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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
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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Post in drugs section...probably get a better response.
Or in space.
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.
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.
when i have osteoarthritis as well
Voltarol and Taramadol are quite often used in these situations, but like I said this is really best discussed with your GP.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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!