last night to get the Gabapentin down to only a daily dose of 150 MG. and only 5 MG. for the Baclofen!
I was thrilled that I had managed that until later that night I had a rude awakening about why my body was turning on me all over again.
It took a night of only four hours of sleep due to severe pain as if my herniation just happened all over again and as if it was not alone in its mischief of creating havoc with my spinal column including my neck region.
So after turning the TV off on Craig Ferguson in the wee hours of the night and actually taking this horrible painful body of mine out of what should have been a warm cocoon of a bed of relaxation and that was shortly after five A.M. ...I realized as if a slap went across my far head saying, "YOU IDIOT IT WAS THE MEDS/DRUGS THAT MADE YOU FEEL BETTER AND NOT NOTICE THE PAIN!"
So I proceeded to begin the cure, for the pain, all over again with a dosing of 1200 MG. of Gabapentin and 40 MG. of the Baclofen, by taking it as originally prescribed 300 MG. Gabapentin morning, 300 MG. Gabapentin at noon, and 600 MG. Gabapentin at bedtime, and the Baclofen 20 Mg. in the morning and 20 MG. Baclofen at bedtime, wow, sleep, what a concept; looking forward to it tonight!
By late morning I was almost able to walk again, but Hubby still fed me both breakfast and lunch with a tray while I sat in the recliner.

So now I do know that with a bit of research that neuropathic pain is lessened with the two medications and neither are controlled substances or even narcotics thankfully, so why was I so worried?

Because Neurontin the non-generic name of Gabapentin is for also epilepsy and in order to stop taking it, it is definitely necessary to wean yourself off of it like I have done twice now, taking three weeks each time so as not to have bad side affects, which range from all different horrors.  It’s dosing needs to be closely regulated, and there are a couple of very serious but rare side effects including a life-threatening rash and in fact, seizures.

Odd that something so powerful is not a narcotic or considered a control substance. 

And now I will most likely be on these medications indefinitely due to the fact that it is also helpful for the Multiple Sclerosis symptoms and initially that is why it was prescribed and I had been on the higher dose of 1800 MG. daily.

What is going through my head right now, "if its not broke why fix it?" 
Meaning the medications did what they were meant to do, and I did not realize that.

On that note of why not, allow me to be the very first to wish all of you a very happy good night and ask you all to kindly count all your blessings and we will too!

And next time please be here or be square, ya hear!

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