To wish hospitals considered pain meds someone is on before discharge.

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I was in hospital for 10 nights on IV antibiotics due to an infection and have now been discharged with another week of tablets. In the hospital I was getting IV paracetamol, Morphine probably twice in evening and during the night, naprocen and IV meds for sickness. Have been discharged with Codeine 30 MG, when I have said I don't seem to get any more painreleif than on 15 mg tablets, antibiotics and only one antisickness tablet when was getting to in hospital. Obviously taking paracetamol tablets but in pain and can't sleep and have vomitted. Spoke to a pharmacist today through 111 and they said to wait for GP to open on Monday.

You mentioned that you've tried the CBD gummies - have you tried one of the new CBD drinks that are available? I like the Goodrays Blood Orange and Grapefruit variety. It's got 30mg of CBD in it, tastes really nice, and is one of the few things that does help me sleep at night (I never used to sleep past 4.45am but now sleep better and for slightly longer). I'm not sure if they'd work with any of your other painkillers, but, might be worth a shot?

I'm actually surprised to hear from someone for whom Paracetamol actually relieves pain. It does nothing for me. Nothing.
In fact, Paracetamol is only effective (and even then in a distinctively minor way ) for a couple of people out of ten.

I'm not British and I hate how Paracetamol is used to plug every pain medication gap when it's basically not fit for purpose.
Don't even get me started on the "magic" of Calpol. Scientific research has long disproved it's efficacy on bringing down fever. Nonetheless, the cultural British phenomenon Paracetamol absolutely fecking everywhere.
I suppose it's cheap. NHS love cheap & ineffective when it comes to pain.

I actually had an allergy to paracetamol put on my medical file (a doctor's idea) to stop the NHS giving it to me at every gory occasion.

Never mind my Paracetamol rant - yes, the NHS is abysmal at managing pain. I have PTSD from things I had to feel that no one should...

I find paracetamol somewhat helpful for fever but not for any pain caused by inflammation

Last time I had Covid I had a week long excruciating headache. Luckily I had Xanax because normal painkillers didn’t touch it