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Which proprietary drugs/creams do others use?

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Deantwerpen
Deantwerpen

Hello

My name is Michael and I am 69 years old. I see a rheumatology consultant, but apart from diagnosing PMR, we don't seem to progressed very far in terms of managing pain relief.

He has put me on Methotrexare, Prednisilone and Co-Codamol. I'm not soft by any means, but the pain is with me all the time, sometimes reaching a high point say 5/10.

I don't think that he liked me asking him so many questions on my last visit, but I wanted to move forwards.

I've had injections in my shoulders which didn't help and have had a high dosage of 8 steroids per day to for a week tocombat a chest infection.

I've tried Fleiseq?, which didn't work for me and The only stuff I can find which provides some relief ere, "Perskindol'" from Amazon and microwaving a wheat pack.

My wife says that I always moaning about being unwell and my elder son, who is a Mental Healty Crisiis Social Worker says that I have emotional issues, so consequently I don't discuss it with them now.

Thanks Michael

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  • Deantwerpen
    Deantwerpen

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    Hello All.

    I was lucky. Managed to grab an appointment to see one of the GP's at my practice.

    Explained to her that IMHO the issue was one of pain managemet until the Specialist decides what is happening. I am now going for a ultrasound scan on my shoulders. We seem to have moved from Reactive Arthritis, due to contracting Camplabacter in Venice, through PMR, on to what is it?

    Anyway I explained to my GP that due to a Gastric By-Pass procedure just over two years ago, I absorb very little of what I eat or drink and that twp Co-Codamols every six to eight hours hasd no effect, she split the medication into separate components, i.e Paracetamol and Codeine. I am allowed eight tablets per day of Paracetamol and a maximum of two Codeine tablets every two hours.

    I've stopped taking the Amitryptiline. The numerous amounts mber of supplements and tablets I have to take already is a nightmare of logistics.

    Beste

    Micke

    • EileenH
      EileenH Deantwerpen

      Posted

      If it is PMR then NO painkillers will have much effect in pain management.  It doesn't matter whether you have had a gastric bypass or not. There are people whose doctors have them on massive doses of morphine-related pain-killers and they have no effect at all. In PMR pred is the pain-manager - that is why it is used in 100% of PMR cases. They have tried other medications but as yet none replaces pred entirely.

      We have all been there. 

    • erika59785
      erika59785 EileenH

      Posted

      Yes, I agree with Eileen,  ONLY Prednisone helps for PMR, even for sciatica with muscle inflammation involved.  I was prescribed Paracetamol with Codeine which only helped for 4 hours.  I will not take it again...
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