# Medication for pain and swelling? **URL:** \ **Category:** Facial AVM\ **Created:** [December 26, 2018, 4:44am UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/medication-for-pain-and-swelling/21664 "2018-12-26T04:44:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Geo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/avmsurvivors.org/geo/32/14586_2.png) [@Geo](https://avmsurvivors.org/u/Geo)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2018, 4:44am UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/medication-for-pain-and-swelling/21664/1 "2018-12-26T04:44:01Z")
I have a few AVMs in my face and one in my left orbital. I also have a lymphangioma in my neck. The AVMs are all low flow. I was wondering what medications others take when theirs become painful and/or swollen. Much appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![Geo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/avmsurvivors.org/geo/32/14586_2.png) [@Geo](https://avmsurvivors.org/u/Geo)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2018, 2:30pm UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/medication-for-pain-and-swelling/21664/2 "2018-12-26T14:30:47Z")
I should mention I take Tylenol but that doesn’t always help. I’m not sure it’s been helping at all lately. ---
**Author:** ![DickD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de0a6/32.png) [@DickD](https://avmsurvivors.org/u/DickD)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2018, 10:30pm UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/medication-for-pain-and-swelling/21664/3 "2018-12-26T22:30:00Z")
A lot of people do get on ok with Tylenol / paracetamol. I hope others can tell you about what else works. Fortunately, I’m free of these things. Wishing you the best, Richard ---
**Author:** ![DickD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de0a6/32.png) [@DickD](https://avmsurvivors.org/u/DickD)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2018, 10:51pm UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/medication-for-pain-and-swelling/21664/4 "2018-12-28T22:51:53Z")
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**Author:** ![Angela4](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/avmsurvivors.org/angela4/32/3310_2.png) [@Angela4](https://avmsurvivors.org/u/Angela4)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2018, 9:31pm UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/medication-for-pain-and-swelling/21664/5 "2018-12-29T21:31:35Z")
I have been on Celebrex which is anti inflammatory and I cant take opiates so I take CBD gummies for sleep or pain or mints I live in SF so marijuana is legal and my medical marijuana dr is a neuro who specializes in the part of the brain that got damaged in my stroke and she believes in marijuana for pain not opiates. Her words not mine. ---
**Author:** ![Geo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/avmsurvivors.org/geo/32/14586_2.png) [@Geo](https://avmsurvivors.org/u/Geo)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 8:02pm UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/medication-for-pain-and-swelling/21664/6 "2018-12-30T20:02:51Z")
Medical marijuana is legal in Louisiana but the initial consultation is $200 and you have to go back every few months or so for follow up consultations and no telling what the cost of the actual product is.🙄 You also have to do refill consultations every 30 days which cost $25-$50. I would try it otherwise. I am on lamictal for anxiety and its actually intended as an anti convulsant but it doesn’t seem to do anything for the avms ---
**Author:** ![Angela4](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/avmsurvivors.org/angela4/32/3310_2.png) [@Angela4](https://avmsurvivors.org/u/Angela4)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/medication-for-pain-and-swelling/21664/7 "2018-12-30T21:28:44Z")
@Geo Oh my goodness that is expensive! Do they allow you to grow your own at all? even though its legal here for everyone I still get my card just so I can talk to my neuro and then I can also get waited on first and purchase more. I also buy it for my moms back. I plan on trying to grow it this spring I just worry about the squirrels eating it they seem to eat everything I grow which I normally dont mind cause everybody has cut down their trees in our neighborhood. Here for a card it costs $60-80 for the first time and then $40 for renewal. Thats it. But the cost of marijuana actually went up when it became legal for everyone. They have 15% tax on top of the reg tax plus the raised price. the packaging is also tough to open so kids cant get into it but now I have trouble getting into it as well! I know many people that are still buying it illegally cause its still cheaper. Just heard a report that the state is saying that the have not made as much as they thought! I think they made 400 Million in taxes! Also many growers and retail places have gone out of business because of all the rules and taxes. ---
**Author:** ![Geo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/avmsurvivors.org/geo/32/14586_2.png) [@Geo](https://avmsurvivors.org/u/Geo)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2018, 12:03am UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/medication-for-pain-and-swelling/21664/8 "2018-12-31T00:03:32Z")
Well, that’s the only clinic I could find pricing for. There are a few doctor’s in my city that can “recommend” it but I can’t find much info. I most definitely cannot grow my own. The only legal growers in the state are two of the universities. There’s a pretty small limit on the number of patients that can get any. It’s only very recently been legalized here so it’s still heavily restricted. Unfortunate. ---
**Author:** ![Geo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/avmsurvivors.org/geo/32/14586_2.png) [@Geo](https://avmsurvivors.org/u/Geo)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2018, 12:05am UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/medication-for-pain-and-swelling/21664/9 "2018-12-31T00:05:48Z")
It’s quite a blunder that it’s so hard to get while opioids aren’t…