My Head HURTS!

"Weeze, you saying, doesn't matter if you have Marinol-some employers will kick you anyway? That sucks! "

That's what I'm sayin', brah!
I'm not at liberty to name names but they are one of the 10 largest integrated circuit mfgrs. in the US.;)

And, they don't discriminate between the guys that handle the toxics and the kids in the mail room.
It's a blanket bigotry born of ignorance.

On the other hand, I might personally drug test the hell out of the next surgeon that waves a scalpel at me.

I want my flight attendant ripped to the tits and grinnin'.:stoned:

I want both pilots stone cold sober and serious as a heart attack.
(I will allow them to be human, when I'm back safe on da ground)

Good luck with the new Migrane meds.
The ergot derivatives that Sandoz used to make gave some relief.
Least that's what I'm told.
Never had one myself.
They don't sound like fun.

Aloha,
Weeze

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Originally Posted by Weezard

Proton inhibitors WILL test positive for THC!

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No they won't. No.

For a short time after Protonix or one of the other newer PPI's came out there was a problem but it was discovered quite quickly. No one even really failed because the nearly infallible system known as GC/MS discovered the problem with the immunoassay portion of the test. They have also fixed the problem with immunoassay.

I'm also pretty sure the package insert does not say to take your prescription with you to the drug test.

Thanks Weeze; I tried the Ergo's; Caffeine's, Beta Blockers, several anti-depressants and a few others. Might work now. I'll find out after I see a neurologist and get a new MRI (having more severe symptoms than in the past and a little incident during surgery 2 years ago. My head hasn't been the same since.

Something went wrong during surgery and my head hasn't been right. I had a "spinal" and do not remember anything for 18 hours. I should have been awake! Then several complications from the surgery. I couldn't 'think' much at all for a long time and wondered what they did to my brain and why I was out so damn long!

When I don't have a migraine-my head feels like it is in fog. Fortunately, my long term memory is fairly sharp. Just applying it to myself isn't. So tired of going to doc's etc. I have let it go for awhile to see if it will go away. Time to do something to improve my comprehension-I miss my brain.

Guess I should start a thread on post-op, long term memory problems. But, I'll need to read my records and they can't even remember, exactly what procedures and repairs he did during surgery. He needed tested! Frankly, he was kind of a jerk and I don't think they have a test for that.

When I was actively working, you can be assured, I was stone cold sober and clean! Healthy too!

Thanks for the advice friends! PR :thumbsup: much appreciation.

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Originally Posted by FakeBoobsRule

No they won't. No.

For a short time after Protonix or one of the other newer PPI's came out there was a problem but it was discovered quite quickly. No one even really failed because the nearly infallible system known as GC/MS discovered the problem with the immunoassay portion of the test. They have also fixed the problem with immunoassay.

I'm also pretty sure the package insert does not say to take your prescription with you to the drug test.

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Aloha FBR,

I'm just going by the package insert here.
(Yes I read every word of that boring crap before I ingest any medication)

But, you are correct, it does not actually say to bring a prescription with you.
I misremembered.
'twere me, I'd bring the package info, though.
Because, right or wrong, it still says:

"This medication may affect the results of certain lab tests (e.g., false positive urine screen for tetrahydrocannabinol-THC). Make sure laboratory personnel and your doctors know you use this drug. Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval."

It's a new prescription.
Is this information out of date?


Mahalo,
Weezard.

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Originally Posted by painretreat

Thanks Weeze; I tried the Ergo's; Caffeine's, Beta Blockers, several anti-depressants and a few others. Might work now. I'll find out after I see a neurologist and get a new MRI (having more severe symptoms than in the past and a little incident during surgery 2 years ago. My head hasn't been the same since.

Not your average run of the mill migrane then.
Dang! PR, I'm sorry to hear that.

Something went wrong during surgery and my head hasn't been right. I had a "spinal" and do not remember anything for 18 hours. I should have been awake! Then several complications from the surgery. I couldn't 'think' much at all for a long time and wondered what they did to my brain and why I was out so damn long!

