Thanks guys :) I have missed you as well! I've just been really busy with work lately and so my social life has kind of slipped......but as you can see I'm getting back in the swing of things....
Hey Everyone, Its been a long time since I've posted, but overall I'm doing ok. about 6 weeks ago, I started physical therapy because I don't feel I received the desired results from the RFA...
@Recovery, Oxycodone causes me mood issues which often lead to depression symptoms. They make me overly emotional for extended periods of time over something I would normally just be a little upset...
I have had the procedure done three different times (once a year) and I just had the right side done 6 days ago, the left side done roughly 3 weeks ago. The left side right now is experiencing less...
The good news is different muscle relaxants work via different mechanisms. Baclofen is specifically Gaba B agonist. GHB (Xyrem) affects this same receptor much more strongly (along with another...
Welcome HWH, IMO, presnidone is good for short term "flare ups" but its use should really be limited and reserved for those flare-ups (the body builds tolerance lightning fast to cortizones). Also,...
Jm 77, welcome to the forums :) I agree with what Snowbunny said. Pain itself is very relative to the person and condition. The cause of pain (example nerve vs joint inflamation pain vs muscle...
Thanks Snowbunny :) **hugs** The medication did help, and on top of the Nucynta it was more tolerable than taking a second one. I'm grateful my doctor allowed. Only two issues really. The first is...
I can certainly understand where OP is coming from and empathize. Our friends/family know we have these chronic conditions..... we get monthly appts with our PM and additionally we often at some...
Hey everyone, Just wanted to update the group and let you guys know that my minimally invasvive surgery/procedure went reasonably well. I went in this time without taking the Nucynta pre-op and while...
Sorry to here about your buldging disc that's probably pinching nerves (that's my issue at L5, medial branch nerves to be specific as shown by an MRI in 2009) BUT on the bright side, you do know...
@momtokids...I was only given shots of hydromorphone, not the tablet. Upon leaving, they got permission from my PM to allow me to have a small script for percocet, which I was surprised of since I...
Hey everyone, This Thursday I get the first side of my procedure done (which was previously done about 15 months ago) where they use a minimally invasive procedure/surgery to guide a heating element...
Your are welcome Snowbunny :) I noticed you have a herniated disc in your lower back. I got an MRI in 2009 that confirmed the L5 (I believe that is the correct term) was pretty much crushed and that...
SnowBunny, I live in the Baltimore area, although north and east of the city by about 25 miles up in Harford County. I'm really sorry to hear how badly this storm affected you and your aftermath...
I will agree neuropathic chronic pain and depression seem to go hand in hand. I think they are directly linked, especially since anti depressants can improve the symptoms of both (not all the time of...
Glad I could be of some help Hibee. It really comes down to what works for the individual. I'm enthusiastic about Nucynta because for me personally, it seems to have the least consequences, tolerable...
Musiclover, Sometimes it takes time to uncover everything that is actually causing the pain and sometimes its additional factors that are unknown at the time and are discovered later down the line....
Personally, I feel Nucynta (tapentadol) is a similiar but superior medication. Its basically modelled closely to the m1 metabolite of tramadol, so its stronger than tramadol in narcotic action but...
Kaely, glad I could be of help. Looking at the FDA PDF on cyclobenzaprine, it doesn't mention abuse, but it does mention a risk of withdraw symptoms when abruptly stopped. However, this is normal...
I have to strongly agree that the VA should be used limitedly for medications and if possible procedures. The VA is extremely cost conservative and they tend to place risk management above actual...
I agree with Screaming Eagle. Some narcotics are only partially cross-tolerant with each other. By this I mean if you are put on another opioid, you previous tolerance will play some role but because...
Hi D007, Aside from Neurontin and Cymbalta (both of which are useful for some individuals with nerve pain), you could try a trail of Lyrica to replace the Neuro, but keep in mind it is more potent...
Kaely, Unfortunately Flexiril has (over the past few years) become more of a drug of abuse, although in a limited fashion. It used to be considered having no real potential for abuse, but along with...
Monica, I am sorry to hear about your distressing situation. I had some issues getting my Nucynta filled at times because it was a much less commonly prescribed pain medication. With that being said,...
