Joint Pain General

I have had a history of arthritic pains that just pops up randomly in various places. I haven’t had any episodes since I started injecting in November (5 months ago). I had not heard that BPC should not be taken forever. I don’t really want to wait until I have pain to then start taking it again. I thought it was for general overall health and healing.

I’m on RETA, BPC157 and TB500. Joint inflammation gone, no brain fog, life is good!

Anecdotally, at approaching 40s , elbow/shoulder/knee “stuff” - bpc w tb for 3-6 weeks and it’s all good , flu or something similar - inj glutathione and it’s gone in 1-2 days

I'm taking BPC-157 for the past few weeks and I can say unequivocally it's been a game changer for me. Aside from helping tremendously in healing my gut issues, I find that when I exercise, I have WAY more energy, breathing is more productive. During workouts where I used to find myself breathing hard to recover, I just breathe normally through my nose now. I also recover faster from my exercise days and I have markedly less pain in my joints and muscles. Pretty great stuff.

Just found this channel the other day and I love it. I been dealing with ongoing entire body pain, joints, headaches, and nerve damage from two vehicle rollovers in Iraq (2003) and all the other wear and tear from being an airborne infantry grunt in the 82d for a decade… has progressively gotten worse… VA has been helping with neurological stuff… but my neck, back, arms and legs are constantly in pain and I’ve been taking Gabapentin and something else (I can’t remember at the moment) for nerve damage and hydrocodone for neck and back and joint pain (I only take it when I can’t handle the pain anymore)… I got prescribed BPC-157, Sermorelin, and TB500 and been injecting them for a month and I’m not sure if it’s the placebo effect but I legitimately feel so good the last week and swelling gone down. My nerve damage has reduced and my memory has come back on so many levels… remembering my words better and I’ve worked out (super light) for the first time in over 10 years… I’m telling you—this stuff has legit worked for me. I could go on and on but my sleep, typical daily pain, nerve (radiation) pain, and memory have vastly improved on week 4…

BPC-157 is legit for sure. Helped with gut issues and it does really seem to work for joint health maintenance (although I don't personally see a difference with site injection vs. abdominal). I'm only on my third week of adding TB-500 to the stack (2x per week), but it does seem to be assisting with healing.

Please do a video on BPC-157 + KPV.. spray and delayed release caps. I'm at 3 weeks for autoimmune UC and arthritis.... AMAZING results in both conditions.. NO SIDE EFFECTS.. 😊😎

I’m currently taking for tendinitis in my elbow I’m on day 3 of injecting, I’d say my elbow is 10% better but I used to struggle with arthritis type pain in my hands I’ve been a welder for 8 years, after the first day my hands dont hurt anymore when welding….

I am in my 60s and noticed that several friends and cousins in their 60s, including two cousins and two friends I have known for over 40 years, have been experiencing joint pain, particularly in the knees and elbows, for about 10 years. Recently, they've all reported improvement and reduced pain after using BPC 157 and TB500, and if I ever have joint pains or anything I'm definitely going to use BPC 157 and TB 500

I’ve tried so many this will DO THIS DO THAT!!!!!! This is real Unbelievable recovery time! Seriously does a miracle with joints Just did 200 miles of Hard charging Moto and I feel fine. A super diet and this is unbelievable

I have been on it for two weeks. My acid reflux has gone, and I'm not as gassy, but I have tweaked my diet some. My joints don't seem as achy. My mind has been super clear as well. I am researching to see what other peptides to add to my health routine.

Depending on the injury, some have to use 1mg-5mg a day bpc/tb500 each. Micro doses worked for me for tiny pains in my knees and shoulders . Minor/micro pec tear Im using 3mg bpc and 3mg tb500 for 2 weeks and 1.5mg each 2 weeks and 1mg each 2 weeks. 500 mcg 2 weeks. On the 1.5 mg doses rn. So far so good! Btw great video! Keep it up. P.s these are recommend doses for me from a medical professional who’s familiar with peptides.

If you really want to recover from workouts,help joint stress 1mg bpc157 a day,1mg tb500frag 17/23 if not tb41mg.

