OP Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,844 | Thanks for the support guys, I appreciate it.
Brian, thanks for the info on clonazepam and sharing your experience with the opiates.
I've been on an opiate of some sort for the last year and a half, Fentanyl for most of it and using oxy for break through pain. I've also used oxy just to get going, a few sips from the bottle or a few 5mg pills and they will usually overcome my exhaustion spells...but I hate it.
I was on as high as 200mcg/hr during tx and have dialed down to 100mcg/hr until a month ago and felt ok...then we decided to go to 75mcg/hr and that's when I really felt it. I know it's going to take time to get off of these, but it sucks and I'm having a hard time with it. I'm not wanting to take anymore drugs but my PCP thinks that the clonidine will help take the edge off...here's to hope
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