Chronic Pain

I thought that my Kadian was causing my constipation all along and I was just about to go through a morphine pump trial but cancelled it. I have had a hysterectomy and cannot take HRT drugs due to high blood pressure issues. I therefore, take clonidine at night to suppress my hot flashes and have just learned by "Googling" this drug that it can also cause constipation. I am going to slowly tapper off of Clonidine and see if my constipation clears up. I can't believe than NONE of my doctors caught this one. I was about to get a morphine pump for crying out loud!!!! Again, this is another example of "patient heal thyself". All I can say is thank God for the fact that I have the resources to find out this information on my own.

Has anyone else had this same combination or been in the same predicament? I would love to hear from you.

Thanks! SoBlest

WELL, SOBLEST I FINALLY FOUND YOU,BUT WHAT A JOB TRYING TO GET REGISTERED TO E-MAIL YOU. JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW I'LL BE IN TOUCH.
I PURCHASED A STOOL SOFTENER WITH LAXATIVE AND IT WORKED QUITE WELL TO RELIEVE THE CONSTIPATION,
A FAMILY MEMBER USES SENNA AND HE HAS GREAT LUCK WITH THAT. HE STARTS OFF WITH 2 CAPSULES/PILLS THEN IF NEEDED ONLY 1 PER NIGHT UNTIL CONSTIPATION IS ALLEVIATED

SOBLEST, I DON'T KNOW HOW MY NAME GOT LISTED ON
YOUR SITE,CAN YOU HAVE IT REMOVED AND HAVE YOUR OWN RESTORED? P.

Hi Pauline,

Sorry that it has taken me so long to reply to you. I have been having a lot of problems with my computer lately and have to get a new one! The one I am using is an old standby and I hope it lasts until the new one arrives!

I am also using a vegatable Senna laxative. I take three in the morning and three in the evening. That seems to be the right balance for me with everything else that I am using. Even though I am now up to 90mg of Kadian per day and 60mg at night, that still works. My new problem with the daytime dose is that I am I feel like I am in some sort of a brain fog. I am going to write a post about that later. I have traded one evil for another. Yes the higher dosage helps with the pain but now it takes me longer to type, I forget things more, I can't think of what I want to say...it goes on and on. I am a speech/language pathologist and so the language issues here are really frightening for me! I know that it is the medicine. I see my regular physician this week and will talk with him about it as well. I am glad that you family member gets relief with the senna as well.

As far as having your name removed and restored, I am not sure what you are referring to. I would think that would be a question for Chronic Pain. It doesn't bother me at all

Take Care,
SoBlest