things I've tried that actually worked for pain

June 8, 2006

One of the newest things I discovered that help with my pain is one 500mg

Vicodin/hydrocodone and 800mg of Advil/ibuprophine. This combination was given

to me in the hospital last month when I was put in for pneumonia.

I can not take this combo right before bed unless I eat so if I am already

starting to hurt by the time I get home from work I take this combo at dinner

time and it lasts almost six hours for me. Long hot soaking baths or showers

also give me at least immediate relief when I am at the point of pulling my hair

out while waiting for the pain meds to kick in.

Sometimes getting in bed with a light blanket and a heavier blanket on top of

that will give me some all over pain relief. Propping up legs, elbows, knees

etc higher than heart level and using a heating pad on the painful area also

sometimes gives me relief.

For some reason rainy days flair up my fibromyalgia pain and if i am at work I

will break a Vicodin in half and take it then wait 30 min,

if this doesnt give me enough relief I then take the Advil on top of that.

For some reason Advil alone never gives me relief if its fibromyalgia pain.

It's hard to say if the Neurontin actually gives me any pain relief because it

knocks me out before the pain goes away. *lol* It's a great sleeping pill

though. I too experienced drowsy side effects the next day so if I am going to

take it I take it early in the evening before bed.

I have also tried relaxing massage. Deep tissue massage makes it worse so I

never get that kind any more. I have been tempted to try accupuncture back when

nothing seemed to give me any relief and I was doing shots of brandy just to

keep from commiting suicide.

But happily I finally found a doctor willing to help me with pain management and

am living alot better quality of life now. In the beginning of my joint and

muscle pain, aspirin and tylenol did help but I had to take two of each and it

also upset my stomach so I had to eat before taking them.

Strangely enough, Zoloft has actually helped with my night time pain. When I

asked why I was being given an antidepressant for pain my doctor said they didnt

know why, but that it worked for some people and it was worth a try. Turns out

in my case he was right. It was worth a try.

Sorry this was so long. Thanks for letting me be a part of the group. I know

that some days it means alot to know that someone else understands your pain

when the rest of the world acts like you are faking it.

Love

Dixie

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