Ty! This is perfect. You’re giving me dosage, cost and duration all in one. Too many creators in this space just say something like “peptides are expensive” or “if you want bang for your buck buy this” but never talk actual financial cost. I think knowing the cost too can save people from getting scammed. If it sounds too cheap to be real it probably isn’t. Funnily enough BPC157/TB500 was one of the first compounds I tried. I used to take regular Tylenol or ibuprofen for back and joint pain but this completely eliminated that for some time and I’m looking to start another cycle soon. When/if you get to GLPs something I take into consideration for the cost is I subtract what I’m saving in groceries and take-out because I’m not eating as much. It might cost $150-$200 a month but I easily save that in food cost. Thanks again!

hi Bill I'm so glad I saw this!please don't be surprised by what I said next but the reason I'm glad I saw this is because I didn't know you were having severe joint pain I've watched your videos in the past. I too had severe joint pain and every joint in my body is completely gone now I'm 63 years old.I'm so glad you eliminated sugar but there's one more important thing you need to eliminate. please look into Dr William Davis. once I started eliminating all grains my joint pain started to dissipate within 3 days. Dr WilliamDavis books are the key. please read the Wheat Belly book I happen to be in that book due to my success. his other book called Super gut.is more advanced but creating a super gutwill not last long if you do do not follow the principles in the Wheat Belly book

I have used both BPC157 and TB500 (as injectable for both and TB-500 additionally as a fragmented oral supplement) and they both work well for healing injuries. I'm using it to rehab from a partial torn pec muscle and rotator cuff tedinopathy. I am happy to report that this combination is also highly effective at rebuilding damaged muscle tissues related to general gym activities and overall joint healing support and at least from my experience; is an excellent aid in overall wound healing. I take it prior to sleeping where it also improved my sleep quality (healing happens mostly as you sleep and recover)

Hi Claudia, so glad to hear you have pain relief! Finally! Yes, I definitely would take these non FDA approved peptides under the supervision of a qualified Md. Take Algae Cal Collagen Complex collagen peptides. Have been taking collagen peptides for about a year and a half and my joint achiness (from menopause) is completely gone! Thank God!

BPC157 healed tendon tears eased joint pain from kickbox. May have caused brain fog. Um....bones may have become more dense. Instances were I should of broken bones but didnt.

Another superb video! Ive used three, 25 day cycles of Glow since September but as separated peptides rather than a blend and my skin age has reduced noticeably (8-10 years) to the point of many people I know commenting on it without knowing anything about Peptides or what protocols ive used. On top of that, ive had enormous gut health improvements, healing of long term joint injuries and some areas of inflammation just disappear. I have to say ive had an incredible experience.

M/40/SW 302/CW 227/GW 185 When I first started losing weight, my routine was aggressive. Five-mile walk with a 30-pound weighted vest in the morning, gym in the evening. Every single day. That schedule should have broken me. I'm 40. My joints have mileage. But I was running BPC-157 at 250mcg daily alongside TB-500 at 250mcg daily, one month on, one month off. And the recovery was different than anything I'd experienced. I could punish my body on Monday and show up Tuesday feeling like it never happened. That daily double (5 miles + gym) is how I kicked started my body recomp. The weighted vest walks did more for my body composition than any single thing I've tried. But I couldn't have sustained that volume without the Wolverine stack handling recovery behind the scenes. I've eased up lately. Corporate job got crazy and something had to give. But it's nice knowing I have an X-Men superpower sitting in my freezer waiting to get reconstituted whenever I need to flip the switch back on. No human trials for either compound. I'll be honest about that. But 200+ animal studies on BPC-157 and my own experience over months of daily use is enough for me to keep coming back to it. Anyone else stacking these two?

I’ve been stuck for a while feeling like my brain wanted to go fast but my body wasn’t keeping up. Joints heavy, gut unpredictable, and it was frustrating because I was already eating clean, sleeping decent, stretching… all the “right” stuff. Still felt like my system was stressed out. I came across some actual research on BPC‑157 (not ads). It’s a peptide that’s supposed to help with tissue repair and gut health. Figured it might be worth trying since it works with the body’s own signaling instead of just tossing random supplements at it. Started taking it orally and things felt smoother. Less stiff in the mornings, digestion steadier, recovery from workouts faster. Even a small cut on my hand healed quicker than usual. Could be coincidence, but I noticed it. The biggest change wasn’t just physical, well it was peace of mind. When your body feels solid again, you stop overthinking every rep or meal. Not a magic fix, but more like giving my system better tools to do its job. If anyone else has been dealing with that “made of glass” feeling, the research on BPC‑157 is worth checking out. Here are a few papers I found useful when looking into BPC-157: \- [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13026520/?utm\_source=copilot.com](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13026520/?utm_source=copilot.com) \- [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11859134/?utm\_source=copilot.com](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11859134/?utm_source=copilot.com) \- [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9794587/?utm\_source=copilot.com](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9794587/?utm_source=copilot.com)

