I am a mum in my 40's, 3yrs ago I twisted my back & have ruptured 2 discs in my lower spine. Over the course of these 3 years, i have been treated with various pain relief, unfortunately I have now developed adverse effects to all these. The most minor is aspirin and nurophen which gives me stomach aches. The most severe is anaphylaxis for which i must carry an epipen at all times. So far, my recorded reactions have been to : morphine, pethedine, codeine, tramal, digesic, mobic and absolutely anything related to an opioid in the remotest way. These have all built up over the past few years, ranging from strange tickly cough and itch, to full blown anaphylaxis now. I also discovered i was allergic (anaphylaxis) to a wasp, but it is not one that can be de-sensitised. this all makes me a little stressed and i have been on zoloft 300mg for a few years. A dr wanted to try me on something different (i was in hospital for back pain, unable to move) so stopped the zoloft and put me straight onto evexor 20mg. I had a major psychotic reaction & ended up in the mental care unit under suicide watch... not fun. now i have reacted to lignocaine local anaesthetic & dr's are now unwilling to treat me so when i am particularly unable to move, my only alternative is to be hospitalised (from 3-28 days) until i can self care again. i can have citaness & this was trialled by a dentist at the hospital with ER on full alert for any complications, a fun visit to the dentist that was. My kids & dog have saved me on numerous occasions before i knew about the allergies. They have returned from school to find me still unconscious after 20 hrs, grey, swollen & called for help. Fortunately(for me) i have slept through the worst of these types of reactions & by the time i get to ER i am pumped with steroids, antihistamines, oxygen, heart monitors etc. Oh yes, i can take paracetamol and valium but only do when desperate as i am terrified i will react to these also. My Chihuahua has jumped on my back, barking & scratching furiously on 2 occassions which has enabled me to regain enough consciousness to dial emergency (this is not something he normally does) My son is now 17 and has ASD, my daughter is 11. They are both trained in epipen & to notice if my tongue/face changes appearance. They have alerted me & i have been able to get to the ER when i was unaware of what was happenning. my kids don't deserve this. I don't think i deserve this. I have my affairs organised in the event of my sudden death and people wonder why i am anxious!! I wear a medic-alert bracelet & carry information in my car & purse. Some drs are still sceptical when i tell them what i am allergic to & have on a number of occassions refused to be treated with pain relief because they don't believe I can be so allergic. The back pain is 24/7, the severity just varies, most days it's a 6 & have been told to learn to live with it. I do not enjoy my life in this aspect.