Overall, Basic Medication List

bluebeard

at the moment ...

I am new to the game .....


co codomal ( 30mg ) for severe pain outbreaks ....doctor wants me to use when needed rather than all the time

on lesser pain days paracetamol seems to do the trick

amitriptyline ......50mg......for sleep and some nerve pain


stiffness and soreness and pain to tendons and ligaments .......rhumatologist looking at it.........Anti Inflammatory ?.............which one ?......would like a easy dosing one as I am not great at taking medication


Rubbing cream.......I use capsican cream around ankle ...but I have also had relief just using baby oil or deep heat cream ....and ice


is this sort of list the thing most people have for dealing with arthur ?


do people find any supplements help with join and tendon pain ?...cod liver oil , msm ?.........hear a lot about these


I might add I have been told that my problems dont as yet appear to be in need of the disease modifying ( ?) drugs ?

valval

hi take co codamol for pain when bad
naproxin for inflimation lol
glucmine/chond for joints
and new one for inflimation as well as naproxin as was still getting probs lol will put name down later can not be bothered to get up as forgot meds last night and does make a difference when you do lol i also take hrt as going through change . neo clarityne for dust allergy so hate taking anything else

bluebeard

valval wrote:

hi take co codamol for pain when bad
naproxin for inflimation lol
glucmine/chond for joints
and new one for inflimation as well as naproxin as was still getting probs lol will put name down later can not be bothered to get up as forgot meds last night and does make a difference when you do lol i also take hrt as going through change . neo clarityne for dust allergy so hate taking anything else

aww poor you xx

does gluc osamine help ?

valval

bluebeard wrote:

valval wrote:

hi take co codamol for pain when bad
naproxin for inflimation lol
glucmine/chond for joints
and new one for inflimation as well as naproxin as was still getting probs lol will put name down later can not be bothered to get up as forgot meds last night and does make a difference when you do lol i also take hrt as going through change . neo clarityne for dust allergy so hate taking anything else

aww poor you xx

does gluc osamine help ?

not sure think it does but takes months to get in system but others say does not but if it helps protect joints worth a try doc gave it me at the start lol. i am at early stages as well doc said it oa but i could not understand why kept getting swollen joints never same and feeling so tiredlol but still able to work 4 hours a day so happy about that which have you got oa /ra /pa

bluebeard

I am really not sure !! lol

rhumatologist says I have symptoms or ra and symptoms of oa !!

lol

but they are doing their best and are very helpful

she said sometimes its best if you have symptoms of both to take an overall appraoch ...but its most likely oa

valval

bluebeard wrote:

I am really not sure !! lol

rhumatologist says I have symptoms or ra and symptoms of oa !!

lol

but they are doing their best and are very helpful

she said sometimes its best if you have symptoms of both to take an overall appraoch ...but its most likely oa

they tend to treat both the same so it only a name to us keep exercising it very important to keep muscles as strong as you can helps the joints there some good exercises on here so look them up worth a try if you in early stages stop the rot where you can lol and take what you need it does make a difference

zechariah

Butrans patch 20mg
nortriptyline 30mg for nerve pain
capsacin cream
movelat cream
and paracetamol

isn't it amazing what we need just to keep going!

here's to the summer and hopefully less flare ups

fester

paracetamol 1000mg every 6 hours.
codeine phosphate 60mg ditto (thank god no constipation).
acupan 3 times a day not sure of dosage at minute.
gabapentin 1500mg daily with a nice dose of short term memory loss at times thrown in as a side effect.
movalat gel as and when required.
lanzoprazole and gaviscome advance due to damaged stomach lining thanks to extended use of NSAIDS.
ramapril for hypertension

thats it for now till i see assessment nurse in april hopefully for anti-tnf.

Its a wonder we don't all rattle

bluebeard

whats the diff between movelat and capsican cream ?

eileenc

hmm - lets see if I can remember without looking at my repeat prescription list. For RA (that is still not controlled) I take......
25mg methotrexate injections weekly
Hydroxychloroquine sulphate - 2 per day
Sulfasalazine 500mg - 4 per day
Co-codamol capsules - 6 per day
Tramadol - 4 per day and for breakthrough pain
Prochlorperazine tabs - for nausia 3 per day
Amitriptylin - 2-3 at night to help me sleep
Lisinopril - high bp - 1 per day
Benfroflumetrhiazide - high bp 1 per day
Levothyroxine - slow thyroid - 100mg daily
Omeprazole - to protect stomach - 2 per day
Fluoxetine capsules - anti depressant 2 per day
Folic Acid - 3 per week after methotrixate
and occasional use of Movicol sachets

I did remember them all but had to check my repeat list for some of the spelling!!
I'm beginning to rattle now - and the chemist puts my monthly meds into a carrier bag instead of the paper bags. It's frightening how many drugs I'm swallowing.......but I am more mobile now and am able to (sort of) control my pain and have some quality of family life in between flare ups so it's the lesser of two evils for me - pills or 'arthur' - no contest really!!!

minky67

Gabapentin 600mg 3x day For nerve pain
Tramadol 100mg 4x a day pain killer
Diclofenic 50mg 3x a day Anti inflammator
Paracetomols
Amtripyline 20 to 50mg at night
Oramorph for break through pain.
Domperine(sp) anti sickness oral & suppository
Buccustem under gum anti sickness.
Capisan cream or deep heat.

I have OA & Fibromyalgia.

valval

we all take so many different meds lol there are so many out there no wonder the docs take so long to find right ones for us .

tkachev

I take whatever they say will help me!
plaquenil
iron tablets
sulfasalazine
ibuprofen
Methotrexate 20mg per week
Humira injections
In the past have had diclafenic and steriod injections into my swollen knees.Plus one hip replacement!

Omega 3 fish oil seems to be the only recommended for R.A although heard good results about rose-hip oil.I dont take anything additional.
Have been told I have a bit of OA in hip as well as R.A
best wishes
Elizabeth

suzster

i take the following daily -

amitriptyline 30mg tablets at night to help me sleep!

zomorph 20mg tablets morning and night for pain

(also have oramorph medicine, 5ml when needed!)

arcoxia 90mg tablets anti inflammatory's (plus stomache protector, not sure of it's name!)

sulphasalazine tablets 4 twice a day and
Leflunomide 1 a day both to try to controll RA

thyroxin 50mg and 100mg tablets for under active thyroid

i think that's all i take, i say all, but that enough to make me rattle!
sue

woodbon

I take Tramadol Slow Release for pain
Amatriptylne for sleep and nerve pain 20 mgs
Diazapam muscle spasums
paracetamol for breakthrough pain
Zantac for indigestion (I've had a perforated ulcer and I'm scared I'll get it again!)
HRT patches which I stick on my bum! :oops:
I think thats the lot!
Sue

paulch

:roll: Hi i now take for arthur 10-40 mg of amitriptyline
paracetamol
algesal cream

bluebeard

thanks all

take care

xx