walking after overdosing on painkillers

Hi does anyone know where I can find information about DLA and what should be ignored by decision makers?

I suffer from Rheumatoid Arthritis and Avascular Necrosis and have had a number of Strokes.

I need a lot of help in the mornings. I wake up and my arms are dead and need massaging, I cannot see properly because of the grit in my eyes due to the Arthritis. I need help with just about everything. Getting out of bed etc. I have found I need a hot bath to loosen my limbs which I need help with. Basically I need help with everything until around 11 a.m. on a good day, but usually till about 3 p.m. During really bad flare ups I can not do anything without help at all. This can last for weeks but usually for about 5 days.

I take painkillers and these have to take effect, so as the day goes on I can move better as the painkillers take effect. I have found that by taking additional pain killers to the prescribed ones I can do a lot more. I take the decision that it is better to overdose on painkillers and be able to move, than to not take the overdose and be confined, usually to bed.

What is the position of the DLA decision makers when an overdose of painkillers allows me to do more? I am unable to find any guidance on this. Can anyone help?

kapahater wrote: Hi does anyone know where I can find information about DLA and what should be ignored by decision makers?

I suffer from Rheumatoid Arthritis and Avascular Necrosis and have had a number of Strokes.

I need a lot of help in the mornings. I wake up and my arms are dead and need massaging, I cannot see properly because of the grit in my eyes due to the Arthritis. I need help with just about everything. Getting out of bed etc. I have found I need a hot bath to loosen my limbs which I need help with. Basically I need help with everything until around 11 a.m. on a good day, but usually till about 3 p.m. During really bad flare ups I can not do anything without help at all. This can last for weeks but usually for about 5 days.

I take painkillers and these have to take effect, so as the day goes on I can move better as the painkillers take effect. I have found that by taking additional pain killers to the prescribed ones I can do a lot more. I take the decision that it is better to overdose on painkillers and be able to move, than to not take the overdose and be confined, usually to bed.

What is the position of the DLA decision makers when an overdose of painkillers allows me to do more? I am unable to find any guidance on this. Can anyone help?

As both Gordon and I advised in your original post, and as the husband of a retired A & E nurse, you should NEVER purposely overdose on any analgesics ( commonly known as 'pain killers's)

At least, doing so could make you very ill, and depending on the type of analgesics you take, and the dose taken it could be fatal.

You need to consult your GP and or Pain Consultant.

As I don't believe we can offer further advice than that already given, I regret that I am now locking this post, so no new further replies can be posted of legal reasons.

One final warning, if you do voluntary decide to overdose on your current analgesic medication and subsequently feel ill, then call 999 for an ambulance.