I’m taking Tramadol (Zydol XL) but I’m slowly tapering off of it. I still need pain relief though and was wondering what OTC meds would be safe to take with Tramadol. Ibuprofen? Acetaminophen? Aspirin? Chosen Answer: I am currently a tramadol user and have dealt with many withdrawals that aren’t pretty to say the least. [...]
I went to an orthopedist today and was diagnosed as having Fibromyalgia. I am currently taking Ultracet (like, 188 mg twice a day), and told the orthopedist that it didn’t help much. So his answer was to give me Ultram ER, 100 mg once a day. I am wanting to find a good pain management [...]
he said that most standard pain relief says not to take if currently on warfarin. Any ideas? Chosen Answer: Fioricet helps for migraines. I take two tablets everyday. It’s best to get them filled generic at Walmart. They give you thick dull blue colored pills. Walgreen’s give you different fioricet that doesn’t work as well. [...]
I have tried lyrica and cymbalta, both medications lowered my blood pressure significantlly, I am currently on gabapentin and the side effects i have experienced include dizziness, blurred vision, and thoughts of suicide, after lowering my does to 600mg a day it was not enough to help with the pain, and when I was on [...]
My Dr. currently changed my meds because they were’nt helping my pain, and what he gave me doesn’t seem to be helping much either. I go to a pain management dr., and I have been to the same one for almost 2 years. What do I say or do to not make myself look like [...]
I am looking for any SOP’s (standard operating proceedures), clinical pathways, terms of reference, best practice guidelines or job descriptions for a nurse practitioner in a chronic pain management setting. We have recently established a new NP position at the PMU (chronic pain management unit) within our hospital and would like further guidance as to [...]