Liking because I need good recs too

biofreeze works nicely, my mom uses it for her RA

i've been waking up with really awful pain in my hip and then wrapping around down to my thigh in the mornings and it's starting to affect my sleep so i'm looking for something

nothlir: ooh i haven't tried this!

It works really well for her fingers and wrists, so that's all I got

Aside from booze /shrug
I usually use ibuprofen, but that only goes so far

yeah i've tried both acetaminophen and ibuprofen and neither are really hitting. i have some leftover oxy from surgery but i'd rather not if i don't have to

I use tiger balm for intense immediate relief (please enjoy smelling like mint for hours)
and voltaren (or the generic store brand i actually use) gel takes longer (several days applications) to take effect but it's great for chronic pain

the voltaren gel says that it's specifically only for arthritis pain but my doctor recommended it specifically for my recurring tendonitis / chronic joint pain and i have a few other non-arthritic friends who use it regularly

marlovingian: oh awesome about the voltaren cuz this has been happening a couple days a month for the past few months and it's starting to cut into my sleep

seconding biofreeze and voltaren (biofreeze also weirdly works for anything that itches like hell, i used it when i was pregnant and had PUPPP)

marlovingian thosehalcyondays is Diclofenac the voltaren genaric?

yes confirmed

i like biofreeze a lot

awesome awesome

my massage therapist used to use it and gave me samples before it as available for regular sale

givemedragons: ooh nice!

thank you guys so much for all the recs, i'm gonna try stuff out and see what works best, there's just like

a gazillion icy-hot type things on the market, so i'm like gah where do i start

but i've only been getting like four hours of sleep the past few days because of this so, you know

WILLING TO TRY

i think so yeah

okay, ointments have been purchased and will arrive on the morrow! in the meantime i have heating pads and gentle stretchies i guess

doesn't help for muscle pain, but for joint pain, I swear by glucosamine

namang: oooh okay. that's a supplement?

yep. it took about a month to work, but it really was a world of difference.

awesome awesome!

I use the menthol pain patches from dollar tree. They work decently and they're cheap.

Another vote for biofreeze

i honestly hadn't heard of biofreeze, i'm glad i made this post!

My dad and Nana both use stuff from this company and said it's really good:Native Botanicals — Lakota Herbal Remedies

oooh thank you thank you! i'll keep all these in mind as well :3