babydoll8011
03-12-2006, 08:59 PM
I have been dealing with cronic back pain for over 4 years and have been on narcotics from day one. I have a couple pretty bad injurys one is getting worse and the other seems to be stable but has caused nerve damage. I just got off of narcotics about 1 mo ago and am looking for something to help manage the pain. I am doing ok with very high doses of ibuprofen and tylenol every three to four hours.
If you know of anything please help!@
If you know of anything please help!@
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RobinD21283
03-13-2006, 09:15 AM
I'm not sure exactly what your problem is, but I have 1 lumbar herniated disk and nothing has worked for me except - massage therapy and yoga. Massage helps the muscles relax and yoga is stretching and core strengthening as well as some piece of mind.
Good Luck!
Good Luck!
tommymac
03-13-2006, 10:35 AM
I have suffered for with back pain for about ten years since I was in a minor car accident, about six months ago I was introduced to polarity screens,they seem to totally relax all the muscles in your body, they have worked wonders for me, my posture fells better and my overall well-being has improved.
ladybird988
03-13-2006, 12:03 PM
I have nerve damage from a herniated disk too though I"m told it has healed and I"m left with chronic pain. I just started cymbalta, an antidepressant and for pain control, and it took my pain from a 8/10 to a 2 with the first dose.
Chronic pain is linked to low levels of serotonin, and this is an SSRI, so evidently the serotonin is helping. I was able to stop ALL oxycodone, and just need my gabapentin now.
A good book about chronic pain is 'The Pain Cure' by Dharma Singh Khalsa. I have been using it, and that is how I learned about pain and serotonin. It lists all kinds of ways to bring pain down. And there is a section on backs.
I also started seeing a psyiotherapist (spell?) who says that my pelvis is one inch higher on the right side, probably pinching off a nerve, so once that's corrected, he thinks I s hould be okay. I would highly recommend seeing one.
I have been living in chronic level 10 pain for 2 years now and was about to give up completely.
Chronic pain is linked to low levels of serotonin, and this is an SSRI, so evidently the serotonin is helping. I was able to stop ALL oxycodone, and just need my gabapentin now.
A good book about chronic pain is 'The Pain Cure' by Dharma Singh Khalsa. I have been using it, and that is how I learned about pain and serotonin. It lists all kinds of ways to bring pain down. And there is a section on backs.
I also started seeing a psyiotherapist (spell?) who says that my pelvis is one inch higher on the right side, probably pinching off a nerve, so once that's corrected, he thinks I s hould be okay. I would highly recommend seeing one.
I have been living in chronic level 10 pain for 2 years now and was about to give up completely.
Blasterboy
03-14-2006, 08:13 PM
Acupuncture is great for nerve pain, but you have to see a good therapist, there's lots of newbie’s out there trying to do this. Ten's is another obvious choice and I've had some recent success with hypnotherapy.
I admire your drive to get off the opiates; I've been on them for about 10 months and don't intend to be a lifer. I'm getting a lot of relief from Topamax also right now and been able to reduce the doses of Klonpin and Oxy that I take. I also take Ultram, but some people are against that drug, although I find it help and have had spells of it no problem. I think it's people who suffer depression that are more prone to struggle coming of Ultram.
I admire your drive to get off the opiates; I've been on them for about 10 months and don't intend to be a lifer. I'm getting a lot of relief from Topamax also right now and been able to reduce the doses of Klonpin and Oxy that I take. I also take Ultram, but some people are against that drug, although I find it help and have had spells of it no problem. I think it's people who suffer depression that are more prone to struggle coming of Ultram.
Amarylis
03-15-2006, 12:33 PM
Two other options that come to mind are:
1) Increase your core strength. Pilates exercizes like the plank have really helped me. A physio could help with these.
2) Lyrica, while this drug is challenging to take at the beginning and takes a while to get used to, it has helped me more than I ever expected.
Good Luck
1) Increase your core strength. Pilates exercizes like the plank have really helped me. A physio could help with these.
2) Lyrica, while this drug is challenging to take at the beginning and takes a while to get used to, it has helped me more than I ever expected.
Good Luck