Nerve pain (at least in the case of my arm and shoulder) is like pressing on a tack and having that signal of pain travelling up your limb, over and over again. It cannot be ignored. No paracetamol or ibuprofen can reduce it. It works through a mostly unavoidable messenger pathway that is responsible for your motion and senses.
The only thing that helped when the pain was at its worst was oxycodone (Endone).
It is a strong pain killer and came with it's own draw-backs.
It made me tired and sleep a lot.
It made me less useful, less active, and dulled my ambition.
It has been linked with addiction (not something I personally experienced after a month of use and not something I want to experience).
It gave me dull headaches in the frontal lobe (with constant use) which stopped me from ever getting the taste for it.
But all these negatives were fine, if only the pain stopped.
I have other management systems now and will see the neurologist soon, but this was an angel in a time of need.
Price: Controlled medicine ($16.92 for 20 tablets)
Effectiveness: 5/5
Warnings: Addictive (you don't want to get addicted to opiates! I have seen someone weaning off them, it isn't nice), looses effectiveness over time.
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