Chronic Back Pain Medicines

Medicines for Chronic back pain include:

  1. NSAIDs (non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs) such as over the counter ibuprofen, naproxen (aleve).

  2. Tramadol. 1 and 2 can have the most effect.

  3. Buprenorphine, patch or underneath tongue

  4. Duloxetin, an anti depressant

  5. Opioids have a small effect.

Note for NSAIDS: You may need to take a few doses consistently and continuously to see benefit. However, do not use or use only with Doctor’s advice (likely with decreased dose, if at all per Dr.) if you have diabetes, kidney disease, or stomach ulcer disease/reflux or heart/ stroke problems, recent surgeries or allergies or if you take any kind of blood thinners or others detailed by your Doctor.

You may need pain medicines or spine injections to help you to be able to do the exercises.

The goal of any pain medicines or even pain injections is being able to exercise and move about.

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