hi I feel your pain!!
I am in Canada so taking different drugs but similar action...oxycontin 20mg three times a day and then percocet in betwen times I feel I need more pain relief.
I have taken many drugs over my 6.5yr strugle with my pain and I was injured on the job..RN, lifted a patient up wrecked back, neck, shoulder...welcome to TOS. I had total vascular occlusion and in a case like this you need to get a DAMN good vasc surgeon who has done a number of these surgeries so you can know you're in good hands...okay back to meds.....I take a nerve pain medication called neurontin.
http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic...-25293-25.html
link to info on it.
I also can't live without my diazepam or vallium. It is the most effective muscle relaxant on the market. It is quite sedating in the beginning but that goes away pretty quickly..or did for me.
http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-6306...=Diazepam+Oral
diazepam is big guns but I find if you are in as much pain as you are in and your muscle must be like rocks...we all are believe me!! Flexeril is another muscle elaxant you can take
http://www.webmd.com/back-pain/muscl...-low-back-pain
this link give you a few of the muscle relaxants you can try.
Another thing to consider to help with chronic pain as this is what you have...is to take an antidepressant as it helps to decrease the signals of nerve pain and works well to help you sleep as well. I take nortriptyline as it has less side effects of amytryptyiline and less is more in the drug world!!!!
http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-1071...riptyline+Oral
The other AMAZING muscle relaxant that I take is one that patients with Multiple Sclerosis take to help prevent their spasms as they have little to no control of muscles at times...however it is extremely sedating and while I was getting used to it I was like a drung sailor....I would fall asleep at my laptop sitting up drooling all over myself....not a pretty sight I can assure you
I take 4mg four times a day and an extra 2mg at bedtime so 6mg at 12am dose to help with sleep comfort.
I would recommend if you were to start this type of med that you take 1mg every 8hours till you see how you react to it then go on from there your doctor should help to guide you and I am surprised you are not getting better medications for your pain to help with it....it is so crippling in your daily life!!! It is nice to get out of the house once in a while!!
http://www.medbroadcast.com/drug_inf...d_name_id=1322
Some of this HAS to help I hope and pray it does. There is a lot of information here sometimes it just means a good search in past posts.
I hope you can use some of what I have written here for you and your pain can be eased a little. I have had the rib removed and was TOTALLY PAIN FREE for 6 months till physio ruined what had been done by the surgeon by having me do all the wrong exercises....so now back to same pain if not more than before the surgery. Good communication with my partner Marc really helps. I rely on him a lot for groceries and we have a cleaning lady come to the house.....things to make life easier if you can do it.
take care and hope you get some relief!!! feel free to pm me if you'd like to chat some more on meds or just for support!!! WE GET IT!!!!!!!!!!! You are NOT alone!!!!! sorry to welcome you but we are here for each other always!!
love and hugs,
Victoria
