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Pain medication
A 20-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bac Nguyenanswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
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Dr. Luis Villaplanaanswered
Internal Medicine 37 years experience
Near death.: Liver and or kidney failure, stroke, heart attack, heart arrythmia, brain bleed, ruptured thoracic aorta, dissecting aneurysms, plung clots, leg clots... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Amanda Patsfieldanswered
Pharmacology 16 years experience
Not a simple answer: It depends on which medications you are on at the moment. If it is 3 medications for pain control , then it my not be the best course of action. If i... Read More
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3.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gregg Albersanswered
Addiction Medicine 43 years experience
Pain medication: Narcotic pain medication should be used for short periods after an injury or surgery, days to a week or two. Try to use less pain meds every few days... Read More
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6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. TRUC DAOanswered
Psychiatry 39 years experience
Addict and pain: Do not use more than prescribed! but bad doctors make their patients become addicted. If good doctors do not see you improving, they automatically as... Read More
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6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 46-year-old male asked:
Dr. Silviu Pasniciucanswered
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
Best advise: Will come from current prescriber who is also aware of the condition currently being treated. Pregabalin is a controlled substance also in some countr... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Teicheiraanswered
Pain Management 38 years experience
There are none...: Even the strongest opiates only "take the edge off" for people in chronic pain. Meds are only one part of dealing with the pain. A useful tool, but ... Read More
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5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Rosenfeldanswered
Pain Management 29 years experience
No answer: The best drug is the one that works with the lowest side effect incidence. That will change between patients.
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5.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Qamar Khananswered
Pain Management 19 years experience
Yes and No: Sometimes all of the pain goes away, sometimes only some of the pain goes away. Different kinds of pain may respond to different kinds of medications... Read More
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4.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Romanth Waghmaraeanswered
Pain Management 41 years experience
Pain medication.: Several reasons - your pain has worsened or you have become tolerant to the medication (basically too used to it). In the former you have to be re-eva... Read More
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5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Teicheiraanswered
Pain Management 38 years experience
Ask for help: You need to be referred to a pain management specialist for this. There is no one medication or treatment for everyone.
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5.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Marshall Bedderanswered
Pain Management 40 years experience
What is Diagnosis?: When you have a clear diagnosis there are always options for rx. Physical therapy, modalities, otc meds and then rx meds may all be utilized along wit... Read More
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5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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