Nefopam

[Gladys93]

Can anyone advise me about Nefopam. I have been taking this for five days now. I gives me some relief but terrible insomnia.

[kjaylah]

I’ve been taking it for about 5 weeks about an hour before bed without any problem, it took a good 3 weeks to start working.

It hasn’t caused me any sleep disturbance, but I use sleep music to help me drift off anyway.

Perhaps try taking it slightly earlier than you do.

[subzerotemps]

I have been using it since August. Up to 3x3/day. Insomnia terrible from the start. Changed to taking evening one at 8pm and go to bed around 11pm, but still occasionally am awake all night. If I take any earlier effects are worn off by time I need it. I am also now experiencing terrible stomach problems - pain and diarrhoea. Dropped to 2,2,3 a day and has eased a bit but not totally. Dropping has made pain return. I like the pain relief it gives (to some pain at least), but am also struggling with side effects.

[Gladys93 in reply to subzerotemps]

Thanks for your reply. Nefopam is really good for pain relief and now taking it earlier in the day. So far the only side effects have been insogmia. I struggle with all pain relief medication, co codomol and tramadol being the worst. Hope you manage to overcome your stomach problems.

[subzerotemps in reply to Gladys93]

Thank you. Going to call doc next week as it is debilitating. Sensitive to every other drug given. Was on huge amounts of cocodamol for years. But now weaned off I don't want to go back to it.

[Gladys93 in reply to subzerotemps]

Good luck with getting it sorted. Would be interested to hear what the doctor recommen ds.

[subzerotemps in reply to Gladys93]

So yesterday I decided to come off it completely. I'm still plagued by bad stomach. I think a month or so off everything may give body a chance to get back to normal. I'm open to give it another try but need all drugs out of system before I try again. Pain is intense but body needs to adjust first. If only this was easy.

[Gladys93 in reply to subzerotemps]

Good to hear you are off nefopam. I went to doctors last Wednesday, after waiting three weeks for an appointment, he said nefopam was a very powerful and addictive drug. I only took it because my flare up was the worst I had experienced. I am now managing with ibuprofen. He gave me a steroid injection for my shoulder, but said I really needed a shoulder replacement! Do hope managed alright without meds for a while.

[subzerotemps in reply to Gladys93]

Thank you. I've no idea how I will cope, but body is telling me to "just be" for a while. My head is so much clearer off cocodamol.