Safety Of Pain Killers For Long Term Use

My daughter is disabled, non verbal and has severe self hitting behavior issues. She is blind due to retina detachment. She got multiple surgeries for retina reattachment. She still has silicon oil in her eyes to hold the retina in place. From the last two years she has been complaining about some kind of pain but not sure where the pain could be. She tries to punch her head and ears a lot. She is getting treatment by doctors for pain relief but it is not helping. Right now she is getting gabapentin 900mg three times daily along with Cymbalta, Lorazepam and Trileptal. Only her sleeping issue is a little better but she is still continuously uncomfortable with pain. Doctors think it could be behavior temper tantrum attacks. Is there any other doctor who can advise us on how to improve the situation of our daughter? And how safe is it to continue on these strong pain killers, along with Tylenol and Motrin? My daughter's age is 20 years and a possible close diagnosis is muscular dystrophy and sub type is a muscle eye brain disease. But this is only a possible name of the disability.

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I am very sorry about your daughter's condition, that sounds horrible and she must be miserable.

Regarding the medications, nothing you've listed is a strong pain killer, whatsoever.

Gabapetin and Trileptal are both anticonvulsants, though they can also help with some types of nerve pain, according to the FDA and NIH. The typical side effects are listed as possibly including nausea, dizziness, headache, dry mouth, mood swings, and weight gain.

Cymbalta is an antidepressant and mood stabilizer, according to FDA classifications, its typical side effects are almost identical to what I've already listed for the other medications.

Lorazepam is a benzodiazepine that is most commonly used to treat anxiety and nervous disorders, the NIH warns that it carries the risk of being habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, headache, and irritability.

Have you considered taking her to see a new doctor? I think that might be very beneficial.

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