29th June 2004
Hey Twist and betty, I haven't tried miralx but it works on the same principle of Kristalose. They cause water "moisture" to go to the bowels and soften things up which greatly helps, The longer something stays in side you the drier and harder to move it becomes.
As fa as Kristolose Twist, The powdered 10 or 15 gram packets can be mixed to any concentratipon, you get the same amount of med but it can be diluted and works fine, You don't have to drink the surupy stuff, of you can cut it with water and the added water just prevent dehydration from losss of too much fluids in the process, That's never been a factor, Even on bhigh dose I usually have to use a packet for 2 days and then wait untill things slow down again, there are faster ways , stimulants but much harsher that can double you over if everything is too dry, You need a softener irt off and the stim if softening doesn't help.
Although Ultracet may work for some people, but if it was working it wouldn't make sense to change , the next step is opiates, Hydro, oxy, morphine, patches or meth.
The synthetics like hydro and oxy tend to have less harsh side effects than opioids like morphine and codeine. Hydro or Oxy or even low dose Morphine may not even cause a problem.
You can even dilute miralax and still receive evry mg of med and evbry benefit of the med. The more water the softer things will move.
Don't worry about side effects that haven't happened yet would be my modo, If you read the complete side effect profile nobody with any sense would take a prescription med, But it's a trade of function Vs side effects, If and when side effects become bothersome then it's time to worry, But no point n worring about the few hundred side effects that may only occur in less than 2% of the ppulation. Reading a side effect profile may be a bit too much information unless you find yourself having some bizarre side effect that you have never heard of.
Hang in there, Give it a shot and see what happens, If you feel you can live without opiates and live with the old meds then you have the right to make your own decisions and if you decide to stick it out with more pain, less side effects nobody can fault you and I aplaud your strength.
Good luck,We can all help you deal with side effects that may occur, but the ultimate decision to take a med and roll the side effect dice is yours.
Take care, Dave
As fa as Kristolose Twist, The powdered 10 or 15 gram packets can be mixed to any concentratipon, you get the same amount of med but it can be diluted and works fine, You don't have to drink the surupy stuff, of you can cut it with water and the added water just prevent dehydration from losss of too much fluids in the process, That's never been a factor, Even on bhigh dose I usually have to use a packet for 2 days and then wait untill things slow down again, there are faster ways , stimulants but much harsher that can double you over if everything is too dry, You need a softener irt off and the stim if softening doesn't help.
Although Ultracet may work for some people, but if it was working it wouldn't make sense to change , the next step is opiates, Hydro, oxy, morphine, patches or meth.
The synthetics like hydro and oxy tend to have less harsh side effects than opioids like morphine and codeine. Hydro or Oxy or even low dose Morphine may not even cause a problem.
You can even dilute miralax and still receive evry mg of med and evbry benefit of the med. The more water the softer things will move.
Don't worry about side effects that haven't happened yet would be my modo, If you read the complete side effect profile nobody with any sense would take a prescription med, But it's a trade of function Vs side effects, If and when side effects become bothersome then it's time to worry, But no point n worring about the few hundred side effects that may only occur in less than 2% of the ppulation. Reading a side effect profile may be a bit too much information unless you find yourself having some bizarre side effect that you have never heard of.
Hang in there, Give it a shot and see what happens, If you feel you can live without opiates and live with the old meds then you have the right to make your own decisions and if you decide to stick it out with more pain, less side effects nobody can fault you and I aplaud your strength.
Good luck,We can all help you deal with side effects that may occur, but the ultimate decision to take a med and roll the side effect dice is yours.
Take care, Dave