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Pain and Nausea Management

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Things I use to reduce pain.
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Hot and Cold Therapy

Pain reducing temperature therapies.
 
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Quick acting ice packs to help relieve brainfog, cool down or relieve pain. I can't always get to the freezer, so having these on hand helps me a lot.
Instant Ice Packs
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Freezable and microwaveable headache cap.
Headache Cap
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Portable and rechargeable heating pad for stomach pain.
Heating Pad
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Microwaveable heat pack. He’s so cute and works really well for neck pain. Smells like lavender.
Warmies Sloth
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Braces and Supports

Support garments for joint pain.
 
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Knee brace to keep the joint stable.
Stabilised Knee Support
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Tubular knee support for when I need a little less support. Has a non slip tab at the top to stop it rolling down.
Elastic Knee Support
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Stabilised ankle support for heavier support.
Adjustable Ankle Support
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Less supportive brace for lower pain days.
Elastic Ankle Support
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Wrap around wrist brace that works for both wrists. This store is all so cute, I wish more of their products shipped to my country.
Compression Wrist Brace
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Compression gloves help a lot with my hand pain (especially when typing), and these ones are so cute.
Compression Gloves
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Adjustable thumb brace for tendon pain. Comes with sleeve to go under to prevent irritation.
Thumb Brace
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Wrist brace with support plate to hold wrist still on bad days.
Wrist Brace with Support Plate
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Very cute back brace, helps correct posture too.
Back Brace
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Versatile strap for a small amount of support on most joints when needed.
Support Bandage
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Off brand KT tape. I use this everyday for my knees, and on my elbows if I need it.
Kinesiology Tape
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Creams, Gels and Patches

Various topical remedies.
 
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Great cream for joint pain, I use it most days for baseline pains.
CBD Cream
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Effective and naturally cooling pain relief. Their cream works great too, but I prefer not having to touch creams.
Nature’s Willow Balm Roll-on
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My favourite topical pain relief. Gets deep into your muscles and is roll on so I don’t have to touch a cream.
Deep Heat Roll-on
 
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Menthol stick for headaches. Works best on lighter headaches, but can also work on tension headaches for me.
4Head Stick
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The only type of patch I find helpful. Great for low-mid level headaches or the start and end of migraines.
Cooling Patches
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TENS machine and electrode pads for the forehead. Works really well as a migraine starts coming on, or for bad headaches. Does feel weird at first.
Migraine TENS Machine
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CBD infused patches, good for on the go pain relief and you don’t have to think about it once it’s on.
CBD Patches
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Really effective, long lasting heat pad that sticks to your clothes.
Spicey Heat Patch
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Bigger tens machine for other body pains.
TENS Machine
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Medications

Over the counter drugs that I use.
 
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Doesn’t do much, but can take the edge off on lighter pain days.
Paracetamol
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The best migraine relief I’ve found. Doesn’t always get rid of it but can shorten them.
Sumatriptan
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Headache meds. About a 50/50 change that they help, but worth the shot most of the time.
Anadin Extra
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Fast acting travel sickness tablets, haven’t failed me.
Kwells Tablets
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Quick way to stop acid reflux. Doesn’t work for long but works well for that time. Extremely strong taste.
Gaviscon Chewable Tablets
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Nausea Relief

Things to stop me feeling and/or being sick.
 
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A quick way to stop nausea without having to taste ginger.
Ginger Tablets
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A slightly more fun way to get ginger into the system. 2 biscuits and the nausea is usually temporarily quelled.
Ginger Biscuits
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Vomit bags with absorbent pads in. Good to have on hand even just to feel reassured.
Emesis Bags
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I mostly just wear these when travelling, but they seem to work well.
Accupressure Bands
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The mint can help relieve nausea, and they’re sweets I like so they make me feel a little less miserable.
Mint Imperials
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Not for everyone, but I like sour sweets and they tend to shock my system out of nausea for a short while.
Toxic Waste Sour Candy
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Alcohol swabs to sniff if I feel like I am imminently going to throw up.
Alcohol Swabs
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