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Suggest Treatment For Severe Pain In Spine

I have a narrow spine from birth...3 vertebrae replaced in neck and titanium(neck also) cage fusing L4L5. cage is 15yrs old and has come loose, twisted, and ruptured a vertabrae with it. until recently I was on ty4 and tramadol plus muscle relaxers for pain. it was enough to at least have a meager life. as of feb 11 the nurse called to say they were taking me off tramadol...which for 15yrs has worked great. so it is now a narcotic. they have not replaced it with anything else, and I am getting worse. I ve offered other combinations. or just call in a pretesone pack for me. it is impossible to talk to anyone...just leave a message. i ve been in my chair unable to function since, and it keeps getting worse.
Tue, 31 Jul 2018
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.



Tramadol is the lowest potency and lowest category of addictive drug. Sometimes a nerve medicine like Cymbalta might work, but narcotics like Suboxone or methadone in an addiction treatment setting might be one option.



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Suggest Treatment For Severe Pain In Spine

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Tramadol is the lowest potency and lowest category of addictive drug. Sometimes a nerve medicine like Cymbalta might work, but narcotics like Suboxone or methadone in an addiction treatment setting might be one option. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.