Elder Pain Management

lookingforward
Tue, 20 Nov 2018 14:18:58 +0000

One of the SalonPas types with lidocaine works fast for me. You can try these in a smaller amount from CVS. I haven’t ever bought a big box. You can ask a pharmacist if it interacts with anything.

I agree the concern about pain shouldn’t be less than the concern about addiction. This falls into knowing you did what you could. Pain can affect even thinking, we all know. Try it.

Adding. I’m med averse, I understand trying to avoid other issues. But it’s one thing to, say, avoid hormones after 60, then learn the bad effects of those. Or be judicious about opioids. Quite another to react slowly on ankle pain where she cant stand up. At 94.

And best pain mgt does come at onset, not hours after it’s flared.