vicodin for the elderly

m out of Vicodin and I have had a few 8 mg Dilaudid hanging around for awhile because a friend gave them to me. Has anyone had this combination of drugs? I need something but I am afraid the Lyrica and Prozac might interact with Dilaudid. Has anyone used Dilaudid to manage Fibro pain? How does its effects compare to Vicodin? Any advice would help - thank you.

my father is 85 has been on vicodin for eight years following a surgery. Has many elderly ailments, diabetes, heart failure (with defibrilator in his chest) and other things high blood pressure, etc. He cannot take the rigors of withdrawal that young people can.

t doubt for a moment that she still has pain - she has taken Celobrex for years for arthritis and apparently that was never enough thus the dr. gave her vicodin freely for many years. She also suffers from depression, especially since the loss of my Dad to cancer. I will make sure she gets the right attention, which may be a combination of pain management and counseling.

My mother was taking vicodin for the past three years or so. We found out she was really addicted to them so the doctor took off of them. In Thirteen days she took over ninety pills. She has the normal symptoms but she also helusenates. Is this normal?

I think I figured something out that may actually help me quit my addiction to vicodin & nicotine and I wanted to throw it out there in case it could help someone else. I have been addicted to vicodin for about 2 years now taking 5-7 750mg pills a day. I have also been a pack a day smoker for a very long time. Both addictions have been a nightmare to manage. After several attempts to quit, and I mean SEVERAL, I think I found a new way to tackle this problem.

Grace’s mother had hypertension and due to her age and past history of miscarriage, the physician recommended bed rest for the remainder of the pregnancy. Her father, who was working full-time, and caring for Grace’s elderly uncle had difficulty adjusting to these psychosocial stressors.

She ends up getting it.....today she went by ambulance from the nursing home, and she got morphine for the first time. My 3 siblings and I are involved, and can't get the drs. to see an addiction....Mom even asked my sister in law to go get pills from her home and bring them to the nursing home(she didn't). When we asked her about this, she said the pills were for "situations" she ran into. One of her hospitalizations she had her own vicodin, and took it along with the 7.

Hi. 5'10" Gent, and brand spankin newbie to this site. i just turned 56 in April. In my journal August. 12, 2013, I recorded wgt. 247.5 lb, BP 157/101, severe depression & anxiety with heaart palpitations and mid-nightime panic attacks. Also using CPAP setting of 14cm for severe sleep apnea, and suffered almost daily migraines. Plus my triglicerides were, as my dr put it, "through the roof!

I am worrying myself sick over this. I took vicodin for 5 days, I had 30 of them. I took like 6 the first day, about 9 the second day, maybe 9 the third day and then 10 the forth day, then like 4 the last day. They were vicodin 7.5 / 650, is it possible I may have acetaminophen poisoning? I woke up today feeling like hell, throwing up, not hungry, cold and hot, had a restless sleep, and I did drink the night before.

and OMG I have just described the things my stepchildren are NOW doing for me. (except for the litter box adjustments, yea, pretty much!!) See treat your elderly cat like YOU would want to be treated when you get old and grumpy----- They have been there for you most of your life. Through the good and the bad, now it is time to be there for our beloved kits when they need a little help......and that is LIFE! Best of Luck to you and your lucky Senior Citizen!

Hi Grace, She has the horrible burning in her back. She was diagnosed with "shingles" several years ago after a doctor noticed the blisters. Most of the time she doesn't break out, but just has the internal symptoms. They are almost always on her back. She has had several different episodes in the last year or so and they usually last for weeks. She was diagnosed this week from a blood test. She had a really severe case of shingles years and years ago. Thanks!

Hi everyone! This is my first time every posting anything on the Internet so I'm really nervous and embarrassed all at the same time. I am currently going through my 3rd try at staying clean from vicodin. I've been an addict for 6 years and the longest I have been sober is 6 months. I've have recently started up again and going through the withdrawals all over again to my dismay. I just need some words of encouragement. I have no other support.

They last about one week and then I deal with the other 3 weeks but I find myself drinking during those last 3 weeks, not all of the time, maybe about twice during the time I am without the vicodin. I have such a wonderful family, God saved me once when I almost died from alcoholism and I went 11 yrs. with no drinking. I dont know why I started again, alll I can think of is when I have no vicodin I want some kind or escape, I dont know what from.

Thanks for your comment The Dr. took my Mother off the metformin. They checked her blood her oxygen her heart and gave her a CT scan everything is normal but she is still feeling dizzy Dr.

I had been on vicodin for 4 years straight when the accident first happened, and realized I did indeed have a problem with the vicodin and told my doctor I knew I had a problem. So, he gave me the PanlorSS stating it was less habit forming. The Panlor Im on, doesnt have a strength to it. Although Ive read that they do make panlor with certain strengths.

My father just went on oxygen, but everytime I cook he says the oxygen air gets warm, would that be because I be cooking in the house?

He offered help me to sweep the floor/yard. Hanging and picking up the clothes. He also concentrated on the weather make sure he picked up the clothes before it rained. He'll miss if he slept all the day long! LOL. He liked sleep (usually longer hour than us). He said to me, when getting old all the bones shrink, so can feel the body aching. He said exercise is important. Even he was on the bed, he also moving his toes and fingers a lot.

Although I have worked with doctors and nutrition and am elderly myself, you need to have your doctor schedule a visit with a nutritionist that specializes in elder care. Not eating is a big problem with the elderly and lack of nutrients leads to illness an even death in some cases.

t had any Vicodin for months now. However, the Risperdal seems to make me feel fatigued and not wanting to do anything. I could do without it I think...

Several years ago the geriatrics department of Johns Hopkins conducted a special seminar at Mount Sinai geriatrics center in New York specifically warning physicians of the dangers of respirdal and the inappropriateness of administration in the elderly. There are physicians who disagree with this conclusion and continue to prescribe the medication.

oh, you two, those were great.... ok no men can take offense. Feel free to give it back... Men are like computers: Hard to figure out and never have enough memory. Memory and cognitive are a problem for some of us:::Three elderly men are at the doctor's office for a memory test. The doctor asks the first man, "What is three times three?" "274," is his reply. The doctor rolls his eyes and looks up at the ceiling, and says to the second man, "It's your turn.

I cannot stand Lyrica! It makes me WAY spacey!! I have fibro and have had symptoms for 2 yrs now. It ***** BIG TIME!! I still take Lyrica because it's all I have. I still have pain, but now I'm spacey. I don't know how to ask my neurologist or any Dr. for vicodin. My old Dr. in another state used to prescribe vicodin for my pain and it worked well. I would take 1-4 a day. Sometimes none at all. It would all depend on my pain.

At first I was taking 6-8 Vicodin/day for about a week. Then got down to 4-6/day for several days. Yesterday, very little pain & only took 1 Vicodin. Today, 1/2 Vicodin. I feel awful, anxious, weak, sometimes dizzy, low (for me) bloodpressure, just generally not good. I am bipolar and take 50 mg. Lamictol & 1 1/2 to 2 mg. Ativan. Wondering if I'm experiencing Vicodin withdrawal?

on Tues and looking forward to going because as I have read on this forum the vicodin is just a bandaide for underlying emtions not delt with. I really wanted vicodin my first two night and cried and asked my husband for just one dose (I also at the time had a really bad flu not the w/d flu and dealing with my heel spur, miserable). He told me no and I was truly in despair. Thank God for him. The first three days were the hardest so far.

) At least this gives you a few more things to watch out for.....Thanks for taking her to the Vet......

Thank you!

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