What is the deal with alcoholics taking pain meds...?!


Question: What is the deal with alcoholics taking pain meds!.!.!.!?
My Dad was an alcoholic!. I am 25, and I had a drinking problem 2 years straight!.!.!. that was about 3 years ago!.!.

My Q is, I just had my baby 6 wks ago by Cesarean!.!. I was given Percocet and Lortab 7!.5, they only worked for 2 hours!.
I was told I to be taking them every 4 hours!.!.

To the point:
Why did they not work that well!? They made me feel high more than anything and I don't like that feeling!.!.!.
So where are the chemicals going wrong, and what can I tell a future Dr!. about pain meds I would need to take care of the pain job!?!?!?

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Answers:
Tell the doctor exactly what you just detailed here!. This will help him/her to focus your pain meds!. Otherwise, it will be assumed you are doing just fine with percocet and lortab!.

You might do best with some variant meds!. First, I would suggest replacing the scheduled opiate with a scheduled NSAID, such as Naprosyn!. I would even consider Celebrex -- there have been studies that show it works as almost well as opiates for post surgical pain!. [You may hear a storm of protest from folks who think Celebrex will give you a stroke or heart attack!. They will be referring to the VIGOR study which proved that a medicine called Vioxx caused a slight but rise in the relative risk, but not in the absolute risk!. That is Vioxx, this is Celebrex]

Second, after scheduling Naprosyn or Celebrex, you may still need an opiate for breakthrough pain!. I would consider using an agonist/antagonist form, such as Nubain or Methadone!. These still knock out pain, but are far less likely to 'get you high'!.

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usually you will need to take more of what they tell you to especially if you are a bigger girl your body need a little more to get it to work!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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