pain from osteoporosis?

my mum has osteoporosis and has bad back pain in the area were the osteoporosis is. I have read articles that it is possible to have pain without having a fracture. I’m looking for advice on what she can take for it as the doctor only wants to give her opiods which she’s refusing. Can anyone recommend anything.

[CinnamonRose]

I'm sorry for your mum. Is there a reason she won't use opioids? I have to have them, If she's worried about becoming addicted a great friend who's a Dr told me that if the body needs it, it will utilise it and you won't become addicted, it's when folk take it without needing it that they become addicted. I just thought I'd write that as it makes sense and I have to take Oxycodone morning and night and top up when necessary if with 5 mgs needed. If she won't take the opioids, she's a bit stuck, sometimes paracetamol then 2 hours later ibuprofen as a pattern throughout the day, obviously not any more than 8 paracetamol in a day but if you keep up the constant topping up it can help. I hope she gets some relief, pain is awful it takes up your whole life xx

[Haz58]

I can only say if her back pain is very bad insist on an x-ray. I suffered for 3 weeks with horrendous acute back pain, no falls, bangs, nothing that started it and kept being told it was muscular. Turned out I had a vertebrae compression fracture at T9. They couldn't do anything but gave me morphine and oh my it helped. Like Rose rightly said if you need it you don't get addicted. I was worried about that but my GP said only if taken when not needed do you get addicted.

[TerriersAll]

Your poor mum. They really ought to offer her an x-ray, particularly if this is relatively new onset pain. As for the drugs, I think it is quite personal. I can't tolerate codeine - very violent stomach upsets - and I tend to mix and match my painkillers (ibuprofen, paracetamol and aspirin). You need to be careful when and how they are mixed but I find it works for me. Good luck.

[Kaarina]

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