I wanted to share my journey in case it helps anyone else dealing with frozen shoulder and joint pain. I’m 62, male, and a lifelong exercise fanatic — but the last two years have been brutal. I’ve had two frozen shoulders (over two years total) and was sidelined from everything I love. The pain was constant, my range of motion was awful, and even though physical therapy helped me keep some flexibility, it never actually fixed the underlying problem. On top of that, I had bad joint pain in my elbows and knees. I was even seriously considering surgery. Like a lot of people, I started researching peptides (BPC-157, TB-500, etc.) as a possible solution. But before jumping in, I found a doctor who’s both a cardiologist and an internist. Instead of just handing me peptides, he ordered extensive bloodwork (Boston Heart and other panels) that went way beyond what I’d ever had before. That testing uncovered issues I’d never realized were connected — problems with methylation, inflammation, and even autoimmune markers like rheumatoid factor and lupus/ANA patterns. What came out of that was a targeted supplement stack: • Methylated B-complex • CoQ10 • Theracurmin (curcumin) • High-quality omega-3s • Magnesium and zinc I can’t overstate this — within 8 weeks my life changed. My shoulder pain dropped dramatically, my elbows and knees stopped aching, and I suddenly felt like I had my body back. My frozen shoulder improved by about 90%, and for the first time in years I feel like I can think about getting back into training again. We also discovered something important in my labs: I have very high total testosterone, but very low bioavailable testosterone. Now that we’ve dealt with the inflammation, methylation, and nutrient issues, the next step is to work on freeing up my testosterone — possibly through boron or even testosterone injections. My doctor thinks that may be the last missing piece to get me back to feeling like a normal, healthy 62-year-old again. And this is just my personal opinion, but after going through all of this, I really believe hormones play a role in frozen shoulder. It’s not a scientific conclusion, but in my experience, there seems to be a strong correlation. One last thought: I think years of overtraining probably depleted my body of key nutrients and sped up some of the aging process. That’s another reason I’ve become interested in peptides — not as a magic bullet, but as part of a bigger picture of restoring balance after pushing my body too hard for too long. So if you’re stuck with frozen shoulder and nothing’s working — PT, rest, even considering surgery like I was — I’d encourage you to look into deeper bloodwork. Find out if you’ve got methylation issues, inflammation markers, hormone imbalances, or are depleting minerals without knowing it. That detective work completely changed my outcome and gave me hope again. Just wanted to share in case it gives someone else a path forward. ****UPDATE**** I wanted to circle back and give a fuller update for everyone following this thread. We’re a very active family. My wife, my daughter, and my son all value fitness and athletics, and we engage in some form of training or sport pretty much every day. It’s been that way since I was a kid—our families always competed at a high level. It probably explains why we’re a little banged up now, but it also shows this isn’t coming from a sedentary lifestyle. That said, what makes my situation especially difficult is that I don’t just have one straightforward issue—it’s a combination of overlapping problems that have piled up as I’ve hit my 60s. Shoulders, elbows, wrist injuries, cervical spine compression, autoimmune markers, and hormone imbalances—they all intersect and muddy the picture. Addressing them one at a time, while trying to stay active and healthy, has been a real challenge. Over the years I’ve been through it all: four rounds of PRP injections for my elbows (one left, three right), multiple cortisone injections in my cervical spine (at C6–C7, but not at C5–C6), and endless PT. Nothing gave a clear answer. What finally shifted things was finding my Doc (internist/cardiologist). He ran deep blood work and uncovered markers for autoimmune reactivity—rheumatoid, lupus—and also discovered that while my total testosterone was high, my bioavailable testosterone was basically zero. Getting on the right supplements and addressing those issues has been a complete game-changer. Even with the shoulder limitations, I feel a million times better overall. That said, something very telling happened recently. After feeling good, I strapped on a wrist brace (I also need tendon surgery) and did some light functional fitness—25-lb dumbbells on an incline bench. It put pressure on my neck, and within days my frozen shoulder symptoms came roaring back by about 50%. That flare-up made it clear that my case isn’t just frozen shoulder—it’s a combination of adhesive capsulitis and cervical involvement, especially around C5–C6. My plan now is to do another cortisone injection directly at C5–C6 after my upcoming wrist surgery. If it helps, that will confirm the cervical piece once and for all. So while I’ve carried the “frozen shoulder” label, I now see it as a hybrid problem—frozen shoulder plus cervical compression. And I can’t emphasize this enough: the supplements and blood work corrections from Dr. Ghalichi have changed everything for me. For the first time in years, I finally feel like I’m turning a corner.

