POLL..Everyones Opinion Please

[VICourageous]

I see this question asked a lot and I know we are all different. What works for one might not work for others. Doing a Survey to see what Non-Additive Pain meds comes up the most. I do not like to put myself out here in the front line, but I have not seen a post on this since I joined. I sure many have been done and will roll around again someday.

I also wanted to share something with you all. As some of my MH friends know, I was in real bad all over body pain the other week that was just very, very painful. I am walking in my 11 month and it was not due to detox..BUT guess what??? The Dr called it SOMATIC SYNDROME..This is physical pain due to Emotional Distress and Turmoil in the Brain. Meaning that my Transmitters are trying to balance back at it is sending signals to the body. It had nothing to do with Fibro, Arthritis, Nerves, or Muscles. Just a Brain Pain..haha.

I also wanted to share what he said about prescribing ME any pain meds. Even if I could hand them to someone to hand out he said NO. Being a Addict he said that it will just start this back up and he will see me in 3 months or so in the same condition I was in Months ago. He said once it gets going again he knows I will find places or do things to get them other then being handed out if I want more. I just Love my Dr he talks to me in Dr language about the Billions of Brain Transmitter and Receptors because he knows that I find this very interesting these days.

I sure do hope this info helps some out here that are still in early recovery and experiencing some strange pain other then there original pain that they got the pills for in the first place.

SO What do YOU ALL use that is Natural or OTC for pain?? OH! Yes Exercise is the Biggest Key to it ALL..lol
Bless
vickie

[Dane74]

what a great post and very informative!!!!!  For me i have bone pain in my left leg/hip region and what works best for me is a TENS machine, hot tub/baths, heat, and at times ice, I'm not an ice fan as i have really bad arthritis so i think it makes it worse.  And let me be honest here, would a pill  make me feel better, heck yeah, but for me i cannot take one or two so i had to learn a new way to deal with the pain.  Its not easy, but i believe its a part of life we need to build up a tolerance to pain, we should feel some sort of pain but not excruciating pain, i believe it's just part of life.  Learning to live  life with pain is a challenge and it takes allot of sacrifices and for me asking for help,  thats the worst part, i hate feeling old and needing help but at least i am clean and back to my old self again.  So for me living with my pain is better than being in a drug induced coma/fog.......

[ricart70]

Great comments here. I really have nothing to add . I have different pains but none of them even come close to warranting anything other than tylenol or other otc stuff.    Great post Vic

[nursegirl6572]

Great point ABN!  You're right, no one should ever be afraid to get a second (or third, forth) opinion.  A GOOD doctor would encourage a patient to do so!

[VICourageous]

WOW, You guys are too GOOD!!! For instance, I did eat very,very healthy and was thin about 11 months ago. I got in that bad weak stages and I was just in bad shape. I was thinking so much about it being the DIET!! It felt like it was the blood or Something very Different. Since I have not been nibbling on sweets, I feel somewhat better. I do NOT have bad pain every day..Nothing I can not handle in my Shoulder because of sleeping on it or a bit of muscle knot. This is why the Dr knew it was not that bad for pills. I do believe FOR SURE that it is the Brain Healing too. The TENS unit sounds great ABN. I forgot about that myself and my Hub needs it for sure. AND I did Not notice the pain that bad when I started to eat all of my wild berrys and the berrys I grew. Now that is a very good one. I also ate a bag of cherries like Ang said. I was Berry high that week and felt good.  The Dr said Swimming is a must right now to slowly build back up. Well I do have the Rivers and Lakes, but I am going to do the gym because of the winters..Shoot I should of listen to Annie way back when she said to join the gym because I would of been in GREAT Shape by now. I want to someday Jog again like Ricart. lol
Thank You MH Friends
So Far So Good!
PS.. I have been taking lots & lots of Brain Building vit/min and herbs. Also have Amino Acids A-V Compounded in one and it says "Protein" on the Bottle. And lets not forget the good old Magnz..lol

[EvolverU]

Great point about the EFA's, Also, EPA/DHA in the proper ratio helps to heal neurotransmitter function.

[weaver71]

Glucosamine and Omega fatty acids help prevent further degeneration in joint pain, but only if refined foods and acid foods are avoided. I found quitting coffee alone helps a lot. The omegas lubricate joints, every cell in the body actually, but acid foods dissolve the fats that are a protective coating, which creates friction between cells and inflammation.

I'm just starting a Tryptophan,Tyrosine, and Phenylanine therapy to work on the brain pain you were talking about. I 'm using true tryptophan, not http 5, because htp5 can only convert to seretonin, while tryptophan can convert to serotonin and other hormones as well. I feel like I have pain everywhere and the chiro works for a few days, so I hope it's brain pain, at least the new aches and pains. I should know within a month if the amino therapy is making a difference. I'll keep you posted on my experiment.

And I'm getting a TENS, thanks for the reminder.