Posts Tagged ‘Chronic pain’

Question by holbab: should i expect to experience side affects from an antidepressant after increasing the dose?
i have been on lexapro going on 7 weeks, the side affects eventally subsided and i was feeling better, but not quite as well as i expected, the doc increased me to fifteen and again i seem to be extreamly tired again, and just overall weirdness, and anxiousness. should i expect to feel these side affects once again after increasing the dose? i am on lexapro. thanks for your help!

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Answer by Collette
yes you should. expect more tolerance build up and dependency. sorry. no dr should be prescribing you antidepressants without either giving you therapy himself or referring you to a therapist for talk therapy. because he will just keep upping the dose and adding in other drugs when this dose stops working too.

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Keep dependency services public
Alcohol and drug abuse cost taxpayers billions of dollars each year. Effective treatment programs have consistently proven to be an efficient use of tax dollars — they reduce overall costs associated with these conditions and result in real savings.
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Morphine is culturally a tough medicine
To put it simply, a medicine recommended by the World Health Organization as the most effective treatment for severe and chronic pain is still widely viewed in China as something that people should avoid at all costs, even if they are suffering …
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The Use of Opiates to Treat Chronic Pain-Part 2 – View the Intractable Pain Center video featuring Dr. Thomas Purtzer speaking about the use of opiates to treat chronic pain challenges, part 2, a more in-depth discussion of opiate treatment in our series of videos on treatment of chronic pain with opiates. The IPC Oregon Clinic is located in Medford, Oregon and we provide services to southern Oregon patients and phone consultations nationwide.

Mindy McCready And The 'Celebrity Rehab' Curse
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Neonatal Visual Evoked Potentials in Infants Born to Mothers Prescribed Methadone.

Pediatrics. 2013 Feb 18;
McGlone L, Hamilton R, McCulloch DL, Boulton R, Bradnam MS, Weaver LT, Mactier H

Chronic and acute pain and pain management for patients in methadone maintenance treatment.

Am J Addict. 2013 Jan; 22(1): 75-83
Eyler EC

Many individuals receiving methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) for opioid addiction also require treatment for acute or chronic pain, and the presence of pain is known to have a negative impact on patient health and function. However, effective pain management in this population is complicated by many factors, including heightened pain sensitivity, high opioid tolerance, illicit substance use, and variable cross-tolerance to opioid pain medications. This article reviews the recent literature on acute and chronic pain among, and pain treatment of, patients receiving MMT for opioid addiction and discusses the implications for effective pain management. Acute pain management among women maintained on methadone during and after labor and delivery is also discussed, as well as common concerns held by patients and providers about appropriate pain management strategies in the context of methadone maintenance and addiction treatment.One hundred nine articles were identified in a PubMed/MEDLINE electronic database search using the following search terms: methadone, methadone maintenance, methadone addiction, pain, pain management, chronic pain, and acute pain. Abstracts were reviewed for relevance, and additional studies were extracted from the reference lists of articles identified in the original search.The pain sensitivity and pain responses of MMT patients differ significantly from those of patients not maintained on opioids, and few data are available to guide patient care.Rigorous studies are needed to identify and evaluate effective pain management approaches for this unique patient population and to improve patient treatment outcomes. (Am J Addict 2012;XX:000-000) (Am J Addict 2013;22:75-83).
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Heroin: It Kills The Pain – december 6, 2010. talking about health problems and how using heroin ties in with having chronic pain.

State investigating possible insurance fraud by Narconon
Narconon of Georgia is accused of being liable for the 2008 death of Patrick Desmond, who overdosed on a mix of alcohol and opiates while a patient at the clinic. Desmond's parents say they were duped into believing the facility provided in-patient …
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Protesters explain the meaning of signs
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