When I don't have a migraine-my head feels like it is in fog. Fortunately, my long term memory is fairly sharp. Just applying it to myself isn't. So tired of going to doc's etc. I have let it go for awhile to see if it will go away. Time to do something to improve my comprehension-I miss my brain.

Brother, I actually do empathize with that frustration.
After a motorcycle wreck I was chemically paralyzed and comatose for 6 weeks.
On Versed, (an amnesiac), for a quite a while too.
Having NO immediate memory is a nightmare that you can not easily describe to some one who's never been there.
Nor is waking up paralyzed. My head woke up before the paralytics wore off. I though I was done!

They would tell me that I was OK and the paralysis was induced and temporary, but I had NO I.M and would forget and be terrified 'til they told me again.
Could not work for the next 3 years (I was, a freelance troubleshooter before the accident.)
After 2 years with very little improvement they put me on permanent disability.

Here's the good news.
After 3 years it DID get better.
I still had to write down my passcodes and carry a checklist everywhere, but I held down a job.
After 5 years I was almost back to "normal".


Guess I should start a thread on post-op, long term memory problems. But, I'll need to read my records and they can't even remember, exactly what procedures and repairs he did during surgery. He needed tested! Frankly, he was kind of a jerk and I don't think they have a test for that.

When I was actively working, you can be assured, I was stone cold sober and clean! Healthy too!

For some jobs, you just have to be.

Thanks for the advice friends! PR :thumbsup: much appreciation.

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You are more than welcome, my friend.

Disclaimer:
I don't even play a doctor on TV.
All I'm offering here is personal experience and a little research.
And, as you can see from my earlier post, I don't always get the research part right.:o

Be well,
Weeze

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Originally Posted by Weezard

It still says "This medication may affect the results of certain lab tests (e.g., false positive urine screen for tetrahydrocannabinol-THC). Make sure laboratory personnel and your doctors know you use this drug. Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval."

It's a new prescription.
Is this information out of date?

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It's more like somewhere in between outdated information and the companies covering their asses (and making the FDA happy) since there was once a brief issue with it.

Telling a MRO you failed for THC while on a PPI won't work and probably wouldn't get you a retest either.

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Originally Posted by FakeBoobsRule

It's more like somewhere in between outdated information and the companies covering their asses (and making the FDA happy) since there was once a brief issue with it.

Telling a MRO you failed for THC while on a PPI won't work and probably wouldn't get you a retest either.

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Mahalo FBR!

You obviously know what you're talkin' about.
I thought that some employers use the "drug store cheap test as a screen.
But, I didn't think it through.
Any indication at all and they spend the extra buck for the gas chromatagraph, yah?
Crap! Looks like abstinence is the only safe route
You may have saved the wife and a few friends a lot of hassle. (And me a lot of stink eye)
Now I gotta make a phone call or two before one any of my friends comes prancing into their test waving paper.

Thank you!
Next time I see something like this, I'll run it by you before I get all, "there's a loophole" happy.

Weeze

I fucking quit and moved to a medical state (Hawaii) where I havent treated myself for over a month because I was job hunting. But Im just going to go back to independent contracting (sales) so I can free myself of headaches and sleep like a normal person again> Thanks for all the advice guys. But I know what I need. I HATE pharmies.. I like natural stuff. Much happier now. Anyone in Hi wanna hang? Weezard? I only have a few friends here.. On oahu

I feel your pain bro.

Don't you wish that you could tell that doctor to stick those other pills, where it don't shine?

You need to quit your job and find something that best fits your lifestyle. I have big time head ache problems, I've had them my whole life, they are hereditary, so I have stayed away from places that do testing.

You can find work in the medical marijuana industry, check out this link.

Legal Treatment:

Eat a lot of essential omega fatty acids, as your body turns them into endocannabinoids, which act like cannabinoids(THC) and would possibly reliece some of your problems. (Eg, reduce inflammation, widen blood vessels.) Best way to do that is ironically eat hemp seed oil. It has the best ratio of them.


So let me sum that up. Omega fatty acids turn into endocannaboids which reduces inflammation, and widens blood vessels, this means, you probably wont have a headache.

Just eat enough properly rationed out omega fatty acids.