Pain Relievers
Pain relievers are most often analgesics such as acetaminophen and paracetamol. These drugs are commonly used to treat mild to moderate pain as well as fevers. Also available are narcotic pain relievers such as codeine. They may be used along with analgesics in order to increase their potency. This may be used to treat severe pain, migraine headaches, dental pain or menstrual pain. Finally, there are also anti-inflammatories that are used to treat pain caused by inflammation, which could be brought on by sports injuries or arthritis, for example. Common pain conditions include both chronic and acute pain such as: musculoskeletal pain, cancer pain, pain associated with other conditions and neuropathy pain.
Arthritis pain relievers include prescription medications such as NSAIDs, COX-2 inhibitors, DMARDs, corticosteroids, analgesics, narcotics and anti-inflammatories. With all of these different drugs to choose from, it can be difficult to tell which is right for you. Most doctors will make the decision for you based on the information that you give them, so make sure you describe your pain as specifically as possible. You may also be interested in making use of a natural pain reliever as most of the aforementioned drugs have side effects such as stomach bleeding – which, in rare cases, can lead to death.
Some of the more popular pain relievers include: Ultracet, codeine, oxycodone, Actron, Celebrex, Aleve and others. Pain relievers can be formulated in several combinations to reduce risk and increase potency, such as paracetamol and codeine preparations. Ultracet is a compound made up of tramadol and acetaminophen, and is used to treat moderate to severe pain.
In the United States there has been an increase in addiction to painkillers, especially oxycodone and hydrocodone. One way that doctors are able to decrease the chance of addiction is to combine these potent narcotics with less potent drugs such as analgesics.
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this is to the person who went to the emergency room the medicine they gave u was either tordal or tramadol
Posted on 3/30/2009 10:53:00 AM by Anonymous
I have been on methadone for 2 years and it has helped me alot. Its gave me my life back. I don't have to chase pain medication anymore. My life is alot better without the drugs.
Posted on 3/30/2009 10:39:00 AM by Anonymous
I have chronic back pain from a major reconstructive back surgery and hate to have to take norco but it is better than not being abkle to live and i hate that people abuse it and make it hard for the people that truly need the meds make me sick to think about those folks i also hate that i have to take it i was suposed to be better after this huge surgery i have more metal that the terminator
Posted on 3/16/2009 6:16:00 PM by Anonymous
I am a chronic pain sufferer and have ben on many different kinds of pain relievers including methadone and dilaudid. I got tired of the stigma attatched to Methadone and having difficulty finding licenced pharmacies so I opted for dilaudid and flexeril PRN. Unfortunately this is not enough and I suffer a great deal. Does anyone out there know of a perscribed pain reliever that is stronger and more effective than Dilaudid. I have not asked my doctor for anything stronger as I am afraid she may think I am becomings a narcotic seeker as they are called here. It may be helpful to know that I am Canadian so not all pain relievers are available here. Please, if anyone can help me I would be greatly endebted to you.
Posted on 3/14/2009 5:59:00 PM by Anonymous
i took vicodene for years didn't get hooked, my stupid wife called my doctor and said i could'nt get it hardon any more so the doctor quit giving it to me, i got pissed with her and got rid of her. i was happy with this medication cause i wasn't in pain anymore,i need this med to kill the pain.
Posted on 3/13/2009 8:41:00 PM by Anonymous
T+Toradol
Posted on 3/7/2009 10:12:00 PM by Anonymous
i just moved to this area, and needed a docter to see i'm on duragesic 100mcg/h and elival 150 mg at bedtime. i'm fixing to run out of my meds in 12 days. i have been with out my meds one time in the past 5 years and i couldn't sleep or eat any thing while i was out i, ihad night sweats and i couldn't get out of the bed.
Posted on 3/6/2009 5:34:00 PM by Anonymous
i was treated for my migraines by a drug called stadol.it works very well for me and was told to seek a pain specialist in my area to get a prescription of stadol in a nasal spray form.not sure where to begin to look for a pain specialist and wonder how expensive it would be for doctors visit and the prescription itself?
Posted on 2/16/2009 12:09:00 AM by Anonymous
trying to find a pill i found
Posted on 2/12/2009 8:08:00 AM by Anonymous
I hav been in consant pain for over the past twenty years or more recently while away on a tripi somehow forgot my pain meds luckly i ran int soeone who had the samekind of problem and let me try his pain med which turned out tobe oxycontin 80mg. I ddn't relieve the pain completely but it did minimize it to he point where i as able to get out and enjoy mysel in over twenty years thanks to the poweers that be frcoming up with something icalivewith.
Posted on 2/7/2009 9:25:00 PM by Anonymous
I have a broken jaw which Drs will not operate due to extensive surgery and no guarantee of less pain. I take meds and wish people would not abuse as it makes it difficult for people who have valid pain and require some relief. I take meds and do not have that HIGH they take about because the meds work for the pain, if you do not have pain do not take meds. Someday someone in your life may need meds and it maybe next to impossible for them to get help because of abusers.
