Medical advice/guidance needed

[DGP1]

Reality,what meds are you taking?I use Diclofenac,it works very well for me,near enough takes everything away.

75mg

[Stormproof]

Voltarol Gel & Co-codamol 30/500's will see you right

[stokes11eg]

OR, injections into the joint, normally lasts for eight weeks.

[POSTMAN]

I thought gout at one time but this is constant, not in bouts.

I was thinking, if it was deemed to fall under DDA but there was no alternative job for me, where would it go from there.

You haven't answered,are you on any meds,don't go looking for DDA and whatever until you've explored other avenues,like keeping it under control like the rest of us have.

[realitybites]

Sorry, should have said, started off with Ibuprofen which didn't really do a lot and then went on to Naproxen which was better at suppressing the pain but not entirely. Tried Diclofenac but just made me tired, probably did take the pain away but I was too tired to notice. Still taking Naproxen which does ease it but still interferes with my performance.

[realitybites]

Injections and tablets to hold down a job! I know professional athletes do it but they do it for a few quid more than we get, what is this job coming to.

[chuckychucks]

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[TeeferTiger]

Don't worry.

I'm taking medication for this Neuralgia thing I've got and reading the side effects (and having most of them) is quite scary.

I'm asleep half the day (which suits me because that's the only time my head doesn't hurt!), feel confused, a little unsteady/sort of dizzy sometimes and I have absolutely no idea what day it is. Then again, I only ever knew it was Sunday because my alarm for work didn't go off

You have to decide really which is the lesser of 2 evils. Medicines nowadays tend to just treat the symptoms though and not the cause. I'm having to have further investigation to find the trigger for my headaches, but initially, the Drs were just happy to give me nerve suppressing drugs to tell the nerve that there wasn't any pain, rather than finding out why the nerve was saying it was in pain in the first place.

With the type of arthritis that affects the feet (like I mentioned I've got but doesn't really flare up too badly), it's a bit more difficult. It's not as though you can just stop using your foot is it?! It's going to be trial and error with the meds and finding one that suits you. There are lots of drugs out there, do a little research on google etc and see what other people have said they used and suited them. You may find something more natural that supplements one of the milder drugs, and works for you.

Good luck and take it easy :)

[DGP1]

It does make you think that cannabis might be better for most people than the expensive hard drugs the big drug companies sell.

[TeeferTiger]

It does make you think that cannabis might be better for most people than the expensive hard drugs the big drug companies sell.

Free prescriptions in Wales!!

Although, I've never smoked anything in my life, never even held a lit cigarette so I don't think that would be an option for me.