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Myofascial pain syndrome patient here. I am into pharmacology and while nerding out I read that guaifenesin (Mucinex!) is most closely related to several old, no longer used muscle relaxers and sedatives. Dug further and found out they use it in vet med to anesthetize horses! I bought a value pack o

Hi all, first off, this is my first post in the forums, and I thought I would share my story to fellow pain sufferers. I am sorry that it may seem like I've written a novel, but this information only briefly encompasses my pain history. Basically, in late 2012 I was weight lifting and felt a sharp s

First of all, x-post from /r/offmychest. Second of all, like the title says, just seeking advice, encouragement, constructive criticism, solidarity. I've been lurking around /r/Assistance for a couple weeks now, finally started commenting here and there. I feel weird even posting this here, but I ne

I am on Butrans for pain management. I have severe nerve pain from a spinal injury and I take Lyrica and metaxalone in addition to the patch but they are not sufficient for breakthrough pain - they barely touch it. As I have experienced and as I have seen in comments on this forum, there is a noti

9 months ago, about a week after getting laid off from a well-paying job that I loved and two weeks after my fiancee/girlfriend of 5+ years left me, I messed up my back. I was around 320 pounds and I picked my daughter up out of her crib. Felt a pop, herniated disc. At that point I looked in the mir

So I am an alcoholic, 10-12 beers a day, every day for many years. Over the past two months I have cut my drinking down to 2-3 times per week, but still put away 10-12 beers per session. As of this post, have not had a drink in 2 days. My doctor prescribed me Naltrexone, 50mg, and I've taken it