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Suggest Pain Medication For Rheumatoid Arthritis
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for your query.
I understand your concern.
Since you are not finding relief with opioid, it is not advisable to step up the dose of the same.
It would be better to add a medicine that works through a different action. My suggestion would be to add Neurontin 300 mg at bed time. The dose may be increased depending on the response and need.
Another possibility is the addition of a tricycle antidepressant.
Take care
Discussion follows
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for your query.
I understand your concern.
Since you are not finding relief with opioid, it is not advisable to step up the dose of the same.
It would be better to add a medicine that works through a different action. My suggestion would be to add Neurontin 300 mg at bed time. The dose may be increased depending on the response and need.
Another possibility is the addition of a tricycle antidepressant.
Take care
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