Hello, I am new to this site. I have had to deal with chronic pain for the past 8 years. I have a condition called Pudendal Nerve Entrapment, many doctors don't even know what the pudendal nerve is: is goes to the genitals and when "entraped", cause electric shocks to the genitals, especially when sitting on the sit bones. The science is sketchy, I had an unsuccessful surgery, there is no way to treat it, only mange the pain.
For the past 4 years, I've taken between 10mg and now 30mg (for the past 2 months, up from 20 due to another injury to the nerve) of hydrocodone, 20mg starting at 3PM, and another 10mg dose at 8PM. For the past several years I have had stomach discomfort in the morning, it now being severe. 5 mg of hydrocodone mostly takes it away, I have no other symptoms of withdrawal.
My pudendal pain generally doesn't come on until 3:00 P.M, which is why I wait to take the med.
2 months ago my morning stomach discomfort became acute, vomiting every day.
After going through a comprehensive series of GI tests and so far finding nothing, I am wondering if this could be withdrawal in the morning until I take my dose, the last 10 mg having been taken at 8:00 P.M. the previous night. Doctors say both yes and no, the GI doctor says it could be "narcotic bowel syndrome, a form of hyperalgesia. I doubt that, as the drugs do not cause more pain when taken, just give relief. However, I am unable to do the "gastric emptying test" that would give a definitive diagnosis because I can't hold down what they want me to eat and so far, the docs have not come up with an alternative.
So even though it's "just" 5mg in the morning, I am now "on" all my waking day. I have tried to avoid this. But I have to face my chronic pain and I do not feel that any other treatment will keep me out of this very severe pain,certainly not tens, anti-depressants, or the horribly addcitive Xanax. It seems to be a question of what you choose to be addicted to.
On top of my condition, I'm a little embarrassed to put everyone around me through all of this "crisis" - basically I really need to find out, just so I can rule out some other potential conditions that the hydrocodone may be masking.
Anyone: is severe stomach upset with vomiting, without any other symptoms of withdrawal, after using hydrocodone for 4 years in the afternoon and evening with a low dose, actually withdrawal since it's been 8 hours since my last 10 mg? How can I tell if my stomach discomfort is because of temporary lack of hydrocodone in my system or is because of something else?
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Thanks.
For the past 4 years, I've taken between 10mg and now 30mg (for the past 2 months, up from 20 due to another injury to the nerve) of hydrocodone, 20mg starting at 3PM, and another 10mg dose at 8PM. For the past several years I have had stomach discomfort in the morning, it now being severe. 5 mg of hydrocodone mostly takes it away, I have no other symptoms of withdrawal.
My pudendal pain generally doesn't come on until 3:00 P.M, which is why I wait to take the med.
2 months ago my morning stomach discomfort became acute, vomiting every day.
After going through a comprehensive series of GI tests and so far finding nothing, I am wondering if this could be withdrawal in the morning until I take my dose, the last 10 mg having been taken at 8:00 P.M. the previous night. Doctors say both yes and no, the GI doctor says it could be "narcotic bowel syndrome, a form of hyperalgesia. I doubt that, as the drugs do not cause more pain when taken, just give relief. However, I am unable to do the "gastric emptying test" that would give a definitive diagnosis because I can't hold down what they want me to eat and so far, the docs have not come up with an alternative.
So even though it's "just" 5mg in the morning, I am now "on" all my waking day. I have tried to avoid this. But I have to face my chronic pain and I do not feel that any other treatment will keep me out of this very severe pain,certainly not tens, anti-depressants, or the horribly addcitive Xanax. It seems to be a question of what you choose to be addicted to.
On top of my condition, I'm a little embarrassed to put everyone around me through all of this "crisis" - basically I really need to find out, just so I can rule out some other potential conditions that the hydrocodone may be masking.
Anyone: is severe stomach upset with vomiting, without any other symptoms of withdrawal, after using hydrocodone for 4 years in the afternoon and evening with a low dose, actually withdrawal since it's been 8 hours since my last 10 mg? How can I tell if my stomach discomfort is because of temporary lack of hydrocodone in my system or is because of something else?
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Thanks.
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