Pain managment

Has anybody gone to pain mamangment while they learn tms or is this counter productive.

 

Yes, i'm in pain management, but i'm down from 5 meds, to 2. I still have to work a job and not be suicidal, so i need pain relief. I found a painkiller that really helps and it's not very strong. I find that if i'm in severe pain, i'm panicking and it all gets worse. Relieving the pain relaxes me, and allows me to get back into activities without fear. Realize that yes, they do "mask" pain, but sometimes we have to be realistic and live life. The painkillers allow me to get back into biking and exercise, which has also trained my brain that exercise is safe.

 

which painkiller? I found nothing that works for me, not even a slightly.. just if I'm not preoucciped and if doing something interesting..

 

nucynta, which (my dose) is weaker than hydro codone, but for me it works better. it has sort of a dual action. I have burning nerve pain.
I used to take gabapentin and topamax, which worked for a while, but i got tolerant. The Nucynta for whatever reason, i have not grown a tolerance.

 

did you just say your pain is lower if you're preoccupied or doing a task? My pain nearly goes away if i'm mulling around doing housework or yard work, or just immersed in a task in general. That's a big clue it's TMS.

 

Yes same with me need to work a job ...and yes my pain is the same nerve pain

 

did you use hydrocodone ?

 

that was the backup med when my preferred med went out of production for a while. I wasnt a big fan of it. I found that despite being stronger, it seemed to be less effective (for nerve pain) and it caused more side effects. We're all different though.

 

so this med is good for nerve pain then ?