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Updated 11mo ago

Struggling with Pain Medication

Anyone else have a difficult time finding pain medication? Tylenol, ibuprofen, melatonin, etc. just doesn’t work for me. I’ve been told to just take those constantly and they do absolutely nothing. What actually works for you?

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witchykitty

1y

I'm still fighting that fight. I'm taking gabapentin and excedrin migraine in mass quantities to deal with my pain. I can't take Tylenol or nsaids like ibuprofen because they actually cause me more pain not solve it. But in low enough doses at a time I can deal with the side effects for the most part. Hence the excedrin coupled with the gabapentin. But I'm taking 4800mg worth of gabapentin in a day. 2400 each dose. And it really only helps to a minimal extent. But I can't keep upping that amount. Hence the fight to find other options.
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Catimations

1y

the only thing that’s somewhat helps me is a strong dose of muscle relaxers, but only because it knocks me out. Hope you can find more things that help relieve pain, it’s a struggle:(
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AnimalBoy

1y

Ibuprofen only works for my smaller pains like minor headaches, bumps and bruises, sprains, and other small injuries that happen to me more often than the adverage person because of my mobility issues. Halfway through the night and waking up are probably the worst parts of my pain most days since I can't smoke in my sleep so i focused on solutions to get me to stay asleep. I take various combinations of Gabapentin, weed, muscle relaxers, and dramamine to fight pain symptoms and get a full night's sleep. Gabapentin helps with sleep and if I can't find it or feel especially dizzy and nauseous I take a dramamine, they both help with pain by just knocking me out and keeping me out. Muscle relaxants and weed help with the actual pain but don't get rid of it entirely and they can aid sleep too, so I like to take all these meds right before bed that way I'm out like a light and wake up with significantly less pain than usual that I can often just smoke away for the most part. Also going to the chiropractor has helped a bit.
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Catimations

1y

I’ve been thinking about starting edibles to try and help, sadly the chiropractors I’ve gone to have just given me significantly more pain. Does heat or cold packs help you any? I usually use heating pads a lot when I wake up in the middle of the night.
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LaurElizabeth

1y

Weed
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DitsyDiabetic

1y

Ever tried kratom? It helps manage chronic pain and is legal in most states… message me if you wanna know more, lots of experience with it
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Bulbous

1y

Med marijuana works wonders for me if it’s legal in your state
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Bulbous

1y

Percocet, med marijuana, are the only things that help me
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jellycats

1y

i used to take a high dose of cbd oil and that helped but i ran out and im not sure how to get more since i got it from my moms ex bf and idk if i can ask my drs about that. now i take naproxen which is just a high dose of aleve since i cant take opioids since i have chronic constipation, and it barely helps at all. i do take nortriptoline which is an antidepressant which helps some with my gi pain (it can also help with migraines but it doesnt help w mine). i wish i had some better advice for you!

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