Re: new problem

[Guest guest]

Ellett wrote:

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> Does anyone have any idea of something for pain that isn't swallowed besides

the fentanyl patch?

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From the internet (Ways to administer medications):

Sometimes, a common medication people would take orally needs a different

delivery system. Vomiting with fever for instance, could mean a person can’t

keep a fever reducer down or needs anti-vomiting medication.

Numerous medications are taken anally, via a suppository. Though many people

don’t care for suppository medication, it can be a good alternative when oral

meds cannot be tolerated.

A number of lotions and creams exist that are called topical. These are usually

directly applied on the area that needs the medication.

For instance, certain steroids and other anti-itch medicines are impractical if

taken orally and need to be applied directly to the area that needs treatment.

Though occasionally skin conditions require oral medications, in many cases

topical treatments are enough to resolve the condition.

Another way to take medicine is through a skin patch. This is called a

transdermal method. An adhesive patch with various drugs is absorbed directly by

the skin. Some forms of transdermal meds include pain medications, nicotine for

those quitting smoking, and birth control.

Some people take medicine through inhalation. Common inhaled meds include those

that treat asthma. Some development in this area by researchers may make other

drugs available through inhalation, including insulin used to treat diabetes.

While many of these meds are inhaled through the mouth, others may be inhaled

through the nose. Numerous allergy medications exist that are taken nasally, and

there are few nasal sprays to treat things like poor letdown of milk in mothers

of infants.

One of the more common and quickest ways to take medicine usually requires a

doctor or nurse’s help. Medication may be delivered intravenously (IV) or by

infusion. IV drugs go directly into the bloodstream, which can make them work

quickly and be most effective. Injections or shots are another way to take

medication and these may be injected into muscles, under the skin, directly into

bone marrow, or into the blood stream.

The various delivery systems for medication can make it easier for people to

take medicine in a form that is tolerated well. Whichever method is employed to

take medication, doctor’s instructions or those instruction for over the counter

meds should be followed closely. When unsure about how to take meds through the

various delivery methods, get clarification from a doctor or pharmacist before

using them.

My pain specialist offers topical pain medications compounded at a local

compound pharmacy and he prescribed different topical medications for different

conditions. There are nasal sprays (Stadol NS), suppositories, IV, IM, and

topical.

You should talk to your doctor and pharmacist as they can tell you what you

might be able to take with the least amount of side effects.

I think being proactive with your doctor and have a medication plan. Good Luck

and your doctor can do this more effectively especially with your weigh and

other situations going on in your body. Good Luck and I wish I could give you

some of my fat.

Bennie

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[Guest guest]

> wrote:

What dosage are you on right now? I mean what dosage of Fentanyl patch?

Fentanyl patch comes in 25, 50, 75 and 100 Mcg's so if you are in a low dosage

then your Doctor can place you on a higher dosage. For your nerve pain you might

want to ask your Doctor for a spinal cord stimulator, you might want to do a

Google search on spinal cord stimulator and see what they can do for you. Take

care,

> Does anyone have any idea of something for pain that isn't swallowed besides

the fentanyl patch?