u/Imaginary_Football43

If I'm not being silly I'm sure you're not supposed to have codene for long term pain?

I've had awful nerve pain from chronic meralgia paresthetica for about 7 years now, told doctor that and I said I'd like to try gabapentin since the amytriptaline didn't work and I don't like taking cocodamol because it gives me constipation (currently very constipated from having to take more than usual due to working for 8 days in a row)

She perscribed me 30mg straight up codene and threw in some laxatives, said gabapentin was a last resort but I've been going to the doctors about this for so long now and it's only been put in my medical file as "mild" even though some days I feel like my leg is being burned at the stake :(

just annoyed I guess