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A 60-year-old female asked:
Every 3 day cut back of fioricet with codeine (acetaminophen butalbital caffeine and codeine) put me in wd at end of month. went from 4 to 1 every other. what can i do now.1 per day?
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Dr. David Rosenfeldanswered
Pain Management 29 years experience
Slow titration: I would continue to titrate down as you have, just more slowly. If you are at 1 per day stay there for 5-7 days then go to 1/2 per day for 5-7 days.
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Dr. David Lemmeanswered
Family Medicine 37 years experience
Controlling pain: Using music, deep breathing, light activity (walking, swimming, dancing), reading, massage, and meditation/prayer can add to your ability to control your pain, even while decreasing pain medications.
Practice a little more each day and you can become an expert on controlling your own pain. Talk to your doctor and consider visiting a pain clinic to help get you started.
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Last updated Dec 10, 2022
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