Comment on why does alcohol stop my back pain but medicine doesn't?
Dasus@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
If alcohol works it might be neuropathic pain and then this could work on it as well, using some of the same mechanisms of action as alcohol
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabapentin
But I dislike giving medical advice as am not a doctor. Something to research at least.
Baaahb@feddit.nl 3 weeks ago
Gabapenten has serious side effects, dont just go get some and go “o we gonna be good.”
nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
FTFY. Everyone’s brain chemistry is different. For some, it can be a lifesaver in low doses for anxiety, for some (like me) it can be used as an adjunct to acetaminophen/paracetamol in a combination that is more effective for pain than opioids (had a minor hemorrhage in an adrenal gland - not fun), and for others it can cause extreme depression and other behavior changes.
Noone should take it without the supervision of a medical professional.
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Neither my partner or I have any side effects with gabapentin! I take it occasionally, and they take like 900-1200mg daily for spicy nerve pain that makes life horrible.
Dasus@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Uhm, I don’t think I did.
You shouldn’t take strong prescription drugs willy-nilly.
Baaahb@feddit.nl 3 weeks ago
Wasn’t talking to you directly, but appending additional info to what you were suggesting. You kinda did suggest taking gabapentin for their back pain, so while Yes, its a terrible idea to take prescription stuff without knowing what you are doing, if they are gonna read what you told them and decide to ignore the part where you suggest you are uncomfortable providing medical advice and then go ahead and do it anyway, they should at least be warned that your advice is particularly dangerous due to gabapentins mental side effects.
Dasus@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I didn’t provided medical advice.
I’m saying that pain that is neuropathic is often treated with Gabapentin, which in the long run, is healthier and safer than self-medicating.
Thus if OP looks up what neuropathic pain is and gets concerned, they should call a doctor and tell all this. Which is when the actual medical advice will come.
You can give people information about medicine without giving them medical advice.