A very old, new drug for neuropathic pain
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Hello, anybody have any experience with the pain medicine LEVOPHRANOL? I found it in an article about meds that are good for neuropathic pain. Its like 25 or 30 years old. It kinda went on the wayside exchanging hands with foreign pharmaceutical companies, but is still used and perhaps making a comeback. It is CRAZY expensive, but they have a PATIENT CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM through the pharmaceutical company, Sentynl Pharmaceuticals. I applied and they are paying for all my Levorphranol now. Anyhow, does anyone have any experience to share about this medication? Thank you so much!
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frankjs bonnie94603
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Sounds like serious stuff. "Levorphanol is a synthetic derivative of morphine with analgesic activities. Levorphanol mimics the actions of morphine, however, it is about 8 times more potent than morphine. This agent binds to opioid mu receptors, thereby producing analgesia, euphoria, sedation, respiratory depression, miosis, bradycardia, and physical dependence"
babs99203 bonnie94603
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I never heard of it, but a quick search found it. It is an opioid. I hope you're being VERY careful with it as there is a long list of meds you can't use while on it, and side effects. I saw on Good RX that it's $2300!? But it's good to hear there may be other options. I'm doing well enough (well, comparatively speaking) that I'm tapering my gab and relying on other OTC products plus my previous prescription NSAID. I have no desire to add anything else, but as I said, I'm slowly getting better.
charlie58834 bonnie94603
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I’ve not seen many people using opiates for long-term pain do well, and I’ve seen lots of them so quite poorly. There are docs who disagree with that non-opiate approach to chronic pain, so there are differences of opinion. But guess how we got into this crisis of opiate dependency in our country?
babs99203 charlie58834
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Charlie, did you ever hear of mexilitene? It's similar to lidocaine and is given orally. No-one I've mentioned it to has heard of it. I know someone who's doctor suggestion I investigate it as she knew I was having problems with gab. I have NO interest in trying anything else. When I'm off this stuff I'll stick to my dancing, CBT, extra-strength Tylenol, Aspercreme and the prescription NSAID I've been on for 25 years.
charlie58834 babs99203
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babs99203 charlie58834
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I've had problems with "caine" products, as they lower my BP and make me light-headed. This has happened at the dentist and when I was using the Lidocaine patches and incorrectly later also applied the Asprecreme, so I don't want to try. Even getting eye drops at the doctor causes problems for me, as they numb the eys. The pain specialist seems to have good results with it. Maybe it's a shame that it's not more widely used. I've also heard of people who have had lidocaine infusions and have had luck with those.