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The Eli Lilly and Co., a drug manufacturing company has withdrawn its application to the Food and Drug Administration of its anti depressant medicine, Cymbalta for approval as chronic pain treatment. The company hopefully intends to re apply the anti depressant drug this coming 2009. The application that Lilly withdrew included information collected from two trials. One from a chromic knee pain for Osteoarthritis and the other trial was in low back pains. Eli Lilly recently filed a new drug application supplement for the Cymbalta to allow them to sell the drug for chronic pain proven in the clinical trials that they took. For the moment, technically, Cymbalta is only FDA approved for treatment of depression, fibromyalgia and diabetic nerve pain.

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Chronic pain is a common problem in many long-term illnesses. Chronic pain often has a mental, as well as a physical component. Pain is not all in you head, but you thoughts and feelings about the pain often affects in any way on how much pain you feel. Feeling is anxious, angry, frustrated, or out of control will not do any help in easing the pain and in fact it only makes the pain worse. Our minds and bodies are important allies in effort to manage the pain.

Dealing with chronic pain

Chronic pain is often caused by arthritis, osteoporosis, back problems, cancer or any other conditions. No medicine offers the complete and total relief; it only relieves our pain for a short time. And taking up too many medications can be bad to our body since some active ingredients of the medicine can cause a bad effect despite to the relief that it offers.

One of the biggest concern of patients and health providers is the issue of getting addicted to pain medications. Experts say that a lot of kinds of chronic pain react to non-opioid drug treatments. Aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, naproxen and some non-steroidal anti in inflammatory drugs are examples of non-opioid pain medications that do not possess addiction potential. It is actually more effective if different types of analgesic medication in low dosages are combined. Compared to just a single medication with high dosage. But if the doctor’s prescription for your pain are opioids, and you take them as prescribed by the doctor, then it is not considered as drug abuse.

One of the herbs that can help cure chronic pain is the the Boswellia Serrata. The herb, which is also known as Indian Frankincense has salaai guggal present in its sticky bark. It is being used to reduce pain and inflammation for centuries. The Boswellia seratta is said to stop the possible entry of inflammatory cells to the location of inflammation, block the pre-inflammatory chemicals and improve the blood flow to the sites of inflammation. The Boswellia serrata has long been proven to give relief to certain pain conditions such as arthritis, ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. One can use Boswellia either orally or topically.

One of the medicines that are effective and prescribed by doctors for chronic pain treatment is acetaminophen. It is also known as Tylenol. Did you know that majority of the over-the-counter and prescribed medicines by doctors and pharmacist do have a good dose of acetaminophen? You must also keep in mind that you have to be extra careful in taking medicines for chronic pain relief. There is a possibility that one can suffer from liver damage once you have exceeded the standard amount intake of acetaminophen. I know some sufferers who are taking 2-3 acetaminophen pills in a day. Be careful. Consult your doctor.

Did you know that White Willow, also known as “herbal aspirin”, is one of the herbs that can effectively heal chronic pain? In China, it is believed that the bark of this tree has the power to lower fevers and relieve pain. Salicin, its active ingredient is being converted to Salicylic acid by the body. In a certain cellular level, the herbal medicine helps in lowering the levels of Prostaglandins to reduce the pain and the inflammation. There are some testimonies by people who suffered from arthritis that the White Willow helped them and saw impressive changes. Maybe that means that White Willow is an effective pain killer for chronic pain too.

Narcotics, as far as doctors are concerned, is the number one option for those individuals who are suffering from chronic pain. Narcotics are said to give relieve to the patient immediately, but there is also a big possibility that a person gets addicted to it. It is recommended that a person must first consult a family doctor before taking them.

To those who are currently taking in some narcotics, it is advisable that you drink at least seven to nine glasses of water everyday. You must also try to eat vegetables and fresh fruits. Tell your doctor if you are constipated so that he can instruct you on what you should do.

Those who had experienced chronic pain can share their bad experiences enduring the pain. We are lucky because we no longer have to deal with this condition any more. We have some medicines available for defeating chronic pain. The medicines we have in the market may have some side effects, but if you use them with a supervision of a trusted health care person, you can get the best and compatible medicines that would go well with your present physical condition.

It is important that you pay attention to your attending doctor and pharmacist when it comes to deciding for the best medication. It will be a big help for you if you avoid serious side effects consequences.

Modern science developed alternative medicines and holistic therapies that are given by qualified professionals. They are actually effective and safe and can be of great help to ease chronic pain. If there are side effects that can be connected to alternative medicines and therapies, it is just quite a few. These alternative medicines and therapies are being administered assuming that the human body can heal by itself. The body’s own natural healing processes were just being stimulated. Chiropractic and massage therapy are just a few of these alternative medicines. They are effective and work well with neck and bone pains.