I suffer from a number of pain generating conditions and am trying to find a medication which addresses my acute pain, predominantly from a back condition where my lower hips, spine and neck have degenerated causing 24/7 acute pain. Also have ongoing pain from an incision of the bladder neck and Prostate operation. Difficulty in passing urine and faecal matter. My current medications are as follows.
25mg Oxycodone daily
300 Gabapentin daily
25mg Amitriptyline daily
Despite the above, i am in constant pain
Someone has recommended Etoricoxib, does anyone have any experience of this drug?
If anyone has other suggestions of pain relieving medications, i would welcome any suggestions.
Thanks
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as my name here suggests. - I do think MST is a good medication - it’s taken twice a day - morning and night and important not to miss a dose because it keeps you topped up with pain relief and the side effects do pass once you have been on it for a couple of weeks.,
Sorry to hear about your constant pain. Over the last two years I have had 4 ops for a herniated disc and have been on a number of different pain killers. I find that GP's do not understand the types of pain killers and how to combine them to get the best effect. My back problems have caused me constant pain and was only improved when I got referred to a pain specialist. At the moment I am on Etoricoxib 60 mg once daily , Amitriptyline 10 mg once daily. Co-Dydramol 10/500 2 tablets every 6 hours, Pantoprazole 20 mg one daily and a Buprenorphine skin patch 10 micrograms replaced every 7 days. This has given me good pain relief and following the last op on Sept 18th I am now starting to reduce the dosage. The only side effect so far has been the inevitable constipation. Individually we all respond differently to pain killers and I would suggest that you push for a referral to a pain specialist.
I wish you all the best and hope that you can find the right combination for you.
I am sorry to hear you are struggling with your pain. I wonder if our 'manage your pain' leaflet would be helpful for you: painconcern.org.uk/product/... This leaflet explains why we get pain and things we can do to try and alleviate the pain.
We also have Pain Education sessions which goes in to this further. They are a 2 hour online session and can be booked here: ow.ly/bz3450SZb7g
It provides information on self-management ideas that can be used. We have had positive feedback from attendees about it helping them manage their pain, and I hope you find the same if you decide to join.
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