Pharmaceutical, Electrical or Biological, that is the question?
You see, I said it would be a bit intermittent, me
posting on here. The truth is that I’ve been trying to keep several plates all
spinning at once while in the throes of one of the worst FMS flare-ups I’ve had
in ages.
Which leads me to the question posed at the beginning of
this article. What’s the best pain relief for when these horrendous flare-ups
occur?
I tend to approach pain relief in three different ways.
These being.
1. Painkilling
medicine
2. TENS
machine
3. CBD
They all have their pros and cons of course. The painkiller
I am currently using is Tramadol, which while effective in the short term is
not great for the long term as I find the awful constipation it eventually
brings to be on a par with the fibro in discomfort. But on those especially bad
days, I have no qualms about taking it purely out of desperation. I also have
amitriptyline at nighttime which, again, is good at what it does but leaves me
unable to function properly until midday. I’m as groggy as the proverbial drunken
sailor.
The TENS machine is probably my favourite form of pain
relief and the brilliant little machine I purchased from Amazon 7 years ago has
been as trustworthy a companion as my own dear wife. It’s a superb way,
personally, of dealing with pain and I have been known to have it on for up to
four hours at a time and occasionally even longer. If there is a drawback with
the TENS its that the pads don’t last all that long and you must be so very
careful where you attach them. If you get too close to a bone then you’re in
trouble and it feels like you’re being tattooed by the Marquis de Sade.
Then there are the CBD products, and what a vast variety
of them there are now. The gummies are ok but I find it’s definitely a case of
you get what you pay for where they’re concerned. You do need to spend a fair
amount of cash to get the really good ones. I’ve also tried CBD shots and
liquids which, while tasting utterly foul, do get to work quickly. The best CBD
product I have found is Holland & Barretts’ CBD Muscle Balm Extra. This is
a powerful ointment which is very soothing and if there is a drawback it’s probably
that if I use it in conjunction with the TENS then the pads are rendered
useless afterwards.
So, personally, I find a three-pronged attack against the
pain, using all three methods alternatively. That way my bowels keep regular,
my bones aren’t electrocuted and my skin gets nicely moisturised while my
muscles are soothed at the same time.
Let me know your own techniques for pain relief in the comments
section.
See you soon x
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