Each person is unique, what works for me may not work for my husband.

I am guessing you will need to go to a Pain Management doctor who will help you find the best combination of meds for your body and your medical challenges.

I wish you well on your journey.

I agree pain management will help you on finding the right medication. What kind of pain do you have? Angela

I agree a Pain Management Dr would be best for you to see. Drs usually start a patient out on the mildest pain meds and then go from there. I remember your meds from another thread and you're not taking any prescription that are for pain only. Since you don't have a tolerance to these type of meds, you should be able to take a lower dose of pain meds with good results. You also may be able to take hydrocodone combination with great success. Just be honest with your dr about your pain, your expectations and your concerns.

I take pain meds for knee pain and I use both over counter Alieve and Narco which is a narcotic....sometimes both together....I take mine PRN which means as needed...not every day or set times per day....so I am different than many here at Chronic pain group....

Thanks all. I'm especially looking for relief for tendonitis, osteoarthritis and my MS pain. Certain meds that I've tried raised my heart rate a little. This scares me. Very uncomfortable. Cymbalta was one of them. My neuro will not allow Lyrica because I am only 84 lbs and cannot take more than 100 mg of Neurontin after many years of trying. Makes me dizzy. Although I am beginning to see a little more tolerance. I also have Fibromyalgia.... lots of pain. Truthfully, I never know for sure which illness is causing which type of pain. They all blend together. Can't take any of the Ibuprofen products, especially Naprolyn or Naprosyn. Get terrible lesions in my mouth and lips. So I do take Tylenol. Keep sending me your suggestions. I've been to a pain doctor with no results.

Try neurontin (gabapentin). It keeps the pain manageable. I take it 3 times a day and it works!

I just went into a flare after a 2 year remission, and I was lucky enough to have a large supply of gabapentin to use until I get back in with my rheumatologist.

Are you taking any meds that are specifically for pain like hyrdocodone or oxycodone ? They decrease the heart rate if they affect it at all.

I've always been kind of afraid of hydrocodone or oxycodone. They seem to be too strong for me. I really don't like to take a lot of medicine anyway. Just trying to get a handle on what might work best for osteoarthritis, tendonitis and Fibro.

When you are as light as you are it would and could be hard for you to find or take a med like gabapentin as you have found out. Also narcotics can be tricky with low weight as well but they can give you even a half or quarter of a pill because of your weight whereas others could take two whole very strong pills. I have taken gabapentin for year for fibromyalgia and nerve pain. What I have found best for fibro, arthritis, and myo facial pain as of recent besides exercise is fish oil. I am taking 4000mg of fish oil a day and it stopped the pain in my hands from the arthritis, and it has lessened all the other pain tremendously. Since you at the weight you are at you would probably not tolerate that high a dose. I would check it out with your doc cause it is good for your heart as well. I have no issues with it repeating either if I take it with food. I started at a much smaller does and than went up to that higher dose but they come in all kinds of strengths too. If you deside to try it just start very small and take till tolerated but check with your dog cause they will know. I can tell you it has helped me and it has helped my depression as well. Good luck and feel free to talk to me.

little, I have concerns about the stronger pain meds like fentanyl, methadone and oxycotin and I've refused to take them. So I adjust my life style and use pain meds that aren't as strong. I understand your concerns, especially with as little as you weight. But, when the pain gets to a point where you can't bathe or get dressed due to the pain, if not before, you do what you have to. Talk to your dr about a very low dose of hydrocodone combination, maybe half a tablet of 5/325 Norco. Then you can work your way up, if you need to.

In the past, I found great relief with tramadol for my osteoarthritis pain. My mom has taken it for many years. I also know several people with fibro who found great relief with tramadol. I know many doctors are willing to prescribe it in lieu of narcotic pain relievers and it's incredibly mild. I will say, though, that coming off can be difficult but it really did help me so much.

I hope you are able to see a pain management doctor and find relief for your pain.

((HUGS)))

oh u have MS ! I have ME/CFS I have a friend with MS.

I am under my own doctor for pain clinic .

I have nerve pain .. I take tramadol. it does not make me tired. twice a day .. at 150mgs..
endep at night for nerve pain .. 10mgs ( i think they are mgs. not mcgs)

where is your tendonitis ?? I have Achilles tendonitis.. a different type of pain. and really hard to cover.
i have Osteo arthritis .. knees.. etc.. so i take Osteo panadol.
its over counter. or on script.. not much of a problem in most people. 8 per day. as well as Tramadol
then i take Celebrex anti inflame. for OA.
i also use Rivotril ( klonopin to USA) for M.E RSL

i also have pancreatitis attacks.. i used Endone for that. but i sleep through it..
yes we are all different.
i would like to try Lyrica. but my gp does not like it.
yet. the me/CFS doc says its good for FM and CFS patients
but as Endep is working. i will stick with it

before that I was using Diagesic. ( Capadex )
remember i am in Australia.
i cant take Codeine . but the Endone is synthetic. and seems ok
but the reason I cant take Codeine is cos of my pancreas.

and you thought u were a problem child.. perhaps we are special

Pandadol Osteo .. is slow release

I am not sure what you call panadol ..in USA. Paracetemol ?

and so is the tramadol. Sustained release

I was have severe leg pains and was prescribed Tramadol like redheaddiva and sunshincfsau. It has helped greatly in taking away the pain and it is very tolerable on the stomach as well. But I agree with the others that you need to go see a Pain Management doctor.

Hope you can find something soon to help with the pain as it's definitely physically and emotionally tiring being in pain.

It's, I'm surprised your pain management doctor has kept you on short acting drugs for such a lengthy period of time. The short acting medications are the ones that are most often diverted to the streets. I have had pain management doctors refuse to treat me unless I agreed to be put on long acting drugs. The people whop abuse their prescription medications do not like the long acting medications. That is one way doctors can weed out the drug seekers from those of us who really need the medication. You must be getting treated by a general practitioner who doesn't know what he's doing.