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Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: IL
Posts: 279
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Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: IL
Posts: 279
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Originally Posted by -Spike-
Wow, that must be so hard to not be able to take any meds, due to a lack of tolerance. I can definitely relate to that to a degree. There is a whole list of medications that helped me, yet the side effects were so harsh that I simply could not take them. It took me a very long time to sort through all of the meds that we tried in order to find the few that I can take without too many harsh side effects.
Question: Have you ever tried Voltaren Gel? It is a topical gel and is very good at reducing pain for me. There is also a Ketamine gel mix that works wonders for many people too. Maybe those would work, since they are not ingested.
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Most of the meds are due to ineffectiveness. I've asked my docs for compounding creams, muscle relaxers, anything. Gaba didn't work & caused 40 pound weight gain; Lyrica is not covered; meloxicam caused mouth sores; amitriptyline/cymbalta not effective; ibuprofen ate my esophagus. What has worked even on a moderate level, they won't prescribe. I've had arthroscopy, steroid injections (knee), euflexxa injections (knee). I don't really want to do the LSB's more because I have a problem with how that was all handled but I am willing to try anything. Just can't get any docs to play along with the insurance.
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