Guest guest Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 ....God bless your doc for prescribing pain meds. Mine wont for some reason. I > keep telling her the tylenol pm's and other OTC stuff just dosent work long > enough or at all... but it goes in one ear and out the other.... That's just awful Thank God my rh doesn't have a problem with pain meds. I was scared to ask him but he gives me Vicodin. I'm like Jane, altho my pain is worse from the upper back on up. I'll take two Vicodins, a Skelaxin and an NSAID and it'll barely cut it. But hey, it's something Speaking of which...Does anyone have any advice for NSAID stomach pain? Bufferin was killing me so the rh prescribed Relafin, which so far doesn't seem much better. Thx, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 , I take Relafin also...i've had bad stomach problems and I make sure I take Relafin with FOOD! I've tried not taking Relafin and after a couple of days, my joints let me know about it! So I guess an upset stomach is better than the alternative for me. ' --------------------------------- Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Watch out for an ulcer. I had one from Aleve. Sue On Thursday, March 16, 2006, at 06:17 PM, wrote: > > Speaking of which...Does anyone have any advice for NSAID stomach pain? > Bufferin was killing me so the rh prescribed Relafin, which so far > doesn't seem much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Hi : I take Mobic as my NSAID, and have been taking it for about two years now, after having been other anti-inflammatories. You could maybe ask your doctor about it. Kathe in CA --- <kyrik@...> wrote: > ...God bless your doc for prescribing pain meds. > Mine wont for some > reason. I > > keep telling her the tylenol pm's and other OTC > stuff just dosent work long > > enough or at all... but it goes in one ear and > out the other.... > > That's just awful Thank God my rh doesn't have a > problem with pain > meds. I was scared to ask him but he gives me > Vicodin. I'm like Jane, > altho my pain is worse from the upper back on up. > I'll take two > Vicodins, a Skelaxin and an NSAID and it'll barely > cut it. But hey, it's > something > > Speaking of which...Does anyone have any advice for > NSAID stomach pain? > Bufferin was killing me so the rh prescribed > Relafin, which so far > doesn't seem much better. > > Thx, > > > > > Kathe " To ride a horse is to borrow freedom. " __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 My doc put me on Nexium to counteract the gastric problems I was having from NSAIDs. At first I took it every day, now I only take it 3 times per week and that seems to work fine. > > ...God bless your doc for prescribing pain meds. Mine wont for some > reason. I > > keep telling her the tylenol pm's and other OTC stuff just dosent work long > > enough or at all... but it goes in one ear and out the other.... > > That's just awful Thank God my rh doesn't have a problem with pain > meds. I was scared to ask him but he gives me Vicodin. I'm like Jane, > altho my pain is worse from the upper back on up. I'll take two > Vicodins, a Skelaxin and an NSAID and it'll barely cut it. But hey, it's > something > > Speaking of which...Does anyone have any advice for NSAID stomach pain? > Bufferin was killing me so the rh prescribed Relafin, which so far > doesn't seem much better. > > Thx, > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 , I love Nexium. I use it too when I have to take Lodine XL. I think everyone should take something to protect the stomach when on NSAIDS. But then again I am not a doc either. LOL Toni > > > > ...God bless your doc for prescribing pain meds. Mine wont for > some > > reason. I > > > keep telling her the tylenol pm's and other OTC stuff just > dosent work long > > > enough or at all... but it goes in one ear and out the > other.... > > > > That's just awful Thank God my rh doesn't have a problem with > pain > > meds. I was scared to ask him but he gives me Vicodin. I'm like > Jane, > > altho my pain is worse from the upper back on up. I'll take two > > Vicodins, a Skelaxin and an NSAID and it'll barely cut it. But > hey, it's > > something > > > > Speaking of which...Does anyone have any advice for NSAID stomach > pain? > > Bufferin was killing me so the rh prescribed Relafin, which so far > > doesn't seem much better. > > > > Thx, > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2006 Report Share Posted March 19, 2006 The only thing my dc warned me about with Nexium (and oher drugs like it) is that acertain amount of acid in your digestive track is important to kill off bad bacteria, and Nexium can lower the acid to an unsafe level. She said there is a higher rate of pneumonia in people who take the maximum dose of Nexium long term. She said the best way to take it was to take it daily until the prblem resolved, and then back it down to the lowest number of days per week you could take it without a return of symptoms. But without it, I couldn't use any NSAID long term... they all eat my stomach if I take more tha afew doses in a row. Her plan is to get my RA cntrolling meds to a level that Ionly need to takean NSAID on an as-neede basis, but we're not there yet. I just tride to back down from 200 mg of Diclofenac a day to one 75 mg dose of the XR formula. Immediately I started to have swelling and pain in my finger joints, and a woorsening of the dymptoms in my feet. But then I haven't gotten up to my full dose of Mtx yet either. > > > > > > ...God bless your doc for prescribing pain meds. Mine wont for > > some > > > reason. I > > > > keep telling her the tylenol pm's and other OTC stuff just > > dosent work long > > > > enough or at all... but it goes in one ear and out the > > other.... > > > > > > That's just awful Thank God my rh doesn't have a problem with > > pain > > > meds. I was scared to ask him but he gives me Vicodin. I'm like > > Jane, > > > altho my pain is worse from the upper back on up. I'll take two > > > Vicodins, a Skelaxin and an NSAID and it'll barely cut it. But > > hey, it's > > > something > > > > > > Speaking of which...Does anyone have any advice for NSAID stomach > > pain? > > > Bufferin was killing me so the rh prescribed Relafin, which so far > > > doesn't seem much better. > > > > > > Thx, > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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