help what painkillers best for flares and fibro

[pauluk60]

spent yesterday with the world going on and me out of it tramadol seems to be losing effect started antidepressant not sure if its doing anything any ideas

[MadBunny]

Like Ajay575 I would suggest you speak to your doctor to see what they suggest- especially if you are on any other meds. I hope you find something that helps.

[Pasjc in reply to MadBunny]

Thank you I will x

[pauluk60]

thanks ajay yep i noticed sometimes one works better than others but when you get the aches/pain/fogged up need to be careful dont take to many bad pain aches the other day just kept taking diffent ones till it went but i did not feel right doing that but worked so i will do as you say and talk with doc and again ta for reply

[Deeb1764 in reply to pauluk60]

If the fibro pain was bad I have been trying the pressure point technique and I have to say it does help reduce the pain down. When my hubby does the ones on shoulder blade area I can feel (after cursing a lot) the pain reduce down.

[Runrig01 in reply to Deeb1764]

I have a gadget for doing pressure point massage on yourself. It was recommended to me by a physio, and is a godsend. So easy to get to the difficult areas on my back and shoulder. Here’s a link of one similar to mine

amazon.co.uk/The-Original-B...

[pauluk60 in reply to Runrig01]

hi Maureen thanks for reply looks interesting got a good name a bit pricey but if it works worth it will look into it

[wishbone]

Best speak with your GP first as MadBunny says, but I find a tramadol and paracetamol combo has worked well for me for several years. The paracetamol helps the tramadol work better as mentioned y Ajay.

[ary88]

Back to basics Paul, you know what works. Hope you find your daily routine, subject to change!that helps get you back into things again.It takes months after what you've been through, as you know.

[Pasjc]

I have Atropic gastritis as well as PA, RA I find it very difficult to take tablets very difficult when I have a flare I would love to take an ibrufen but consultant says NO x

[pauluk60 in reply to Pasjc]

hi pasjc well what about a fluid / liquid type painkiller or you cant take them because of your gastritis i have a link for you about might be interesting sciencedirect.com/science/a...

[Pasjc in reply to pauluk60]

Thanks id love to take a look. I've recently had a total knee replacement all I could take was paracetamol thanks

[pauluk60 in reply to Pasjc]

OUCH!!!!