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More pain meds needed? Ugh...

KatieBlondie27KatieBlondie27
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Hi ladies,

I had my twins on Friday via c-section and was sent home monday with a percocet prescription with no refills.  I had been taking 2 every 4 hours like they were giving me in the hospital (it said 1 every 4 hours on the bottle) because the pain has been just too much for me to handle.  I feel weird asking for more since I did technically take more than prescribed.  Would you call the office or just suck it up with a bunch of OTC meds? 

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  • mrsseguinmrsseguin member
    Could you try tylenol and motrin?  Then if that doesn't work, I'd maybe call for some tylenol #3's.  Try to take it easy and not do too much, it makes the pain worse.  Hope you can find some relief and heal quickly!
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  • KatieBlondie27KatieBlondie27
    Yeah that's the problem, my twins are in the NICU and I'm making 1-2 trips a day to the hospital to see them and it just wipes me out.  I know I need to take it easy but I just can't stay away from those handsome little men.
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  • pepomntpatpepomntpat member

    I hope if you are taking that much Percocet someone is driving you!  I took one of those babies and I about fell over. I'm not big on narcotics.

    I agree with PP to try alternating Tylenol and Advil every 2-3 hours. That is what I did and I only took the Percocet at night. It worked great. But, do NOT miss a dose!

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  • atc282atc282

    I'd ask for a refill from your dr. I know I did without hesitating after having my twins. I also had 1 refill with my recent birth of DS.

    My OB with DS said to get creative to try and stretch out that last refill--i.e. I would take a half of a Vicodin and then 2 Motrin or I'd take 1 Vicodin and a motrin, etc. I think I was able to take up to 6 Motrins per day and then 1 Vicodin every 3-4 hours.

    I will say that the need for my narcotic went away by the end of the 2nd week pp. I'm now still taking Motrin whenever I feel I need it. Hope that you too feel less of the needs for meds as the weeks go by!

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  • misskristina21misskristina21 member

    I only had 1 baby and was in a lot of pain. I called the nurse, she had my doctor call me back, and he had no problem refilling it. He said he would rather do that, then see me suffering in pain trying to care for a newborn.

    I honestly do not think you are taking too much. But, everyone has their own thoughts.


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  • Sundrup23Sundrup23

    Just call and talk to your doctor.  I am sure he will prescribe you some more...everyone has a different pain tolerance.  But if I were you, I would try to start cutting back...just taking the 1 every 4 hours and then taking some motrin mixed in there.  I just get scared of getting addicted with narcotics so I just try to take a little of it as needed.  

     

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    Could you try tylenol and motrin?  Then if that doesn't work, I'd maybe call for some tylenol #3's.  Try to take it easy and not do too much, it makes the pain worse.  Hope you can find some relief and heal quickly!

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  • Mrs. AliceMrs. Alice member
    Just call your OB and ask for a refill.  They will probably only do it one more time, so try weaning yourself off of them by cutting it down to one at a time and less often.  Take motrin every 6 hours in addition.  Be careful of your tylenol intake with percocet, because it already contains 325mg of tylenol per pill.  I know how tiring it can be will your LOs are in the NICU.
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