Painkilling tablets

[FUSILIER]

I have type 2 but have Sciatica down right side. What ais best painkilling tabalets can I take , Iam on 3 tabs of METFORMIN Per day

 

[catherinecherub]

Hi fusilier,
The best would probably be ibuprofen unless you have high blood pressure.
Catherine.

 

[Luckydave]

Tramadol you need a prescription,my sympathy I had a spell last year came on overnight lasted about a week and went just as quick

 

[SilverAndEbony]

My other half is a pharmacist so my response to any question about pills-and-potions is...
Ask your pharmacist for advice. If you see your regular pharmacist they should have details of all your prescribed medications and health conditions. They should be able to advise you.

 

[Luckydave]

Good sound advice,I reckon the pharmacists know more than the Doctors

My other half is a pharmacist so my response to any question about pills-and-potions is...
Ask your pharmacist for advice. If you see your regular pharmacist they should have details of all your prescribed medications and health conditions. They should be able to advise you.

 

[SilverAndEbony]

Pharmacists can't diagnose or prescribe - unless they've had specialist training, for instance the morning after pill and advise on simple things like skin rashes. Spot the problem I've spoken to a pharmacist about in the past!
Pharmacists are trained to be experts on the pill-and-potions side of things. I know my BF has queried a prescription with a GP. He did this week as the dose was not the recommended dose. Usually, as in this case, the dose was what the doctor meant, under advise from a specialist I think. Working in a hospital is fun for a pharmacist - the consultants try things that they've been told about, but not on the very narrow guidelines shown in the BNF.

 

[Thirsty]

Personally, I've found co-codamol to be the most effective non-prescription painkiller. No luck at all with ibuprofen, it just makes me feel sick. YMMV

 

[FindingNemo]

Paracetamol is prety much my first port of call, unless it is an unbearable pain like toothache, then I still have a hefty supply of prescription co-codamol, which is a fair bit stronger than OTC version. Paramol is probably the strongest OTC medication, but quite pricey. For stuff that the paracetamol doesn't quite hit, but can't risk being 'fuzzy' from the stronger stuff, if I am working, I usually then combine the paracetamol with ibuprofen.

 

[jenrose]

Hi
I can really sympathise with your sciatica as my hubby had it a few years back and I have had a trapped nerve in my neck. With sciatica, though, it is a long term condition and can take weeks before the pain goes therefore you should see the doctor. You shouldn't take the full dose of aspirin for more than two days. There are coated aspirin that do not irritate the stomach but I do not know how long you can take these for as I am very sensitive to aspirn and NSAIDS. My husband used to be prescribed co-codamol for his arthritis but this was taken off of his prescription a few years ago. The reason given was that codeine can become addictive. The doctor arranged for my hubby, and for me as well, to have physiotherapy for the trapped nerves. I found it helped. There is also heat or cold treatments to try too and perhaps a TENS machine would help? Co-codamol can make you constipated and when my husband was prescribed it he was prescribed lactulose as well, so bear this in mind. I find I get nerve pain in my lower back when I get constipated so this wouldn't help sciatica.
I hope your sciatica goes soon and you find a suitable relief.

 

[Sherman]

I suffer with long term back pain among probelms with joints neck etc. The best "non" anti Infalmatory pain killer I find is Co-Codamol,a mix of paracetamol and codeine.
Go to the docs and he can give you the higher dose Codeine you cant get over the counter.
You can only take 2 every six hours but they are very good.

 

[sugarless sue]

Have you seen a physiotherapist? There are back stretching exercises that you can do to relieve the pressure of where ever a disc is pressing on a nerve.

 

[Trinkwasser]

My husband used to be prescribed co-codamol for his arthritis but this was taken off of his prescription a few years ago. The reason given was that codeine can become addictive.

Good point, my late father became addicted to solpadiene. Supposedly the codeine content is insufficient in all OTC meds to have any painkilling effect but it sure had him hooked.

 

[esmecullen]

I suffer with long term back pain among probelms with joints neck etc. The best "non" anti Infalmatory pain killer I find is Co-Codamol,a mix of paracetamol and codeine.
Go to the docs and he can give you the higher dose Codeine you cant get over the counter.
You can only take 2 every six hours but they are very good.

I would suggest that you see your GP for advice on any type of painkiller before buying any. The ones I've taken for my spinal condition have been Tramadol & Co-Codamol. I couldnt get on with Tramadol as they made me nauseous, but they are effective as are Co-Codamol. Both really shoudl only be taken in the short term though!!

 

[Thirsty]

Have you seen a physiotherapist? There are back stretching exercises that you can do to relieve the pressure of where ever a disc is pressing on a nerve.

Good advice. I've also found that regular swimming is very helpful for back problems. Ask your GP about the Exercise on Prescription Scheme, you should qualify and it can save a lot of cash.