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Originally Posted by neckpain
Hello.I am a 33 year old male and i have been having neck pain and bad headaches for over a year.About 6 months ago I found out from a MRI that I have multi level degenerative cervical disk disease.My doctor told me to go to physical therapy and to take tylenol or ibuprofen for the pain.My wife is a physical therapist so we brought everything i would need home to do treatments.I have been doing heat tennis traction and a variety of exercises but nothing keep the pain and headaches away.I also seen a doctor that works with my wife and he gave a prescription for a muscle relaxer to be taken at night that seamed to help somewhat but i still get the pain and headaches 3 or 4 times week and sometimes they are so bad i cant even function i basically have to lay in bed and pray they go away.A few weeks ago i was at my mom's house when i had a flare up and sh gave me the leftover prescription she had for (vicodin) sorry not sure of the spelling, and for a few days i used them and the are the only thing that has totally taken away the pain since i started having this problem.I asked my doctor about a prescription and he told me no because they are addictive and looked at me like i was a drug addict or something.
Does any one that has this condition know if any medications that help them?
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Yes neckpain, welcome to the club! You are a bit underage though.....
Yes, see a different doctor, or a pain specialist.
Pain is one of the biggest medical conditions today and you are entitled to get proper treatment.
In my view the doctor is more concerned with his standing than your well-being. He doesn't want to be seen as contributing to a drug problem, so he avoids prescribing.
The muscle relaxant is a handy one as it can help break the muscle tension that builds up with unrelenting chronic pain coupled with trying to work and get through the days and nights.
I find I need to take a good dose every few days.
I now have steroid injections in my neck about every 3 months; take Mobic all the time, and use Tramadol during the day, panadeine and mersyndol at night.
Some days nothing seems to work so I keep throwing things at it-but a muscle relaxant is essential.
I call my neck ache a 'bear trap', as once it bites it hangs on.
Check also different pillows-they can make a big difference.
will take a few nights usually unless suddenly worse.
Learn how to rest your neck by avoiding bad posture, and ESPECIALLY computers!
Good luck. We understand-even if your doctor doesn't.