Amitryptiline as pain relief

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    Thanks Jenny :)

    I'm really pleased I asked now - sounds like my colleagues Mrs was onto something when she told me not to give up. The thing is, I don't really care if I end up having to take one of these for the rest of my days :old: - as long as I am getting relief and sleep, I care not a jot.

    Surely you would only be addicted if you wanted more and more Jenny? The fact that you need something on a daily basis to do exactly what it was prescribed to do would suggest that it was correctly prescribed for your needs - not that you are addicted?:dunno:
     
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    I also took it a night for a short while for a trapped nerve in my back. It used to make me feel a little hungover in the morning so as soon as my condition improved, I stopped taking it. I hope it works for you :-)
     
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      Sheez, going back to the NHS thread problems, is this really what they prescribe? What IS going on over there that so many of you are taking these kinds of medications? Maybe I am lucky at my age but I don't take anything except Cod Liver Oil Tablets and Evening Primrose. I do have creaky knees but I think that is due to lack of physical exercise and am planning my new 2013 regime.
       
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      It did nothing for me right from the off, so I wasn't interested in taking it at all. Paracetamol is another one that rarely does anything for me - ibuprofen or aspirin seem to work, but not really sufficient to deal with the pain that I am getting.
       
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      Once you settle into them you can leed the normal life you would like back as you are well rested when you wake in the morning, my S in L or myself have never been ones for time off from work in fact he is a workaholic in a physical job & they seem to suit our lifestyles well.. :SUNsmile:

      Oh dear Moyra that sounds very miserable with the tramadol, your doctor could help you get off of them & have a completely new pain regime that would be allot better.. I realise that coming off them is not that pleasant but with your Docs help, so worth it in the end.. my friend who has Fybromyalgia was totally hooked on them after 16yrs I think it was.. Her pain regime now is so much better & she feels so much better in herself as well despite her Fybromyalgia.. So there is hope Moyra.. :SUNsmile:
       
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        OK, I guess I'm lucky I just have dodgy knees and a stiff back at times.
        But I've always thought that you get pain because there is a problem, the worse the pain the bigger the problem.
        Painkillers dont to me to seem to be the answer, either working on the pain or the brain.

        Surely they just treat the symptoms and not the problem.
        Pain is the bodies way of saying there is something wrong, and to just numb it or tell the brain its not happening is storing up trouble for later years.
        If your in your 90s, I can see the point, but if your still young I think the docs should be treating the cause and NOT the symptoms.
         
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          I've been prescribed Tramadol today ,i've taken them before to no ill effects but i'd rather get to the route of the problem....i agree Pete PK Just seem to mask the problem....but right now they are giving some relief....or more a false scence of security me thinks....
           
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          In fairness, doc does want to seek out the cause (he is looking at a referral to see a rheumatologist for further testing for example), however in the short term his main focus was to try and give me some sort of normality back by killing some of the pain.

          Believe me, after all these years, I would love nothing more than knowing what was causing the pain, and what could be done about it - to be honest, at the moment it is a damn good start for me that it is now being agreed that I am actually experiencing pain.

          However, the further down this path I have gone, the more I have learned that there isn't always an identifiable cause for pain - at least, not a cause that can be operated on or that shows up on blood tests etc; and that for some types of pain, the best that is ever going to be offered is management and not a cure.
           
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            What kind of pain are you experiencing loli?
             
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            Intercostal/ribs.....pure agony ...my pain threshhold is usually very high being a ginge but this is more than uncomfortable.......
             
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            FC, my brother has similar symptoms to you. He has disc problems and because of that he has a trapped nerve in his back.

            Ibuprofen is an anti-inflammatory which works better than Paracetomol which is a pain killer. I was taking 1200mg a day of Ibuprofen for two years and it helped a great deal, perhaps your dose wasn't high enough.
             
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              I was given amitryptiline when I suffered from a bout of sciatica. That pill was only to be taken at night and I was given a different painkiller for during the day. It was very short term usage and I only resorted to them because it coincided with end of year exams (trust me, sitting in an exam hall, in agony, tears rolling down my face and being told by the staff they couldn't even give me a painkiller was not an experience I wanted to repeat!).

              I'm glad you have found a surgery where you are happy with the staff and the GP, FC. I have been extremely fortunate with my previous GP (of 18 years) and was a bit worried about finding a new one when I moved here. Needn't have worried, the surgery I'm at now is just as good (if not better!). I'm pleased you are finally being heard and that you will be getting further tests done to find the root cause.

              Enjoy your belated Christmas and then start taking the amitryptiline; if it works for you as it did for me, you can look forward to a full nights sleep!
               
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                Doc has said that I am still to use ibuprofen etc for any daytime pain, however the vast majority of my pain is at night (unless I over-do it during the day, or am having a particularly bad spell) - the thing is, even taking 400mg every four hours or so wasn't really having much of an effect on the really bad days, and I am not comfortable taking them so continually without advice from a doctor.

                Loli - you have my sympathy, as the bulk of my pain is radiates from the middle of my back around my lower ribcage; the one thing I have found over the years is that the positioning of my pillows can be absolutely critical - in fact, if my pillows get mixed up with Mrs C's when we are changing the bedding, that alone can lead to a night from hell for me.
                 
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                  Sleep is soooo precious. On the top of my list above everything else,
                  then chocolate...........:heehee:
                   
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                    Well, first night on them last night - pain did seem better already, but by hokey did I struggle to get out of bed this morning because of them - hope that bit settles over the next few weeks
                     
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