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Mummy65

Can I take aspirin, ibuprofen or paracetamol along with tramadol?

If the pain is really bad?

Posted 25 May 2010 • 4 answers

rodlang

Hello, I recently came down with sciatica pain in my right buttock and thigh?

Any suggestions on how to calm it down. My doctor gave me one week's worth of robaxin as a muscle relaxer. Should I combine this with cold pack or heating pad? It is worse in the morning after ...

Posted 6 Apr 2012 • 4 answers

Anonymous

Ibuprofen (Motrin) vs Naproxen?

I was in the emergency room about 3-4 weeks ago, the attending physican gave me a script of Ibuprofen (Motrin), ok--- my family doctor had ready had me on Naproxen. The question is, should I take ...

Posted 11 Jul 2012 • 5 answers

chronicp...

I had to sign an pain management agreement with my PCP... is this normal?

I had to sign a pain management agreement with my PCP which says that I can't get pain meds from any other Dr, even a pain mangagment specialist. I asked them, even if I get in a car accident, ...

Posted 13 Feb 2010 • 60 answers

kmb20112...

I am 31 weeks pregnant and have been taking 2-8 50mg tramadol a day throughout they are not?

... prescribed but I told my doc I was taking them..I had stopped for the first 3 months and then started again. I asked her if she could prescribe them insead of the codiene and tylenol she was ...

Posted 3 Apr 2013 • 6 answers

GodWilli...

I was prescribed Ibuprofen and Valium for back pain & I have tramadol - can I take together?

I was wondering should I take the ibuprofen and valium in the morning and then take the tramadol and valium at night for the pain or should i take all 3 at once? Any and all advice and suggestions ...

Posted 4 Aug 2010 • 1 answer

stephfay...

What is the difference between Meloxicam and Ibuprofen?

Aren't they both anti-inflammatory drugs? What is the difference?

Posted 12 Apr 2013 • 2 answers

Amanda R...

What are the ingredients in Zanaflex/Tizanidine HCL 4 MG Tablets?

I was told it was a combination of Xanax and Flexeril. I would really like to know because my Dr. recently put me on it. http://www.drugs.com/answers/

Posted 7 Aug 2012 • 5 answers

dmassey60

Norco & tylenol - what is the safest maximum dose, I don't want to hurt my liver?

Microdiskectomy surgery. If I take 20mg norco with 650mg tylenol every 6hrs am I still within safe range. Don't want to hurt my liver, but this dosage works very well pain wise. I go back july11 ...

Posted 5 Jul 2011 • 1 answer

Samson2013

How much naproxen should I take for sciatica nerve damage?

I went to the emergency department about 5 days ago because of an intense pain on my right side from the lower vertebrae with a shooting pain down the leg now although the shooting pain is gone I ...

Posted 28 Sep 2013 • 3 answers

Krissy125

Herniated disc - I don't want surgery, but what other options do I have?!?

I am 27 years old and a single mother of two. I also work in daycare full time. Needless to say my life is spent bending and lifting. Well, last year in October I was diagnosed with sciatica and the ...

Posted 11 Jan 2013 • 5 answers

deniseoc...

Pain from my pinched sciatic nerve is concentrated on my right hip and lower back?

I mainly use heat, Aleve, and Tramadol to combat the pain. I am 49. It has gotten much worse and more frequent in the past year; it occurs mainly when walking or standing more than 10 or 15 minutes. ...

Posted 7 Jan 2012 • 10 answers

bloggermom

Looking for something more effective than Norco 10/325 and Percocet 10/325?

I have chronic lower back pain (degenerative disc disease, sciatica, etc) and have been on Norco and Percocet for a little over a year. I'm taking 4 Norco's and 7 Percocets per day. I need ...

Posted 5 Jul 2012 • 6 answers

babyboo2...