Chronic Pain Questions

How long will I be going thru Cymbalta withdrawals?

Posted 9 Jul 2013 by JenJen101 • 190 answers

I've been taking Cymbalta for 8yrs for depression & chronic pain. I started having terrible sweating, short term memory loss, severe depression, worsening pain, & so many other side effects it would take an hour to write them all down!! My Dr started slowly trying to get my dosage ...

I just took three tablets of 50mg Tramadol. Will I be okay?

Posted 28 Dec 2014 by chaoskaye • 42 answers

Hi, I suffer from a torn rotator cuff and am in constant pain especially at night. My doctor prescribed me four 50mg tablets of Tramadol a day or as needed. She told me to take two at bedtime. Will I be okay taking three? And what's the max mg I can take every day?

Oxycodone vs Hydrocodone - What's the difference between them?

Posted 16 Mar 2016 • 1 answerFAQ by Drugs.com

Any of you feel so damn useless having chronic pain?

Posted 25 Dec 2009 by jacy53 • 127 answers

I sit here day after day thinking about how strong and useful I was. I enjoyed designing my yard landscaping, going to work, and in general being productive. Now that the accumulating multiple pain has taken over my life and made me more of a dreamer than a doer, I feel hopeless and a burden to my ...

Hospital - What opioid is stronger, 30mg oxycodone ir or 10mg oxymorhone ir?

Posted 24 Jul 2014 by wcrain422 • 13 answers

I have been prescribed 30 milligram oxycodone instant release for years my doctor recently switched me to opana, 10 milligram instant release and told me it would be better for my pain however it does not feel as strong as the 30 milligram oxycodone. Which is the stronger medication and which would ...

Norco vs Vicodin - How do they compare?

Posted 11 Apr 2016 • 1 answerFAQ by Drugs.com

When is the best time to take Cymbalta? I know its best to take with a meal but which meal is best?

Posted 28 May 2014 by Trinabell • 11 answers

Oxycodone - Is there a difference in manufactures of generic drugs?

Posted 1 Jul 2013 by Anniebananie12 • 46 answers

When I fill my monthly generic prescription for oxycodone, I sometimes get pills made by different manufacturers. It seems like some work better than others, same dose - same drug! Does anyone else have this experience?

Pain - Percocet vs. Oxycodone...Please help?

Posted 15 Jan 2015 by Jonathan1109 • 9 answers

I'm 20 years old and recently endured a tear in my hip, which radiates pain to my groin and testicular areas. An MRI showed a labral tear. Anyway, I currently don't have health insurance and Percocet 10/325 is extremely expensive, approx. $115 for a month supply. However, tomorrow I may ...

Is there a difference in tramadol marked An627 wh/round and 377 wh/oblong pill I got new ones from?

Posted 5 Dec 2012 by MrDohBoyBIG • 13 answers

... the pharma this time and want to know if the new ones I got are supposed to be better at all ? 1) Cuz the price difference and 2) I was taken off my hydrocodone after 5 years and put on these and they just don't do anything for me I find it a little ridiculous that I am prescribed 4-6 at a ...

Does anyone know the equivalence of 4 mg Dilaudid to 30 mg Oxycodone?

Posted 22 Feb 2013 by pamee • 3 answers

My dr switched me to dilaudid after me telling him the 30 mg oxy was not helping. Now I am so sick, sweating like a horse (I know I am not) but sure the heck feel like one "neeigh! lol.. curiuos if this is all in my head or am I having some sort of w/d... thanking you all in advance ... pamee

What's the alternative drug for tramadol?

Posted 4 Jan 2013 by Salimbinali • 6 answers

Can anyone help me out I'm really suffering coz tramadol has been banned in my country and I'm in deep body pain and can't sleep

Is Tramadol HCL an opiate?

Posted 23 Mar 2013 by bygrace721 • 9 answers

Recently prescribed Tramadol for Fibromyalgia pain. Also take Cymbalta. Reading up on Tramadol makes it sound like it is addictive and maybe should not be used with anti-depressants like Cymbalta. II don't really feel any immediate reaction to taking it, but I have noticed after taking it ...

Gabapentin complimented with Tramadol?

Posted 16 May 2014 by DrCharbonneau • 5 answers

I'm a physicist, not an MD. I've been to the ER for back and wrap-around chest pain on my left side twice in the past 1-1/2 months. The first trip concluded with the ER doc finding, via CT scan, that I have bone lesions on my ribs. He didn't prescribe anything effective: ...

Why is my doctor/pharmacist telling me that the new tramadol has percocet in/have to pick up script?

Posted 10 Jul 2014 by tmwgirl • 8 answers

both doctor and pharmacist (Walgreens) are telling me that the new tramadol has percocet in it and that i have to go to doctors office to get scripts and they are saying that now it's a controlled substance. My pain is so intense with L3,4,5 along with disks in neck is bad and also I have ...