I'm still fighting that fight. I'm taking gabapentin and excedrin migraine in mass quantities to deal with my pain. I can't take Tylenol or nsaids like ibuprofen because they actually cause me more pain not solve it. But in low enough doses at a time I can deal with the side effects for the most part. Hence the excedrin coupled with the gabapentin. But I'm taking 4800mg worth of gabapentin in a day. 2400 each dose. And it really only helps to a minimal extent. But I can't keep upping that amount. Hence the fight to find other options.

Ibuprofen only works for my smaller pains like minor headaches, bumps and bruises, sprains, and other small injuries that happen to me more often than the adverage person because of my mobility issues. Halfway through the night and waking up are probably the worst parts of my pain most days since I can't smoke in my sleep so i focused on solutions to get me to stay asleep. I take various combinations of Gabapentin, weed, muscle relaxers, and dramamine to fight pain symptoms and get a full night's sleep. Gabapentin helps with sleep and if I can't find it or feel especially dizzy and nauseous I take a dramamine, they both help with pain by just knocking me out and keeping me out. Muscle relaxants and weed help with the actual pain but don't get rid of it entirely and they can aid sleep too, so I like to take all these meds right before bed that way I'm out like a light and wake up with significantly less pain than usual that I can often just smoke away for the most part. Also going to the chiropractor has helped a bit.

Weed

Ever tried kratom? It helps manage chronic pain and is legal in most states… message me if you wanna know more, lots of experience with it

Med marijuana works wonders for me if it’s legal in your state

Percocet, med marijuana, are the only things that help me

i used to take a high dose of cbd oil and that helped but i ran out and im not sure how to get more since i got it from my moms ex bf and idk if i can ask my drs about that. now i take naproxen which is just a high dose of aleve since i cant take opioids since i have chronic constipation, and it barely helps at all. i do take nortriptoline which is an antidepressant which helps some with my gi pain (it can also help with migraines but it doesnt help w mine). i wish i had some better advice for you!