tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post9010905928720496299..comments2024-03-23T12:41:51.389+00:00Comments on Barbara Gray's Blog. One Day at a Time.: Mindful Wednesday. It was the drugs that did it - honest!Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395889137439058863noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-76943592509967029952015-10-01T19:39:40.820+01:002015-10-01T19:39:40.820+01:00Hello Barbara, one of your newest gold club recrui...Hello Barbara, one of your newest gold club recruits here. I think you mght be talking about amitryptiline.... I've been on it for around 18 months now ... cervical vertebrae misaligned and three pinched discs.... the knock out effect does wear off but I think this mediation is great ... I take it everyday because the alternative is surgery or injections into the cervical vertebrae space and both have 'potentially life changing complications' so sleeping like a log and waking up foggy but able to function works for me x<br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18019211819962164183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-84015992779692664392015-10-01T16:45:28.326+01:002015-10-01T16:45:28.326+01:00Hope you find a solution you can tolerate soon Bar...Hope you find a solution you can tolerate soon Barbara - it must be wearing you down having constant pain for such a long time. I had a shoulder problem for many years, and went to a holistic therapist in Upminster (Essex) who was the only person to sort it out for me. Might be a bit far for you to travel, but let me tell you Julia Massey has magic in her hands and she is truly a very special lady!!! Susan xssn.wht@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04186066471808821798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-64405569559583765682015-10-01T12:21:55.707+01:002015-10-01T12:21:55.707+01:00hi, good news Mum is back in the nursing home and ...hi, good news Mum is back in the nursing home and fingers crossed she gets rest now. <br /><br />The hospital thinks she over did the visitors and excitement and this caused the bleeds she has on the brain to get slightly worse. <br /><br />just hope today will be better. will give her a call shortly. Thnanks for your thoughts.<br /><br />Pen xPen Sunshinepenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15377395808480318484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-85990136345495091352015-10-01T09:52:27.360+01:002015-10-01T09:52:27.360+01:00Hi, Barb, interesting to read about your 'low&...Hi, Barb, interesting to read about your 'low' dose and what it did to you. I take a low dose (5mg) anti depressant for pains in my legs. I too was very sceptical - and didnt want anti Ds, but over a period of time (nearly 2 years now) the pain is definitely easier, and swelling lessened (though not gone completely. Hope you can find a happy solution. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541731953087245526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-78044480765357468852015-10-01T09:50:12.640+01:002015-10-01T09:50:12.640+01:00Hi Barbara
I'm late again. Love the pictures o...Hi Barbara<br />I'm late again. Love the pictures of the kittens. I have had experience of the drug you are talking about. I was prescribed 10 mg for chronic pain after falling down stairs. I had the same reaction as you. I was like a Zombi all day. I just stopped taking it. You really need to ask doctor to send you for a MRI scan to find out what the cause is. <br />I hope it improves soon. X ChrisChris Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14877620818923735944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-38300687730568726382015-10-01T09:30:17.039+01:002015-10-01T09:30:17.039+01:00Morning - I have been there Barbara - was given 10...Morning - I have been there Barbara - was given 10mg amytrip to try and help migraine - 48 hrs before I felt safe to drive - never took another one - then got given Pregabalin and wandered round falling over . GP tried to convince me I would get used to these , or other drugs, within 3/12 !! <br /> I do hope you find some relief from neck issue - sounds like Ibuprofen gel rubbed on may be your best bet - few side effects but does help - Jayne x jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07874719113054152161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-30270448788491686572015-10-01T07:40:05.018+01:002015-10-01T07:40:05.018+01:00Morning Brenda couldn't get back on last night...Morning Brenda couldn't get back on last night as Grandson came to borrow laptop for homework as Amy commandeered their's gettinga wee wiz on the keyboard now she is take care ...xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775023439020643243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-80048226780055429582015-10-01T07:04:27.581+01:002015-10-01T07:04:27.581+01:00OMG Barb what anti depressant did your GP prescrib...OMG Barb what anti depressant did your GP prescribed albeit a small dose?! I know we spoke about chiropractor when I saw you in Caterrick and I really am an advocate but being the nurse I was massive skeptic but just had to try something. Went twice a week for 3 weeks and was out of pain for the first time in weeks within 3 hours of the first session. Yep pain came back but after the 3 weeks was pain free and I now go eve y 6 weeks or so just to be put straight as it were! I