Baulked at the prospect of fairly likely side effects when starting a new medication, which my pharmacist suggested was far higher than an appropriate initial dosage… so I threw it back to my GP. The capsules I was supplied could not be split down.
Instead of prescribing the lower potency option, I was told that it probably wasn’t appropriate for musculoskeletal pain anyway. As only a minor amount of my pain is neuropathic, it was now deemed inappropriate.
Had I been prepared to sign up for even more side effects, I would have been going through more health issues for a medication that has poor efficacy even when it is prescribed appropriately 🤦♀️😥
In the meantime, I am back to having very limited help on the Pain front…
#ChronicPain #SideEffects