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Close Chronic Pain

To get help making my way through a life with daily pain.

Treatments

Heat Somewhat Helpful

I love my heat. Too much according to all the PT's.

Hydrocodone Working / Worked

I just wish it lasted longer. It's great for about 2 hours worth of relief, then you have to wait for next dose time.

Lyrica Too Soon to Tell

Took for less than a month. Insurance wouldn't pay for it, and so no more Lyrica. I was scared of weight gain, too.

Meditation Considering

None yet...Maybe soon.

Mobic Not Working

Ahhh, my tummy. I couldn't take this at all.

Physical Therapy Too Soon to Tell

I am getting ready to start swim/water therapy. After years of round of painful PT, I am looking forward to something a bit more gentle.

TENS Somewhat Helpful

I haven't had enough experience with this to consider whether or not I actually had relief, or if it just was the gratification of having them turn the thing off at last after a session.

Epidural Injection Not Working

I just finished my second round of three. I am invested in my therapy but this is just not doing anything for my pain. I am somewhat scared to inform my pain doc of this. I feel like I SHOULD be getting relief but I havent been and sometimes it actually exacerbates the pain.

Carisoprodol Working / Worked

When the spasams start nothing else can remotely help the way this does. I was able to see my stepson graduate only becasue I had these. They kept me out of the ER.I try to limit my dosage but whan things are truly rough theyre a godsend.

Elavil Too Soon to Tell

I am Rxed up to three a nite but will only take one bc of the weight gain associated with it. Personally I dont think it does much but that may be because of my resistance to up the dosage.

Tramadol Working / Worked

I have grown a tolerance to this but in the beginning of my treatment I was surprised at its effectiveness. I know that some do not have a response to it but I did. I wish it still worked as well. I do still take it. I feel horribly funky if I dont I assume both because of my dependance as a pain med and becasue it acts as an anti depressant.

Fentanyl Somewhat Helpful

I was perscribed fentanyl when hydrocodone just was not lasting for me. I had never heard of it, and was rather taken aback when I researched it, but I was at my wits end. I was started on the lowest 12.5 and I felt no change. I wold have perferred to try another LA med, but my doc seemed to want to keep me on this. I am now on the 25's and do feel some releif, but I still do not like the risks with fent and heat.