Pain management and stigma--- and medication effectiveness?!


Question: Pain management and stigma--- and medication effectiveness?
I suffer from a herniated disc--- and have no health insurance.

A close relative of mine suffers from severe back problems and has access to many pain killers.

because of the social stigma of opiods, the addictive qualities, and the high tolerance that builds from having them-- I am avoiding those.
(not to mention that I would be labeled a drug abuser and a criminal)

well-- this person offered me some celebrex for my horendous and painful inflamation
and lidocaine patches for the pain.

My questions are----

would these two products help me? Tylonol and Ibprophen aprin naproxin does not touch my pain
would those two products show on a drug test?
If they were to show on a drug test--- would I get into some kind of trouble?
and do you know if your body builds tolerance to these medications?

thanks so much for reading.

Answers:

I am a certified pharmacy technician. I have been in my career for seven years now. I can tell you that the Celebrex would not show up in a drug test, but it is never advised to take someone's medication that is not for you. There are a lot of stigma with patients that need chronic pain relieve, but it is better then living in pain. Taking like you should and having honest conversations with your caregivers are the best way. Here is an article that discusses different types of medications used for chronic pain.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5957536/three_type_of_medications_for_chronic.html?cat=5

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5957536/three_type_of_medications_for_chronic.html?cat=5

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