Which is more effective, Hypnosis or Dope for pain management?

Question

Neither one can make you totally painfree. The dope, if taken to become painfree will turn you into an addict living in "LaLa Land" where hypnosis is not addictive. I would rather not get answers from professional hypnosis people but from other chronic pain patients that have experience with both.

Answer 1

There are many different management techniques for chronic pain. Even if you are talking just about drugs, there are many choices, not all of which are POTENTIALLY addictive.

Ask your doctor for a referral to a pain clinic. These are multi-disciplinary clinics that deal with patients who have chronic pain from all causes.

Further, when talking about pain management, WE are always talking about management and not relief. That means that WE are talking about getting to the point that we can function reasonably well, on a routine basis. It does not mean being pain free. And the sooner that each of us gets used to that idea, the better off each of us is.

I have multiple types of arthritis, and as a result I am a chronic pain patient.

Answer 2

Don't underestimate the hypnosis and the psychological aspect of your pain. Pain management from a psychology standpoint really does work!! The medical model is totally different and sometimes not effective for pain. Seek out a pain clinic that uses a bio-psycho-social as opposed to a bio-medical model for care. They will have PhD psychologists on staff, as well as MD doctors. Long term positive outcomes do exist and happen on a regular basis. Also don't be afraid to seek out 2nd and 3rd and 4th opinions for your pain. I personally suffered with pain for 4 years and went through 11 opinions until I found someone that made sense, and now I'm pain free. A place like Scott & White or the Mayo Clinic can really help with the diagnostic end of your problem and with the solutions. With so many specialists, they are bound to have someone who specializes in your problem and may know the latest treatment to help you. Hope this helps!

Answer 3

I have 2 herniated discs in my lower back, due to a car accident. My docs tried doping me up, but nothing worked. I never tried hypnosis, but what did help was passive chiropractic treatment, some massage and pilates. Water aerobics also helped a friend of mine. After about 6 months I was able to go back to a full time job and although I have flare ups every now and then, it's nothing that a few ibuprofen and a hot shower can't fix. Good luck with whatever you decide though

Answer 4

Theres a whole bunch of stuff you can have! Gas and air, pethadine, paracetamol etc. Pain Medications A variety of pain medications could potentially be used during labor and delivery, depending on the situation. Talk to your health care provider about the risks and benefits of each. Analgesics. Pain medications, including the drugs like morphine and meperidine, can be given intravenously or through a shot that's readministered as needed. Either way, these medications act systemically — meaning they affect the whole body. These medicines don't usually slow down labor or interfere with contractions, but can cause side effects in the mother, including drowsiness and nausea. Analgesics may be administered well into labor but several hours before the expected birth. If pain medications are given systemically, the baby's also going to get those medications. The effect on the baby depends on how much and how close to delivery the drug is given to the mother — some babies show signs of sleepiness immediately after birth. And some women find that the drowsiness and nausea they experience with systemic analgesics makes them less helpful than regional anesthesia. Talk to your health care provider about the risks and benefits of taking analgesics systemically. Tranquilizers. These drugs don't relieve pain, but they may help to calm and relax seriously anxious women. Sometimes they are used in conjunction with analgesics. These drugs can have significant effects on both the mother and baby, and should be used cautiously. Women's reactions to these drugs vary — some feel a loss of control that is unnerving, whereas others do not. These drugs can sometimes make it difficult for women to remember the details of the birth. You should discuss the risks of taking tranquilizers first with your health care provider. Regional anesthesia. This is what most women think of when they consider pain medication during labor. Nerve blocks deaden the sensation in specific regions of the body and can be used in both vaginal and cesarean section deliveries. Epidurals, a form of local anesthesia, provide continuous pain relief to the entire body below the belly button, including the vaginal walls, during the entire process of labor. An epidural involves medication given by an anesthesiologist through a thin, tube-like catheter that's inserted in the woman's lower back (in the same location where a spinal tap would be performed). The amount of medication can be regulated according to a woman's needs. Some medication does reach the baby, but it's much less than what the baby would get intravenously or under general anesthesia (which sedates the baby as well as the mother and is almost exclusively reserved for emergency surgical births). Epidurals are usually given once a woman is in active labor. Epidurals do have some drawbacks — they may make it more difficult for the woman to push the baby out, and they can cause her blood pressure to drop. They can also cause itching, nausea, and headaches in the mother. The risks to the baby are minimal, but include possible distress caused by the mother's lowered blood pressure. The best thing to do would be talk to your doctor/midwife, im sure you'll be fine! goodluck!

Answer 5

what kind of pain? my best gf had been in a severe auto accident injured back and operated on permanently on dope but if she went to a very good chiropractor she couldve avoided it for further pain as the operation caused it. I would not hypnotize pain as this is a human emotion sensor to avoid further damage. take something natural then for pain .. but see a neurologist.. i tore ligaments 3 x on knees from skiing and worked with cracked ribs all last winter . you can take skull cap and valerian root to ease into sleep well thru the night.. use the tubs spa you can buy for your tub daily.. what kind pain is it.. hynotics wont do it as your body needs to know dangers of nerve damage thru pain so it wont get worse or haev a vertabrea sliced in the spinal chord u cant go thru that hypnosis.. you need another dr perhaps a sports dr surgeon..

Answer 6

I would say a combination. It's never good using only pain meds.

Answer 7

You could try the Bowen technique

Answer 8

did you try therapy? what about cortisone shot for the pain...that really works good and you are not in la la land.

Answer 9

I don't have any facts, but if I had to vote I'd say dope...