Is this OK to do???

[candy158]

changes in med's
by candy158, Jan 29, 2010 05:18PM
Hi Quix.... just wondering if you recommend Tramacet for a frozen shoulder?  My Dr. GP put me on it for something else, and it seemed to help my shoulder more.  I just take 1 at night, with my Gabapentin and my Trazodone.. is that OK?  
Also, I've told you my horrible history with neurologists, well, the last one hummed and hawed about my MS, and said well, I think so, them 2 paragraphs later he stated that he believed that I am the secondary-progressive phase right now, and still believes that I have Parkinsons as well.   Does any of this make sense?   Was also wondering if Tramacet is ok to take just when the pain gets bad, or should you be on it alot?  Is it addictive, or is there better pain meds out there for the pain of MS and a frozen shoulder?      thanks for listening !!

[Mike_Shuswap]

Hi candy, nice to meet you. I was prescribed Tramacet for headaches after a brain biopsy, and they work fine for me, I only take them when i have a headache, which is quite often. I've been having pain in my shoulder socket, and noticed when I take Tramacet for a headache, it dulls the shoulder pain too. I think my dr prescribed it because it's easier on the stomach than other drugs.

Take care
          Mike

[Quixotic1]

Hi, I'm sorry, but meds and med combinations is not my area of expertise, nor is the treatment of pain.  I believe that Tramacet is likely the combination of Tramadol and acetominaphen, but I have no experience with its use.  

A frozen shoulder sounds like a musculo-skeletal problem and regular pain meds like that should be fine.  As for how addicting it is, I don't know.  I DO believe that pain should be treated aggressively and the fear of addiction is blown wayyy out of proportion in our society.  One of the largest groups of apparent "drug-seekers" in our society is people with true, severe pain who are INadequately treated. We do a lousy job in the medicalo profession of adressing the problem of pain in an unbiased manner.

I don't see any reason why you can't use the Tramacet for the shoulder, but you might want to let your prescibing doc know this (the GP).

As for having Parkinson's AND MS, I would certainly want another opinion on that.  It would certainly not be impossible, but, knowing that people with MS often have movement disorders, I would first assume that the PD was a manifestation of the MS.  Again, I am not an expert here either.

Sorry I can't be of much help here.

Quix