Chronic pain can be overwhelming, no matter the cause. It is especially overwhelming when it won’t go away, when it gets worse, or when no cause can be found.
It has taken me decades to learn about chronic pain and I am still learning, from my brilliant patients and from my colleagues at Pain BC. They also have incredible resources.
When all else has failed, I sometimes add Methadone to the mix. It is a very helpful drug that can give patients relief from the horror of overwhelming pain. Once pain is more controlled, the alarm in the limbic system can be lowered and patients can then use the Tools necessary to manage chronic non cancer pain.
Here is a link. Methadone for Pain.
Good luck
Judy
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