Medication

TiredHurty67

Hi everyone

I suffer with chronic pain due to some deterioration of joints in my neck and lower spine. Ive been having hand and head tremors and also sleepless nights due to pain. I’ve had various scans to rule out brain problems and yesterday my doctor decided that the tremors are because of my pain levels.

I have become intolerant to medication and can’t keep medication down, so every pain killer that I have tried I just bring back up.

Yesterday my doctor decided to put me on morphine 4 times a day. I’m trying to keep it down but again am struggling.

He has also lowered my Venloflaxine by half and also plans to lower my Amitriptyline. I have been on this medication for a few years so seem to be able to tolerate it.

Despite me telling him that I am feeling very low due to my pain levels, I am now taking only half of the Venloflaxine that I was previously taking.

Now I’m worried about my mental health. It’s hard enough coping with what’s going on in my body and I’m scared that my mental health is going to suffer as I’m already very low.

He seems to think that that if eventually stopping amitriptyline and Venloflaxine, it will help me with my pain.

I’m so confused and scared but he was adamant it needs to be done.

Has anyone else had this happen?

(Sorry for the essay)