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Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
i have just been reading a post about paracetamol
well i take 8 500mg paracetamol a day 8 codeine phosphate a day 4 300mg gabapentin a day
plus if i need it on a night amotriptoline and if that still don't work i also have a tens machine i am in pain 24/7 it never stops never eases and to get a few hours sleep is bliss


but i still keep going biff

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  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    What?

    Post in drugs section...probably get a better response.

    Or in space.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Depending on the type and nature of the pain, paracetamol may well do next to nothing, I know with me it really isnt effective at all.

    On the broader point this is something best discussed with your GP, pain management can be difficult, but there are medications and you shouldnt be suffering.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Pain management is a difficult but fine art.

    If you're taking that lot and it's not working then you need a review. You could try your GP, but it may be pushing the limit of their expertise. Your GP should be able to put you in touch with, or refer you to a pain management specialist. They are often nurses, but they are damn good combining drugs, others therapies, coping techniques to get a better overall effect. They'll also devise the best timetable for you to take the various things on, so you get the maximum benefit.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    its neuropic pain and its a hard one to control but i don't help
    when i have osteoarthritis as well
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    For the arthitus you need an anti-inflamatory pain killer I've not heard of gabapentin which you mentioned, is that one?

    Voltarol and Taramadol are quite often used in these situations, but like I said this is really best discussed with your GP.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    i am also an asthmatic so i have to becarfull what i take gabapentin for treating pain but its also used for epilepsy which i don't have but it is used i think for controlling the seratonein in the brain which controls the pain
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    anone wrote: »
    i am also an asthmatic so i have to becarfull what i take gabapentin for treating pain but its also used for epilepsy which i don't have but it is used i think for controlling the seratonein in the brain which controls the pain
    Has your GP tried you on morphine? Even heroin or methadone if its to serious.
    What is the nature of your disability if it's ok to ask ...you can tell me to get lost i don't mind ...i have had some experience of disability and pain in my family.
    The amount of stuff your on and the nature of the stuff cannot be doing your vital organs much good and if it aint working ...have you tried not using the painkillers for a few days to see what the difference is?
    This will tell you how well the pain killers are working or not. It's easy to believe they aren't working until you try coping without them ...but ...don't take this step without talking to the doc first.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    i am going to see my GP next week I'll ask her as for the disability its nerve
    damage to my legs and feet also the osteoarthritis knees and ankles are shot i also have reduced lung capacity they don't give morphine out any more and i would rather stay the
    way i am than become a heroin addict i have stopped the pain killers be for but it was just
    unbearable
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    anone wrote: »
    i am going to see my GP next week I'll ask her as for the disability its nerve
    damage to my legs and feet also the osteoarthritis knees and ankles are shot i also have reduced lung capacity they don't give morphine out any more and i would rather stay the
    way i am than become a heroin addict i have stopped the pain killers be for but it was just
    unbearable
    So the pain killers are working to a degree then. I have a nackered back and shoulder which gives me a lkot of pain ... all the painkillers you ever heard of don't work for me ...and i get morphine on script ...i have stopped taking it cos it doesn't actualy do much but i can get a script for it now over the phone. MST it's called ...it's time release morphine sulphate tablets. It is actualy rare to end up with a serious addiction when taking the stuff medicinaly for some reason ...psycological i pressume ...the need isn't there in the same way ...ask your doc about it.
    I have recently been diagnosed by a top specialist as having MS ...as you can imagine i found it quite alarming but ...turns out i haven't got it at all. What i have had in the past twelve months is ...a spinal stroke. Fucking painful on top of existing arthritus.
    I live a very full and active life and the way i do it is ...cannabis.
    Small ammounts ...very small ammounts a dozen times a day probably and yes ...i do also use it for pleasure at weekends and such when i have much more of course.
    Cannabis isn't for everyone especialy if you already have lung problems ...but ask your doctor, you may well be able to try out sativex spray ...not sure on the legalities at the moment with this dithering government but worth asking.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    sorry to hear that mate sounds like were in the same boat pain wise
    tried cannabis when i was younger always end up taking a white out
    so that one out the window i think ill make do with what i have and see what the gp will do for me next week


    good luck anone
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    anone wrote: »
    sorry to hear that mate sounds like were in the same boat pain wise
    tried cannabis when i was younger always end up taking a white out
    so that one out the window i think ill make do with what i have and see what the gp will do for me next week


    good luck anone
    You have had a stoners experience of cannabis ...very different from medicanal use. You don't take enough to get wasted ...you don't take enough to get high ...you take just enough ...just.
    I'm not realy allowed to encourge you here not even on medical grounds so what i suggest is you type medical marijuana or cannabis medicine into youtube and google. A lot of sites are not much more than stoners jumping on the bandwagon of medical use and they are easy to spot. There are some very serious and inteligent insights into the mmedical side.
    Some of the stuff can be used to educate your own gp and the wider world.
    Keep popping in here ...good bunch. All the best.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Voltarol(diclofenac) and other anti-inflammatories are avoided if someone has asthma. It depends on the severity of the asthma but NSAIDS can trigger attacks.
    Tramadol is an opiate-based painkiller so theyve obviously decided to stick with the codiene rather than use tramadol, although dihydrocodiene is stronger.
    Gabapentin is an primarily an anti-epileptic but it is used for neuropathic pain relief, like amitriptyline.
    There are alternatives to the opiates. Fentanyl and oxycodone for example. they tend to be used for pain associated with cancer.
    I often see prescriptions for terminal caner patients where they may have MST twice a day, morphine solution to take when required for breakthrough pain, and still take 1g paracetamol four times a day!! i really dont know the point of it!
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    ^^ The point of it is the different ways in which pain killers work. Different types reduce pain in different ways, and paracetamol has a fairly unique mechanism. Hence if you're working to manage severe pain you try and attack it from many angles, and paracetamol is about the only type that works in the way it does.
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