Alternatives to NSAIDS? - Pain Management Message Board

taape · 03-06-2006, 08:45 PM

I've been on NSAIDS for years and was fine but now my stomach is hurting. I have chronic inflammation that causes pain and I'm unable to get off of the stuff. Does anyone have a suggestion of what type of medication I could take for severe inflammation? I seem to be able to go for 24 hours once a week or once every other week with just taking tylenol not a NSAID but I can hardly function and it does nothing for pain control.

ARANGER · 03-06-2006, 10:38 PM

Hey Taape

Would you mind telling us what your diagnosis is? It may help us to answer your question better.

There are many ways to control pain. With a diagnosis, it may help us to suggest a few things.

Take care.

taape · 03-07-2006, 06:10 AM

ARABGER,
I've got several herniated discs and foot pain and numbness. Mostly the numbness is causing the pain and there seems to be no pain medicine to control that. Ice helps but doesn't do much. Do you have any ideas how to treat inflammation? Thanks

Mary Anne9998 · 03-07-2006, 07:38 AM

I was on ibuprofen for several years and also have to take Nexium along with it. Then my blood pressure started going up and I have always had low BP. So I stopped taking it and now only take it for a few days at a time and only a couple times a month. The pain sometimes is horrible, but I would rather suffer with it, than to start having problems because of taking it.

Blasterboy · 03-07-2006, 03:15 PM

Best to see a Gastrogestrologist and schedule an endoscopy to see what's happening down there, (the lovely pipe down the throat thing,) about this as long term NSAID use wreaks the stomach, I'm sure that's not new news to you. Sounds like it's also time to get on a PPI. Nexium, Losec, etc, many different types they help prodect the stomach linning and let it heal if need be.