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How Can Painful Arthritis Be Treated?

I ve been on low doses of Vicodin after 2 knee and 1 hip replacememt for about 3 years went from 1 T-I-Dto 1 BID 5/325 ... Would like to try to come off altogether but I have a lot of arthiitic pain all the time I m in the Ayer 3 X a week and do gentle yoga.. I m afraid I won t be able to live normally but. Want to try ! Will I get really. Sick if I do stop ?
Mon, 10 Jul 2017
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Don't worry too much might help you get by.

The low doses of vicodin will help you through the pain and some natural exercise such as yoga would help you forget the pain. You won't get sick if you stop the vicodin but i suggest you to consult with your local doctor to get it into the lowest dose and change it to other non-opioid based.

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How Can Painful Arthritis Be Treated?

Don t worry too much might help you get by. The low doses of vicodin will help you through the pain and some natural exercise such as yoga would help you forget the pain. You won t get sick if you stop the vicodin but i suggest you to consult with your local doctor to get it into the lowest dose and change it to other non-opioid based. Hope it helps.