The docs gave me 7 mg Hydrocodone

[Taverner]

And told me to take two...

Wow...this stuff is strong

My back still hurts but...wheeee!!!

[KitchenWitch]

1. ah, the pain is there but I don't care

Been there done that :D

[flamingyouth]

2. What did you do to your back?

I've got whiplash and am only on 5 mg. But I have Flexeril too.

[Taverner]

3. Stupid manly weightlifting thing

I injured it 1 year ago...and thought I could push heavy again.

Damn testosterone!

[flamingyouth]

5. Yikes - good luck and hope you feel better soon

I can't move my left arm, but fortunately I'm right-handed.

[norml]

4. Do what El Rushbozo does and wash it down with an "adult beverage"

Then you'll really feel it.

PS: Don't forget to breath.

[Taverner]

6. LOL

yes this stuff is one of those slow down the heart so you cant breathe with alchohol thingies

Did i just write a runon sentence?

Strangely enough, I plan to go back to the gym today.

We men are pathetic

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. Just a thought....

Maybe you shouldn't go back to the gym today? Give your back a chance to heal?

Jus' saying...

Don't be pathetic (truly you aren't!)...just be smart!

:wtf:

[Taverner]

9. But I wont do back today

It's just cardio and arms

A day missed at the gym is tough for me to do...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. Well then, that should be OK...

I hear you about any missed days...We don't want to screw up our schedules....

Please take care of yourself!

[norml]

10. If you go back to the gym you go into the pool and that's it!

You are almost certain to injure yourself further if you try, while on strong pain pills, to do anything like weight lifting today.

You should be using the medicated state you're in to relax the back.

Also, NO DRIVING WHILE ON STRONG PAIN PILLS, Fool!

[leftofthedial]

8. Call Limbaugh

He can get you more

and a stronger dose

[bicentennial_baby]

11. Mmmmm, good stuff

I looove pills...weeee! That's why I avoid them, I like them too much! :P

[Shell Beau]

12. So you are still having back pain?

That sucks, but I guess the pain medication makes up for it! :P When I had the flu a few months back the cough syrup they gave me had a lot of that in it. It was the best damn cough syrup I've ever had. And it tasted like candy instead of medicine.

[miss_kitty]

13. wait for the weird dreams

very vivid. and memorable. Go take a nap now.

[jus_the_facts]

15. sounds gooood...wish I had a couple few....

:evilgrin:

[djeseru]

16. Awaiting a refill myself.

Please don't drive tho'. miss_kitty is right, the dreams are unreal sometimes!

[Dr.Phool]

17. Don't drive on those things

I have a bad back too. I only take the vic's when absolutely necessary.

A couple of weeks ago, I was tearing out my fence, and felt my back give out. I figured I'd take a couple and continue working, but 30 minutes later I was too fucked up to do anything.

[NMMNG]

18. That stuff is nice

But don't mix it with alcohol and don't drive. Also be sure to give your body time to heal. I've just started working out and I'm sometimes having to force myself not to overdo it. It would be worse to get injured and be laid up than to just take it slow for the time being.

[REP]

19. Lightweight!

I get Norco, which is 10mg Hydrocodone, and it's written to take 2 every 4 hours. 100 tablets is a 12-day supply as written.

[NMMNG]

20. I'm glad I don't have anything that requires that much

What I have is bad enough. I have PRN Vicodin 5/500 as a rescue med for intractable migraines and PRN Percocet 5/500 for cramps.

[REP]

21. I Have Imitrex Stat Dose for Migraine Rescue

But since starting Topamax, I haven't needed it (I had migraines about twice a week, each lasting 72-96 hours).

I have kidney stones the way most chicks have periods. Well, except stones hurt more but cause less bleeding.

[NMMNG]

22. I have Imitrex, Relpax and Amerge for abortives

The Vicodin is for when they don't work after several doses or in conjunction with a triptan for excrutiating migraines. Of course I'm not supposed to take any of the "triptan" meds within 24 hours of each other (the reason I have more than one is primarily to get around insurance limits). However when desperate I have done it on occasion.

[REP]

23. Hve You Tried Maxalt?

That stuff's amazing! I used the Maxalt Melt tablets, but as I said, since being put on Topamax, I rarely get either classic or optic migraines (optics aren't as bad - just go blind in one eye for 4 hours with some really vivid auras). My migraines are classified as as severe or disabling or something that allowed me to take 3 doses of triptans in 24 hours if needed.

Hydrocodone's never helped me with a migraine, but Fiorinal worked if I took it early enough.

[NMMNG]

24. Yes, I've tried it

It works about the same as the Imitrex and Amerge. Relpax is the one that works best for me but it's not on my formulary and comes in a six-pack. Therefore at $35 per prescription I'm paying $5.83 per tablet. I actually only got one package since I got a $20 off coupon for it. Imitrex is on my formulary and comes in a 9 pack, so for $20 per prescription I'm paying only $2.22 per tablet. Therefore even if I occasionally have to take two of them I'm still making out better than with the Relpax. I get Amerge, even though it's not formulary since that comes in a 9-pack. Therefore it's $3.88 per tablet. I have a limit of 9 Imitrex a month and that's not enough so I get the Amerge to supplement my supply.

I'm on Topamax and Verpamil as prophylactic meds. The Topamax is helpful but not enough. A "good" week for me is only having two migraines. Some months I've had 10-day bouts of status migrainous . I'm going to be seeing a neurologist soon to determine the next course of action.

[REP]

25. Topamax and Elavil, So Far, Are Working, Knock Wood!

I bet you have to go get your retinas checked every 6 months, too. I HATE those retina exams - they don't hurt but they make me very nervous.

The neurologist loves me; apparently having both classic and optics is rare and it's even rarer to be the documented third generation so afflicted. All I know is for *years* I thought it was sinus headaches making me go literally blind at times (seems to be a common confusion, but DUH!).

[NMMNG]

26. I've been rather lax about my eye exams

I'm well overdue for mine right now The biggest obstacle is my wacky schedule, but I do have to get it done before I have a problem.