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Old 26 September 2017, 03:45 PM
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But doesn't it also induce psychotic episodes in some individuals.


Mind you he's already voted for brexit!
Old 26 September 2017, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by ZANY
On a serious note Would cannabis not help and be better than these hardcore painkillers

Its much better than taking tremedol that messes with your head even worse than cannabis so a freind tells me...
For certain Illnesses cannabis can be a very good form of pain relief, yes. Good examples of this are cancer and MS.
Old 26 September 2017, 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by dpb
But doesn't it also induce psychotic episodes in some individuals.


Mind you he's already voted for brexit!
some side effects of tramadol:

Rare: may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people
 allergic reactions e.g. difficulty breathing, wheezing or swelling of skin,
 swollen face, tongue and/or throat and/or difficulty to swallow or hives together with
difficulties in breathing,
 shock/sudden circulation failure,
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 fits (seizures).
Other side effects:
Very common: may affect more than 1 in 10 people
 dizziness
 feeling sick
Common: may affect up to 1 in 10 people
 headache, drowsiness
 being sick, constipation, dry mouth
 tiredness
 sweating
Uncommon: may affect up to 1 in 100 people
 effects on the heart and blood circulation (pounding of the heart, fast heart beat, feeling faint
or collapse). These adverse effects may particularly occur in patients in an upright position or
under physical strain
 urge to be sick (retching), stomach trouble (e.g. feeling of pressure in the stomach, bloating),
diarrhoea
 skin reactions (e.g. itching, rash)
Rare: may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people
 slow heart beat, increase in blood pressure
 slow breathing and shortness of breath (dyspnoea)
 changes in appetite, abnormal sensations (e.g. itching, tingling, numbness), trembling
 muscle twitches, weak muscles, uncoordinated movement
 fainting (syncope)
 blurred vision, small (constricted) pupil
 difficulty or pain when passing water, less urine than normal
 hallucinations (seeing, feeling or hearing things that are not real), confusion, sleep disorders,
anxiety, change in mood and attention (delirium) and nightmares
Old 26 September 2017, 04:14 PM
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I was prescribed Tramadol. it gave me hallucinations...very real ones.

Two involved seeing my mother.......long dead. It was more than upsetting, because your brain doesn't say, "Hello? i'm having a hallucination".
It believes what it sees.......and the mental pain afterwards was intense.
So I will no longer take those.

What I can't get my head round is that folk who don't really know pain, only others' pain, are making decisions that should ONLY be taken by those actually aware of what it's like to be in constant pain. In my case, nine years.
Old 26 September 2017, 04:15 PM
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I got put in tremadol few years back when I had my knees done it put me in a right state honestly I went back to the gp he said I need another op so I've not bothered him since a good 20 walk in the swimming pool then jacuzzi keeps the arthritis at bay instead

A few others I know have had some real bad experiences off these hardcore pain drugs there must be a better way to relieve the long time pain related illnesses...
Old 26 September 2017, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by ditchmyster
If nothing else it may well make him a happy bunny... which would be nice.

Personally I think he just enjoys wallowing in misery... there are aspects of theological medicine that suggests your mental attitude leads to illness... I'd be inclined to agree...

All that p!$$ and bile can't be good for you... Positive mental attitude and all that.
Would that it were so easy.

Try telling a long-term depressive to "Pull yourself together."
Do you think it'll work?
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Cannabis?
Yeah, right, knowing my luck, I'd get done for it




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