sometimes go thinking everything is good but good old Andy just knows where to go and always finds a little something to tweak and I always feel less tension afterwards even when I think There isn't any before I go in. I would be loathed to give it up now after 6 years. Give it a go Barb, there's nothing to loose except pain and tension and you wont feel dopey and loose time! A bit sore afterwards but a hot water bottle will do the trick there. Also an angled work surface like draftsmen use instead if a fat table may help when your working, you know like the old fashioned school desks, they had it right in the good old days! Love VanessaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474873861818450845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-22790491997056310362015-10-01T06:35:38.929+01:002015-10-01T06:35:38.929+01:00Hello Barb, I do hope that a continued course will...Hello Barb, I do hope that a continued course will help ease your neck problems. We do put a lot of faith in our Doctors. Just imagine if you had been that sleepy on the telly? Love your pictures today. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us. Hope Dave is ok. Take care. BxBridgetCGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370944108823972025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-69864060364248462362015-10-01T01:35:58.212+01:002015-10-01T01:35:58.212+01:00Did you manage to get any information on your mum ...Did you manage to get any information on your mum ? Hope you have manage to get some rest thinking of you hugs xxsheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03224468884045534214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-28711722645466580662015-10-01T01:33:36.910+01:002015-10-01T01:33:36.910+01:00Hello Diane how's the bruises fading in colour...Hello Diane how's the bruises fading in colour still hugs xxxsheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03224468884045534214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-39781221705907191632015-10-01T01:31:48.370+01:002015-10-01T01:31:48.370+01:00Hi Dorothy hugs xxxHi Dorothy hugs xxxsheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03224468884045534214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-54549526195605514042015-10-01T01:31:12.258+01:002015-10-01T01:31:12.258+01:00Hello Brenda hugs xxxHello Brenda hugs xxxsheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03224468884045534214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-22039315782297844492015-10-01T01:30:35.027+01:002015-10-01T01:30:35.027+01:00Hello Donna late messaging as a very bad pain day ...Hello Donna late messaging as a very bad pain day yesterday and now thank you for thinking of me hugs xxxsheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03224468884045534214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-32882102897145085182015-10-01T01:28:19.049+01:002015-10-01T01:28:19.049+01:00Hello Barbara gone from mindful Wednesday to hopef...Hello Barbara gone from mindful Wednesday to hopeful Thursday hope today is a better controlled <br />Pain day for you <br />I have to take many different pain medication to keep my pains at bay I have creams and tablets and bottled pain medication too ,<br />I went to pain management a long time ago they help you through the right medication for you <br />I have some cream for muscle spasms in my neck it's called zacin / Capistan I don't know if you can buy it from the chemist as I get it on percription but it's very good don't know if it would help you but anything is worth a try xxxsheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03224468884045534214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-41311951362340465952015-10-01T00:11:32.001+01:002015-10-01T00:11:32.001+01:00p.s. loving the photos and your comments do make m...p.s. loving the photos and your comments do make me smile x xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15417099686284477252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-52914872107429131342015-10-01T00:11:01.715+01:002015-10-01T00:11:01.715+01:00I really hope they do work for the pain. They are...I really hope they do work for the pain. They are funny things I think and have different effects on individuals. Hubby was on a low dose earlier in the year when he had low mood, but he's come off them now. He was already dozing all day and I was guessing sleep apnoea (for a couple of years I've been saying that) today he was diagnosed with severe sleep apnoea and he's sleeping with a CPap machine tonight for the first time.... I'm hoping it's going to be the answer we've been looking for and his whole life will change for the better. Fingers crossed for you and him xxxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15417099686284477252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-69656891124054601152015-10-01T00:02:57.142+01:002015-10-01T00:02:57.142+01:00Kim has your gp given you Omeprazole or similar? N...Kim has your gp given you Omeprazole or similar? Naproxen can damage your stomach unless you also take something to protect it xLoraine McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113111026206246913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-63295355166692418172015-09-30T23:49:40.491+01:002015-09-30T23:49:40.491+01:00I do feel for you Barbara, I have a lot of back pa...I do feel for you Barbara, I have a lot of