My mother addicted to painkillers / Am i overreacting?
March 18th, 2010
Since I was small my mother has had problems with the nerves in her stomach she had chrons disease and irritable bowel syndrome .. the doctors say it damaged some of the nerves in her stomach.
For the past 10 years she has been taking DHC CONTINUS tablets. 60mg each.Her doctor prescribed her 28 tablets for a week .. each week. She cannot go a week without these and is on repeat prescription. It says on the packet that she is to take 2 twice daily …. yet I know she takes 4 in the morning the first day she gets them then 3 in the afternoon and another 4 in the evening … coming towards the end of the week she runs out of tablets and is in pain.
I have tried talking to her .. I’m scared she will die of an overdose but she just calls me silly and says she needs to take that amount because she is in such pain. I do believe she is in a lot of pain and that she is more than likely addicted to these drugs but I’m so scared she will overdose taking this amount. Should I worry so much about this?
She also takes depression and blood pressure tablets.
I would be suggest that you sit down with your Mom and have a serious conversation with her about the amount of pills she is taking especially the ones that she is running out of . Tell her you have read the labels and that she is only to take only 2 a day . It doesn’t sound good to me and she may need some counselling or her doctor should get involve or you so that she takes the right amount prescribe to her . Good luck to you and your Mom .