Opioids Gabapentin and its effect on opioids

[Lauren1978]

In end stage doctors don’t take addiction/dependency into account …..as the patient won’t be around unfortunately. Soooo sorry to hear about your brother man. Truly

It might be best to have him as comfortable and functional as possible

The Oxycodone & Pregabalin are great….and actually potentiate each other ……a safe CNS stimulant could be beneficial…..Methylphenidate (Ritalin) 5 / 10mg tablets would be good to start

Ritalin is often added to opioids to enhance pain killing properties, reduce sedation and improve cognitive functioning and make patient more sociable, talkative, mood-boosting properties, happier outlook on life etc

Summer is here…..outside, natural sun, nature, fresh air, family and friends ……doctor shouldn’t give you any guff of low dose Ritalin

Thanks. Lyrica helped ME with pain, but maybe he thinks it decreases the effects of oxy. OR he fears he will be RX Lyrica INSTEAD of oxy, rather than in addition to. I know the pain was pretty bad before they took the tumor out of his spine and did radiation (still hurts but there's improvement). I THINK he fears having pain that goes untreated - The IRONY is that he now feels better than he has in months. The spinal tumor is gone, the local radiation shrank those bastard tumors, so it's weird for him to be told it's stage 4 and he's kind of screwed, BUT he feels so much better. And the oxys do give him some euphoria (thank GOD).
Anyhow, his fears of being foggy from the oxy (never mind the chemo, which he starts tomorrow) are real, and I get that. I really do.
I had not thought about a stimulant, and it would probably help him stay alert. Plus, potentiates the pain relieft?? Sounds good to me!

My brother wants nothing left unsaid, and there are many loose ends he wants tied before he exits the planet. Seems he really is looking at months rather than years. I'm sad of course, but like my brother, I don't want to leave things unsaid or any loose ends between us. I'll make these medication suggestions privately. I know there are collateral issues to taking opiates, but this is not the time for them.

Thanks again. Truly.

 

[mixnmatch80]

Baclofen at about 80 mg makes me feel wonderful and combined with hydro's & oxy's. About 2400 mg of Gabapentin is also nice taken b4 or with. I'm not familiar with the staggering the effect? Can someone explain that? For some reason GFJ & Tagamet's (600 mg) only works for me with OxyContin and oxycodone but not with hydrocodone with the Tylenol. The Oxy's I chew up when I take them. I've tried to break up the hydro's, can't chew Tylenol but it hasn't made a difference. Is it because Oxy doesn't have to be broken down as much in your system as hydrocodone? Also I always do best on an empty stomach. I know everyone claims the high fat diet but not for me. If I eat right b4 with high Fat, I feel very little. The minute I eat food, my bliss is gone.

 

[brokedownpalace10]

Baclofen at about 80 mg makes me feel wonderful and combined with hydro's & oxy's. About 2400 mg of Gabapentin is also nice taken b4 or with. I'm not familiar with the staggering the effect? Can someone explain that? For some reason GFJ & Tagamet's (600 mg) only works for me with OxyContin and oxycodone but not with hydrocodone with the Tylenol. The Oxy's I chew up when I take them. I've tried to break up the hydro's, can't chew Tylenol but it hasn't made a difference. Is it because Oxy doesn't have to be broken down as much in your system as hydrocodone? Also I always do best on an empty stomach. I know everyone claims the high fat diet but not for me. If I eat right b4 with high Fat, I feel very little. The minute I eat food, my bliss is gone.

The minute I eat, I mostly come down from Hydro. Probably Oxy as well. Same thing with all opiates, but to a lesser degree.

 

[HeadphonesandLSD]

The minute I eat, I mostly come down from Hydro. Probably Oxy as well. Same thing with all opiates, but to a lesser degree.

For me it depended on the food. When I still took oxy, hydro and morphine I loved eating ice cream but the tub. It never killed my high. A nice juicy grilled burger didn't either. For me the trick was smoking weed then eating. Kept the high going for hours as usual. Of course topping up with another line helped too.