Re: What pain medicine do you all use

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In a message dated 10/12/2003 10:34:10 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

jjslp122@... writes:

> What type of medication do

> you all take for pain???

>

>

I use Naproxin just about daily. It helps me the most.

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,

I am assuming your husband's leg pain is muscular in nature. When I was

in my teens, I was given prescription potassium (liquid form) due to

some wierd muscle pain in my legs. I was walking alot and my neurologist

suggested this. I do remember it helped and I could have a normal

teenage life. (school, work, social life etc) I took it maybe 2 years,

2X a day; long story short, I haven't had leg pain since. Now I think

my Vitamin E helps blood pumping to muscles and keeps everything in

balance. Perhaps instead of an orthopedist, you might want to get

another opinion from a neurologist on the leg pain.

The neuro might be able to give you and your husband some thoughts on

whether this leg pain is nerve, muscle or bone (as in arthritis). Once

you know that, there may be alternatives to the Loritab also.

Just a thought and my limited experience.

~ Gretchen

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I take neurontin and if it doesn't seem to be working I piggyback it with a

benedryl, with the blessing of my neurologist. Cathleen

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Hi Cathleen,

I use Topamax, but would like something else, since the

Topamax is just barely taking the edge off, and thats it. I took

Neurontin, but it caused nauseua, so i had to switch to Topamax.

Good luck on finding the right combo.

There's not too many drs. out there that are sympathetic to our

pain for some unknown reason. Makes me madder than all get out.

Do they think that our pain isn't real? I wish that they could

only know. I was wondering how a doctor would handle this type

of pain, you all know how!

Narcotics, and anything else that would help, thats what i don't

even want to get started on that subject! Anyway, good luck

Cathleen. Have a pain free day, if possible, i know.

Barb