Looking for options here - herniated a disk in my back - on a 10 day course of prednisone therapy - ibuprofen is contraindicated - but seems to be the only drug (in combo with Oxycodone) that makes the pain manageable. Tyelenol just doesnt cut it - and upping the Oxy only puts me out of commission (sleep) so looking for something that can help me through and leave me in a functioning state
Prednisone and pain relievers?
Question posted by sghiglieri on 1 Dec 2014
Last updated on 1 December 2014 by balbanese
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balbanese
1 Dec 2014
Beware, I would not ask the Dr about any specific pain med. the climate of abuse has many Drs being intimidated, so, ti's a red flag when a patient requests a specific pain med, especially that one.
Best to go in and report your symptoms and allow the Dr to make the recommendation. Also, Tylenol isn't as good for inflammation as Ibu.
kaismama
1 Dec 2014
Once you're off the prednisone, can you then take ibuprofen? There was a study done that said that Tylenol does nothing for back pain, lol... Have you ever been on oxycontin? That keeps the pain down and because of the way it acts it doesn't cause the drowsiness.
sghiglieri
1 Dec 2014
Thanks for this. Yea. Didn't know that about Tylenol but I can tell that is true. Have 6 more days if prednisone - so a long way to go before I can return to ibuprofen. Have not tried OxyContin. Will ask my md. Thanks
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