Is there something to take besides loratab for arthritis pain

[maddie316]

I have been taking loratab for over a year.  I have arthritis and started only taking it when I had bad days.  Now I take up to 10mg of loratab three times a day.  I see a pain specialist and this is all they seem to want to give me.  If i dont take some for half a day I start having withdrawl symptoms.  It really ***** but I don't want to be in pain, but i dont want to be an addict either.  Is there something else I can take.

[Cherie762]

vicuprophen..its vicodin with ibuprophen which as you know is an antiinfalmitory   the vicodin is good for sever artritis...it is avalable in the 500  or 750  doses am not able to remember ibuprophen doses...its hard on the liver not meant for long term use,,you could use it on really bad days and perhaps something non narcotice like toradal  on other days,,,toradol is a strong non narcotic pain reliver.

[CR_ST_NA]

i know arthritis can be very painful, but there has to be another way. i started taking lortab seven years ago "FOR REAL PAIN" and ended up with full blown addiction. today i struggle to stay clean, my body go so addicted to the hydrocodone that i believe it altered my brain chemicals in such a way that i will struggle with cravings for a very long time. if you can quit now!

christina

[worried878]

yes...narcotics are not the only choice..anti-inflamatories, muscle relaxers, injections, exercise even if yoga or strecthing, heat/ice, nuerontin, and the list goes on and on...hfind a doctor who will listen...as ur tolerence goes up the doctors will not prescribe enuf to keep up with ur growing needs..and u will be stranded....the dose u r at now is very do-able..i was at more than twice that before i figured out that this is a dead end street..keep posting

[dominosarah]

Stay away from the vicoprofen......I was addicted to those big time.  Sit down with your doctor and talk to him about your concerns.  There are other non narcotic drugs out there.  All the best         sara