What is the strongest painkiller a doctor can prescribe you?!
Question: I had my tonsils out last Monday and was given Difene and Solpadol. The pain is unbearable. I've just spent the night rocking back and forth on my bed holding my head in my hands. The pain is all around my neck, throat and ears. I used to think I had a high pain threshold. I don't think so anymore.
The solpadol works for about an hour and the difene seem to have no effect at all.
I'm going back to my GP this morning and am going to ask for stronger pain killers. In case you think I have an infection, I don't. I'm showing none of the signs. It's just pure and simple (excrutiating) pain.
I don't want the doctor to fob me off with some weak painkiller only to go home, try them out and realise they are useless. So I'd like to educate myself before I go. That's why I'm asking what medication would be strong enough to stop such severe pain? I need something STRONG because 75mg of Difene every 6 hours and 500mg/30mg mix of solpadol every 6 hours is just NOT WORKING!
Thank you
Answers: I had my tonsils out last Monday and was given Difene and Solpadol. The pain is unbearable. I've just spent the night rocking back and forth on my bed holding my head in my hands. The pain is all around my neck, throat and ears. I used to think I had a high pain threshold. I don't think so anymore.
The solpadol works for about an hour and the difene seem to have no effect at all.
I'm going back to my GP this morning and am going to ask for stronger pain killers. In case you think I have an infection, I don't. I'm showing none of the signs. It's just pure and simple (excrutiating) pain.
I don't want the doctor to fob me off with some weak painkiller only to go home, try them out and realise they are useless. So I'd like to educate myself before I go. That's why I'm asking what medication would be strong enough to stop such severe pain? I need something STRONG because 75mg of Difene every 6 hours and 500mg/30mg mix of solpadol every 6 hours is just NOT WORKING!
Thank you
Don't try ice cream or ice even if you can swallow, that just increases the pain and the discomfort and the ice cream clings on and makes a mess in your throat. When I had my tonsils out my pain relief was solpadol and vicodin but the doses were closer together - perhaps you need to talk to your talk about the frequency of the dosage rather than the strength. You don't say how old you are but tonsilectomy is harder as you get older.
Are you keeping the area cool? Try eating some ice cream, drinking lots of ice water, and sucking on ice cubes to help keep the swelling down. Stay away from hot drinks or food, as well as carbonated or acidic beverages that may sting your throat.
Well, to answer the question, I think Vikaden or morphine tablets would be the strongest. My dr. gave me Ibuprofen after my c-section and it worked fine.
Also, if you can, try putting some anbesol with a q-tip. You can buy it at any drugstore, and it's used to numb the gums or tongue. You may have some trouble, but if you're desperate, try it. It only lasts about half an hour though...
MORHPINE, MORPHINE AND MORPHINE ask for Morphine
Probably one of the strongest pain killers is Carfentanil which is an analogue of fentanyl with an analgesic potency 10,000 times that of morphine...you won't find that as it's used mostly for tranquilizing elephants and other large animals...Fentanyl is an opioid that is used in humans however and it is 80x stronger than morphine. It's commonly used right before and/or after surgery. It's a schedule 2 however which means the doctor can write you a script (usually comes in patches or suckers of all things ) but in limited quantities and with no refills.
You'd most likely be given Morphine, Dilaudid, Percocet or Demerol for post-op pain.
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Oramorph [oral Morphine] is very good, but you will probably only be able to have 48 hours worth as it is an opiate.
You've had some good advice regarding the ice cream, cold water is also very good.
vicodin could work?
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vikadin or codein. (not cocaine)
You shouldn't be having that much pain from a tonsillectomy. You should have gone back to the doctor when the pain didn't subside in a few days.
The strongest pain killer some doctors will write is Oxycontin. However, a lot won't write anything stronger than Vicodin or Norco (hydrocodone). Usually for anything stronger, you get referred to a pain management doctor. (my husband has 3 herniated lumbar discs and we've been through ALL the channels). In the meantime, you could try some Chloroseptic spray to deaden your throat enough to swallow some ice cream.
I'm glad you are going to see your physician, as your reported pain is disproportionate to the condition. Post surgical pain for a tonsilectomy in a adult is quite uncomfortable, but unless there is a significant post surgical problem, a hydrocodone based medication should be the strongest medication considered reasonable for your procedure.
It would be unreasonable for you GP to provide morphine or any medication at that level of the opiate class for this procedure. If your pain is so severe that you need "Cancer-level" pain relief, then you should have followed up with the surgeon days ago, and not have waited for the GP.
Try Oxy contin but beware they are very addictive
Since you are having problems swallowing, my suggestion would be liquid hydrocodone.
10 mg hydrocodone (loratab) every 6 hours as needed.
cocaine would help but thats a different kind of doctor. but really it wld, i had toothache once and just rubbed some on my gums and I was fine.
opioids are apparantly the strongest perscription painkiller, morphine is a kind of opioid