I’ve been taking Darvacet / Darvon for 19 years. It is the only pain killer that has given me relief from the arthritis, gout, bent bone etc pain that I suffer. Now Darvacet has been taken off the market. Apparently it causes heart issues.
So far the docs have tried one other pain med, Tramaldol, which I of course had a reaction to. I’m also allergic to codeine so can’t take Tylenol with codeine. I have an appointment with the docs in two weeks to try to find a different med.
In the meanwhile what the heck am I supposed to do? I have two prescriptions at home I can’t take for pain. One could cause heart issues and the other could cause seizures. Which risk do I want to take? On my bad days, Tylenol/Advil etc doesn’t touch my arthritis pain. Being immersed in hot water helps, however, I’m pretty sure that I can’t work while sitting in a hot tub. It might be awkward to say the least…
Anyone got any home remedies? I already drink cranberry / cherry juice to help with my gout. I will increase that intake. I’m trying to lose weight by going to the pool to work out. Love the pool time but with the cold / inclement weather it is harder to go to the pool.
When we have a week of weather – lots of snow – then I hurt. Today I sit at my desk and every joint in my body hurts. I can’t close my hands into fists because my hands hurt so much. Sitting up straight is too painful.
In all of this I try to remember that it is just pain and will pass. Eventually the weather will change, the pain meds will help, or my joints will be warm enough that they will stop hurting. I now there are people out there with much worse situations than I have. This will get better. For now all I can do is curl up under the quilt my daughter made with love and hope the pain eases sooner rather than later.