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Suggest An Alternative Medicine For Arthritis Apart From Tapentadol And Gabapentin
I have bad arthritis all over but the place that gives me so much pain is my lumbar area I have been told I have stenosis of the spine there at 4/5 vertebrae. I have tried various pain relief tablets and at present taking tapentadol and gabapentin . Is there anything better I can take or non drugs to relieve my pain? Brenda
Fri, 1 Dec 2017
Hello Brenda!
Welcome on Healthcaremagic!
I understand your concern and would like to know the dose of gabapentine that you are actually taking.
I would not recommend taking for a long time Tapentadol as it may lead to addiction and also tolerance, leading to lower effects after a prolonged intake.
Coming to this point, I would recommend increasing the dose of gapapentine or adding an antidepressant like amitriptyline to your actual therapy.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards, Dr. Aida
Welcome on Healthcaremagic!
I understand your concern and would like to know the dose of gabapentine that you are actually taking.
I would not recommend taking for a long time Tapentadol as it may lead to addiction and also tolerance, leading to lower effects after a prolonged intake.
Coming to this point, I would recommend increasing the dose of gapapentine or adding an antidepressant like amitriptyline to your actual therapy.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards, Dr. Aida
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