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I take a lot of supplements. He suggests corticosteroids. I have not tried that yet. I...
I just saw a pain management doctor ... I am on opioids and gabapentin and a ... He says let’s get the pain under control
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jan 22, 2023
Even though I had minimally invasive surgery for my repair it is minimally invasive as compared...
There was obvious healing pain for a ... couldn't handle without the use of opioids ... I even rarely took Tylenol for pain ... realize that all of us have different pain
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Jan 14, 2023
@andytheman @luckybear You are not alone, we are many who have suffered before, or now, with...
I have a really extreme painful day ... like a snake on the floor, in so much pain ... even I already taken all kinds of opioids ... thoughts, worst fear, worries, and often pain
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Jan 7, 2023
Hello! I've been diagnosed with Small Fiber (Poly-) Neuropathy. I have pain due to sensory symptoms...
I have pain due to sensory symptoms ... (mostly aches and shock-like pains) ... as well as autonomic effects (gut pain ... I'm in a local pain support group ... years to find) wants to prescribe opioids
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Dec 13, 2022
Yes , congrats Michelle. I think Rachel’s comments are exactly how I will feel if I...
antidepressant, have made big changes in my opioid ... Actually , I will start weaning my opioids ... ve been on it for many years , pre pain ... hoping I can concentrate on weaning my opioids
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Nov 24, 2022
In terms of your pain, have your looked into Kratom? I am actually getting off of...
In terms of your pain, have your looked ... become totally ineffective for my pain ... covers for me 70% and is far safer than opioids ... doesn't have a high, isn't an opioid ... when literally nothing works for my pain
Support Group: Sleep Health
Posted: Nov 21, 2022
Neuroscientist Dr. Michele Ross’s statement to the FDA on their attack on kratom. This was statement...
pathway is not activated downstream of opioid ... safe substitute for more dangerous opioids ... are dependent on high doses of legal opioids ... for chronic pain. ... fatigue, relieve stress, and ease pain
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Nov 14, 2022
NIDA Dir Dr Nora Volkows Blog doesn’t subscribe to the FDA’s finding. AND NIDA looks at...
as a weak partial agonist at the mu-opioid ... reward-associated side effects than other opioids ... toward the potential of this drug in pain
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Nov 14, 2022
@rwinney - My pain started when I was T-boned in a VW bug in the mid...
@rwinney - My pain started when I was ... a step without screaming from the pain ... fractures for the past 10 years, the pain ... ve also learned to avoid nsaids and opioids ... that cause me more pain.
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Nov 13, 2022
It is good to hear you have found some relief with prudent use of opioids. I...
found some relief with prudent use of opioids ... and acetaminophen 325 mg (Norco) for pain ... due to the chronic, but tolerable pain ... constipation an issue for you or others using opioids
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Nov 5, 2022
Hi, I'm Blake and 29. I have a rare condition that I was born with called...
basically a hole in my spine, I'm in pain ... most of the day every day I get back pain ... , neck pain and migraines. ... bearable, it's actually the only pain ... patients and doesn't think that opioids
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Oct 28, 2022
For some time, I was taking 3200 mg Gabapentin a day but it caused a major...
I also have a intrathecal pain pump ... Unfortunately, opioids don't work ... the SCS works, I won't need the pain
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Oct 25, 2022
@bogeydune Hello and welcome to Connect. I couldn't agree with you more about the traditional western...
setting folks up to live with chronic pain ... proud that you are no longer taking opioids ... "not effectively treating your pain ... Have you explored a pain rehabilitation ... approach like the Mayo Clinic Pain
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Oct 17, 2022
@chuck406 I hear ya and share in that frustration!! I decided to avoid the opioid route...
I decided to avoid the opioid route ... relate to wanting constant, torturous pain
Discussion: RSD/CRPS
Support Group: Brain & Nervous System
Posted: Sep 25, 2022
I Am 65 yrs old woman who is In a power chair due to A balance...
allergies as well - I am on low dose Opioid ... where I’m allergic to every Known Opioid ... Mahjong It takes your mind off of pain ... ; off - I can’t even talk about my pains ... to twice a month to talk about my pains
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Sep 10, 2022
@novy3 - There is a discussion on the shockwave therapy where you can read what others...
laser therapies as alternatives to opioids ... for acute and chronic pain management
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Sep 4, 2022
@chiefd67 I would like to welcome you to this awesome community at Mayo Connect - chronic...
community at Mayo Connect - chronic pain ... I ask because there are non-opioid, ... strategies for dealing with chronic pain
Discussion: Chronic Pain
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Sep 1, 2022