Hi Tina :) I'm doing ok and my weekend was too short as I had a 6 day work week. With that being said, it seems my pain is a bit more "spread" on the RA side, but the medial branch pain has been at...
Scooter, May I humbly recommend to you that there are treatment options outside of subutex that do not include narcotics. These medications DO carry an addiction risk but usually only when they are...
I'm really sorry to hear about that Lasa. I also get very buzzed/loopey after lidocaine injections. They give them to me when testing the medial nerve branch area before performing the yearly radio...
Hi Kaely. Sorry to hear about your situation, as I went through something similiar a few years ago. I was covered under the VA for a bit after returning from a Kosovo deployment (national guard) and...
"says addiction and tolerance are the same thing." Possibly the biggest MYTH about chronic pain treatment. Roughly, only about 2 percent of the population using opioid medications for chronic pain...
Well, you could have lomotil (a C-V motility narcotic, though it crosses the BBB just enough to ease withdraw and has low risk with withdraw) and a low dose of effexor (perhaps once every other day)...
This is something I'll need to discuss with my doctor. Thanks for the info....
Glad to hear the effexor is helping. To my understanding, Cymbalta has a shorter half life and quicker "plasma" build, therefore its essentially quicker and more potent in effects. In this respect,...
I've so been there, done that. I can think of a recent incident in which I was helping someone change a flat tire. 10 minutes of sweat and work that "pulls" like that is all it takes. Working out, I...
Kratom is legal in all 50 states, and can be made into a tea. It comes in powder packets which are extracts. It lasts for about 2 to 3 hours and its narcotic properties are mild. However, if you are...
To be honest momtokids, I think Nucynta is essentially Demerol's successor. It has far less side effects, less abuse risk, and a longer duration of action. Its downfall is that unlike demerol which...
Nini, I hope your doctor can get your BT pain under control. Breakthrough pain has become a more significant issue for me lately as the effects of the Radio Freq Nuerotomy are wearing off. The...
Aww thanks Bailymom :) I love researching and dicussing pharmacoloy and pharmadynamics (as well as medication magt, medical studies, nuerotransmitter science, receptor types, ect). I love knowing how...
BaileysMom, I am glad to hear you are getting relief from the Nucynta (tapentadol). I've been on it since 2010 (occasionally switched out with Vicodin for 1 month) and its worked better than...
One note to add. Tapentadol does seem to have a few specific side effects, though some only occur at break through pain dose for me (150mgs - 2 75mg tablets). It seems to cause dehydration so be sure...
Tapendtadol (nucynta) was originally only approved for short term use, most likely because it was new and there wasn't evenough data at the time to determine its abuse and dependancy liability....
Miscali, I have thought the same thing myself at times. In my own personal experience in doing a short term "experiment" of not taking my pain medication for 36 hours, my pain levels were...
Hi everyone, I very rarely post over here (chronic pain is my home) but I have had issues with generalized long lasting depression and chronic pain caused by sciatica via a crushed disc. The...
I personally believe untreated pain over an extended period of time is both mentally and physically dangerousto a persons health, and can shorten their life span. That is why in pain treatment, I...
On rare occasion, I've had what seemed to be a breakthrough dosing of my pain medication (150mgs of nucynta instead of my normal 75 as allowed by my PMD for spikes) cause a panic attack. The NRI...
Bailysmom, For me personally, Soma does a good job but as I've stated, my usage is carefully "timed" to ensure that its not used around the clock. it has both a lot of pros and cons, so I think its...
Retired Mom, As of December 2011, Soma is now a Schedule IV federally and in January 2012, the new rules took effect. This was a long time coming because a good portion of Soma is changed in the...
I had the same issue with Oxy IR when it was previous prescribed for pain relief. Its been quite some time since I was on it, but I remember I'd get about 3 hours of pain relief. It kicked in fast...
I have such mixed feelings about watching shows like that. I know narcotics can be addictive. They should ALWAYS be treated with respect, no matter how weak or strong they are. I will agree that...
Always working. I too injured myself while I was in the military......though its effects didn't truly manifest until December 2006 while on my Kosovo deployment. I truly empathize and sympathize that...