new meds need advice pretty please ?

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  • Wonkylegs
    Wonkylegs Member Posts: 3,504
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    HI Tilly

    have you been to see your GP about the meds? any news?

    worried about you ..... hope you are feeling less heartburn today?

    hugs
    WOnky
  • woodbon
    woodbon Member Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi, I'd have a chat with the Chemist as they are very knowledgeable about drugs and then chat with the doctor. Some people repond better to different pain killers, I've tried quite a few and tramadol slow release suit me best. Good luck! Love Sue
  • tillypink
    tillypink Member Posts: 212
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Peeps , just finally managed to get into dr's ,went yesterday but only to nurse practioner who could't change my tablets waste of time! But got to see my normal dr :) , He's now put me on Lansoprazole 15mg,Naproxen 500mgs, Paracetamol 500mg and Tramadol 50mg. So fingers crossed they'll make things easier now :wink: !

    Also my scan went well yesterday and was't as bad as I thought,don't know why I worried my self so much,but the staff were lovely and made me feel at ease 8)

    Thanks for all being so supportive :)

    Tillypink(lisa)
  • alarkra
    alarkra Member Posts: 213
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Tillypink,

    I am glad that yesterday went well and you feel more at ease. :D

    I found that codeine phosphate and tramadol were really bad for me (I took them after I had a back injury from a car accident) as the Codine made me feel really sick and out of it and did little for the pain and the tramadol I had an allergic reaction to after just ONE tablet - it turned out that I showed all signs of overdose and should have gone to A&E! :shock: Everyone is different though, so hopefully the new concoption of drugs should suit you better. Feel better soon! :wink: xx
  • Wonkylegs
    Wonkylegs Member Posts: 3,504
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    HI Tilly

    so glad you are off both those anti-inflams, as I am sure they weren't helping you feel any better :shock:

    I recently changed to Naproxen, and it is good :D Mind you, do let your doctors know if you get any tummy problems because I am on 30mg Lansoprazole as 15 wasn't enough for me. THey do work wonderfully though and the stomach aches have all gone. ONly trouble is remembering to take them on an empty stomach though :roll:

    good luck & I hope you are soon feeling much brighter.

    hugs
    WOnky
  • tillypink
    tillypink Member Posts: 212
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Wonkylegs wrote:
    HI Tilly

    so glad you are off both those anti-inflams, as I am sure they weren't helping you feel any better :shock:

    I recently changed to Naproxen, and it is good :D Mind you, do let your doctors know if you get any tummy problems because I am on 30mg Lansoprazole as 15 wasn't enough for me. THey do work wonderfully though and the stomach aches have all gone. ONly trouble is remembering to take them on an empty stomach though :roll:

    good luck & I hope you are soon feeling much brighter.

    hugs
    WOnky

    Hey thanks Wonky, I hope so too! Hope u feel better too with the higher dose :)

    x
  • tillypink
    tillypink Member Posts: 212
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    cthornley wrote:
    two NSAIDS at once rings alarm bells with me
    as they can have some really nasty side effects for you stomach
    (I am rarely able to take one as they make me feel very ill and i get severe nausea and stomach problems) and they are essentially doing the same thing.

    I looked around and found this article http://arthritis.about.com/od/nsaids/a/dual_nsaids.htm

    it says "The increased risk associated with taking two NSAIDs is significant. A study published in the European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology concluded that the risk of severe drug reactions causing injury to the liver and acute renal failure was 6 to 7 times higher in reported cases of simultaneous use of two NSAIDs."

    I would strongly suggest that you check that this is not a prescribing error as it sounds like it could be
    Especially if it is making you not feel too great
    Hope you get sorted soon
    Chrissie

    thanks for the info had a look :)
  • tillytop
    tillytop Member Posts: 3,460
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Tillypink

    Just popped in to say glad you got some different meds and some Lanzoprazole too. I have found that the Lanzo seems to work better the longer I take it before eating so I tend to try to leave at least an hour if I can. And like Wonky says, you can have a higher dose of Lanzo if needed. I too take the 30mg pills to help protect my stomach from the Diclo and Pred. Really hope you find that this new combo works better for you.

    Love (the other) Tilly xxx
  • tillypink
    tillypink Member Posts: 212
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    tillytop wrote:
    Hi Tillypink

    Just popped in to say glad you got some different meds and some Lanzoprazole too. I have found that the Lanzo seems to work better the longer I take it before eating so I tend to try to leave at least an hour if I can. And like Wonky says, you can have a higher dose of Lanzo if needed. I too take the 30mg pills to help protect my stomach from the Diclo and Pred. Really hope you find that this new combo works better for you.

    Love (the other) Tilly xxx

    Thanks again Tilly, just replied to ur other post.. ha,ha!

    Fingers crossed this time they work better for me :wink: ! touch wood no heartburn as yet today 8) , and nice not to feel drunk with the codine that I was on!

    Hope ur well urself :)

    x
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi
    Just to say glad you've got your meds sorted.....I dont know anything about those ones except anti inflamm. and i knowyou shouldnt have had 2 lots together
    Love
    Hileena

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