| Ronnie 2006-05-03, 6:08 pm |
| I read this post before and didnt reply because I
never had one till my pain doctor yesterday gave
me an rx for Lyrica 100mg. Last night I had a horrid
nightmare and it is noon time and I cant shake it...
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Ronnie
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"Mary Elizabeth" <Marysinpain@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:jgt5g.19039$YI5.15625@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com...
> In my 30+ years of chronic pain, I have never had problems with
> nightmares. 2 nights ago and again last night I has some whoppers -
> twitching violently, waking screaming wet with sweat from head to toe.
> Not fun and not fun for husband either. I just started two new meds -
> Zocor for cholesterol. The other med is 40 mgs 1 per day of Frosemide,
> for non-specific edema, so basically a water pill. Nothing in the info
> pamphlets mentions nightmares. I have been on 60 mgs of orasulf morphine
> 3 times a day, with 4 mgs of dilaudid for breakthrough as needed, but
> rarely do I need or use the breakthrough med. Oh, I also take a potassium
> supplement - again, that I have been on for a long time.
>
> Anyone experience this? The morphine I have been on quite a long time. I
> am at the point that I am afraid to go to sleep - seriously, and this as
> only happened twice. Do I bug the doctor about this? Do I wait it out
> until the new meds are in my system for a couple of weeks? Husband has a
> nice foldout couch to bed in his den, so he can get his rest, though he is
> quite concerned as well. I do not remember a thing about the nightmare,
> unfortunately.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> MB
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