Pain Medications

[Guest guest]

Hi, I take neurontin for peripheral neuropathy symptoms. I

occasionally take baclofen for muscle cramps and spasms.

Usually 2 or 3 times per month when cramps are really bad. I

used to take vioxx and celebrex. They worked very well but

they damaged my kidneys, so beware of all meds in this family.

I take an occasional relafin for overall aches and it works

fair.

wade

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Everyone reacts a little differently to pain meds depending on your system,

symptoms and illnesses. Celebrex definately helped with my pain worth

every penny when I initially flared. I would caution you to get your blood

work done regularly as it can affect the liver. That said, it helped me

when I was initially diagnosed last year.

Good luck,

Jane in Michigan

In a message dated 6/7/2010 8:08:46 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

cntrygrlrak@... writes:

Hi all,

I am just wondering what pain medications are inexpensive and have worked

well for you. I have Fibromyalgia, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Raynauds, and

possibly Lupus. I have tried Voltaren-it didn't work at all for 1 week and

then was not as strong as motrin. I tried naproxin for three days and it

didn't help at all and my knees swelled up so bad that I stopped it and went

back to motrin. I tried mobic and it worked wonders but it caused stomach pain

so I had to stop it. And last but not least, I tried amitriptiline and it

was very helpful but made me sleepy all the time and it made my heart race.

Today my rheumy gave me a script for celebrex but when I took it to the

pharmacy they said that my doctor would have to write a letter to the

insurance company to get the drug approved-I have no idea how long that will

take.

In the meantime, I thought I would see what has worked for you all that is

inexpensive if possible. It is going to cost me $40 a month for the

Celebrex even after m y insurance approves it.

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

Have you tried tramadol yet, that is what I take.

in maryland

[ ] Pain medications

Hi all,

I am just wondering what pain medications are inexpensive and have worked well

for you. I have Fibromyalgia, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Raynauds, and possibly

Lupus. I have tried Voltaren-it didn't work at all for 1 week and then was not

as strong as motrin. I tried naproxin for three days and it didn't help at all

and my knees swelled up so bad that I stopped it and went back to motrin. I

tried mobic and it worked wonders but it caused stomach pain so I had to stop

it. And last but not least, I tried amitriptiline and it was very helpful but

made me sleepy all the time and it made my heart race. Today my rheumy gave me a

script for celebrex but when I took it to the pharmacy they said that my doctor

would have to write a letter to the insurance company to get the drug approved-I

have no idea how long that will take. In the meantime, I thought I would see

what has worked for you all that is inexpensive if possible. It is going to cost

me $40 a month for the Celebrex even after my insurance approves it.

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

Thanks ,

Maybe I'll try Voltaren again for longer and see how it does.

>

> , I was told by my doctor that Voltaren could take 3-6 months before

> it starts to work.

[Guest guest]

Thanks ,

I know that there are pain specialists in my area. I would just have to see

which ones are covered by my insurance but the tricky thing is that I can't take

narcotics or I could lose my job.

Thanks for the information on celebrex. I did know that it is supposed to be

easier on the stomach.