Strong Painkillers

[Jo19899]

I work from home and have been managing chronic pain from trapped nerves in neck and herniated disk in lower back with ice/heat/volatrol/biofreeze/tiger balm and paracetamol.

At home I can just about cope as I can change chairs/lay on bed but if I go out to a social event which isn't that often, the pain can become unbearable so I wanted to get something to manage the pain so I can function properly. I have tried patches salonpas etc but these don't work. I can't take NSAIDs.

If anyone has taken strong painkillers to manage occasional chronic pain when leaving the house please could you let me know what you tried and whether it worked.

My GP refused to prescribe any opioids etc even for short term use so I am going to ask a private GP but wanted a steer on what may be available. Most painkillers seem to be banned these days due to addiction risk.

I've had a prolapsed disc, doctor would only give me Naproxen 500mg twice a day, it did bugger all.

@OneSparklyPeachDreamer - about 9 months. I am now on a NHS priority referral pathway but as you can imagine there are huge delays in being seen.

DH has chronic pain from herniated discs ongoing for years. He does take opioids (tramadol) but what helped him most are Gabapentin and Amateyptaline for nerve pain. Also heat patches as mentioned previously. Don't sit or stand for too long at a time. Analgesic gel such as Biofreeze I think it's called. Voltarol gel isn't bad.