cs_carver
Wed, Dec-13-06, 07:18
I've been taking etodolac for about 8 months now. It's a prescription NSAID. Need it for my mangled menisci, which are scheduled for repair in January, so there is an end to it.
For several months, I've been aware that there's a steady chorus of "I'm so tired" coming into my consciousness, although food and sleep and everything appears to be steady. And I'm not even overtly tired. I just keep saying this, almost as the default response to anything.
Consulting nurse told me yesterday that "fatigue" was one of the side effects of the drug.
--Given that crippling depression is the presentation of the pain, I am not willing to give up the pain-killing effect of the meds; could possibly change to a different drug but I'm way past where OTC meds touch it without their own complications.
--Have an appointment with the ortho in January and it would be difficult to get into the office to discuss meds before then; don't know that non-orthos would be very up on the finer points of NSAID side effects.
--Full inflammation-reducing supplement program already in place; got to surgery when it failed to control the pain. Should have gone years ago, so this may be an anti-vote for inflammation control, actually.
My question: Any ideas for treating the fatigue in the face of on-going ingestion of its trigger? I'm thinking CoQ10 just because the ads all say "more energy," but at $40/bottle and the articles suggesting it takes a month to see the full effects, I'm hesitating. Need to dig around to see if I kept the package insert. I know it said that they didn't know how the drug was metabolized in the liver, so I'm doubtful it will have any guidelines for treating the side effects.
thx
For several months, I've been aware that there's a steady chorus of "I'm so tired" coming into my consciousness, although food and sleep and everything appears to be steady. And I'm not even overtly tired. I just keep saying this, almost as the default response to anything.
Consulting nurse told me yesterday that "fatigue" was one of the side effects of the drug.
--Given that crippling depression is the presentation of the pain, I am not willing to give up the pain-killing effect of the meds; could possibly change to a different drug but I'm way past where OTC meds touch it without their own complications.
--Have an appointment with the ortho in January and it would be difficult to get into the office to discuss meds before then; don't know that non-orthos would be very up on the finer points of NSAID side effects.
--Full inflammation-reducing supplement program already in place; got to surgery when it failed to control the pain. Should have gone years ago, so this may be an anti-vote for inflammation control, actually.
My question: Any ideas for treating the fatigue in the face of on-going ingestion of its trigger? I'm thinking CoQ10 just because the ads all say "more energy," but at $40/bottle and the articles suggesting it takes a month to see the full effects, I'm hesitating. Need to dig around to see if I kept the package insert. I know it said that they didn't know how the drug was metabolized in the liver, so I'm doubtful it will have any guidelines for treating the side effects.
thx