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Hi! I have severe degenerative arthritis of the spine and my Dr put me on Nucynta and...

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Oh, and I am also taking one 0.5 mg of Lorazapam every night which does NOT help with...

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Hi Debb60, I looked up the Serotonin Syndrom because I have had some problems lately....

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Hi Debb60, I looked up the Serotonin Syndrom because I have had some problems lately. Here's my story... I was admitted to the hospital August 28, 2012, for every one of these systems. I started a new medication for pain on August 17, 2012 called Nucynta ( it's a new narcotic pain pill that doesn't give you a high feeling)along with other medications I had been taking for years including Prozac and Compazine. I was so happy to finally have a Dr prescribe me a pain pill for my chronic back pain. I had been on 30 MG of Methadone for my back prior to that and I wanted to go off the Methadone because the only place I could get it was at a Meth Clinic for $420 per month (insurance would not cover and I have great insurance). Then about 1 day after taking the Nucynta, I could not sleep, my arms and legs and insides were jumping like "Jumping Beans" so I could NOT sleep at all, Nauseated, breathing problems, heart pounding, horrible headache, shivering, agitation, heavy sweating, and generally feeling like I was going to die!! When I went to the hospital, they ran a panel of blood tests and said my hemogloban was 7.1, and my iron was 2.0. They would not let me go home and said I could have died at any time by my heart stopping from not having enough blood. Could those low blood scores cause all these systems or could it be the Serotonin Syndrome? I was dismissed August 31, 2012 with ALL of the same systems that I had when I went in. I still can not sleep...and I mean AT ALL!!!!! My legs and arms are still "going to town" with the "twitches". I am getting so weak from no sleep that I can't even walk my little dog. Could these symptoms possibly be from my stopping the methadone? I was on methadone for 14 years. I thought that the new opioid Nucynta would have taken the place of the Methadone-kind of like the Nucynta picking up where the Methadone left off. Do you think these systems could also be withdrawl systems from stopping the Methadone? The hospital said not to take the Nucynta any longer and they gave me a script of 24 Vicoden when I left the hospital that I am trying not to take unless my back is out of control with pain. Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas about my problem? Bless You for writing about thisView Thread

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Reply: War on Pain Patients?

Anon_1421, Wish I would have known about Florida before we moved here. Don't think it...

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TDXSP08, Thanks for your information which makes a lot of sense. The only thing is my...

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Anntte, I m veyhappy or your 2 friends in Florida. But its not that way for most...

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Reply: War on Pain Patients?

I live in Orlando, FL ad the Doctors and the Pharmacies will not wrte nor fill pain...

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Reply: Oxycontin VS Morphine/Fentanyl

You have the same problems I have Degenerating Spinal Arthritis and DDD. I am going...

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Reply: Methadone and Pain Doctors/Clinics

I AM in pain and have been in SEVERE pain and getting worse on a regular basis for...

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I AM in pain and have been in SEVERE pain and getting worse on a regular basis for many years...maybe I am not making myself clear...I apologize. I am not assuming I will have pain...I DO have extremely severe pain now!!! If I did not have the methadone I am on now, I would not be able to get out of bed...I am simply looking for a Dr who will either give me a RX for methadone so my insurance will pay for it (and yes, the clinics I have been going to since 2000 is an opiate methadone maintenance clinic because I could not get any Dr to give me an RX for the methadone), and put me on a regular treatment program so he/she can follow me along as me pain gets better or worse. I have known MANY people who are on well over 200 mgs of methadone a day on a maintenance program.

Also, in every state I have lived in and worked and had to take a urine test to get a job, either my immediate boss or the boss over him/her would call me and ask for an explanation about the methadone...a complete explanation. I have always asked at the lab facility if they would like a list of my Rx's or proof by showing them the bottles with my name and info on it. They always said no that they would contact my employer and if they needed proof of usage, they would call me directly. It's more than a little embarrassing to say the least.

I will call the State Board of Medical Licensing here in Florida and ask about the situation...however, I have spoke with 5 different Drs plus the people at the methadone clinic and they all confirmed that it is a state law...you can only get opiates from a Pain Doctor, not a regular family Doctor...it has been on TV since right after Christmas...they were trying to make it illegal for Pharmacies to fill any opiates unless the person had proof of final stage Cancer. That was on TV, Yahoo, google and the radio and the newspaper. But I will formally check it out and report back...By the way...they did not pass the law about the Pharmacies! Thank God! I will write back when I have more info. Thank you for your helpful information...Take care and God Bless.View Thread

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I do realize now as I am coming down on my methadone that yes it is "something for...

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