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Need advice! Just recently diagnosed.

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oceancrayon
oceancrayon

I work in a job that is physically demanding, and had taken to depending on ibuprofen for pain relief. Little did i know that that was causing me to flair up!

I can't really take anything with acetaminophen as it causes me to get extremely dizzy.

Does anyone have any suggestions for alternatives for pain relief?

Thank you all for your time!!

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  • margaret29034
    margaret29034 oceancrayon

    Posted

    Codeine is probably the only thing left but you will need a prescription to get ii without Tylenol being in it also... and, with the opioid crisis Dr.s are hesitant to order it.  I have a friend with migraines and she does use it as it is the only thing that works for her...  has for years, no addiction problem...  but not for everyone probably.  Good Luck with handling the lichen planus, it can be a difficult thing it seems.

     

  • Gigi313
    Gigi313 oceancrayon

    Posted

    Are you sure it’s the ibuprofen that is causing VLP flair ups? I was diagnosed about a year ago with VLP,  and I take ibuprofen for headaches or toothache pain with no VLP flair ups. I hope that others on this forum will reach out to you.  The people on this forum are caring and helpful. Good luck. 
  • margaret29034
    margaret29034 oceancrayon

    Posted

    A dermatologist told me that my oral LP is an autoimmune disease but allergy mediated, meaning that any allergy issues may cause a flare up, perhaps you are a little allergic to Ibuprofen, as am I, only mine is quite severe.
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