Just started that stack this week. Already feeling reduced joint pain. Excited to see if I can get back to working out pain free.

Background: I've been experiencing chronic pain most of my life, when younger I was told I had a hyper-mobile joint disorder (not actually flexible, just they suck). I've had joint pain most of my life starting at 12-13 that I can remember. Since then I've gone through all kinds of testing with nothing really there, my cervical spine got so bad I had a C3-C5 fusion last December. I also suffer from chronic migraines but thankfully Aimovig has helped curb those from 3-4 a week to 4-5 a month. A pain management specialist suggest recently that I might look into opioid patches, since opioids have been the only thing to curb my pain, specifically my joint/neck pain. This is a list of some of what I've tried for migraines and pain: * Sumatriptan * Rizatriptan * Gabapentin * Pregabalin * Aimovig * Ajovy * Propranolol * Nurtec * Ketamine Infusions (suspected Central Pain Syndrome) * RFA Canadate (failed localized test) x2 * Steroid injection * Physical Therapy (for neck trigger) * C3-C5 Cervical Spinal Fusion (for neck trigger) My question is: Those who have experience, do they work? How much do they take you out? I tend to be pretty much normal/relaxed on 5mg and 10mg tends to send me into the body high/super relaxed mode. My hope is to not have it be to a level that I'm not getting to actually live my day to day (I'd be on a 12 hour so used in the evening) but also something that will do enough to help me not feel always in pain, hoping being able to relax regularly will help some of my compounding pain when I'm not on the patch.

I will say from my personal experience, when I was taking Norco, one tablet, maybe 3 days a week, my 4.5 mg LDN almost seemed to enhance the pain relief. But then I needed the pain meds more frequently and eventually went on Buprenorphine daily. I found the LDN just didn't help anymore but didn't make me feel worse and I ended up stopping the LDN. Now I'm on a different daily opioid due to debilitating side effects on the Buprenorphine and really wish I could still take the LDN with it, but I am afraid of withdrawals with being a daily opioid. I felt less stiff on LDN, less brain fog and it honestly lifted my mood so much and kept my overstimulation down. I've never missed being on a medication before but I really miss my LDN. It was the best antidepressant I've ever taken and it's not even an antidepressant! I do wonder if just the right ratio of very low dose naltrexone with a slightly higher dose opioid would increase the pain relief (it also made the Norco last me almost 8 hours instead of 4-6 hours,) and my pain doctor is willing to let me try if I want to, but this post kind of confirmed my fears about even trialing that.

So for the past year I’ve been sleeping with a heated blanket and it significantly helps my joints and lessens flair ups. Problem is I’ve had two from two different brands crap out on me within that time despite taking care of them. Both have had overheating protection and I have always kept them on low settings with automatic 3hr timers. My recent one broke a few days ago despite trying everything to fix it and I am very much feeling it in my body pain and fatigue wise. Tried to see if it had a warranty and nope. So, chronic pain people of reddit what is your best heated blanket recommendation? I honestly don’t care about price and am willing to splurge if it means I get more than 5 months of use out of it. Preferably no sherpa as I have sensory issues. Thanks <3

I would like help with starting the glow stack( bpc157, tb500, ghost-cu). Recommended dosage starting, cycle time on and off, how to properly reconstitute this stack. This is my first peptides to help with joint issues. I would like to do this first and then possibly retatrutide after to lean out for the summer. Any help would be appreciated

Sorry, but oral has only helped with stomach issues. Very well, but nothing for joint pain or tendon issues. Is intermuscular an option to better target the area where needed?

