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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Flu Like Symptoms, Sleeping The Whole Day. Shut Down Neuro Stimulator And Had Spinal Fusion. Taking Narcotic Medicine. Suggestion?

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I AM FEELING FLU LIKE SYPTOMS I SHUT DOWN MY NEURO STIMULATOR,,ABOUT 5 DAYS AGO,,,,I ALMOST FEEL LIKE IM WITHDRAWING FROM A DRUG,,IM FAMILIAR WITH THIS FEELING CAUSE I HAVE HAD MANY SURGERIES ,,I RECENTLY HAD SPINAL FUSION IN FEB,,,,,SO I AM STILL ON A LOW DOSE OF NARCOTIC,,,,,,I THINK ITS THE STIM,,BECAUSE FROM MY RECOLLECTION IT WAS WXPLAINED TO ME ,,,THAT THE STIM SENDS THE SAME SIGNALS TO THE BRAIN THAT A NARCOTIC WOULD,,,THE SAME NEUROTRANSMITTERS THAT HIT...THE DOPAMINE///ANYWAY IF U WER TO STOP TAKING A NARCOTIC SO SUDDENLY YOU WOULD FEEL THIS SOOO WHY NOT THE SAME IDEA WITHT THE STIM???IM SUFFERING BEEN SLEEPING ALL DAY JUST GOT UP TO LOOK ON LINE IM NERVOUS!!!!
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Hi,

Thank you for posting your question here, I will try to answer it to the best of my abilities.

How long have you been on the nerurotransmitters? If it has been a long time then ye it its quite common to have this issue of lethargy. But it is still something you should mention to your surgeon, so call him up and let him know about this or tell him about it when you meet him for your follow up appointment.
With time you should go back to your normal self and get over the lethargy

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Flu Like Symptoms, Sleeping The Whole Day. Shut Down Neuro Stimulator And Had Spinal Fusion. Taking Narcotic Medicine. Suggestion?

Hi, Thank you for posting your question here, I will try to answer it to the best of my abilities. How long have you been on the nerurotransmitters? If it has been a long time then ye it its quite common to have this issue of lethargy. But it is still something you should mention to your surgeon, so call him up and let him know about this or tell him about it when you meet him for your follow up appointment. With time you should go back to your normal self and get over the lethargy I hope this answered your question.