New Member w/ Pain

Hello all, I have just registered on this app. I have all sorts of neurotic pain. Are there any home remedies that anyone could recommend? I am 18 , a full time college student, and I refuse to be put on pain medication.

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I drink coffee. The caffeine helps with the pain receptors in the brain. That’s why many pain meds advertise added caffeine.

[deejames]

Hi . Welcome to the forum and I applaud your resolve not to take pain medication.

Maybe I've got this wrong but if you do suffer from 'neurotic ' pain, do you have any idea what is causing it ?

Is it something to do with going to college ?

Dee

[cyberbarn]

Do you know about Dr. Francomono’s 75% Plan for Pain Relief. She is a doctor in America that specialises in pain and Ehlers Danlos syndrome.

"Take, for instance that your medications take care of 20% of your pain relief. Then you use your TENS unit for another 10% reduction. Some Tiger Balm on your painful joints brings another 5% of pain relief. Maybe you could pull out your heating pad too for another 5% of pain relief. Then you decide upon a warm soak with Epsom Salts for another 10% pain relief. Deep breathing and some PT exercises combine for another 10% of relief. And then you watch a great movie for another 15% of pain relief. So now you have 75% of your pain managed effectively. How would your days be different if 75% of your pain was gone? Dr. Francomono’s plan demonstrates the importance of using multiple strategies…even if each one only makes a tiny difference, the difference made when they all are added together is significant.”

[Mapleleaf17 in reply to cyberbarn]

Your comments hit the nail on the head. I know from personal experience that if you are looking for something to stop the pain you will be looking for a lifetime. There is no one thing that will do it. After a trip to a pain clinic here in Canada, I came to the realization that I needed to use the tools available and stack them. So now I wear my tens machine to bed at night and take medication that is prescribed and utilize physiotherapy to help me manage my pain from neuropathy.

[crpsSucks]

Cyerbarn, is right about a multi-pronged approach (I won't criticise the maths ). I find it amazing the no UK doctor has recommended hot/ cold therapy to me. Comedy is a good pain relief too! Also, something I've learn is to roll with the punches. If you try to ignore it and just go on, it will kick your arse (I want to go out tonight, but I know this minor flareup I'm having now will get worse).

I wouldn't totally discount pain medication. I'm a software developer (so my brain is my livelihood), I do a lot in cyperbarn's list and take some strong medication (most side-effects go within a week). There's nothing wrong with being headstrong (I'm stubborn myself), you should be open to options (many pain meds are derived from natural products).

Takes some trial and error, good luck!

[Amkoffee]

There are variety of things people can do for pain that are not medicine. And then there are some things people can take that is not an opiate but can help control your pain. But I don't know where your pain is or what kind of pain you have. You mentioned neurotic pain but that doesn't really say anything.

For example if you have any pain in your back or pain that's radiating from your back you might want to try purchasing a TENS unit and using that on your back. I find it's very useful. The downfall of it is that it only works when you're wearing it. However most are portable and with a battery you can wear it all day long. Gabapentin and pre gablin are both very similar in how they work but they typically are used for radiating pain, for example sciatica. Their name brand is Neurontin and Lyrica. There is also NSAIDS such ibuprofen or meloxicam. Both of which will help with inflammation which helps with the pain. But you want to be very careful how much you take of it because they can cause a forever amount of stomach problems. I can't go without saying how important it is to meet with a physical therapist a few times. He/she should be able to show you some stretches and exercises that can be done to help your pain or at least keep your pain from getting worse.