What Pain Medication How Many Milligrams Is The Most Effective

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My pain medication no longer works. My body stop has responding to them and instead I feel amped up. That's so disheartening, and defeats the purpose. The reason for taking pain meds is because I suffer from 6 major medical diagnosis and I don't what to get into them right now. My physician plays dumb when I ask him. I will say I've been on pain meds for over 11yrs and have had 4 surgeries and another 1 is in the works. Can anyone help? Please and your help is very appropriated.

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There isn't anyway to say that any one medication in a certain dosage is more effective than another, it really depends on the person and what works for them.

That said, it's hard to even make a suggestion that you can discuss with your doctor, when you haven't mentioned what you've already tried, so no one knows where to go.

Can you post back and clarify? Thanks!

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My story is like everyone else's, Brown Sequard syndrome, bulging discs, bone spurs, spinal stenosis from down my neck to the bottom of my back, I've had 3 neck fusions, the last one was to remove mersa infection 3lrg cists, now my surgeon tells me, my spinal cord in my neck area is badly bruised and I need another fusion, and also he has to operate on my lower back because of bone spurs and clean out spinal stenosis, I've tried non-narcotics with no relief, my primary Dr recommended me to pain specialist's and they refuse to prescribe narcotics, my primary Dr doesn't know what I should take, I just want to feel pain relief can you please help, also I don't do drugs nor alcohol, but everyone's stereotyping as if I do. Sincerely Sherry

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I have similar diagnosis as yours. Been on narcotics for 9 years. I've increased over the years because my condition has worsened and also because my body gets used to it after a while. I'm currently on Vicodin 10/325 two every six hours (240 a month). So far this is helping more than any strength I've had so far. I'm 4'11" 112 pounds. Hope this helps.

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Where do u.gi where r u from.I.am.close.to.same.prescription.but always one week is.the worsf

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I'm from central California, and I hope if I share what I've tried over the years someone can suggest a pain relief medication that'll help. First medical marijuana is not a option. 2003 I started with vicodin and soma, surgery 2004 increased dosage and milligrams, seriously damage my spinal cord just below disc 2 surgery again 2008, began morphine, soma, vicodin, 2011 staff infection, morphine milligrams increased, soma dosage increased, and diluadid added as a pain break through. (Apologize for misspellings) . As a result my body has built up a immune to all meds I'm not feeling the results, and my lower back has just been operated on. But my primary Dr. just ignores me, can anyone suggest a remedy, any help is greatly appreciated.

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1ST, ARE YOU AT A PAIN MANAGMENT DR? IF NOT LOOK UP A GOOD ONE ONLINE AND MAKE SURE THEY DO MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AND THEN MY ANSWER TO YOU IS FENTANYL. IT IS THE STRONGEST FOR THE AMOUNT. IT COMES IN A PATCH YOU WHERE IT FOR 3 DAYS (COVER IT WITH TEGADERM CLEAR PLASTIC BANDAGES OR IT WILL COME OF AND BUBBLE UP) IT COMES IN MCG/HR NOT MGS, THERE ARE 5-100 I THINK. I HAVE WHAT SOUNDS LIKE A SIMILAR SITUATION TO YOU AND I TOOK 25MCG BUT NOW AM GOING TO 50MCG, JUST BE CAREFUL. READ EVERYTHING CAUSE THERE'S QUITE A FEW SEVERE INTERACTIONS WITH SOME ANTIBIOTICS AND TRAMADOL, AND YOU CANT DRINK AT ALL OR EVEN USE ALCOHOL BASED PRODUCTS. SORRY DIDNT REALIZE MY CAPS WERE ON TIL I WAS 1/2 DONE, HOPE I COULD HELP!

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Valium is the most effective medication for cerebral palsy I have lived with it for 55 yrs

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