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[Britishbulldog]

Hi,sometimes we end up at our drs!dr im in pain please help!the answer is pain killers and anti inflammatory medication and perhaps some antidepressants!but we are never as individuals taken to oneside to treat our ailments for that specific pain surely not all general pain medication handed out helps!they just say get on with it is that it???

[deejames]

Hi BB. At its most basic level pain medication works by blocking the pain signals received by the brain so it doesn't matter if that pain is from a broken leg or a torn muscle.

Some medicines develope for one condition have been found to help another. I take Carbamazopine which is primarily for epilepsy but helps my trigeminal neuralgia which is a nerve condition.

Doctors do prescribe medication specific to the type of pain for instance nerve pain.

Are you struggling with pain at the moment ?

Dee

[Britishbulldog in reply to deejames]

Hi dee yes i am struggling im taking cocodamol30/500 and naproxen but to no avail!im going to get back to docs and see what they can do.thank you for the info

[Hidden]

There are actually it of painkillers designed to help certain/specific pain problems and areas and things like muscles or nerves it’s all about talking it through with the doctor and finding what the cause of the pain is. Although that is easy said than done for a lot of people lol .

If you feel your painkillers just aren’t helping anymore or your having a bad flare up for example then definitely go back and talk to the doctor and see if they can suggest something different or extra for you depending on the problem x

[Britishbulldog]

Cheers bexamy for information.i have oesteoarthritis of the spine and c4 c5 c6 c7 being the neck!so yes its worth a trip back to docs!thank you

[Hidden in reply to Britishbulldog]

Ouch are you having a bad flare up or are you always in a lot of pain? I feel like the painkillers your on really aren’t the best for what’s wrong with you, or do they normally work?

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[Britishbulldog in reply to Hidden]

Hi bexamy just bad flareups but i think im in need of betterpainkillers not sure what?