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Q: what meds cant you take with reclaspe

I am diabetic had a heart stent high blood pressure on reclasp small hernia and high chesteral and a fatty liver osteoporosis in awful pain in lower back what can I take for pain

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Pam Flores, Health Guide
11/10/08 10:13pm

Hi Joyce:  Can you take your list of medications to your pharmacist, or better yet call them so you don't have to drive, so they can tell you what you might or might not be able to take for pain?  They should also be able to tell you if you are taking anything that would be contraindicated with Reclast.  Below is an article on Reclast that list all the common and adverse side effects of Reclast.  Within that article it should list any medications that are not to be taken along with Reclast.  One of the main issues would be if you are allergic to any of the ingredients in Reclast (zoledronic acid).  

 

You could also try resting several times a day or more often, by lying down and giving your back a break.  Using 15-20 minutes of heat or ice, which ever you prefer, should help quite a bit.  If you lie on your side while resting put a pillow between your knees; this helps to take the pressure off your spine and also helps to realign it.  If I don't use a pillow when I rest (between the knees) I really notice the difference, because the pillow helps tremendously with the pain. 

 

There are also topical analgesics that you could apply to the painful area, and since I've tried almost all of them I like BioFreeze the best, which can be purchased at a Medical Supply store or a Physical Therapies office, it comes in roll-on, spray and gel.

 

New England Journal of Medicines Study on Reclast

http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/356/18/1809

 

Here's an article on Reclast from Dr Gonter here at HealthCentral

http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/73/13598/reclast-acid

 

Good Luck and I hope the pain goes away soon.  If the pain persists look into another answer to the source of pain like a possible minor injury.

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Pam Flores, Health Guide
11/10/08 11:32pm

Hi Joyce:  I had another thought and hope you don't mind the addition.  If the aspirin and ibuprofen, just aren't cutting the pain, you could ask the Dr if you could consider a "prescription strength" anti-inflammatory if the over the counter strengths just aren't working.  If the Dr agrees, the Dr will know which drugs in that category are available. 

 

If you rest on your back, put at least 2 pillows under your knees while resting, it has the same effect, like the pillow between the knees when lying on your side.  You might be pleasantly surprised how well this works to relieve the pressure/pain on your spine, hip and legs.

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By joyce— Last Modified: 12/24/10, First Published: 11/10/08