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Journavx? Anyone try this new stuff?
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It’s a voltage gated sodium channel 1.8 blocker (though via an allosteric route so currently unique).
I wouldn’t expect it to be recreational at all, but could be an interesting tool for pain.
If I recall correctly it was tested against hydrocodone for pain from bunion surgery. Its efficacy might be pain-dependent. What kind of pain do you have?
I wouldn’t expect it to be recreational at all, but could be an interesting tool for pain.
If I recall correctly it was tested against hydrocodone for pain from bunion surgery. Its efficacy might be pain-dependent. What kind of pain do you have?
I'm on a pain management program of oxy and got my benzo ( clonazapam ) scripted back with a new cool doc. My past doc cut me off my benzos last June, the bitch. I'm a retired beat up college hockey player. I was still playing in a men's hockey league and had to quit just last year after a bad femur fracture ( a guys slapshot just missed my shinpad and took a chunk of my lower femur bone off) My body is crippled up but the oxy and k pins really helped. I'm 67 now and paying for it though but meds have me my life back and I've avoid being scammed cripple. So I seemed out docs, finally found a new doc and asked to increase my Oxy from 5mg to 10 and he me back on k pins. sshe said let's wait and see it the k pins helps with my pain. Pain is mostly knees shoulders and low back. Achey and deep, really bad, no relief and impossible to sleep as pain gets worse at night. Those 2 meds were my holy grail. They helped tremendously and no side effects and I could live a normal fkn life. Pretty much all my joints are effected, went through a million tests for RA, MD, etc etc...came down to dx of severe chronic arthritis. But I've also had some serious fractures and a badly dislocated shoulder that tore my bicep tendon off the bone. Sleepless nights without dosing sucks bad. I told the new doc just this month Ive had to start doubling up the oxys to get relief so she gave me some of this journavx stuff (free samples) and said try it first since your new patient and didn't want to spark any red flags by her scripting larger dose of oxy AND the k pins. ....and next visit (end of the month) we will discuss things. She said this Journaax may at least buy me some time as I'm gonna run short of oxys come end of month. I'm leery on any new stuff but when I run low on my oxys I'm pretty beat up and sore, can't sleep either. Being back on my k pins really used to help. My other bitch doc cut my benzos off a year ago. It took my almost a year to find this new doc who is to totally cool scripting oxy and benzo together if you fit the criteria and have med records to prove things. I have plenty, lol. I'll try backing off on oxys and maybe the k pins will help balance things out. I read a little bit about this Joirnax and how to dose it. I'm mixed on even trying it. We'll see. Thanks for the help!
FYI, not looking for "fun" or recreation ...moreso relief to feel " normal" and do stuff. I do admit it is a pleasant mix though..esp the oxy and the k pins keep me chill. Pretty good from an old geezer who had his share of party days in the 60s and 70s...smoking dirt weed and eating acid on blotter paper. Lol
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How did the Journavx work out?
I see this one is kind of old, but I thought I´d throw my hat in the ring on this one.
This is a pretty new drug, Journavx (Suzetrigine). It is a non-Opioid analgesic. From what I have read thus far, I would say that this is non-recreational. We have heard this tale before i.e. Oxycontin, however, this stuff seems to genuinely not produce euphoria or other physical/psychological reinforcement.
I´ve read through several experiences people have had with this drug. First, it is said to only be appropriate for acute pain. People were frequently noting that the medication worked surprisingly well initially. Apparently, the positive effects of the drug seem to wane after 1-2 weeks and some people were describing an absence of noticeable pain relief after taking the drug for a single month. That is really important stuff to consider. This drug is best for post-surgery, post-injury, intermittent or sporadic pain. It is not suitable for chronic pain.
It is not dangerous, non-addictive and by all accounts seems to be a very promising drug that could be further developed. Just remember, we are a Harm Reduction resource. As this stuff is really not psychoactive and doesn´t put users in danger, this isn´t the best place to find the kind of answers you´re looking for OP.
I´m not closing this or anything. I do think there are better places for stuff like this. There is a chronic pain/pain management subreddit that is highly active. I have had to dive in there in the process of helping other people out when I was getting out of my depth on the advice. There is a lot of great information, support and comradery over there. I don´t mind people asking questions like this. As HR people, we have to accept the intersecting nature of pain/addiction and do our best to comprehensively inform and support people.
From what I´ve read, it´s quite effective. There seems to be a lot of good noise surrounding it, both from patients and if you read the medical journal articles. It appears to have the one downside of only being effective for a short period of time (weeks). I think this is great news. On the other hand, I feel Opioids are just as effective if not moreso, especially if we are operating on the premise that neither will be used for longer than 2-4 weeks maximum. I´m glad they´re exploring new avenues for analgesia, though this isn´t gonna be a true game-changer until it can be used for chronic pain. That´s just my opinion.
This is a pretty new drug, Journavx (Suzetrigine). It is a non-Opioid analgesic. From what I have read thus far, I would say that this is non-recreational. We have heard this tale before i.e. Oxycontin, however, this stuff seems to genuinely not produce euphoria or other physical/psychological reinforcement.
I´ve read through several experiences people have had with this drug. First, it is said to only be appropriate for acute pain. People were frequently noting that the medication worked surprisingly well initially. Apparently, the positive effects of the drug seem to wane after 1-2 weeks and some people were describing an absence of noticeable pain relief after taking the drug for a single month. That is really important stuff to consider. This drug is best for post-surgery, post-injury, intermittent or sporadic pain. It is not suitable for chronic pain.
It is not dangerous, non-addictive and by all accounts seems to be a very promising drug that could be further developed. Just remember, we are a Harm Reduction resource. As this stuff is really not psychoactive and doesn´t put users in danger, this isn´t the best place to find the kind of answers you´re looking for OP.
I´m not closing this or anything. I do think there are better places for stuff like this. There is a chronic pain/pain management subreddit that is highly active. I have had to dive in there in the process of helping other people out when I was getting out of my depth on the advice. There is a lot of great information, support and comradery over there. I don´t mind people asking questions like this. As HR people, we have to accept the intersecting nature of pain/addiction and do our best to comprehensively inform and support people.
From what I´ve read, it´s quite effective. There seems to be a lot of good noise surrounding it, both from patients and if you read the medical journal articles. It appears to have the one downside of only being effective for a short period of time (weeks). I think this is great news. On the other hand, I feel Opioids are just as effective if not moreso, especially if we are operating on the premise that neither will be used for longer than 2-4 weeks maximum. I´m glad they´re exploring new avenues for analgesia, though this isn´t gonna be a true game-changer until it can be used for chronic pain. That´s just my opinion.