I apologize in advance for this long missive. I read yet another list-type article just now, going around, about the most absurd things patients have done and said to get pain meds... And I just can't help but to become enraged by it. It's shit like this that makes all medical professionals become jaded, that makes nurses and doctors ignore complaints of pain and to question ANYONE who reports pain as a troubling symptom. This attitude also makes people with difficult to understand or diagnose conditions (like mine -Ehlers Danlos Syndrome) get treated like garbage when we go to hospitals or doctors. Back in 2010/2011; I had a history of chronic kidney and urinary infections that would not stop no matter what I did. One would come and then go- I'd have bloody, strong smelling urine and it hurt like a bitch...I'd be fine for just a few days and it came right back, with hellfire pain. They were confusing- some times the pain was actually not that bad, but the infection was raging and I had a high fever... Other times, there was no kidney involvement, no fever, just a basic UTI, but the pain was unreal - curled up in a ball, unable to speak, 10/10. The bacteria was not consistent, or, even present every time. It wasn't equalling symptoms- and no one could answer- Why did this keep happening despite my every possible precaution? The result was MANY in-patient hospalizations, with varying degrees of infection. At one point,I was quarenteened and told I had MRSA in my bladder and kidneys- and with the serious pain in my kidneys and heavy,persistent pain low in my bladder (that often felt like being stabbed by a hot knife)- I was terrified. I was put on antibiotics & pain medication during these stays- and eventually, I'm given strong iv antibiotics- several of them, sometimes piggy-backed. During one of these stays- when my only son is barely five months old, I'm admitted and put on two new antibiotics... Fairly suddenly- I'm having severe pain in my left hip and right shoulder. It's so severe that I'm scared to tears and I don't understand what the fuck is going on.... So of course, I call in a nurse who calls the doctor, and I tell them that I can't explain it, but I try to explain what I'm experiencing. I'm trying to keep cool- I'm trying *not* to sob, but this pain feels like my joints are filled with hot lava that is hardening into stone and it's excrutating. It's unbarable and the dilaudid they gave me hours earlier for the kidney infection just isn't touching this pain... It's building to a creshendo. The doctor comes in to my room- listens to my complaint, tells me the antibiotic should be helping the infection go away, making the pain better and not worse. She tells my husband they aren't sure what's going on. That they don't know and they'll keep an eye on me. But my husband has to leave for work soon... And the *moment* he is out of the building and I'm alone, the doctor storms back to my hospital room. Her entire demeandor is changed; She proceeds to get RIGHT up in my face- accusatory, demeaning- downright calling me "an addict" and saying that sudden hip and shoulder pain makes NO sense- "NO ONE comes in with a kidney infection and suddenly has pain in thier hip and shoulder" and so she KNOWS that I am clearly making it up for pain meds. That my symptoms "don't make sense" and therefore AREN'T REAL- and she storms off. I'm still supposed to be in the hospital for five more days for care. I am told- yes, the original doctor signed for you to remain on pain meds every four hours for this... but we KNOW that's the only reason why you're here, so *we're watching you*. I beg my husband to get me out of there and he's livid about what transpired too- but he's also like "you can't just leave against medical advice or insurance won't cover any of your stay!" And he coaxes me to just finish out my stay. My "kidney infection" continues to be treated, and all but one night nurse is ignoring my calls, even as my urine is tinged with blood and tissue. Staff is glaring at me, bringing my meds hours late, ignoring my iv alarm when it goes off for hours on end... and I'm in pretty severe pain the entire time, now with this added *SHARP* severe joint pain. I'm in too much pain to sleep or put weight on my left leg or to use my right arm... and I am met with eye rolls when I tell nursing staff as they ask about my condition each time... I've got ZERO trust in my doctor and almost the entire nursing staff who are more or less mocking me. ("When *i* have a UTI,I just stay home and drink a ton of water" I hear outside my room, said loudly from one nurse to another. "I know *I* don't get dilaudid when it burns to pee for a couple days..." ) Three weeks after I'm discharged, and my joint pain is still severe, still lingering, if not just as bad as it was in the hospital... and by now, I've torn tendons in both legs and my shoulder- I can barely stand, let alone walk or raise my arm without excrutating pain.. Pain I'm being told ISN'T REAL. DISCHARGED, I've seen the orthopedist multiple times who diagnoses me with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome - but this recent sharp onset of pain he doesn't quite understand... Until he hears that it was Levoquin and Ciprofloxicin I was on at the hospital. He tells me about the possibility of severe side effects- and that nothing can really be done after the damage is done by the drugs. **And THEN 8 months later, comes the news report**; A black box warning has been issued for Flouroquinelone antibiotics like Levoquin and Ciprofloxicin- that they can cause TENDON RUPTURE and should never be used in patients with inflammatory conditions. That sudden, severe joint pain is a very real possibility as a result of the medication-that its a huge red flag about an underlying condition and that its use in those patients can cause PERMENANT damage to a person's joints...and that it should NEVER be used in patients with inflammatory conditions or chronic joint pain... It *all* finally comes together: I don't just have chronic kidney infections and constant utis; I have Interstital Cystitis, a FAIRLY COMMON comorbidity of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (genetic condition which I *ALSO HAVE*). Let's be clear: ANY ONE DOCTOR who had taken a DETAILED patient history -or- even googling my symptoms could have had me diagnosed in no time, even despite it being a "rare condition". Instead- I suffered through four years of misdiagnosis,and more than 11 inpatient hospital stays in the first year of my son's life... And I was REPEATEDLY treated like garbage - all because my symptoms "didn't make sense". So ..because my RARE GENETIC DISORDER has a bunch of seemingly "random symptoms" A doctor decided it was better and more accurate to accuse me of *drug seeking behavior* (despite literally ZERO evidence that I would fall into that catagory) so weather than ACTUALLY diagnosing me... she decided to insult me, to mar my medical chart with this unfounded bs, and to effectively PREVENT me from being treated with respect and dignity for MONTHS on end. Her accusation followed me for the better part of a year, until the hospital purged it from my record when it was proven to not be the case at all. And now, as a result of her medical abuse- I have medical PTSD, mistrust of doctors in general, and PERMENANT damage from the continued misuse of two flouroquinelone antibiotics *repeatedly* given to me at the same time for the better part of a YEAR. I was even sent home on these IV infusions at one point despite the severe side effects! I want SO BADLY to go back in time... to punch that smug admitting cardiologist in the face for accusing me of faking my pain "for meds" because *SHE* COULDN'T BE BOTHERED TO EXPLAIN MY SYMPTOMS. It's fucking enfuriating to be treated like garbage when you're legitimatly in pain. And the "red flags" professionals use often completely ignore reality; Yes, junkies in the hospital will ask for thier meds every X# of hours that they can- Know who else does that? Someone who is LEGITIMATELY in a ton of pain. Yes, junkies will come in and tell staff what does or doesn't work for thier pain or will report side effects of meds they don't want. Guess who else does? Chronically ill patients who have been through the ringer and many meds before. Yes, junkies will go to different hospitals rather than continue to go to the same one- you know who else does that? Legitimately ill people who have been mistreated or misdiagnosed. Yes, junkies will go to the ER for a fix. You know who else will break down and go to the ER only when their pain is too much to bear and they don't know what else to do? Legitimately ill people! People who have severe pain and aren't being adequately treated for it. I went to Cooper's ER early on after diagnosis for my EDS related body-wide joint pain while I was still trying and waiting to get into pain management. I *STILL* thank thier staff in my head, every single day- because after taking a *long and complete medical history*- they genuinely believed my pain and they helped set up a follow up through pain management and they gave me ONE SCRIPT- one thirty day script that could get me through to when my pain management appointment was FINALLY upcoming... because after six months of prescribing a low amount of pain medication, my primary care physician just said "Sorry, I believe your symptoms, I can see rapid arthritic change in your spinal MRI- I'm sure you ARE in a lot of pain, but I can't continue to prescribe to you, because I just can't. So go see pain management in a few months when they can see you... But in the meantime...I have to stop treating you." I tried to do it all the right way... But it had taken more than FIVE MONTHS and Cooper Pain still wasn't returning my calls because I still didn't have an actual official diagnosis yet. My husband was calling individual pain management offices left and right and being told I needed a definitive diagnosis before they'd see me... But how are you supposed to continue making and going to appointments when your in excrutating pain- how are you supposed to even DO THAT?! Having any chronic illness is severely frustrating - ESPECIALLY one that's complex and all but invisible on blood work and cat scans. We're just trying to advocate for ourselves, and our doctors are just trying to protect THEMSELVES...But let's be real; the large majority of medical staff have decided that NO ONE is legitimately in pain anymore- and that there's absolutely no need, whatsoever, for them to help you if you're in pain. Not in the ER, not admissions, and not doctors you follow up with. Even "pain doctors" are shrugging thier shoulders anymore. Even admitting you're in pain, is a "red flag" to doctors and nurses everywhere. There are plenty of chronically ill people who are not getting the care they need - and the addicts are the ones who CAUSED this scrutiny. But the people in *legitimate PAIN* are the ones who are paying the consequences for the addicts actions.

