I'm not a fan of taking dozens of medications. I've been using cannabis medicinally for several years. I grow my own and research everything I can about the plant. It helps me a great deal in my disease management. Just curious if anyone else uses this is in there regiment and how well it works.
I agree 💯, it's not legal here yet but, well you gotta do what you gotta do.
Just curious to what my fellow AS’ers do for pain control.
How many of you use marijuana and does it help you? Or pain patches, opioids or anything else.
Thanks-😊
What a great pic!
Good morning @A MySpondylitisTeam Member
I hope the day is kind to you..,
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I’ve been on gabapentin 1200 mg for 3 1/2 years, Meloxican for 3 years, tizadine for 3 years and Cymbalta for 3 years. I told my rheumatologist that it doesn’t seem to be helping at all and the reply was maybe I needed to go to a pain specialist. I’ve always heard they give you fentanyl patches and I’m scared to death of this
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Has anyone gained lots of weight whilst on it?
My experience is a good nights sleep and no weight increase.
I found this which might help https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/872612/
I often see that people take these meds but don't know what the names of them are so I can ask the doctors if they would help me sleep without so much pain. If you take them please can you give me the name of the medication you take and if it helps. Thank you. X
Bacclofin & lots of beer
Good response...i go to the pool also..trying to twist shake and whatever..to take my mind off this chronic pain...i also do dry kneedling at physical therapy..
I am still having alot of pain. I physicans are going to use the Boston Scientific WaveWriter Alpha Spinal Stimulator (SCS) System to help with long-term relief for my chronic pain. I would love to know if any of you have used this stimulator and does it work with the relief of pain. Please let me know what you think.
Thank you for the information you shared. It is very helpful to me.
I have a autoimmune issue l 4 and 5 need fashion surgery but ins. Wanted to try the needles in back to dead nerves. As I hurt daily some worse than others I'm on gabapentin and tizanidine I will be going soon to deaden the nerves. Steroids worked good but I got moon face. In addition, gained weight I am in at 218lbs. I recently started ww. And know weigh 190.2 . Hope this works.
You need TNF biologic . Start taking magnesium and potassium, we are low always on those, also your doctor should be checking your B12.
I find sitting down affects me the most. I will be going on a very long road trip this summer. Is there a lumbar cushion that could help that someone would recommend?? Thank you!
@A MySpondylitisTeam Member..I'm 2 days away from pump surgery.From what I learned there are a lot of meds they can use in a pump.I had the trial pump and felt great with Morphine until I had horrible… read more
nucynta write me if u need answers or my opinion....Ann