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I am 43 yrs. old and have had 2 back surgeries and other procedur...

Posted at 10:12 AM on Aug 15, 2009 by iieyesblue13ii, #43760
I am 43 yrs. old and have had 2 back surgeries and other procedures to help elevate my pain, but to no avail. I am now on 60 mg of oxycontin and dilaudid for pain which seem to be finally making a difference. And for some reason my doctor has put me on zanaflex also. I took one dose and I don't know if I wasn't to continue, last night was the first dose and I had a strange feeling as I was falling sleep that I was going to die!!! As I tried to wake myself up out of the drowsiness it subsided and I fell asleep. When I woke up I remembered having strange dreams about my mother and my brother both who has passed away in the past 2 1/2 years. I mean really bizarre dreams that make no sense. I believe it to be because of the zanaflex. Does anyone else have these problems??
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Reply 2 months ago on Sep 01, 2009 by metal420, #22675

Um, I'm no Doctor but I DO NOT think that prescribing a muscle relaxer on top of Oxycontin AND Dilaudid is very wise. Alone, Oxycontin or Dilaudid can supress the heart rate enough to kill a person. Add a muscle relaxer to the mix and it's a death wish. Did your Doctor know that you were on these other meds? I can remember an instance where I had a 1/2 of a beer on top of 4 mg of Dilaudid and I didn't think I'd pull through...and I'm NO light-weight. I DO know not to drink with those meds. It was a one-time deal but I was feeling on top of my game. Be carefull and talk to your Doctor. You were probably seeing your departed family members because you were close to departing yourself.

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