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I went through a stage for a month or two where I was getting intermittent stabbing pain in my lower back muscles, pain so sharp that it could make me instantly drop to the floor. I had no idea that muscles could be a source of such intense pain.
This pain was linked to some slight muscle cramps in the muscles.
My doctor suggested that standard anti-inflammatories like ibuprofen are worth trying. And sure enough, this made a major difference within an hour or so of taking it.
TENS machine can also be used for muscle pain.
Do you know if your back pain is coming from the muscles?
It could also be a spinal thing (some new research has found lower back pain is associated with a spinal disc infection with anaerobic bacteria, refs: † † ).
Are you taking the opoids and still in great pain?I am fearful of opoids after the Tramadol debacle, but my quality of life at the moment is so poor I feel I will have no choice but to take them.
@Hip I do use a TENS but can only do so when the pain is not bad (!)
I feel suicidal after a few days of bad pain ,( although not with that intention at all.) It is a very dark place as those of you reading this in pain will know
@hellytheelephant Have you seen this thread about using ultra low dose Naltrexone to enhance the effect of opiods?
nerve pain has been worse this year and during Winter particularly. I also have muscle pain
All great information, I'm not sure how people feel about tens machine on the forum. I use mine for pain flare.ups, it dose not remove the pain but distracts me for a short while.
Lc