normal paracetamol v co codomol

bluebeard

my gp is great, would like me however to try normal paracetamol for a month to see if I get similar pain relief as I do from co codomol, as this has codiene in it and he says it can be a bit tough on the body ?

going to give it a try

anybody else find paracetamol useful ?

valval

yes only use calcomamol when things really bad use the other at other times when things not so bad but enough to need something

elnafinn

In hospital a couple of weeks ago after my total knee replacement operation I was given paracetamol at regular intervals along with an anti inflammatory and I am sure in the evening they added a codine pill too. It was a very tiny white pill.

Since being home I have found paracetamol and anti inflams (to sort out inflammation in other joints as well as my knee) enough to combat the pain. On the odd occasion post op, when the pain has been rather intense, which is usually at night, I have opted for coco but on the whole I have used paracetamol to keep the pain at bay.
These are my observations.

Best wishes,
Elna x

bluebeard

thanks , I will give normal a go

frogmorton

Hi Bluebeard
Sounds scary, but if it works will you let us know? Will you still be taking anti-inflams??
Elna
I had something like that with my back op only it was oramorph then anti-inflam then oramorph. Work well keeps pain releif topped up Hope you are ok?
Love

Toni xx

woodbon

Hi, Also co-codamol is a strongish drug, and the longer you don't need it the longer you have it to fall back on if you get more pain. The body gets used to all pain killers, so if you start with the strong ones, then what have you got to fall back on if you get more pain? Sorry, this sounds pesamistic, you, hopefully, may never need a strong pain killer, but sometimes most of us do get some sort of severe pain, which is not always arther, say, toothache, :x and then you need something to work!
Love Sue

snowball

I've been on co-codomal 30mg for a long time with anti inflam, might go back to paracetomal for a bit with inflam. I don't want to get used to co-co tabs if i can help it :shock:
juli

valval

yes it great for when you need it but would not like to get to stage where need it all the time . have taken some this morning as did to much yesterday and in a lot of pain today and had shopping to do so is life but will only take two lots to get me through the day lol

snowball

valval wrote:

yes it great for when you need it but would not like to get to stage where need it all the time . have taken some this morning as did to much yesterday and in a lot of pain today and had shopping to do so is life but will only take two lots to get me through the day lol

I find if i do too much i suffer for it later

malc7747

Hi Bluebeard,
(mines almost white)

I only take mine when I am really having a bad time and I also take two when I go to bed to try to help me sleep longer.

Recently I bought an electric blanket, now thats what I call pain relief I think it was the best but I have made in a log time. It doesn't do anything for the pain but its like lying out in the sun a very warn and sunny day.

take care and have a good weekend.

Malc

bluebeard

can u get paracetamol in the normal tablets on prescription ?

woodbon

Hi,
Your doctor can prescribe them, they can give you a large ammount, which means you don't have to keep buying those silly little packets, but it is up to the doctor. I can't see why not, where I live the local GPs prescribe them for the elderly in this way. I used to be a carer, and gave medication, thats how I know.
Sue

chris7

bluebeard wrote:

can u get paracetamol in the normal tablets on prescription ?

My doc. puts them on a two monthly prescription with my anti-inflams. to keep costs down a bit as I have to pay for prescriptions.
It is alot easier than buying the limited packets available over the counter every week. Hope you do find you manage on them.
Chris

joyful164

Since I was put on Tramadol SR, I have found that I don't need the co-codomols at all. If I am feeling uncomfortable and my pain level is fairly high, then I will probably take a couple of soluable paracetomals. They hit the pain pretty quickly. I don't usually have to take them every day. The other night however, I was in a lot of discomfort and pretty tense so I took a couple of Co-codomols. I spent the next day feeling so spaced out and 'zombified' that I don't think I want to repeat the experience. My gp and consultant have both said that paracetamols are more preferable to the co-codomols and are far more efficient.

Joy

lizzie7ne

Hi bluebeard

Hope it goes well for you and let us know how you get on.

I think I might give it a try. I take cocodomol each tablet containing 500mg paracetomol with 8 mg of coedine added, I take two cocodomol three times a day so I guess thats 48mg of coedine a day, quite a lot of coedine when I add it up and I am pretty sure coedine is addictive. I think I will do it gradually, substituting one dose a day with paracetomol only and so on.

It will be interesting to see how we feel painwise

good luck

lizzie.

snowball

joyful164 wrote:

Since I was put on Tramadol SR, I have found that I don't need the co-codomols at all. If I am feeling uncomfortable and my pain level is fairly high, then I will probably take a couple of soluable paracetomals. They hit the pain pretty quickly. I don't usually have to take them every day. The other night however, I was in a lot of discomfort and pretty tense so I took a couple of Co-codomols. I spent the next day feeling so spaced out and 'zombified' that I don't think I want to repeat the experience. My gp and consultant have both said that paracetamols are more preferable to the co-codomols and are far more efficient.

Joy

Hi joy are tramadol in tablet form I'm thinking of asking my gp to put me on them, co-codomal make me feel groggy in the morning too.

bluebeard

I see my doc in 2 weeks

I will ask if I can have my prescrip chnaged from soulble co codomol at 30 mg , to normal soluble paracetamol