Medications: DNA testing showed I'm a rapid metaboliser of opiods and may be processing as little as 15% of what I'm taken (works better in iv form versus orally,many sedatives, several benzodiazapines, multiple anesthesia medications don't work normally or at all both because of my DNA (I am also a natural ginger /redhead). Topicals + injectables ( lidocaine, novacain, etc) don't work at all so all dental work has to be done under general anesthesia which i sometimes wake up from. I currently take; • Vitamin D 3 (otc but bumped up to 30,000 units whenever blood tests say I'm lower than my usual very low). • The Levothyroxine (25-50mg based on most bloodwork levels) on and off (currently on) • 30 mg Vyvanse for ADHD (been on since 1999- no change in dose) • 100 mg of long acting morphine every 8-12 hours for the severe chronic pain of the 30+ joint dislocations all day every day (fingers, ribs, both hips, both knees,wrists, toes, ankles, my jaw - literally everything that moves, dislocates all day doing anyone). For breakthrough pain from all the CONSTANT musculoskeletal/tendon damage that goes with the endless dislocations, tears, strains, sprains & fractures - I take 4-16 mg of Dilaudid as often as every 4-6 hours - however realistically, I VERY rarely take more than 2 doses in any 24 hour period bc even such a strong medication- if taken back to back - or too many days in a row; it does absolutely nothing for my pain if taken too often.

