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What Causes Pain In The Shoulder Radiating Down The Arm?

I have shoulder pain that radiates down my left arm to my hand. I think it s a trapped nerve. I had it for about 2 weeks mildly and it got way worse after I saw a chiropractor on Monday. I didn t sleep well for last 2 nights. I have hydrocodon-acetaminophen and cyclobenzaprine from 2014 when I had a back spasm. Can I take these together? I need to get rid of the pain and get some sleep tonight. I go see the Dr tomorrow. I ve been taking ibuprofen for days and have an ice pack on the shoulder now.

posted on Sun, 3 Sep 2017

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Mon, 30 Oct 2017 Answered on

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General & Family Physician, Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal's Response

Hello,
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It is better to avoid the two medications together due to risk of CNS depression. You can take hydrocodone-acetaminophen for pain. Make sure that the tablets are not past expiry date.

Hope this answers your question
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Dr.Lekshmi

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What Causes Pain In The Shoulder Radiating Down The Arm?

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