The pain reported by PD patients is not well understood and is found to be reported in about 50% of people with PD. Prescription drugs such as opioids have shown some degree of effectiveness in reducing pain reports by PD patients according to an article posted on the NIH website.
When deciding how aggressively treat pain, the patient and their care team must consider the addictive nature of these medications and the potential to increase PD symptoms and introducing additional issues related to the side effects of the pain med, interaction with other meds and causing new symptoms due to the interaction of the pain med with the brain.
I experience this pain med cycle and the effects of it was worse than any pain I experienced with a broken hip and during recovery and the impact of the drug interactions lasted much longer then the period of pain relief and impaired my mobility and increased memory issues significantly for a prolonged time.
Everyone's pain is very personal and management is a personal and care team decision but there are many factors to consider when deciding how to manage your pain. Be aware that there are several effective non-pharmaceutical approaches to managing pain that may reduce pain without the risks associated with drugs like opioids.
Heat, ice, exercise, massage, acupuncture and the OTC remedies others mentioned in their responses to you are just some of the alternative methods for managing pain.
Please read the article on the NIH website for more detailed and scientific info about pain meds and PD.
Maria
I take Aleve ,1 pill in morning and 1 before bed. I Use tramadol during the day as needed. No more than 3 per day 50 mg pills
I was given Tramadol for kidney stone pain. It made me vomit.
I use body back and body by Tylenol not saying it works but it's the closest thing I've tried
I use Extra str ength Tylenol, but prefer Advil. I