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Dilaudid,Bipolarity, and Pain
In my writings, I have often commented on the mood stabilizing effects of opiates administered to the painful bipolar.
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Nocturia,Pain, and the Bipolar Spectrum
I have written about the occurence of nocturia ( frequent awakenings to void)in the painful.A recent patient reminded me of the phenomenon.
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chronic fatigue and vivid dreams
I have long believed that chronic fatigue and chronic pain were kindred diseases, perhaps reverse sides of the same coin.
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methadone again
My experience in the use of methadone in the treatment of bipolar disease and pain extends over nearly three years now. I have learned a lot and witnessed some remarkable and surprising outcomes outcomes
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Maybe the word is getting out
Those of you who have read my book,Curing Chronic Pain or my blogs on the subject know of my enthusiasm for the use of opiates in the treatment of the bipolar with chronic pain.
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hydrocodone for obsessive compulsive disorder
The role of opiate therapy in the treatment of mental illness continues to fascinate me
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tremor and oxycodone
A woman, age 77, came to me for treatment of chronic pain in the right wrist.
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hydrocodone to prevent migraine
There are drugs for treatment of the acute pain of migraine and others to prevent it's occurence.
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migraine, narcolepsy, and ritalin
I continue to be impressed with the efficacy of stimulants (ritalin is perhaps the best known) in the treatment of migraine, if that person also suffers narcolepsy
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pain and clumsiness
As I become more skillful in interviewing the person with chronic pain, I am hearing the phrase " I'm clumsy " quite often. What could this mean?
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How little we know
How little we know about the effect of opiates in the treatment of mental illness.
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Demerol, generic meperidine
Demerol, generic meperidine, is about midway among the dozen or so opiates in potency.
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opiates for migraine prevention
A man, age 29, came to me for treatment incessant headache.
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opiates and itching
Pruritis (itching) is one of the most common side effects of opiate therapy.
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pain, social phobia, epilepsy, and methadone
I have written often about the remarkable benefits of opiate therapy in those who suffer pain and neuropsychiatric disease.
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