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Nefopam 🤔 Anyone Been On Them....

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monkeypearl
monkeypearl

Hiya Guys 😁

Been to doctors this morning talking about my painkillers, she has given me a prescription for some Nefopam 🙄 she wasn't up on the drug and asked me to be careful etc, just thought I'd ask if anyone of you fine hippie's have had any knowledge of this drug... I'm currently on waiting list for my LTHR had my right one done last October 18.. many thanks for your help in advance..

Stay Safe & Stay Happy

Pete 😁

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  • kelly03906
    kelly03906 monkeypearl

    Posted

    Hi pete

    where are you from?

    I'm in UK. I've never heard of that medication. If you are unsure and dont feel happy about it, as you said your doctor wasnt up on it, then maybe ask for something different that you know.

    Take care. Hope you can get it sorted.

    • monkeypearl
      monkeypearl kelly03906

      Posted

      Hiya Kelly..

      I'm in the UK up North where the sun shines everyday..😊 I've been on all the normal painkillers over the last year or so, my doctor had only had one patient on these in the past, she said they were expensive and the chemist would have to order them in. so I'm going to give them a try and go from there....

      Stay Safe & Stay Happy

      Pete 😁

  • Lal1957
    Lal1957 monkeypearl

    Posted

    Hi Pete,

    I had nefopam prescribed a couple of years ago for toothache but had to stop taking it due to it causing me severe heartburn.

    I am in the same boat as you regarding hip replacements but i've not heard of it being prescribed for pain in hips.

    I hope someone on here can be more help than i can be, sorry.

    Good luck on the waiting list, hope it flies by for both of us.

    Regards

    Linda

  • PierinaAnn
    PierinaAnn monkeypearl

    Edited

    I was given nefopam as the last resort, I refused opium based medication. But I only took them when I really needed to. It works by blocking pain and was the only medication that worked for me. Mostly just took one when I needed to. Other times I just put up with the pain. Have replacement now and no more pain.

  • elizabeth70228
    elizabeth70228 monkeypearl

    Posted

    I was offered this medication in place of Diclofenic, but it has exactly the same side effects. It did not do anything at all for pain, so I stopped taking it and insisted on taking the Diclofenic, which ended up in me getting H pylori (A bad stomach ulcer).

  • sherri11320
    sherri11320 monkeypearl

    Posted

    Good for you to not want to take those pain pills all they do is make you crave more .I am sorry to hear about getting an ulcer sounds painful have you thought about trying CBD oil for pain I went to CBD oils for my pain I have severe neuropathy in my legs and feet and arms and hands plus I have Mononeuritis where my nervous system is attacking my body where I have nerve painn all the time

  • sjam1
    sjam1 monkeypearl

    Posted

    Hi Pete,

    Just read your post as im back on the site after a few years away.

    I had a RTHR 3 years ago, and going back to docs hopefully tomorrow to get on the list for the same thing on my left side.

    Im not yet 50...... Think i must have been a right bugger in my last life 😋

    Anyway, regarding the nefropam, i have been on it since my first replacement due to the dreaded arthritis in my left side. On and off but pain is getting worse so i am now on 75mg twice a day and i find they do work well but it is a strong anti-inflammatory, makes ibuprofen look like taking smarties!

    they can really upset your tummy so either make sure you have food before taking or ask your GP for omperizol (spelt wrong i think 🤔) but they will counteract the bad effect on your tum.

    Im in the north East and the sun has been shining for 3 days now..... Is that our summer 😎

    keep well

    Sabine 🙂

    • monkeypearl
      monkeypearl sjam1

      Posted

      Hiya Sabine 😁 nice to read your post and hope ya get on the list for your left hip, I'm waiting now for my left last week had to go to hip clinic 😩 total waste of time for me, I've been there and got the t-shirt. I too am told I'm young at 55 but don't feel it 🥺 what ya think you was up to in your last life..😄

      Good luck for the future LTHR and all the best to all hippie folk heading that way .....😊

      Stay Safe & Stat Happy..

      Pete..

  • Guest
    Guest monkeypearl

    Posted

    I am on Nefopam and to me it has been a life saver, I can not take opiates as they effect breathing and having sleep apenea Tramadol etc was no good

    So I got it for hip pain and for me its been great

    This is also one of my concerns post op what pain will I be in and what medication will i get since Morphine , opiates are out

    • ptolemy
      ptolemy Guest

      Posted

      I just took paracetamol, I was lucky and did not seem to have much pain although I was offered Tramadol. Some people are offered co-codamol. You can probably take Nefopam.

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