Advice re prescription

[poemontheocean]

In here for traffic (sorry.)

I had a prescription for pain relief faxed through to a pharmacy 2 days ago and I've realised I'm not going to have enough to last after tomorrow.

Due in work first thing Monday - won't have a chance to see the doctor.

What do you think the best thing to do is? Should I call OOH today or tomorrow?

Appreciate advice :) thanks.

They don't have a muscle relaxant in

I take dihydrocodiene and paracetamol amongst other pain killers, the only thing that helps with my spasms is diazepam.

Well whatever is in it, it's stopped the spasming!

Massive x-post there, sorry.

I too was told by gp dihydrocodiene is a muscle relaxant but it isn't.

When I recently had back/hip/leg pain I couldn't be prescribed strong painkillers (such as NSAIDs) due to asthma. The main thing which helped was heat, and particularly Deep Heat pads which stick on and are not medicated. You really need to see your gp to get referrals and to take a more specific approach.

You can buy OTc Solpadeine Max Tablets: Paracetamol 500mg and codeine 12.8mg

Solpadeine Max is 12.5/500 and you can buy that OTC at most chemists. That's got to be better than 10/500?

Oh yeah - 12.8.

You can get 8/500 co-cocodomol OTC, solphidiene or something similar.

Was just coming on to say try solpediene max. You'll get a higher dose of codeine that you had with the prescription and it's cheaper than a prescription.

I probably sound like I'm being awkward here - I'm not - but I really think I need something prescribed.

I tried OTC things on Wednesday and also in the middle of the night last night including heat pads and many of the things listed, and if anything the pain was getting worse (obviously not meaning that they made it worse just that it wasn't helping.)

That was why I rang OOH originally - thanks :)

lots of cross posts there!

But the OTC medication is stronger than the prescription you have been given?

Don't underestimate the power of the placebo effect of a Dr prescribing something and telling you it contains a muscle relaxant Smoking

But it wasn't working Smoking, and i won't pretend to understand how or why but there must be something in what i was prescribed which stopped my back spasming.

As I've said it's not relieved the pain but I can live with that - it was the strong sense of everything 'locking' which was petrifying uncomfortable.

OP, most OTC is 8/500 and won't help much. If you ask specifically for Solpadeine Max you'll get 12.8/500 which is the strongest OTC codeine you can get.

You can get it in tablet form or dissolvable, if one didn't work too well the other might. You can also get more than a couple of days worth but you MUST see your dr too at some point as codeine is highly addictive.

If you want more co-dydramol to be prescribed you will have to call ooh and see if they might fax over a prescription to a pharmacy. Will someone be able to collect the medication for you? Failing that I think you need to call your gp on Monday and ask for a home visit.

Quite possible Secret

I mean, I'm certainly not in the habit of running to the doctor whenever I've scraped my knee and when I first experienced discomfort on Tuesday I was inclined to grimace, swear and get on with things but it has been very painful and more to the point limited my movement.

I can't drive, I can't put my socks on, am struggling to wipe my bum (thankfully the tablets also seem to have a 'clogging' effect!) - trust me, I am pretty miserable and fed up and just want it to go away!

But the hows and the whys aren't important really. I just for whatever reason need a prescribed medication and given its the weekend will struggle so needed advice on that - not sarcasm :)

Yes thank you get, my brother kindly took me on Thursday in exchange for a pizza!

Co-Dydramol contains dihydrocodeine - stronger than normal codeine.

Paramol is the only OTC painkiller that contains dihydrocodeine.

If you have enough medication for the weekend surely the best thing is to phone doctors first thing Monday.

If it's a back spasm no amount of painkillers is going to work ime, even morphine is pretty rubbish. You need a muscle relaxer such as diazapam. I was on morphine and naproxen which hardly made a dent in the pain, 2mg diazapam took about 30 minutes to reduce it to a dull ache.

Either phone ooh or try and get there today and tell them you need something stronger. It took me three agonising trips to the gp to get diazapam but the relief was worth it. I doubt they'd give you diazapam without seeing you, I get back spasms every few months and the gp still insists on seeing me before prescribing a few days of medication.

It would be Amelia except I really do have to go into work.

It would be Amelia except I really do have to go into work.

You really can't spare half an hour to get the pain relief more effective and enable you to function better at work.

You can usually get Otc meds cheaper than on a script as well. Saving both you and the NHS.

It wouldn't be half an hour lizs, I don't work locally.