What Are Some Alternatives to Opioids for Pain Relief? - Doctors Answer Your COMMON QUESTIONS

Sometimes it feels like the only type of pain medications you hear about are opioids, but are they actually effective? What are some alternatives? In this video, some of the team at Bloor Pain Specialists (Dr. Visnjevac, Dr. Yao & Dr. Van Oostrom) go in-depth on opioid effectiveness, as well as a litany of alternatives and when and how you should use them.
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[@Rae-qf7xv]

I'm confused. Opiods have been highly effective for hundreds of years now suddenly they don't work? Ineffective? I beg to differ along with many millions of chronic pain sufferers.

[@SaeedAhmad-gp1mh]

Excellent information. Doctors plz tell how much duoloxitne is effective to control pain of osteoartritis?
Dr Saeed Ahmad ,Lahore Pakistan.

[@JasonBrown-dd7dj]

120mg split it two doses

[@JasonBrown-dd7dj]

I'm a patient stay away from cymbalta

[@JasonBrown-dd7dj]

Suffering when stopped worse than opiates

[@alienesse]

Bs