back pain at present, do hope your neck soon gets better. The trouble with a lot of medication it can be addictive, not on a small once a night dose though. They do make you sleepy sometimes for a week or so until you get used to them. Which is OK as long as they work on the pain. Let's hope that it works after a few days. Love the cute cat photos.xxx<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01983486787561915557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-26923000186378847722015-09-30T23:34:24.154+01:002015-09-30T23:34:24.154+01:00Yes the drugs do knock you sideways to begin with ...Yes the drugs do knock you sideways to begin with but for some people they are helpful. Wouldn't it be good if you were one of these people Barbara? Constant pain is so wearing and debilitating. Love the pictures and the humour, where do you find them? Keep well. Columbinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09990485523897535400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-16325642299566032242015-09-30T23:31:26.816+01:002015-09-30T23:31:26.816+01:00P.S. Get relief from deep heat pads, they last for...P.S. Get relief from deep heat pads, they last for 16 hours and you can sleep on them.Naomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10951765625943522990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-86385145917265293892015-09-30T23:27:25.700+01:002015-09-30T23:27:25.700+01:00Barbara, I think we can all only speak from our ex...Barbara, I think we can all only speak from our experience. I had a car accident in 1979 and did quiet a bit of damage to my back which I still suffer with. Each time I went to the hospital they prescribed more and stronger pain killers. The physio could not work on me as it was took painful I tried acupuncture as recommended to a friend. It was the only thing that really reduced the pain, took a few sessions, physio was finally able to work on me. I was going 3 times a week for months and then reducing. It is probably worth a try, you never know it may work. Hugs.<br /> Naomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10951765625943522990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-44002024599934554162015-09-30T23:16:31.264+01:002015-09-30T23:16:31.264+01:00Hi Barbara,
Good job you didn't try the pills ...Hi Barbara,<br />Good job you didn't try the pills at the weekend! my body doesn't like drugs I usually react badly to most of them and have been in the situation of being fit for nothing after taking one allergy tablet, it's no fun at all.<br />Like some of the other comments I would definately look at alternatives, after being told by a Consultant some years ago that I needed to be on drugs for the rest of my life because of pains in my head, the drugs made me a zombie - I thought I can't live like this and I was introduced to my Osteopath, after some xrays to make sure nothing was a miss I started having manipulation on my neck and back and hey presto everything got much better. A lot of my problems over the years have been stress related and everything tightens up - a few crunches, some pulling and the odd squeal seems to sort me out! <br />You could find some small changes to the way you work + some alternatives to drugs could help. <br />Good luck - Kay xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00103360988672260386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-33667098873241875982015-09-30T22:41:21.378+01:002015-09-30T22:41:21.378+01:00Well, I guess it's been a different day for yo...Well, I guess it's been a different day for you Barbara! I don't think some enforced sleep catch up will do any harm at all!<br /><br />I'm someone who was helped hugely by anti-depressants - probably not the type you've had though - but as you say dosage is an issue, and they can make things worse before they get better as there are reactions when you initially take them. And doctors don't always explain that fully - I've had massage clients struggling with that, who were hugely relieved to understand that they could be in a settling in phase.<br /><br />And drugs alone are rarely the answer, to any medical issue (in my humble opinion and experience!)<br /><br />If this isn't the answer for you, I hope the next thing you try is more successful - neck and back pain is so debilitating so be good to get it sorted. Maybe you need a Clarity massage therapist on the team! ;-)Lucindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02339469775747727625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-78646371621056613412015-09-30T22:37:00.229+01:002015-09-30T22:37:00.229+01:00i know that amitryptilene used at 10mg is prescrib...i know that amitryptilene used at 10mg is prescribed for pain. as a side effect it makes you drowsy so it can also double up as a sleeper. at that dose it will not touch depression . it is NEVER started at a dose higher than 25mg and it is graadually built up to a therapeutic dose. not everyone responds to the same dose but everyone is knocked off their feet the first time they take the drug. it needs getting used to. the effect will probably reduce in about 2 weeks.<br />as for the pain it will also need some time to get into your system before it has an effect. it is not an anlgesic like the others so you need to give time to time, hugs xxTheresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09228573719518500700noreply@blogger.com