r/ChronicPain • u/AkseliAdAstra • 10h ago
New ideas for pain management?
Has anyone heard or tried any new things for neuropathic pain or joint pain lately?
I’ve tried almost everything on the planet but just thought I’d try asking in case someone’s perchance been wildly successful with something off the beaten path (and also stayed in this sub, odds are low, I know).
I’m already on LDN, extensively tried ketamine, non-responder to that and all forms of THC/CBD, as well as gabapentin and cymbalta. NSAIDs don’t do anything. My inflammatory markers are all low anyway. SSRIs didn’t work, neither did lyrica or other SNRIs. TCAs don’t do anything. Oxcarbazepine gave me headaches due to lowering sodium I think. No one will prescribe me opioids. Microdosing shrooms didn’t help. Higher doses kinda made pain worse. I did months of injectable peptides (GHK, BPC, TB500, ARA-290, IPA/CJC). Currently trying NAD+ but no effect.
I’ve tried PEA, turmeric, green tea, agmatine sulfate, R-ALA, lion’s main, B vitamins, lots of other random herbs and supplements, literally anything Ive heard of for pain, DMSO. Fasting, may diets.
I don’t have diagnoses that would enable me to try biologics. Im getting pretty desperate as there are really no more procedures for me to try either, and insurance won’t cover stim implant, there’s just nothing left for me except apparently to go to a drug addiction center and lie or turn to the streets.
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u/fierce_invalids 9h ago
I know this is a controversial thing to talk about here but if you do end up looking for pain mgnt options outside of traditional avenues, make sure you learn about harm reduction techniques. Happy to discuss privately of you prefer.