Bad back, no sleep but lots of drugs?

[Greyman 28,609]

Been having a few back issues last few weeks, got up Saturday morning and bang prolapsed my l3 disk mad thing with this disc is it affects the right leg particularly the knee, so my knee is proper agony can’t get comfy and haven’t slept much in 4 knights, just been given this big bag of pain killers that I,m not much of a fan of, but I really want a nights sleep, so the question is if you were just going to take one or two before bed what one would you take just to get a nights kip, help I’m knackered

 

Edited July 6, 2022 by Greyman

[Ken's Deputy 4,460]

 

[Dinosaurs 2,101]

Not much idea re painkillers bud but deffo take the Omeprazole to line your stomach. Which ever ones you take hope they help & you get some sleep Atb

[Jonjon79 13,358]

Wouldn't you get a better night's sleep from a good strong smoke?

 

It worked for me years ago when I broke my ribs.

[shaaark 10,857]

Not great long term, but if you're desperate for a good kip, diazepam. 

Sorry G, got mixed up with diazepam and nitrazepam!! 

Edited July 6, 2022 by shaaark

[comanche 3,038]

My daughter has just been declared fit to go back to light work after having her prolapsed disc operated on a few weeks ago.

Hopefully that's  put paid to the three years of agony she's  suffered.

Any of em in moderation should help but l would avoid taking too much of anything with codeine in it. It can cause constipation. 

Bad back+ constipation = double unhappiness. 

Hope you get right soon

 

 

 

Edited July 6, 2022 by comanche

[Borr 6,137]

No clue on drugs, any of them would probably knock me out , had codeine once and lost a day. Stay hydrated mate , hope you get sorted....

[Arry 22,031]

Good luck with it mate slipped a disk a few time bloody pain full didn't like the diazepam at all. As said make sure you take the one to protect you stomach Doctor warned me big time. I used a base ball bat to help get off the sofa but some times the pain was so bad would just fall back and scream it's agony so you my sympathy mate.

Cheers Arry

[si brown 8,486]

I got given all that stuff when my back was fcuked… the naproxen made me sick.

 Codeine works, goes well with a couple of beers

only thing with that is it bungs you up after a few days and I can feel it making me skin crawl when I’m in bed, fine during day though!

Just getting over a shoulder opp, worn it out plastering and laying bricks, I didn’t take there pills this time and am just using ibuprofen 

[si brown 8,486]

These things are worth there weight in gold, my lass said there on offer again in Aldi.. think there about £6

my back still gets a lot of hammer from laying footing blocks but these gizmos klick everything back in place no problem.

i had two discs replaced bout 15 year ago, opp worked instantly and I was back plastering a week after!

don’t let them trim your disks as they’ll rupture again and take a long time to heal and having them fused restricts your movement. 

[lurcherman 887 13,176]

Get well soon mate  

[greg64 2,842]

the only ones that are pain killers there is the codeine and that is not very strong

[Chid 6,542]

1 hour ago, greg64 said:

the only ones that are pain killers there is the codeine and that is not very strong

Naproxen?? 

There a nsaid so I can't have them but the missus has had them they kill the pain but they wrecked her stomach..

 

Diazepam is what I'd be using as they are given to people to aid sleep 

[Chid 6,542]

1 hour ago, greg64 said:

the only ones that are pain killers there is the codeine and that is not very strong

30mg not strong ? 2 of them is 60mg and that taken 4 times a day is the max recommended dose for an adult of codeine 

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Personally I’d stay right away from diazepan mate .Made me sick as hell when I put my shoulder out years back .Hope you get sorted .