Pain--what do you take? - Page 2

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

REMOVED ARTHRITIS FROM YOUR BACK??????????

Do you mean spinal stenosis? That's the only thing I can think of where they remove anything from your back.

StylishLady · ‎03-11-2010

Aleve, in the gel caps works for me. Pain goes and no side effects.

Noreen · ‎06-02-2015

@Zhills wrote:
The Doctor wrote me a script for Meloxicam and Lidocaine for it. I don't take NSAIDS.

Meloxicam IS an NSAID. I tell you this because I cant take NSAIDS either..

Gooday · ‎03-23-2010

My go-to is Extra Strength Tylenol.

I cannot take anything with Ibuprofen in it as I am on a blood thinner and my doctor told me to avoid this.

However, I rarely need to take this. I can say that after a few surgeries I was given Vicoden which makes me drowsy but with a feeling of nervousness at the same time so, I will never take that again.

sophiamarie · ‎08-08-2013

My "go-to" for back pain is Tylenol #4, which I have been taking for years. If I don't need anything that severe, I take Advil. I also take aspirin (325 mg.) QD since my heart attack 26 years ago......

My husband has peripheral neuropathy and cannot tolerate any of the meds prescribed for him, eg: Lyrica, Neurontin, Cymbalta, etc..... He doesn't like the way they make him feel and would rather tolerate the pain, which is pretty bad. But he still manages to do 200 push-ups every other day.

As for me, I would rather take a pill and hope it makes me feel better.

Halfpint: Go and see your doctor. Everybody's pain is different Hope you feel better....

Zhills · ‎11-15-2011

@Noreen wrote:
@Zhills wrote:
The Doctor wrote me a script for Meloxicam and Lidocaine for it. I don't take NSAIDS.

Meloxicam IS an NSAID. I tell you this because I cant take NSAIDS either..

You are correct but the amount it takes to relieve the pain is not like taking a pill and have the med go through your entire system. I don't use it daily.

druid102 · ‎02-16-2012

I have a bad hip that bothers me all the time , but especialy at night.Some times it's so bad I could just cry with pain and frustration. I hate eusing pain meds, so I asked the dr for a script for a tens unit. It really helps take the pain away.. I try not to take my pain meds if I can help it and the tens unit is just the thing. Insurance paid for the unit and I just buy the batteries and the contact pads.

debic · ‎09-02-2010

I feel for anyone with chronic pain. I know how truely lucky I am to be so healthy at 60. If I work in my yard too long I'll take a couple aleves. I noticed the other day it expired in 2014. Hubby is another story, but he takes advil.

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*Off The Deep End~A very short trip for some!*

sophiamarie · ‎08-08-2013

IMO, age is really just a number. My neighbor is 83 y/o and just got back from a 3 week trip to Germany (her homeland) - visiting an aunt who is 90 and just got out of the hospital. This neighbor also goes to a gym on a regular basis and does yoga. She is never home. Her car is never in her driveway. When she is home, she is cleaning, cooking (she lives alone with her little dog), etc.

When she walks the dog, it's always the same route - and it's one mile. She also wears a back brace because she has problems with osteo and when she was a child in Germany, she jumped off a bus and broke both her legs. She doesn't walk straight but she walks. I never hear her say she's "old".

Whenever I talk to her over the phone or outside, she says "I live alone, that's why I have to take care of myself"...... She eats well too - three meals a day. She's about 5'6" and has weighed 130 forever. So here is a woman who is 83 and remarkable healthy and then there are those who are in their 60's and 70's who are not...... Maybe I should start drinking wine with my meals like she does???? Anyway, age is just a number....

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

A friend of mine swears by Excedrin Migrane .... it's a combination of 250 mg acetominaphin and 250 mg aspirin. I didn't know you could mix those two, but apparently you can. Perhaps "two pain killers are better than one" ?