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Anyone here dealing with peripheral neuropathy?
Neuropathy | Last Active: Apr 25 1:31pm | Replies (2916)Comment receiving replies
Hello. May I jump in and ask if anyone using opiods for pain...is complexed over whether or not it helps pain or, as Drs say, creates more pain? I've been using Norco (hydrocdone) 5mg 2 years for full body burning, cramping, numbness, aching and sharp pains. Thanks for weighing in.
Rachel
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My opioid pain medication removes the pain so I can sleep or sit. If I try walking around I will feel pain in my feet. If I keep walking the pain eventually will be more than the pain medication handle. I started out using no pain medication. When I could not longer sleep I took Hydrocodone. The pain got worse and I had to take more pain medication. So, did the pain increase on its own, did my body get used to the pain medication and I needed more or did the opioids make my pain worse? (rhetorical question) My neurologist said at the very beginning that my neuropathy would only get worse over time. Either way I have needed stronger pain medication over the last 4 years.