Posted by kerria on December 19, 2006, at 16:29:26
In reply to Opiates-Experiences Opinions?, posted by Tom Twilight on December 17, 2006, at 14:39:31
Hi TomTwilight,
i've had to take opiates- oxycontin, because of terrible sharp constant pain. i've been on the same dose for almost two years now. It definately makes physical living possible and it's helped PTSD but not the DID. i still live in parts and am having an impossible time trying to find a t who can help me.It helps with the ptsd because otherwise i feel like i was just experiencing current p.a. and s.a. the pain is in a place of my body that's so triggering. i still become upset sometimes and forget to take meds in time and have severe pain and am upset but at least there's a way to get out of most of the pain.
i don't think i would have made it if the pain wasn't treated. i still have pain even with the meds but it's bearable and intermittent- not constant which is torture to go through.
That's not healthy for anyone- but especially those of us that suffer with severe ptsd and DID.
When you have DID there are little ones inside and it's too hard for them to manage being in pain.It helps both disorders to take opiates for pain. i tried the other meds like elivil and so many- neurontin and cymbalta, lyrica and others. They had so many side effects and didn't have any effect on the sharp constant pain. They also caused so much confusion and tired drowsiness that i wasn't able to function. It's hard enough to funtion- i have to keep things as normal as possible- i have so much switching - going from part to part as it is. Having meds that work for pain are a godsend and i'm so thankful to the dr who is treating me. i would be a terrible mental and physical wreck and in bed everyday if he didn't treat me. Now the meds don't work as well and i had to give up doing a lot of physical things i want to do because of the pain afterwards.
i'm having surgery for the nerve pain next month and i hope it will work- i'll be happy to be have less pain to have to take meds for - i hope for a successful surgery. Waking up every morning in so much pain is so hard. Also having the meds not be working as much as i'd like is hard also-- the dr won't go up any and i have a tolerance now. If the surgery works i will be able to hike more, work more and maybe even backpack again.
i do think that opiates give me mental stability maybe- but i'm not doing that much better as far as depression and my hopeless parts still become distraught - we havent had many days without tears- no therapy sessions without crying through mostly all the time. Still having a very hard with switching from part to part, still losing time but it isn't impossible. It definately was not possible before.
k.
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