GABAPENTIN vs IBUPROFEN

I need to feel like I’m not crazy. I was diagnosed with fibro about two years ago. Underwent quite a few tests including an EMG to rule out other things. Currently taking gabapentin to help symptoms. But along with the pain I get so many muscle twitches. Kind of like when you get that really annoyi

Today my boyfriend of a year told me he doesn’t think I should be taking my opioid pain medication any longer. I have had chronic pain for 18 years, have tried every single thing I could think of, that was recommended to me, have had multiple surgeries, and ended up with CRPS in my right hip/thigh.

I'm going to share my story and what I've found does work and doesn't work for me. Feel free to ask questions. And feel free to comment with your own journey. I was diagnosed at 23. I went to Disney world and on the second day I woke up and couldn't walk. I was in so much pain. My legs and feet wer

And the only fibromyalgia drug in existence as far as any of them know is gabapentin, but gabapentin makes it so you can't feel your clitoris.

I had my monthly appointment with my PM doc this morning. I brought up the new drug that has just been approved by the FDA and wanted to get his thoughts on it. He said and I am quoting him pretty detailed here; The drug has only been approved by the FDA for acute pain only, as in post surgical pa

I work in a pharmacy, which is honestly an awful environment if you have chronic pain and fatigue because I'm absolutely killed after every shift, but honestly it's the attitudes of my coworkers that really cut deep. Right now, I'm not taking any opioid medication, but I did in the past and it's rea

So over 3 years ago now I had a very unpleasant situation occur with my pain doctor at the time. (The link to that long story is here: [https://www.reddit.com/r/ChronicPain/comments/xq86rj/an\_update\_to\_an\_arrogant\_doctor\_forcing\_me\_to\_go/](https://www.reddit.com/r/ChronicPain/comments/xq86r

I was hit by a fckn truck. I’m being as positive as I can be. She went on to say that she got better from her accident using positive thoughts and yoga. I wish I could do yoga. I’m in physical therapy with a goal of hopefully being able to do yoga again one day. No essential oil ointments don’t help

I won my disability case a few months ago (after 3.5 years of delays) and recently signed up for an Aetna Medicare Advantage plan. They keep sending me these condescending letters about the opioids my doctor prescribes me. I have had multiple failed spinal fusion surgeries. I've tried everything fro

Why? Because over the counter meds such as Tylenol/ibuprofen/Aleve can cause organ damage and opioids can cause addiction. So, it's basically a lose lose either way! It sucks! Edit: Thank you all so much for your comments! I unfortunately can't read and reply to them all as quickly as i would like

A rant, be warned I'm so pissed off with the way my doctor is treating my pain after major surgery. Not ONLY do I have break through pain from surgery, but I also have had issues with my bladder from that damn catheter so it's extra painful. He's only given me 5mg oxy every 6 hours and ibuprofen ev

Quick rant. Cats got neutered. They were prescribed fentanyl. I tore my spine in two places. I got 600mg ibuprofen. They are prancing around acting fine right now. I couldn't walk for three months. Do I resent them for it? Yeah, a bit. That's all.

I’m sharing this in case it helps even one person—because I spent eight years living with pain that almost no doctor could explain. For nearly a decade, I had severe left-sided testicular, groin, and lower abdominal pain every single day. These weren’t mild flares or background discomfort. These wer

A couple of days ago I went to the emergency room after putting it off for a while because I didn’t want to deal with the healthcare system (and be labeled a junkie or frequent flyer) and thought I would be okay. When I finally gave in they told me that I needed my appendix removed and said that bec