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How do you manage your pain?

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Edited on 24/06/2016 at 18:56

Hello everyone,

In this forum you can discuss your experiences, thoughts and advice about rheumatoid arthritis.

How do you e.g. manage your pain?

Please feel free to share.

All the best,

Marina

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Diddyell

25/05/2015 at 08:34

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Tramadol paracetamol 4 times a day got to be bad for you?

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25/05/2015 at 17:03

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I'm no medical expert but I think it is not good, the normal dose is max 3 per day. Maybe this article can help http://blog.aarp.org/2015/05/22/the-painkiller-sending-adults-55-to-the-er/

Hope you feel better and can find other solutions to your pain aside from painkillers.

All the best,

Gilda

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01/08/2015 at 15:28

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I take tramadol 100 mg four times per day

Dihydrocodiene 90 mg at night

Gabapentin 600 mg three time per day

Amitriptyline 50 mg at night

and paracetamol 1 g four times per day

If I try and reduce the pain increases so i'm a firm believer if it helps take it lol

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27/08/2015 at 22:50

I'm taking tramadol 100mg slow release 4 a day, dihydrocodeine 30mg 4 a day, Pregabalin 50mg 3 a day, venlafaxine 75mg 3 a day, diazepam 5mg 3 a day, Zopiclone7.5mg 1 to be taken when I need it, loperamide, ventolin, seratide. I have a very long repeat prescription list! The pain killers do help with the pain although it depends how bad the pain is, i'm waiting to get medial branch blocks which are injections of local anesthetic in to the nerves in my back. Ive had 2 diagnostic appointments at the hospital and both worked great, but it only lasted for a day. I was wondering if anyone else has had these injections and if they helped them.

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26/10/2015 at 16:27

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Hello everyone! Don't forget about this discussion :)

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11/03/2016 at 08:50

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I'm taking steroids daily and methotrexate weekly.

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Iuse tramadol when it is bad but as I don't want to get addicted try and avoid them except at night before I go to bed .Otherwise I use paracetamol , a tens machine and a heat pad ,the combination seems to be working most of the time at the moment

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18/06/2016 at 23:46

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I was taking ibuprofen but had to stop because they mashed my stomach up!! I'm on weekly methotrexate and the folic acid, but I have a question. Can they stop working?

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24/06/2016 at 18:56

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I currently take cocodamol 2 four times a day and naproxen 250 on the cocodamol it is 8/500. These seem to be working much better than when i was on paracetamol but wondering do people find after a while the meds stop working

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09/05/2018 at 11:18

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This discussion seems to be forgotten but I'm sure you all have something to add and to share emoticon wink

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