Painkiller advice
#88782 - 07/11/04 04:08 PM
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Reged: 02/24/04
Posts: 1955
Loc: Ontario, Canada
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Hello,
Just a quick question here, for those who saw my earlier thread about my Saturday in Emerg ... I was given some sort of painkiller there for the pain but it didn't really work. I was also given tylenol 3s but told to try and really watch how much I take because they can be constipating.
So, the doc at emerg said he thinks my regular doctor should try and see me Monday, to hopefully find something to make me more comfortable and perhaps rush the other tests. My question is, has anyone found a painkiller that works particularily well? A non-constipating one preferably? I was told the only real strong non-consitpating painkillers are things like Morphine and Demerol which doctors are hesistant to give...and I'm supposed to be avoiding the NSAIDS in case I do have chron's or colitis and it makes the bleeding worse.
Thanks for any advice,
Kelly
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I'm on one called Ultram generic name tramadol. There's also a version combined with Tylenol called Ultracet.
I'm not sure if it's available in Canada or what it's called there, but it was orginally invented in Germany about 10 years ago. It's a nonsedating, non-narcotic and I don't believe it's constipating although I haven't read through the side effects lately. It helps take the edge off my fibromyalgia pain, and I highly recommend it even though it doesn't completely erase the pain for me -- it may for you.
Hope that helps, Kelly.
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Laura
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