Breakthrough pain is withdrawal period. ANd beleive me I know, been there. Anyone anyone that is given a run of pain pills for a lenght of time are addicted, but you can't give opiates to an addict. But it is okay in pain management, these people are full blown physically dependant. Physically dependant, breakthrough pain, is the all terms but when one opiate don't work switch to another, hence breakthrough meds, these people are crashing off their dose that no longer works, even in a 12 hour period. why is this different? Is it just Legal issue's, so no one was ever in a rehab, they can legally withdraw from opiates, which they do , "and use their breakthrough, Breakthrough pain is the real joint, all over body pain that happens when their meds are not working, hence WITHDRAWAL! Don't tell me it isn't!And they naturally don't get the runs, flu symptoms because they have other opiates to not let that happen.
2007-10-14 03:55:41 · 4 answers · asked by heatishellinflorida 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
I couldn't find your question here—best actually talk to someone in person who is connected with rehab..
2007-10-14 03:59:56 · answer #1 · answered by DrB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here are a couple of things you have to remember about pain management and the use of the narcotics that treat them.
Every single one of us are different and can be affected in radically different ways by the type of medication that was prescribed.
I may take Oxycontin and it may put me to sleep and you can eat them like candy and you notice NO Affect at all.
This is true with the most powerful of narcotics.
You will also find that over the years the newer generation doctors try to stay away from these opiates. That is the reason they opt for different medicines, that give the same results.
Many of the prescription drugs cause these symptoms you point out and if taken in conjunction with one or more can certainly make that situation magnified.
You will also note that many doctors opt to use a combination of 2 or more drugs to treat and manage pain.
Many use muscle relaxers along with other drugs to treat a symptom. The bottom line in most cases is to make the patient as comfortable as possible.
If the root cause of this pain is more a permanent problem rather than temporary a different approach may be the answer rather than what has always worked, or has been a tried and true method. So as you can see there is no clear cut definitive answer to this without doing some testing and experimentation.
Don
2007-10-14 11:15:05 · answer #2 · answered by Don M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, it sounds like you are buzzing a little too much here. That's hard to understand. If you want a real rehab doc to answer your question, check into rehab.
2007-10-14 10:59:54 · answer #3 · answered by nursekuba 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your best shot would be to actually call a doctor/hospital. It will be more helpful than Yahoo! Answers.
2007-10-14 10:58:46 · answer #4 · answered by Kevin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