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Painkillers

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floramac
floramac

Hello, currently on 3mg pref after 3 years. My back went on Monday and I am struggling with the pain and spasms. I have been using aspirin but yesterday I went onto Brufen which was slightly more relief. I did not take my dose of steroids yesterday as I believe you should not take both together? What painkillers do others take when the need arises?

Thanms

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  • daisylazy
    daisylazy floramac

    Posted

    I Floramac .Solpadeine is my saviour in whatever pain .Bad for your liver they say but what the heck .They relieve the pain .
    • floramac
      floramac daisylazy

      Posted

      Thanks but solpadeine has paracetamol and I am allergic.
  • Elijo
    Elijo floramac

    Posted

    I was on pred 2/ 1/2 years, no longer need it, (no longer do I have PMR!) but I took alleve (naproxen) for pain when I had it elsewhere, still do occasionally.  It is longer lasting and helped me for long periods.  Be sure you take it with food in your stomach.
  • amkoffee
    amkoffee floramac

    Posted

    Oh honey you should never not take your Prednisone. It's very dangerous for you to not give your body the prednisone it needs. You need to notify your doctor about your new pain. The doctor can prescribe you muscle relaxers to help with spasms and if you don't want to take an opiate there is also two other options you might try. One is called pregabalin aka Lyrica and the other one is called Gabapentin. The muscle relaxer I like the most is Zanaflex also called Tizanidine and I've taken around five or six different muscle relaxers over the years until I found one that works. The other reason you need to see your doctor is so that he/she can x-ray your back. There is a possibility that you have a compression fracture in your spine and this could be especially true since you are on prednisone which can cause you to have weak bones or osteoporosis. Spasms are one of the symptoms of a compression fracture. I know that because I am currently sporting a compression fracture at T8.

    • floramac
      floramac amkoffee

      Posted

      I am seeing my doc on Tuesday and I have found a local physio. Had my bone scan this year, all very good.
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