Painkillers?

[canarlee]

my knee has decided to start playing up on me and it is god damn effin painfull! (old injury etc)

anyone know what the strongest painkillers are that would be any good to me are called please? (over the counter type stuff). tis only till i get to the docs on monday!


ta muchly

[Hitcher]

Over-the-counter painkillers all work on different pain receptors. So if you're genuinely seriously aching, take Panadol Plus, Neurophen and Panadeine together. But ensure you have a conversation with your dispensing pharmacist first to make sure you don't have a pre-existing medical condition that may be exacerbated by such drugs.

[canarlee]

cheers hitcher, now i just got to find a pharmacy open tonite!

i had dystalgesics (sp?) before and they were good but i dont know if you can get them here over the counter (you can in spain)?

and yes it is a genuin problem!

[Zuki Bandit]

Not sure if Codlagen are over the counter, but 3or 4 of them do the trick dude.

[candor]

I doubt you can buy digesics here. There was panic re abuse some years ago.

A good one they keep out of sight that you must sign for is.....

Mersyndol is an extra strong pain relief medication. Mersyndol contains codeine , paracetamol and doxylamine succinate to provide a calmative pain killing effect.

I like these myself, they are part opiate (weak type), part anti inflammatory good for bony pain and part muscle relaxant. A good brew not many know of. As a nurse I discovered it reading those handouts pharm companies send to medical staff. Mostly just severe migraine sufferers use it.

The relaxant is the succinate - also known as sux in operating theatre. We give it to patients so they'll get floppy on the operating table. A relaxant helps stop muscles tightening fom pain which can make it worse.

If this isn't enough theres two things I'd try on top being a total pain sissy myself

A) small quantity of spirits
B) cough mixture or antihistamine type drug if it's chemical name ends in "azine" eg promethazine. This implies it has a chemical structure in it that is known to boost the effects of other pain killers. I think that's right - we used antipsychotics ending in "azine" (prerscription only) to boost effect of other pain killers when I worked in cancer ward. These over the counter drugs are related so I believe they could work the same way. If not they're safe, cheap and will aid sleep so it's worth a try.

[canarlee]

I doubt you can buy digesics here. There was panic re abuse some years ago.

A good one they keep out of sight that you must sign for is.....

Mersyndol is an extra strong pain relief medication. Mersyndol contains codeine , paracetamol and doxylamine succinate to provide a calmative pain killing effect.

I like these myself, they are part opiate (weak type), part anti inflammatory good for bony pain and part muscle relaxant. A good brew not many know of. As a nurse I discovered it reading those handouts pharm companies send to medical staff. Mostly just severe migraine sufferers use it.

The relaxant is the succinate - also known as sux in operating theatre. We give it to patients so they'll get floppy on the operating table. A relaxant helps stop muscles tightening fom pain which can make it worse.

that sounds like exactly what i need!

and why isnt there such a thing as late night/24 hour pharmacies in hawkes bay??? wankers!

[peasea]

Over-the-counter painkillers all work on different pain receptors. So if you're genuinely seriously aching, take Panadol Plus, Neurophen and Panadeine together. But ensure you have a conversation with your dispensing pharmacist first to make sure you don't have a pre-existing medical condition that may be exacerbated by such drugs.

With a glass of Coca-Cola, a strong coffee and a quick bonk..........

[canarlee]

With a glass of Coca-Cola, a strong coffee and a quick bonk..........

the 1st i can do, the second? i aint drinking that muck! and the 3rd? hmm being single dont help that one......

[canarlee]

the problem with my knee is that a couple of years ago i had to have metal cruciate ligaments put in as the natural ones had been so badly damaged, along with general wear and tear (when i was 14 i was told by my doc that i had the knees of an 80 year old). and it is all inflamed and rubbing and the natural fluids have all but gone even though i have a lot of swelling there so yes i am in quite a bit of pain!


from what i can see the only way to get any pain relief at this time of night (short of traveling a few hours) is to call a doc out or go to the hospital! both of which would be unnesecary (farked the spellink up there dint i) {and a waste of resources!} if this country had such thing as late night/24 hour pharmacies!!! its the only country i have been to that doesnt have a 24 hour pharmacist within a 25 k radius! (excluding 3rd world countries)

[peasea]

the problem with my knee is that a couple of years ago i had to have metal cruciate ligaments put in as the natural ones had been so badly damaged, along with general wear and tear (when i was 14 i was told by my doc that i had the knees of an 80 year old). and it is all inflamed and rubbing and the natural fluids have all but gone even though i have a lot of swelling there so yes i am in quite a bit of pain!


from what i can see the only way to get any pain relief at this time of night (short of traveling a few hours) is to call a doc out or go to the hospital! both of which would be unnesecary (farked the spellink up there dint i) {and a waste of resources!} if this country had such thing as late night/24 hour pharmacies!!! its the only country i have been to that doesnt have a 24 hour pharmacist within a 25 k radius! (excluding 3rd world countries)

I feel for you man. I have some old niggles, like bung shoulder, knee, back etc, and my other(wiser) half always ensures we have supplies in the house, from painkillers to torch batteries. If you know you're gonna have some pain then stock up! The comment about the coffee (I don't like it either) was something that was passed onto me to get a cheap buzz, just for a laugh, don't really know what it would do for your pain but at least you wouldn't care for a while. As for the bonk-just buy one.

The answer is bourbon, now what was the question?

[Joni]

Yup, Mersyndol wouls be my call too
They talk to you, tell you that you cannot drive, ride etc as it make you drowsy... but its knocks the pain out quite well!

[magicfairy]

Neurofen plus would be my pick.
Neurofen for the pain killing, anti-inflammatory, but they have codeine as well, which is a very good pain killer.

[Blackbird]

I have buggered knees which play up even more when I have my leathers with armour on (as opposed to my looser fitting textiles). If I'm doing a longish haul, I swear by Voltaren 25 tablets. Taken regularly, they can cause inflammation of the gut so I use them judiciously but they work really well and I've never had any problems.

[judecatmad]

Over-the-counter painkillers all work on different pain receptors. So if you're genuinely seriously aching, take Panadol Plus, Neurophen and Panadeine together. But ensure you have a conversation with your dispensing pharmacist first to make sure you don't have a pre-existing medical condition that may be exacerbated by such drugs.

Bloody hell Hitcher, don't go telling people to take Panadol Plus AND Panadeine together! They've both got paracetamol in them!

For a swollen, sore joint that normal painkillers aren't touching, I would suggest Panadeine (which is paracetamol and codeine - but buy Codalgin instead cos it's cheaper. It's the same stuff but just a generic version) plus the strongest Voltaren tablets you can buy OTC. Not sure of the dosage as I can't take Voltaren.

So long as the active painkiller in the drugs you are taking is different for each tablet you pop, you shouldn't have any problems with ODs. Always check with your Pharmacist tho that the medicines you are taking are going to be right for you - as Hitcher rightly said, any pre-existing medical conditions should be discussed.

[canarlee]

cheers for the advice peeps!

i went and got me some mersyndol earlier, i have munched 6 allready and i think they are now starting to kick in!