Pain Questions (Page 141)

Is four Aleve really bad?

I took four aleve pills probably four to five hours ago. My friend told me she had taken four once for severe pain and was fine. I read the bottle later to see that you aren’t supposed to take more than 3 in 24 hours and now I’m worried that I’ll have internal problems because of it. Is this groun... read more

Pregabalin - I have been taking Lyrica for 3 yrs?

I started taking it for pain but since I have suffered from crippling anxiety all my life and finding that this drug actually lets me have a life, I started taking it a couple or 3 times a week. Lately I am noticing that it's not affecting me as when I first started and I am worried my body will... read more

Nortriptyline - Did anyone experience weight gain/loss on nortriptyline?

I’ve been prescribed 10mg and I’ll work up to 30 mg over the next few weeks. While I’m desperate for pain relief for my migraines... I am concerned about gaining weight on this medication.

Orajel - My sister is diabetic and had tooth pain off & on day 1. More tooth pain on day 2, then...

... she had a swollen face and large swollen tongue on the side where the tooth hurt, and severe chills in day 3! What happened to her and how do I help her reduce the tongue & face swelling? Also, she said the dentist is not going to do anything until she's no longer swollen. Can Orajel take away... read more

Can I take Tylenol after taking phenazopyridine?

Pain - Walgreens refused to fill my prescription of hydros on day 29?

I live on the Georgia Tennessee line my doctor is a Tennessee doctor. I used to fill in Georgia on day 29 but my doctor change to filling only in Tennessee. I filled my first prescription in Walgreens . At my last doctors visit I told him I was going on vacation so they wrote down I could have it... read more

Meloxicam - Is stomach ache a side effect of meloxicam?

Started taking meloxicam after toe surgery. Having the worst belly pain had to discontinue. Seems more harm than good. How long will it take to get it out of my system?

Hydroxyzine - How will this medication help with chronic pain?

Pregnancy- if he didn’t ejaculate can I still become pregnant?

Yesterday I had sex with my boyfriend without condom. I was scared because I never had sex without condom but he said that his sperm is useless because of the many OxyContin that he takes (because of his back pain). Usually he takes one hour for coming because of the medicines. So we had sex for... read more

What can you take for arthritic pain when you have stage 3 kidney disease?

I was taken off NSAID’s because of kidney disease. I have osteoarthritis and osteoporosis and am in pain most of the time. The doctor said take Tylenol which does nothing for my pain. What other options do I have to decrease the amount of inflammation and pain I have?

Meloxicam - How long does it take to start working?

Is it possible that my hip/back pain is from Emgality?

I received Emgality injections for two months. The first month I was feeling fine. However after the second month injection Hip and back have been hurting more and more. It feels sore, burning and going down my leg. It’s on the same side as where my injection was given. It is more and more painful e... read more

Omeprazole - How long does it take for omeprazole to work?

I’ve been given omeprazole 20 mg for suspected GORD, For the first week I was taking 40mg, 20mg in the morning and 20mg at night before taking the tablets i had stomach pains and bad indigestion and heart burn... I’ve been on the tablets for 2 weeks now and i have noticed slight improvements like th... read more

Lipitor - My 80 yr old, obese mother has been on 80 mg dosage of atorvastatin. In the last year she?

... has developed debilitating muscle weakness, listing slightly to one side, without accompanying pain, to the point where she cannot function at all. Previously, despite her weight, she had been physically active, now she can barely stand or even use her hands. The cardiologist seems unconcerned,... read more

I take amoxicillin 500mg every 8 hours?

I was just in so much pain that wasn’t realizing the time and took one a couple hours earlier than I was supposed too is everything going to be okay?