Drugs Banned in the 1960s

Darvon was the 'original' drug I think ... banned because of deaths and side effects (I actually had a friend who died  ... she broke her toe, doctor gave her Darvon and she reacted so violently she couldn't even get to the phone quick enough for help.  Her husband found her with her hand on the phone as she died. Very young, very tragic.)

It's the precursor of today's Darvocet.  Where that one you mentioned fits in I don't know, but Darvon was back in the mid-60's. 

Here's the dope on Darvon:

http://www.doitnow.org/pages/157.html 

This is an Older couple and the more they chatted the more they seemed to remember about the drug in question, Daprosil or Daprossil it was a pain mgnmt and antidepressant  It was not Davocet or Darvon , they remembered that quiet clearly.  He is dealing with enourmous pain , not daily but minute by minute and they had said if they could remember the drug and then get the trial doctors to even discuss it with them they would feel so much better.  Since it is a banned drug I have no fear they can get their hands on it but  I agree to ask around, maybe it is like one of theose songs that stay in your head and until you remember the lyrics it drives you nuts?

Bonita of Bwana

I had a friend who had to deal with chronic pain.  He went to one of those pain clinics and it made all the difference to him the last year he was alive.  It was unbelievable - this was a guy who could barely stumble around the year before, and the year he passed away, he upgraded a huge barn, put in two big breeding stock sorting systems, reworked all his pasture fencing, and oh, yeah, built a house and a large deck.

I myself found that pain management depends on the prioities of the doctor you are talking to.  Doctors who are intensely involved in saving your life, limbs, or managing a chronic illness, spend less brain power on quality of life issues.  Which is fine - even doctors have limited cerebral power to dedicate in any one direction.  You pay an orthopedist for their ability to (one hopes), keep your joints and bones functional.  I am thankful for the trauma specialists who saved my leg after my auto wreck, even though I spent a lot of time the next week complaining about their lack of interest in my other problems. 

I'm so grateful now that I was in their brilliant though slightly callous care, and the discomfort is a distant memory, and I have 100% range of motion back to date.  But it took me going to another doctor to get a pain management plan that worked for me, and yet another therapist to realize I had vestibular damage that was preventing me from moving forward with my physical therapy, and yet another specialist to identify some soft tissue damage and treat that, almost a year later, and finally a podiatrist to find another injury and treat that, almost two years later.

So I'm very much a believer in specialized medicine.  I hope your friends get the answers they need! 

Could it be droperol/droperidol?  

That is really the problem they have a rough idea of the name etc but it was sooo long ago.  I have no concept how this can help but if nothing else they know folks are making this small effort for them...they feel some control as they research and look into what they want/need. 

Bonita of Bwana

ottoluv

Droperidol isn't a pain medication, it's an anti-emetic.

Yes and no. It is primarily an anti-emetic, but it is a sedative and has been used as part of pain management as well as for things like psychosis.

I'm not saying droperidol is what her friend means, but it is possible. It can relieve pain and made you feel more relaxed.