Flomax is an alpha-andrenergic blocker; it helps relax your veins & arteries. It's indicated for men with a prostate condition called BPH. It helps let them pee. Since it relaxes the walls of your veins & arteries, it's possible that it is prescribed for migraines "off label".
I'm so nervous. The same day the dr. gave me pure oxycodone, I gave some blood samples that I had procrastinated. I guess he wanted to check my thyroid. I'm just hoping that the blood work doesn't show any treatable condition; because I think I'd rather have constant headaches and access to enjoyable pills than no headaches at all. What's more, the acupuncturist wants some documents of the mri, ct scan, etc. and want to refer me to an eastern medicine specialist. They seem confident. I guess I could fake it if it gets better, but that's lame. I don't want to take up doctors' time when other ppl with real conditions need it.
bump. so the blood work came back negative for anything and I told the acupuncturist to fuck off (not that I doubt the science in general, I just didn't feel it was helping my case). Now I'm seeing a chiropractor; after the first adjustment there was a spot under the base of my skull that felt better, but after three weeks of it, the overall pain is just as bad. I see the neurologist on feb 15th, on which date he said we'd prolly increase dosage. I intend to say that the 10mg oxy helped, but only for about an hour (which is the truth, but I also feel it's the best thing to say that's most likely to get the highest dosage increase). I don't know whether there is an incremental dosage increase protocol or not. I'm just glad it's starting to fall in place. I've had so many disappointments for so long with trying to get some from the street or through the 'net (not to mention going to emotional hell and back with antidepressants, anticonvulsants, etc.), that I feel justice would be rightly served for me to have as much oc as I fuggin want
yeah I concluded that it's pretty lame to find hookups through a search engine attempt. Anything explicitly and publicly offering stuff just seems bunk. I think the best thing is to join as many forums like this one and build rapport with ppl and email and pm them requests.
So I went to my neuro. He did not increase my dosage, but he prescribed 'contin, rather than 'codone. I didn't know whether I was to take that literally or not. I wondered if maybe purdue made a 10 milli instant release. But when I got it, they had the cool OC on one side, and a "10" on the other, and the bottle said "do not crush or chew," so I was elated. I just had only about 2.5 mg in two bumps and I'm in the clouds, and my headache's gone. Plus I burned a bowl. My dr. likes me.
im confused, do you just mean oxycontin? i thought oxycontin was cut a least a little bit. also, i wish i was like you and could get fucked up from less than 5 mgs, thatd be insane. an 80 would last like a month, instead of 2 days
when I said pure oxycodone, that was a misnomer. I just meant that it wasn't attached to APAP, it was just oxycodone. Not literally pure. It wasn't purdue's oxy, just an instant release 10 mg. But what I got yesterday was actual OxyContin, just 10mg tabs. I didn't really know they made them this small. It still has the coating, which is white, and it's the awesome extended release. Yeah I really try to keep my tolerance low by doing small amounts spread out over long intervals. I've never been interested in very strong drug rushes (except E).
So I've been sniffing these oc 10's and it's been really great, but is the doctor going to look at my nostrils to see if I've been abusing? Are there even any visible indicators in my nose from doing 160mg worth over a month? Now that i see this question typed, it seems pretty dumb. Why would the dr. even take that responsibility on himself..it doesn't seem like he would care or feel a jurisdiction.... I chewed about 5 mg, but it just seems better if I rail it..
Hehe...afraid of spoiling a good thing, burn? Not to worry. Curious, is it a pain doc, or a family doc?
are they tension headaches? i have you ever tried fiorect? It's a barbiturate. it works wonders for my headaches. Narcotics do nothing for the headache and sometimes make it worse.
no, i determined they were not tension headaches, since they were consistent even when I had long periods of no stress. I'm under the impression that there is no one cause for my headaches I believe there are at least 3 causes. I had neck pain, from tension, which physical therapy solved. I had a pain under the base of my skull that chiropractic has gotten rid of. The only remaining pain is in the upper hemisphere of my head, and it's the sort of headache that is lessened by coffee, teas, narcotics and essential oils. oxycontin is by far the best and longest-acting pain reliever for this pain so far. plus I've always been sorta partial to it.
well yeah, oxy's are nice. heroin in pill form pretty much. Have you tried fiorcet? it's worth a shot.
just because they are part of the same drug group, doesn't mean oxys are heroin. coffee and cocaine are in the same drug group, too. I've honestly had so many dozens of rx drugs, I couldn't tell you whether I've had fiorcet. I've had antidepressants, anticonvulsants, probably barbiturates. The neuro made it pretty clear that oxys were a very definite last resort, second only to botox injections. I'm not denying there's a variety of drugs that are completely effective on other people's chronic headaches, but none of them do anything for mine. Although chronic headaches are the most common illness of the western world, the causes of them are vastly variegated. I gave up on any real cure a while ago. All I can do is manage the pain with as little side effects to the rest of my life as possible. The supply of oxys I get gives me two pain-free days a week to fully interact with my kids and do all the things that the pain normally precludes me from doing. I'm sick of guesswork, experimental medicine, and immoblizing side effects; it's taken too much out of me already.
i know how you feel, i was just offering suggestions. I went through probably the same exact thing you went through on trying to figure out why i have headaches every day of my life, except i was never lucky enough to get oxy's. so good luck with that. people around here are freaking touchy. sheesh
we're only touchy when we hear the same things several dozen times, at least I am, no offense intended. It's not you at all; I just don't like the widespread stigma that goes along with oxys; it's one of the things that makes it hard to get it for real pain management. I was going to thank you for your obvious concern in my last post but I forgot. But i honestly didn't even conceive that you would see what I was saying as touchy; I thought I was just giving info. If someone on this site seems confrontational, it's mostly due to the intense feeling behind their opinion, and it's generally not resentment or a personal attack. At least that's what I've found.
nickles, if I came across as touchy or rude I hope you won't see it as a reflection of the typical member on this site. The people here are surprisingly accomodating. They really welcome anything you have to say and will always take you seriously. I hope you won't be reluctant to post candidly and as you are.
