Older painkiller, naproxen, found to be safest, inexpensive

Seattle Post-Intelligencer ^ | September 13, 2006 | LINDA A. JOHNSON

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

Thanks for the tip about licorice. I have had fantastic results managing some rather severe pain from a shoulder injury with Ester C. That's all I use now for pain managment.

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[Conservativegreatgrandma]

Please try a nutional approach. It works and you'll be healthier. You can take many grams of Ester C a day. Add Vit E, Glucosamine, Condroitin, Sam E. You need Omega 3 oils along with a multi vitamin.

Doctors had nearly killed my sister before she realized she was on her way to dying from liver damage and took a totally nutritional approach. We found a condition called leaky gut syndrome. I think it's for real. When she did a 180 in her approach, she cured her RA.

I had a similar experience many years ago but I only did the Vit C, Vit E and pantothentic acid. It worked for me but don't be afraid of taking too much Ester C. You can't.

If you're in serious trouble, I would research the possibility of intravenous Vit C. I would love to find someone near who does this approach in case we ever need it.

[Paleo Conservative]

Dumb doctor! Darvocet is related to codeine.

But most opiates are except for the synthetic opiates like methodone or vicodin.

[Popocatapetl]

It worked immediately for me. I guess pain relievers can be like that, working for some and not for others. The doctor even gave me a couple of Celebrex horse pills, which he said were for intense, acute pain, like a sprained ankle.

One of the better, though unorthodox, pain relievers for muscle and joint pain is DMSO, but it will never be approved for that use, because it has serious problems in administration. Its problem is that it is a very small molecule that when applied to the skin, soaks right through and soothes the pain. Trouble is, it will take any contamination, even the salt on your skin, through with it.

So both your skin must be cleaned with distilled water first, and the DMSO must be pure. However, that being said, pro football teams go through it by the quart.

They sell it in health food stores, "for use as a solvent only". It also has the weird side of effect of giving a weird, strong and sometimes described as 'garlic-y' taste in the mouth when applied to the skin. For this reason, it can't be double-blind tested.

[goodnesswins]

Please listen to Conservativegreatgrandma.....many times pain is a matter of nutrition and hormones.....pain killers just mask the problem.

[ncpatriot]

I cannot even take aspirin without my gut bleeding - all these drugs worsen my IBD. Therefore, I take Tylenol for pain.

[Clinging Bitterly]

I agree with you both in that I don't like the idea of taking pain meds "all the time", so those are things I am looking at too. After next month's tests I'll know more about what's going on and what to do.

[goodnesswins]

You might want to look at this website: www.tahomaclinic.com

Tahoma Clinic (Dr. Wright) is affiliated with THIS website describing magnetic treatments.....you might want to read about it....don't know much about it, but seems to work for some.....http://www.amri-wa.com/

I was taking 6-8 aspirin a day 2 years ago, and having difficulty with walking, dressing, etc.....with treatments (bio-hormones, vitamins, minerals) I'm now pretty much pain free...thinking about running a 10K
Good luck.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

The Ester C can give you some rather rapid pain relief. My sister had to completely change her diet. I haven't had to do that but I take about 4.5 grams of Ester C daily, divided into 3 equal doses. One can take much more than that but for now this works for me. I am having a bit of a problem with a sore hip and have added glucosamine and chondroitin with Sam E.

Be sure to also take the Omega 3 oils. It takes a while for the Omega 3s and the glucosamines to work but stay with it.

I buy mine from Puritan.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

A while back there was a poster here on FR that said he was pronounced dead from a heart attack many years ago. Obviously he wasn't dead but he says he hasn't been back to a doctor since.

He said his only medication is Vit C. He uses the chewables and chews many a day.

[SunkenCiv]

Aleve (one of the name brands for the OTC version) works great, lasts half the day, and unlike ibuprofen doesn't give me upset stomach -- which, in my condition, could be life threatening. ;')