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I have spinal stenosis and unsuccessful lumber spinal surgery , I also arthritis in lumber, thoracic and cervical spine. Plus knees and ankles. I have had one hip replacement. My problem is after numerous spinal nerve block injections and radio frequency treatments on my lumber region, I have been written off by the NHS. I cannot take NSAIDS as years of taking them have given me stomach ulcers. I was prescribed gabapentin and pregabalin which helped nerve pain from my spine but I gained 3and a half stone. I came off them and managed to get my weight down. Now I am at my wits end as to a medication tgat will help but not cause weight gain. Any ideas gratefully received.

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Hi Newby31. I'm not sure this is the right forum for your question. Somehow you've posted your question to the asthma/respiratory forum.

If you use the search bar in the top right corner, you'll be able to find the best forum for your question. All the best.

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So sorry about that. I couldn’t find a topic for pain management.I guess this is the wrong website fir me.

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I think there's a "pain concern" forum, if you pop that into the search box in the top right corner.

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You could ask your Doctor about Duloxetine as an alternative. I cared for someone who was intolerant to gabapentin and pregabalin for pain control, but found Duloxetine both efficient and tolerable. Plus a bonus aspect of calming anxiety. Worth talking it over as an idea. Good luck 🤞

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Thank you Beech. I can definitely speak to my GP about Duloxetine.

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