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A member asked:

I was prescribed by my dr tramol 50 mg and flexeril 50 mgfor my sciatica pain . ill rather to take advil twice since is a desinflammatory and tramadol is a narcotic . he inject me a desinflammatory with cortisone but stll having no severe pain ,im stret

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Dr. M. Hytham Beck answered

Specializes in Surgery

You can: you can take ibuprofen instead if it works for you. there is no problem there. it is actually safer to control your pain with non narcotics, if possible.

Dr Rhoads and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/10/2017

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