pain medication

So I'm one of those people that refuse to take pain medication, but I had a tooth pulled last week and they gave me Vicodin for the pain. I have been taking it for a few days as it really makes a difference in the pain in my mouth. I haven't, however, noticed much, if any, reduction in my...

New to the forum. Thanks for all the amazing information. I want to cry knowing I'm not alone (okay I am actually tearing up - stupid emotions). So, I've been 'dealing' with all of my 'issues' for most of my life. I've actually had issues since I was a small child. My mother did what she...

We are in a situation right now where our family is having to deal with social services. As I've shared before, my husband has a prescription for Percoset because of his chronic pain. The other day the social worker pretty much said that we will not be able to get our children back unless he...

Hi, I am so glad I found this site, I had a car accident two years ago, I was stationary and was hit from behind by a 4x4, then pushed forward into the car in front of me. I woke up in the car with my eyes rolling round in my head, I tried to move and had bad neck and back pain, BTW the driver...

Hi, I am so glad I found this site, I had a car accident two years ago, I was stationary and was hit from behind by a 4x4, then pushed forward into the car in front of me. I woke up in the car with my eyes rolling round in my head, I tried to move and had bad neck and back pain, BTW the driver...

Hi everyone, I'm 25 yrs old and I have a 3 yr old son and a wonderful husband. I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in November although I have had chronic pain for 8 years. I'm currently on 100 mg of Lyrica, 10 mg of Flexeril, and 100 mg tramadol extended release. I am not a fan of pain...

Pain at about a 6 today. Sucks. Making it hard to work. I have decided that my husband hears about my pain all the time so I figured I should share the pain with you people and spare him since he cannot possibly understand how much this hurts and how frustrating it is. This recent "flare" I...

I honestly feel as if my doctor as well as others don't know how much pain I have and just how miserable I am. When I told my friend the diagnosed she said "well, isn't that just a name they give it when they don't know". Then another person said "how do you know for sure if there was no real...

This is my first time on this or any other support forum. I am admittantly a little nervous. Well, here goes nothing: I have spent most of my life with no insurance. I knew that I had pain, but I didn't know what it was or why. I haven't had the easiest life, so I figured that the pain i felt...

Most of us have spent years in an ongoing battle. At first, family, friends and doctors do not take our complaints seriously. Then doctors try running all sorts of tests, many of them making very little sense at all, only to send us to physical therapy where we are supposed to plunk down 1/2...