Can everyone list what pain medications you are taking?
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I am wondering what your doctors prescibe to you through all this.
I am on 500mg of Naproxen one every 12 hours.
That's it.
It is not helping me.
Before that Mobic, that was no help either.
I also did the 6 day oral steroid pack, that did nothing but made he hungry.
I feel like none of that has worked and I still have a lot of pain.
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debbie36227 KathleenC
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slibby KathleenC
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FSconversations KathleenC
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I did use naproxen (also called aleve & is OTC in Canada.) I only used it short-term though and it didn't really work. For an anti-inflammatory I preferred Diclofenac Gel, which is the stronger prescription version of OTC Voltaren - to rub directly over the shoulder area.
For the very worst months - 3.5 of them - I took codeine, both long acting and breakthrough prescriptions, starting with the lowest doses. SO helpful. I could actually sleep some. A doctor explained that as long as we have pain, there are pain receptors to fit with the amount of narcotic - like two gears working together. The goal is to take only enough narcotic to fit the pain. (And of course with pretty much any narcotic like codeine, chances are you'll need a laxative too.)
And I've tried cortisone shots. The first shot was not likely effective because there were too many adhesions by the time I had it so it couldn't do its work properly, plus it was given in the clinic so maybe wasn't as accurate. The second shot (during thawing & guided this time into an obvious pocket) was very effective. I'm hoping for one in my second shoulder now which is having early signs of becoming a FS; cortisone is apparently helpful early on to stop the process.
So far no more pain though that the occasional OTC can't take care of.
Liane
lisa15996 KathleenC
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belinda06682 KathleenC
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I am taking Naproxen every 12 hours along with co-codomol 30/500mg at bed time does help a little. but i have now found that putting a cushion under my arm in bed does support my shoulder while i sleep. Give it a try.
i was going to give accupunture a try next as my last resort