Bad move

jayneys

Hi all. Been very up and down the last three weeks ,changed tablats too tramadol been on them three weeks .Asked Dr on tue to put me on something else .He put me on ,CoDydramol,bad move.Two days on them ,thay did not even touch the pain.All mosted begged to be put back on Tramadol with all its side effects.Feel a bit better now.Go back to Dr a week on mon ,he said something about morphine patches dont like the sound of them. ALL THE BEST JAYNE X

valval

there is nothing worse than pain you can not get rid of do hope things get better soon hugs val

jayneys

Thanks Val im much better now im back on tramadol. JAYNE X

frogmorton

Hi Janey

if you are in constant pain then the patches may be teh best thing for you.

I am on bu-trans patches which i LOVE!!! It has given me my life baxck to a large extent - I do not have to take pills ALL the time and none of the wooziness from just having atken a tablet nor the agony when you are due another.

Suggest if you get the patches you start on the lowest dose possible and put pacth on befoer bed....this means it will bein your system for teh morning. I felt a bit queasy on day one like morning sickness, but it went off by the next day or the day after.

You can still take a painkiller for any breakthrough pain too - your GP will tell you.

Love

Toni xx

barbara12

Hi
Like you I was on tramadol but I couldnt get on with them....saying that they did ease the pain...but I was to spaced out.
Now I am on co codamols they do not touch the pain, after reading what Toni has said I am going to ask for the patches....thanks Toni
Barbara x

jayneys

Thanks Toni and Barbara THE patches sound good ,will ask my Dr if i can try them. all the best JayneX

dreamdaisy

Hi janeys, you have been having a tougher time than you need, yes? It can take a while to find the right pain duller - none of them take the pain away as such, but some are better dullers than others. I hope you find something to suit you, and soon. It could well be that the pain patches will be the thing. Let us know how you get on. DD

jayneys

Hi DD been very down last few weeks ,not sure if its me or the tramadol.Ithink i expected them to help more,and dont like side effects feel like im losing my grip.Im much better to day ,grandchildren been round ,and i have a week of work ,half term at school.Hope you are much better .I think i will give the patches a go . All the best Jayne X

dreamdaisy

I am very fortunate in that I do not get any side effects from the cocos or the trammies, but I will cheerfully admit that they don't deal with the pain any where near the level I expected, which is why I call them 'dullers' rather than 'killers'. I think you are in the fairly early days of all this, janeys, and it does take time to find out what suits and what doesn't. Be patient, hang on in there and you will find what works the best for you, I am sure. Keep in touch with us, we will do our best to help: you are not on your own with this business. DD