Ultra Extensive Metabolism and Copious Meds
I have what seems to be a "backward wired" body. I've taken dozens of Tylenol, in an attempt to relieve pain without taking narcotics at home, but to no avail. Here a few weeks ago, I took 14 of the Ibuprofen liquid gels, for the above mentioned reason. It had no effect, at all. I have been taking Demerol at home to treat this chronic abdominal pain, and it seems to help some. At least it makes life livable. My real question is about the metabolisms that I heard about from another friend. The guy told me there are four different types of medical metabolisms. The guy even gave me a website to view. Once I read about the ULTRA EXTENSIVE type of metabolism, it sounded just like my situation. Do any of you have any thoughts on that issue? It seems the IV Demerol has a much more pain-reducing effect than the tablets (100mg) he gives me for home. It seems like it will reduce the pain for a few minutes, then just quits completely... not like a "wearing off" type effect. There doesn't seem to be any limit to the amount of medicine I can consume, and still be lucid... not that I'm testing the limits. Please offer your input if you know anything of these topics.
I don't know about that particular theory but researchers are finding there are huge gradations in how individuals respond to pain medication types. Some researchers believe that in the not-too-distant future they will be able to do simple tests that reveal which types of the medications work best in each individual.
Tylenol is acetaminophen - obviously not as strong as a narcotic. (You've not to watch by the way taking too much acetaminophen - that can have severe side effects.). It may be get you're of a genetic type that does not respond to acetaminophen. There's a subset of people who do not respond at all to narcotic drugs. For them there are often other pain killing drugs that they can utilize.
Hopefully over the next couple of years the medical profession will get a better handle on who responds best to what.
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