diabetes Sorry, Very Personal To Me

[maset22]

My Medical Dr. say's I take too many medication, about fourteen in total, mostly for pain, Kadian (a kind of morphine) Oxi, Baclofen, and

Gabapentin, all those just for pain , from twice to three times a day; Then I got Clonazepam, Duloxetine, and trazadone. just to maybe

keep me out of trouble. then the myriad of other there to four other conditions I have develop like diabetes, from not exercising been in a

depress mood for so long, all I did and do was eat the wrong food, trying to check out.

I wanted to stop some meds, I tried, but the pain and panic sat in on about three weeks, I saw a V.A. Pharmacist, she basically said if you

need them, take them. I don't know what I am doing? after a while I am zone to I don't remember if I did take or not, I can't drive after i

take my meds. So I do my limited activities in pain and paranoia.

I lost forty pounds, by playing or walking on the golf course, I no longer have the desire to check out. so don't worry.

[justrluk]

Ask your VA doc to set up an appointment with a clinical pharmacologist. He or she can go through the meds with you to see if there are any contradictions. Pain management shouldn't need so many meds on top of one another.

[kimmig]

Promises of free care, its a token

The Soldier reups, his body soon will become broken

Broken down old at such a young age

The soldier lives his life, while building a rage

The rage comes full circle, as the V.A. begins its plan

To kill off its soldiers just because it can

More pills to give forget the cure

Just give more pills, they will die for sure

Forget that he is a Desert Storm Vet

Memories of that time cant be swept

Just give another pill, not one but three

Until he can't walk, but must hold onto a tree

Three becomes six. give another to the old man

More and more just because you can

Death comes to the young old man

The V.A. never falters just because it can

Forsake not my Desert Storm Vet run while you can

For I will take the stand

No MORE!! something will be done

NO MORE!! dying of Americas young

The V.A. must answer ....but...then again

Most likely it will lie in squander just because it can

Written by Kimberly Green

dedicated to her Desert Storm Vet SFC Ricky W. Green

Jan 5 201

[kimmig]

read my poem.......the va had my 43 year old husband on 14 medications.....he is now deceased...many were the same type you are taking.,,,,

[rpowell01]

My Medical Dr. say's I take too many medication, about fourteen in total, mostly for pain, Kadian (a kind of morphine) Oxi, Baclofen, and

Gabapentin, all those just for pain , from twice to three times a day; Then I got Clonazepam, Duloxetine, and trazadone. just to maybe

keep me out of trouble. then the myriad of other there to four other conditions I have develop like diabetes, from not exercising been in a

depress mood for so long, all I did and do was eat the wrong food, trying to check out.

I wanted to stop some meds, I tried, but the pain and panic sat in on about three weeks, I saw a V.A. Pharmacist, she basically said if you

need them, take them. I don't know what I am doing? after a while I am zone to I don't remember if I did take or not, I can't drive after i

take my meds. So I do my limited activities in pain and paranoia.

I lost forty pounds, by playing or walking on the golf course, I no longer have the desire to check out. so don't worry.

I will tell you first hand that you can't remember if you took them because of the Gabapentin. I take 1600mg per day of Gabapentin and I had to start using a plastic pill planner that you can purchase at CVS or Walmart. The Gabapentin is only for the pinched nerves.

What is your dosage on the Gabapentin? If you are at 800mg you could go up to 1600mg which is only a moderate. Then you can stop some other medication....

[john999]

The VA can send you a nurse to help you manage your meds. If you are taking all that pain medication and clonazepam (and related drugs) you can kill yourself if you forget how much you have taken. Above all don't drink alcohol. I take some strong pain meds and it worries me as well.

John