Medications: DNA testing showed I'm a rapid metaboliser of opiods and may be processing as little as 15% of what I'm taken (works better in iv form versus orally,many sedatives, several benzodiazapines, multiple anesthesia medications don't work normally or at all both because of my DNA (I am also a natural ginger /redhead). Topicals + injectables ( lidocaine, novacain, etc) don't work at all so all dental work has to be done under general anesthesia which i sometimes wake up from. I currently take; • Vitamin D 3 (otc but bumped up to 30,000 units whenever blood tests say I'm lower than my usual very low). • The Levothyroxine (25-50mg based on most bloodwork levels) on and off (currently on) • 30 mg Vyvanse for ADHD (been on since 1999- no change in dose) • 100 mg of long acting morphine every 8-12 hours for the severe chronic pain of the 30+ joint dislocations all day every day (fingers, ribs, both hips, both knees,wrists, toes, ankles, my jaw - literally everything that moves, dislocates all day doing anyone). For breakthrough pain from all the CONSTANT musculoskeletal/tendon damage that goes with the endless dislocations, tears, strains, sprains & fractures - I take 4-16 mg of Dilaudid as often as every 4-6 hours - however realistically, I VERY rarely take more than 2 doses in any 24 hour period bc even such a strong medication- if taken back to back - or too many days in a row; it does absolutely nothing for my pain if taken too often.

Has anyone experienced joint pain since taking trazadone. I have been taking trazodone for a year and a half. Initially, it was a godsend; I would sleep through the night and wake up feeling a little tired, but a bit of caffeine would help me feel good for the entire day. However, as time went on, I found that I needed to increase my dosage to 100 mg. Now, I fall asleep quickly and stay asleep for about 3 to 4 hours, but I consistently wake up throughout the night. During the day, I feel groggy and struggle with brain fog. I’m a 48-year-old woman going through perimenopause, so I understand that my sleep might be disrupted. Additionally, I have started experiencing aches and pains 1 1/2 years ago in my joints, particularly in my hands. I have undergone various tests and consulted specialists who suggest that I may be experiencing the onset of osteoporosis. However, since nothing definitive has shown up in my tests, this remains the only diagnosis they can provide. Now that th trazadone is not working for me anymore I need to outweigh my pros and cons. I am concerned that the inflammation could be because of the trazodone. Has anybody else experiences?