Mar 302010
My friend has endometriosis.i just want to learn more about it.she’s had an existing "pill popping" problem.she is taking a few other medications for depression and anxiety.now she is getting zanox as well.she says that her doctors are monitoring her medication.but, I cant help but wonder how much of the medication she really needs..versus how much of it is legitimate.she pretty much sleeps all day.and is always very loopy on the phone.she is seeing a gyn/obgyn, family doctor, and a phychitrist.but, how do i know she is truly being honest with all these doctors about her previous history?and is all the medication truly necessary? I am not 100% sure. please have someone write me back. thanks for your time.
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Endometriosis is a very painful condition that does require the use of stronger pain relievers at time. It sounds as if you have been questioning an addiction or over usage of her pain pills for a while now and truth is, although sometimes pain medication is required, unless she is under extreme pain she shouldn’t be using the precribed pain medication as her only treatment and it shouldn’t be needed on a daily basis. I endured years of endometriosis and if the endometriosis is so severe as to require so many pain pills … it may be best to seek another alternative treatment.
As with any assumptions, it is wrong to assume that she is giving false information to her physicians unless of course you have positive proof of this. Yet, with an addiction to prescribed pain medications it is very possible that one will exaggerate the intensity of their pain and/condition to further their cravings for the drug. She also may be taking prescriptions that have conflicting effects which could be causing her drowsiness as well as many other problems. Speak to her openly and if you feel you are certain she has an addiction, try speaking to a family member who may be able to assist you in helping her if that is what course needs to be taken. If she is abusing the rx’s…she needs help but if she isn’t, she needs your friendship and comfort more than anything. Good Luck…
The fact that she has had an existing problem popping pills would definately set an alarm off on me also dear. Go with your instincts as you know her and obviously care deeply on her behalf.)
Endometriosis can be debilitatingly painful, for which there is no cure. Because so few surgeons truly know how to treat the disease effectively, the patient is blamed for treatment failure and is often labled a drug seeker or hypocondriac. Most times, this is untrue and the patient is simply and honestly in pain that is unresolved. Refer your friend to http://www.centerforendo.com and help her get effective treatment rather than question her pain and symptoms.