CONOLODINE for Stenosis and Arthritis

Posted by joy1329 @joy1329, Dec 2 10:55am

I have serious arthritis and spinal stenosis and polymyalgia rheumatica. I have constant pain and have just purchased Conolodine supplement. Does any one have any experience with this product?

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Dec 2 12:46pm

Welcome to Mayo Connect, a support group for patients and caregivers dealing with the challenges of managing disease, pain and living life.

Thr drop Conolodine, in its natural form, has been used as a pain reliever in Eastern medicine for a long time.

Synthetic conolidine was first produced in 2011, and there are few studies of its safety, effectiveness, and proper dosage at this point. See this recent paper:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8908788/#:~:text=Conolidine%20is%20found%20in%20the,pain%20and%20fever%20(57).
As with all supplements, you should clear its use with your medical team before trying, in case of reactions or interactions.

My personal approach would be to consult with a trained doctor of Oriental medicine, and stick to the natural version.

Remember that supplements bought on line or over the counter are not tested or approved by the FDA and their quality and purity are not assured.

shawnkthryn | @shawnkthryn | Dec 2 8:21pm

No i haven't but am interested. Is this Rx? To treat severe pain?

iamtoast | @iamtoast | Dec 2 8:22pm

This is the main pain medication in my implanted pain pump. It significantly helps by body, joint, skin pain/sensitivity.
For me, I could gladly up my done 20-30% but that seems to make my occipital nyralgia/transform migraines have significant more stabbing. Out of them all the head is by far the most common and intrusive. It is certainly worth a try. It I didn't have that additional issue, it might have allowed me to work/funtion as a human again.

shawnkthryn | @shawnkthryn | Dec 2 8:24pm

@joy1329 I've never heard of this is. Is it a rx or otc pain reliever?

iamtoast | @iamtoast | Dec 2 11:45pm

Conolodine is prescription only and, I'm fairly certain can only be prescribed by pain specialist or presumably GPs with the pain/opiates certification.

ichbindck | @ichbindck | Dec 6 6:55am

It is not prescription. I bought over internet but had no effect on my back pain.

ichbindck | @ichbindck | Dec 6 6:57am

In reply to @shawnkthryn "No i haven't but am interested. Is this Rx? To treat severe pain?" + (show)

Is not prescription. Can buy over internet. I got for spinal stenosis but had no effect

Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Dec 6 2:39pm

In reply to @ichbindck "Is not prescription. Can buy over internet. I got for spinal stenosis but had no effect" + (show)

Medications purchased over the internet can be highly suspect if they do not come from a reputable, established supplier. I am not talking about the retail seller like Amazon, but rather the source. Because these are not regulated or tested by FDA or anyone else, you really don't know what you are buying. And whenever a promoter talks about a "proprietary formula" and doesn't disclose the exact quantities of each in it is a RED FLAG and you need to run away.

All that said, I know that synthesized conolodine is being used by some doctors pain pumps, but that would be under medical strict supervision and probably in a higher dosage, and than is offered on-line. And research is still on-going on what might be a safe and therapeutic does, as well as any long-term risks, before it is ready for prime time.

ichbindck | @ichbindck | Dec 7 9:38am

Sue, thank you for this important warning. You are absolutely right. As a retired Chemical Engineer I am very careful of what medical/herbal products I purchase. In this case I did buy from Amazon. I asked 4 doctors about Conolodine but none of them ever heard of it.