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Chronic PainArrow
Age 61-80
Interview CP44  

Interview CP44

Age at Interview: 80
Sex: Female
Background: Retired lecturer; married; 2 children.
Brief outline:Pain since 1978. Psoriatic Arthritis, Inflammatory Arthritis. Treatments: Epidural steroid injections. Hydrotherapy. Current medication: co-proxamol (Distalgesic), methotrexate, hydroxychloroquine sulphate (Planquenil), dihydrocodeine for flare-up.


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Has a drink of alcohol when her medication is not working as well as usual, though she knows she probably shouldn't.

 



Now, I just suffered and took, now what did I take in the way of painkillers? 

I think they were giving me Distalgesics already and at some point, about a year or so later, a GP said you know “How many are you taking at a time” and advised me to take three, he said it's a matter of getting the dosage right. So pretty well, since then, I've been on an almost routine dose of eight a day, which is the maximum. I never, ever take more than that.  

Occasionally, when it's been very bad, I will have a slug of scotch or brandy to potentiate it. Now I know this is evil, but it's better I think, by and large, rather than doubling up the dose yet again. 
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