Posted on 2/2/2009 7:07:00 PM by Anonymous
I have several chronic conditions that require presc. pain meds. I've also had horrible migraines since I was a teen. My problem is that my Dr. has prescribed the same amount of pain medicine for the last five years. My tolerence has increased but I have found something that helps: I take Lortab for one month (which is a narcotic) then take Ultram (a non-narcotic) for one month. by the time I am back to the Lortab, my body seems to respond to the drug better. I still have difficult days when neither works and a trip to the hospital is the only alternative. Hopefully they will find a new drug that helps chronic pain and isn't addictive. There's nothing worse than being a severe pain on a daily basis and have your whole life come to a halt. The depression that comes with it, because you can no longer do the things you used to is a huge problem too. I take Cymbalta for that and it seems to help with the effects of the pain as well. Good Luck!
Posted on 2/2/2009 1:04:00 PM by Anonymous
the hydrocodone is the only pain medicine that works for me. If I have too much food on my stomach when I take it though, the effect will be greatly diminished and the pain doesn't go away.
Posted on 1/16/2009 3:44:00 PM by Anonymous
to the person that got an i.v. in the emergency room for a migraine,you said the med. started with a 't'. it may have been TRAMADOL. I too suffer from migraines and i have had this med. in a shot form several times, and it does help,if its caught before it gets TERRIBLE> then it takes demoral
Posted on 1/15/2009 6:53:00 PM by Anonymous
hydrocodne is addictive because of the 'uplifting' feeling you get when you take it, nobody will ever convince me otherwise. I believe oxycodone helps wit my pain alot better.
Posted on 1/15/2009 6:44:00 PM by Anonymous
be careful...hydrocodone can give you severe stomach cramps if there is not enough food in your stomach,it is a lifesaver med.,but,another problem i've had with it is not being able to sleep,even taking 100mg. of elavil with it. on the other hand,oxycodne has never bothered my stomach,and i can sleep! i think i like it better than hydrocodone,it works very good for pain,just doesn't give that all over great feeling,that is what i believe makes people want it so bad,its a great uplifter for the spirits,as well as relieving the pain.
Posted on 1/15/2009 6:39:00 PM by Anonymous
HI MA HUBBIE HAD LOWER BACK PAIN AND RITE NOW ITS SO BAD THAT HE CAN DO ANYTHNAG AT ALL OR GET OUT OF BED ...WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP HIM WITH HIS PAIN ?????
Posted on 1/8/2009 6:46:00 PM by Anonymous
I to anm one of those looking for a "cure all" I have had chronic pain starting at 20 with my first back surgery. I'm 53 now and on disability for the past 4 years. No one counts the 35 years I worked or the fact I never became addicted during those years, but the body can only take so much. Now with all the types of arthritis and degenerative joimt disease I now am battleling Cauda Equina Syndrome, which most call a "back ache". To me thats saying cancer is the same as a pimple. There are things that are worst than addiction. Living in pain daily affects everything in life. I just want it to end and hope the next step is better.
We that are in pain need help. The ones that play with drugs will get it no matter what you do. The only people that DEA stops is the ones in pain that can't walk the streets and find a dealer on the corner. Uping the cost won't stop them but stops the people that can't work anymore and has to take what insurance allows.
Posted on 1/5/2009 4:51:00 PM by Anonymous
I'm sick of people calling those of us who have real pain "druggies", I have been on pain relievers for five surgeries and four types of arthritis, fibromyalgia/myofascial disease, osteoarthritis/osteoporosis and degenerative bone disease,along with microdiskectomy in my C5-6 spine area. I am in constant pain and the meds just take it down to what I call a "dull roar" and I won't go any higher in my dosage as I'm afraid that if I needed surgery again, which is being discussed, that I would not respond to the pain mreds in hospital. The pain makes me even more depressed and sometimes I don't leave my home for days/weeks, and don't want to be bothered with anyone/thing
Posted on 12/1/2008 9:21:00 PM by Anonymous
I had a really bad migraine and ended up in the hospital and treated with an IV medication that starts with a T. I dont know the name can you give me some names of medications that are used in the ER for pain because I had an allergic reaction and I need to know the name.
Posted on 12/1/2008 2:04:00 PM by Anonymous
i have conic pain in my lower back and sometimes the pain is so bad i cant do anything it isnt the prescription it is the sever pain i didnt want back surgery so i live with the pain but i have to have my meds , some people really use the meds for what they need it for not everyone is a abuser ... in god i trust
Posted on 10/25/2008 10:17:00 PM by Anonymous
yes, pain meds can cause anyone to become irrated and not interested in anyone, make sure the person iis not abusing the pain meds the doctor has prescribe, I have been on narcotic pain meds for 6 years now, not addicted take as perscribed but sometimes don't want to be bother. If it is cronic pain it is very hard to be around people some times just because the pain is so paid.
This is for the Anonymous posted 10-16-2008.
If you have anymore comments let know, maybe I can help.
womeninpain...
Posted on 10/23/2008 10:26:00 PM by Anonymous
Anyone have weight gain from Celebrex of Restoril?
Posted on 10/20/2008 9:11:00 PM by Anonymous
Can pain medication cause a person to be very irritated and not want anything to do with you?
Posted on 10/16/2008 11:13:00 AM by Anonymous
