issue with meds "wearing off" due to WLS?

I have noticed since my WLS that sometimes things seem to "take effect" alot more quickly and also "wear off" very quickly.....  any one else with this issue?  I havent yet been to the Rheumatologist but feel like I probably have fibro.  Was wondering if it had made a difference to anyone using a patch verses a pill?

What are your symptoms? Has the docs done any tests on you to see what exactly might be wrong?
Pills do wear off a little faster than before surgery. That is one of the reasons they say no extended release pills. The patch works wonderful too!!

I get labs drawn tomorrow.  I have pain in my neck, shoulders, upper and lower back, and hips, and my right hand sometimes. I have what my PCP calls ****ydynia... tail bone pain.   I have problems sleeping through the night even with Ambien because the pain wakes me up and I toss and turn. My Gastroenterologist says I have irritable bowel which I've seen listed as a symptom too.  And the brain fog!?!  I'm doing and saying stupid things and realizing the mistake as soon as I've made it... its frustrating!   I noticed all this about 5 months ago after a back injury and muscle spasms in my back.  I've been on Soma and hydrocodone, but they seem to wear off way too quickly before another dose is due.  The fatigue is worsening.  I get home from a desk job and CRASH every day.  I have a history of depression but that has more or less been under control with Celexa.  NSAIDS upset my stomach too much to take.  So I'm being referred to a Rheumatologist, but my PCP is getting a rheumatology panel tomorrow.  My husband is very loving and supportive but I cant help think he's disappointed in me.  He lives with pseudo-gout and is tough enough to keep going...... I dont think I'm tough enough for him.   I just don't want to continue asking for a hydrocodone refill every 5 days for the rest of my life!!!!  Thanks for listening and responding!

WOW some of that sounds familiar!! What kind of pain is it? Like for example sharp, dull, burning, achy, hot, swollen?/? Does it hurt in certain spots? Does it hurt to be touched and where at does it hurt to touch? What is your main pain?
It all could really be related to the back injury. How long ago did you say your pain started?

How come you have to ask for a refil every five days? How many are you going through in a month or week??
If you ever need someone to talk to I am here and am a good listener.........no matter what people tell you.....LOL

Mostly dull and achy.  Certain spots are more sensitive than others come to think of it. It started 5-6 months ago.  My PCP only gives me a 5 day supply at a time.  sometimes I can stretch it for 7-8 days, especially over the weekend when I can just lay around.  I had a friend diagnosed with fibro about a year and a half ago and even then I thought some things were similar to my situation, but since I threw by back out again about 5-6 months ago fatigue and pain have been worsening ......things that didnt used to hurt, hurt now!
How long did it take to get a diagnosis?  I dont really have a long history of these issues. 

You know honestly it sounds like your suffering from a illness or injury but not fibro. Most people that have fibro have a LONG history of the disease affecting their life. Me for example I have had this horrid disease since I was around 5-6 years old. Most of the people I know have suffered from it for a long time too. Its not a thing that just pops up out of nowhere. It took me 28 years to get diagnosed. I have been told I had MS, RA, OA, and the list goes on  BUT the fact what it comes down to is I have fibromyalgia. You would know it if you had it. Don't let them blanket you make them find out what it is. If they thought you had fibro they would send you with alot more than 5 days worth. I go through about 120 pain pills a month......any less and I am sucking and that is not counting the 60 Opanas I take as a maintance med./...

I have FM and I just recently learned through another WLS client that the medication that was prescribed for me approx. 3 yrs ago which is time release is Not what I should be on due to the absorbtion process in the stomach and then the samll intestine do the rest of the work but due to me not having a normal stomach but a puch and the first 2/3 rds of the small intestines I am not getting the meds to work at their ptimal best.....I had my surgery done by Dr Woods in July 2005 at Harper Hospital. I have been very successful with my surgery but once the Cori Centre's closed i was not provided with any contact or support so I feel very much alone. I live in Northern Ontario Canada and often have questions that arise but have no where to go...as most of the individuals that I know that had the surgery, had it done in Duluth and they have fantastic after care and the advantage of an RN and a dietician at any time....I am missing this and would very much like to be able to be in contact with my surgeon and the resources his pratice provides.
I am in constant pain. Last spring they tried me on Lyrica and in a 2-3 week period I gained 20lbs and my pain did not decrease what so ever. Now I have been battling those 20lbs and prior to that I played within a 3-5lb...I had loss 130lbs prior to yricat now I am down 105- 110  I DO NOT WANT TO GAIN ANY MORE WEIGHT>>>>

 

Gayle

Thank you for responding Gayle.  I thought that was an issue.  I had heard about people who drink alchohol, that it takes affect fast and that they need more to maintain a "buzz" so I thought there would be issues with medications too.
I have yet to be diagnosed but I finally have an appt with a Rheumatologist March 18th.  Congratulations on your success with your WLS!  I too have been very successful and dont want to do anything to compromise that but I'll do anything to help with this pain and fatigue.
I wish you the best.   by the way, how long does it take for Lyrica or Cymbalta to help once you start it??


Patti

I have had fibromyalgia for 4yrs, I was in a 4 car accident where I wa**** from behind. I have 4 disc in my back at my last MRI that are damaged, severe nerve damage to my right leg, and arthritis in my spine, shoulders, and knees.  I was forced to retired from my job of 20 yrs with the State's Attorney's Office.  I am now on disability.  Most of the time I live in pain from the top of my head to the bottom of my feet.  I have a great pain management doctor (Dr. Silvia Knoploch).  I have been on the strongest pain meds for cancer patients, but they left me like a zombie and my husband was concerned.  Everyone's body is different, with fibromyalgia it is trial and error with the medications.  Our body's do get used to our pain meds faster then a normal person.  So what I figured out is I needed a break through med for my break through med. Here is a list of  my medications: cymbalta, duragesic patches 100mcg every 48 hrs not 72 hrs, tramadol, vicodin, tremazapan for sleep, zonagram to replace neurotin and topamax -my system got used to them and I began to swell, motrin, valium, ladicain patches, flector patches and prevacid.  The key is to only use your pain medications when needed!  The more you take it the more your body will need.  I know it is hard, that is why you need to find a doctor who will listen to you regarding the way your body absorbs food and medications and how it passes through your system alot quicker then a normal person, that way they will understand why you need a break through med for your break through med.  Hope this helps!

Do u take all those every day?? or just sometimes