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1405767 tn?1282634598

My Mom Hooked On Goodys plus takes Lortabs

My mother been hooked on Goodys for like 15 years she takes at least 10 a day plus started on pain meds 3 years ago takes 3 lortab 10 a day . I have tryed so hard to get her off i even started giving her like 4 goodys a day because she said she wanted to get off them come to find out she had been buying them behind my back she is 67 .I have told her what they would do to your liver and stomach she already has a Ulcer from taking them. My question is like 6 months ago she started getting sores on back ,legs head, now they are spreading to arms and other places she been to 2 doctors said they didn't know what was causeing them .One of the doctors did blood work said her white blood cell count was high also she was anemia .I am thinking its her liver  causeing her sores .Another thing is she starts itching real bad at night . I  am thinking her liver has gotten bad maybe shuting down she keep lose weight also . I never knew how many people that was hooked on Goodys one doctor told me most of the patients he see's with stomach trouble is from Goodys .I hope i am posting in the right place if not can u tell me where i need to post ? I also like to know how do u detox from Goodys she says she can not hardley even stand up without them  so weak she said her legs didn't want to hold her up. Thanks for all the Help .
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This is a very old post.. Most of the people aren't around anymore. It would be best to start a new thread! Welcome to the forum!
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Don't apologize!!! She needed to hear that and i'm sure she knows it! Brutal honesty is the only way we stop! (i believe) and shes right, i know more "suburban housewives" on pills then people on heroin, for sure!  Pills have swept over this country like a disease and were all asleep from it! Keep telling her the truth!
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Sorry i didnt read all of the other comments before commenting, im new sorry
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Its tremendously hard to quit taking anything you have taken for so long. I have took them for right at 15 yrs as well and have overdosed 3x on them. It def will cause you to be anemic and the high blood count may be that as well but also could be an infection of some kind. I would absolutely make sure the first thing you tell the doctor is how many she takes a day and how long she has did so, if you have a good doctor he should be able to link it together. Sometimes when i dont have a powder i crush an aspirin ( im not prescribed any pain meds) annd put it in an old goody wrapper and take it and it eases my mind that i have took one. Maybe you can figure something out like that to trick her?
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The doctor just did blood work said it came out fine called today but then she had blood work from another doctor 2 weeks ago a skin doctor about her itching and the sores they did blood work said she was anemia and had high white blood count also showed infection . So i don't know how one blood test came out ok and other did not in only a couple weeks apart.My mother told this last doctor that said blood work was ok that i said i thought it was her liver so he should of checked it she even told him i said she had the signs of liver damage he said that it could be other things to. I going call and ask did they do a liver test .I want to thank each of u for your help it means the world to me to have someone to talk to because i have know one to talk to no friends at all my best friend died 2 tears ago.I am in a wheelchair grom a carwreck and i don't get out much due to bad pain. God Bless each of u !!!
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Goody's powders were quite common a few years ago because they contain a large amount of caffiene. She is probably addicted to the high doses of caffiene and would do better to get her caffiene from another source and cut out the medicine part. I would still recommend she cut out the caffiene but the acetaminophen would be something she should cut very quickly...today if possible. Have her talk to her doctor about safer caffiene sources until she can taper off, perhaps coffee, tea or energy drinks? Good luck, lost my father to sirohsis of the liver so I understand. Marty
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ugh... didn't quite come out right. I was explaining what Goody's were to folks that don't know exactly what they are. I know angeldotcom knows quite well what they are. So sorry! :-)
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Not trying to be an alarmist or meaning to scare you. It just always better to be safe than sorry. With that said.... Goody powders is an OTC pain/headache med. It contains acetaminophen (Tylenol), aspirin, caffeine. Lortabs contain acetaminophen also. Large amounts of Acetaminophen can  damage the liver. Pruritus (itching) can be one of the symptoms of liver damage/failure. So is weight loss. She should see her doctor and get more lab work done asap. Routine lab work usually doesn't include liver functions tests. She will need specific tests/lab work for that.
~ Good Luck & Best Wishes to you and your Mom.
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Goody's' is an OTC for headaches.

Yes,your Mom needs to take better care of herself but she has seen the doctor. The lab work would have shown any liver dysfunction.  Goody's contain aspirin so that may cause the stomach problems.

She really should go back to her doctor for another check up if she's losing so much weight. As far as the skin problem goes...I have no clue what that could be.  Her skin may just be dry which would cause itching.

You did post in the right place. As far as detoxing from Goody's,all she can do is cut out one packet every week or so.

What does she take these meds for?

Vicki
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1402969 tn?1324690560
Isn't goodys the over the counter like herbal headache medication? I have taken it before, I took the one that said it relaxes you. I only took it once, I didnt like it at all.
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What is a goody?
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