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Re: advice please, alternatives to ibuprofen / advil for pain relief
From: Natalie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Mar 26 17:20:06 2003
Hi Rachel, thanks for your response. My appt is May 5th. I will
inquire about Bextra and Vioxx. Unfortunately the anti-inflammatories
(ibuprofen and advil and motrin included) are what gave me the ulcer
problems. All of those meds fall in the the NSAIDS group of drugs, they
all can cause ulcer problems if taken in large doses over time. Thanks
for your advice ! I will write in to this forum after my appt to share
my new pain killer info.
At Wed, 26 Mar 2003, Rachel wrote:
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>Natalie, a lot of docs are now prescribing Bextra for pain. They say
>one pill is the equivilent of 10 motrin. Personally, it didn't work for
>me. And, unfortunately, you can't take more than one pill per day. Have
>you tried any anti-inflamatories? My doc gave me Vioxx once. It totally
>killed my pain, but gave me a headache worse than my pain was, so I
>couldn't keep taking it. Your doc will probably be able to pinpoint
>some kind of drug you can try based on your requests. When is your
>appointment?
>
>--
>Rachel
>
>At Wed, 26 Mar 2003, Natalie wrote:
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>>Hi there, hoping that you ladies can please give me some much needed
>>advice. I have been taking large amounts of Advil for several years to
>>dull the endo pain. Well it seems I've developed some sort of ulcer
>>type situation in my stomache, so I need to stop taking ibuprofen (which
>>probably caused the ulcer type deal). I have not found a single other
>>pain killer over the counter that works on the pain. Only ibuprofen
>>does it for me. Tylenol doesn't work, even for headaches and general
>>pain. I have a dr. appt where I am going to ask for a prescription for
>>a strong pain killer that will work quickly, any suggestions on what I
>>should ask for? It has to be a non-ibuprofen, non-NSAID, type of pain
>>killer, hopefully also not habit forming (already got enough bad
>>habits).
>>Thank you for any help you can offer ! Your advice is appreciated.
>>
>>--
>>Natalie
>>
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Natalie
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