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@dals, I am so sorry to hear of the road you have traveled. I believe I could say I know some of what you have faced. Every doctor has said, well, I don't know maybe your need more rest, or lets check this and that. How many years did I walk this earth and did not know I had RA. Now I found out I am at Stage 3 on Kidney Disease...How long has that gone overlooked. I finally have an appt at the Pain Clinic at the University. I really don't want any narcodics. But, a stronger dose of Ibprophen. I pray that you have some relief. Even a day of no pain will make you feel like there is a chance that you will someday be pain free.
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Yes oregongirl it is hard on liver as well as kidneys.Did you ever take Tramadol?
OREGON GIRL....
I KNOW THAT NARCODICS ARE NOT THE BEST IDEA, BUT NEIGHT IF HIGH DOSES OF IBUPROPHEN. IBURPROPHEN, EVEN THE OVER THE COUNTER STRENGTH, CAN EAT AWAY AT THE LINING OF YOUR STOMACH. I WAS TAKING LARGE DOSES FOR A WHILE AND I DEVELOPED SO MANY ISSUES. THANK GOODNESS, WHEN I STOPPED AND HAD WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY, SYMPTOMS FROM THE IBURPROPHEN WENT AWAY. I AM SURE THERE ARE OTHER AREAS OF THE BODY THAT MIGHT HAVE NEGATIVE EFFECTS. PLEASE DO YOUR RESEARCH. BTW....I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN ABOUT NARCOTICS, THAT IS WHY I DO NOT TAKE PAIN KILLERS VERY OFTEN AND WHEN I DO, IT IS USUALLY UNDER THE PRESCRIBED AMOUNT.
RONNIE
HI LIONESS
I WAS GIVEN TRAMADOL WHEN I HAD AN INFECTION IN MY WISDOM TOOTH. FOR ME, IT WORKED GREAT! FOR ME, IT WORKS BETTER THAN HYDROCODONE AND OXYCODONE, BUT EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT.
RONNIE
Yes it does U was given this for my back in 05 and the rheumatologist kept me on it for fibro I was just reading 1Peter 4 re-read it interesting why Christians suffer.
I started out at 3a day in 05 now down to 1@night for sleep
I have been prescribed Tramadol. Its ok! But something everyone states does not work for them is Gabapentin. It works great. Pain pills only take the edge off, but the not the pain away. Sometimes I want a bigger edge taken off.
I also use the combination of Tramadol, but had to reduce gabapentin due to stomach upset. I think gabapentin works for me the best .
That's fine everyone's make up is different Gabapentin didn't work for me at all but Cymbalta does so far
@oregongirl I am one of those who got no benefit from gabapentin, but my pain management doc always said it made my pain medicine more effective so I kept taking it. When my Dad developed dementia, his neurologist told him to discontinue it immediately and that got me to thinking about getting off of it. My brain fog was so much better almost overnight when I weaned all the way off - I was on the highest dosage recommended. There are trade offs for pretty much every medicine we take and everyone has to make their own choices based on the info they have and how their body reacts. My experience was that any benefit I was getting from it was not worth the mental costs now and possibly in the future.
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@oregongirl, for yourself please think hard about wanting a stronger dose of ibuprofen. I am also in stage 3 kidney disease brought about because of ibuprofen use. I no longer use ibuprofen or any other NSAID because of their ill effects on your kidneys.