Pain Questions (Page 23)

Is it safe to take benadryl while taking vicodin?

i just had a tooth extraction and i am taking the vicodin for pain but my allergies are also acting up for which i usually take benadryl.

My doctor just prescribed Gabapentin, for my back & leg pain, I am terrified of taking this drug?

I have problems with taking drugs at all. I had back surgery years ago & now that I am 61 years old my back has gotten worst. I just started with leg pain & spasms and now the doctor wants me to try Gabapentin before he gets more x-rays & MRI. Wouldn't it be better to get test... read more

Can you just stop taking Protonix?

The PPI Protonix has created stomach polyps and I have been on it for 10 years with no pain. Then I developed pain in my esophagus and back 6 weeks ago and had an endoscopy that showed irratation and polyps. I have been on carafate for 2 weeks which has eased my pain. I want to quit the the PPI... read more

Is Tramadol HCL an opiate?

Recently prescribed Tramadol for Fibromyalgia pain. Also take Cymbalta. Reading up on Tramadol makes it sound like it is addictive and maybe should not be used with anti-depressants like Cymbalta. II don't really feel any immediate reaction to taking it, but I have noticed after taking it... read more

Fibromyalgia - struggling with muscle pain (twitching, spasms, mind & body weak from fighting)?

had... inj.'s, pain meds that worked only for short time? Well, I could write the book!I'm certain Dr.s thought I just wanted pain meds. I became pro-active, basically diagnosing myself. I took all the info to new Dr.I finally started on Lyrica,tai chi ex., better diet.Am on 75 mg 4 a... read more

Hi, can anyone relate to this please? I have been taking Gabapentin for 6 weeks now for nerve pain,?

... the great thing is it has reduced the pain greatly and I felt great but for the last few weeks I have been light headed and very depressed, crying like a baby, also extremely sleepy, today I had my monthly Simponi injection (second one) and after a couple of hours got extremely light headed,... read more

Gabapentin complimented with Tramadol?

I'm a physicist, not an MD. I've been to the ER for back and wrap-around chest pain on my left side twice in the past 1-1/2 months. The first trip concluded with the ER doc finding, via CT scan, that I have bone lesions on my ribs. He didn't prescribe anything effective:... read more

How to relieve severe tooth pain from abscess until I can get a root canal?

I've had a very painful toothache going on two weeks now. I went to the dentist and he said I have an abscess on my bottom right molar. The problem is, the pain has lessened on the side where the abscess is and is on the left side of my mouth. It's throbbing and sore, to the point where I... read more

Intestinal Obstruction - Anyone with bowel blockages, drink Coke,it works after reading research on?

... Google, I am pain free a

Hydrocodone 10 325 versus oxycodone 10 325 which one is stronger?

I have been taking Norco/hydrocodone 10 325 three Pills allowed a day since May 2016, very recently we moved and a friend that I've known for eight years brought a girl with him claimed he knew her very well turns out he didn't so therefore she 25 of my pain meds. I have 10 of the... read more

What is the highest recommended dose for Cymbalta?

Why is my pain medication not working??Hydrocodone(BREAKTHROUGH)Oxycodone(12 hour relief)?

I am about sick of having to alternate between vicoden and oxycodone everyday.I only like to take the vicoden most of the time because they are much stronger to me than oxy for some ODD reason please don't ask me why but I can't take more than 8 of them a day and after about 4 vicoden.I... read more

Gabapentin 100 mg for shingles pain?

My doctor prescribed this for the nerve pain of shingles. I took one at bedtime, as prescribed, and waited almost 2 hours. It didn't seem to affect the pain at all and I could not sleep! I got up around 1:00 AM and took a Tylenol #4. I'm wondering why this drug didn't work for me?... read more

Which drug is stronger? Oxycontin or Dilaudid?

I was diagnosed with RSD/CRPS1 (Reflex Dystrophy Syndrome)/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome back on January 30, 2004. I have been on oxy's since 2005. My neuorologist (who happens to be the absolute best doctor in the USA, of course this is solely my opinion.) I see him once a month to obtain my... read more

Need support been dropped from pain management?

I have been taking Percocet 10/325 for a few years now. I have been dropped by my pain management doctor for getting a another prescription for Percocet from a different provider. I have been on Perc. for legitimate pain. I have bulging discs, sciatica and chronic hip pain of unknown cause as of... read more