2012 Oxycodone 30mg Shortage In Florida (Page 21)
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My spouse, who is in severe, chronic pain, has been a customer of Walgreens for many years. We live in Pinellas County, Florida. Everyday this week we have driven from Walgreen's to Walgreen's trying to fill his prescription for Roxicodone 30mg, to no avail. I cannot get any help from his regular pharmacy. I know that it's dangerous for them to tell a total stranger which store has them in stock, but I don't understand since they know him, why they can't call around or give us any assistance. I am at a total loss as to what to do & would appreciate any information that you could provide. It is so hard to see him in so much pain. Thank you.

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Dan.....they are right for them .....BUT were all made up of diff stuff, so calm down people we are all here for the same reason. Take care.

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I have a clue!!! I took methadone for 5 yrs for pain with percocet breakthru to give my body a break from all the oxies but it didnt work at all for pain. Thats real life experience so I do have a clue.

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You can complain.(mom & pop)...then you have NOTHING! So wait it will calm or they will get busted i have to have meds to work, i cant afford to go to disability.

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@ DAN my god do some research on methadone PLEASE! IT DONT CANCEL NO OTHER OPIOD OUT.. IT IS USED YES FOR DOPE SICK PPL,BUT IS ALSO A VERY VERY GOD LONG TERM ACTING PAIN MED.. GET A CLUE

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I have 12 yr history of chronic pain from 3 failed back surgeries, am on methadone, oxy, neurontin, baclofen and elavil. Something I learned in the last 6 months is that our bodies have an amazing ability to heal itself, IF we provide it with the raw materials to do so. When we have pain from arthritis, even bone on bone arthritis, our body can't heal it if all we provide it with is antiinflammatories, pain medicine, cortisone shots etc...as an example, MD's don't believe we can regrow cartilage, and remineralize bone, so they want to do joint replacement surgery. Arthritis is totally reversible, but Dr's don't believe it. We CAN regrow cartilage, and eliminate the pain, just like type2 diabetes is reversible. I know a doctor that says we don't have to suffer anymore and can heal. We can minimize or reduce, even eliminate pain in many cases, if u know what to take. If u want to know more, email me at xxxxx@xxx {edited for privacy}. I have a friend that was able to totally get off all pain meds with. 6 yr history of fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, peripheral nerve pain from type 2 diabetes and 6yrs of long acting morphine twice a day +oxy 3x/day. I can't post websites here as soon as I do the site moderator it pulls it for review and doesn't post. I feel u guys, I'm an RN+ a chronic pain patient. I think I can help. All I know for sure is my doctors write me 5 scripts/mo without batting an eye, and those meds have ruined my health, destroyed my energy, sex drive etc.... MDs only know how to write scripts that suppress symptoms but never deal with the root cause. I learned that I've had a 20 yr history of calcium deficiency, signs are back pain, muscle spasms, high blood pressure, cavities, receding gums. There are over 140 diff diseases or conditions related to calcium deficiencies. My doctors chose to operate because they know no different.

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@Dan, I have to disagree with u on methadone. I've been on it for 12 yrs for chronic severe pain. It is very good for chronic severe pain, and does not cancel out other opioids. If u tried it before maybe u weren't on a high enough dose. I don't know how you all still get relief after long term use of oxycodone, usually a tolerance is developed and what used to last 4 hrs, then begins to only last 3.5 hrs, then 3 hrs etc..even oxycontin is like that, I started 1 every 12 hrs after a 2 weeks or so it only worked for 10 hrs to the point that it only lasted for 8 hrs, with methadone there's none of that. I haven't had to change my dose in years. This drug has an unusually long half life so there's none of the up and down roller coaster of taking a dose and then starting to feel like crap when its almost time to take it again, taking it, feeling relief for a few hrs, then the early withdrawal symptoms. With methadone there's none of that, that's why heroin users that are prescribed this can get by on one dose/day. Don't get me wrong, I don't like methadone, it's ruined my teeth, when I mentioned to my Dr that I had so many cavities, broken teeth he said thats to be expected. WHAT???? You knew about that and didn't warn me!? Many of these drugs cause dry mouth to some degree, I'm on 3, neurontin, methadone and elavil, all cause decreased saliva, not as bad as cotton mouth from smoking pot. Anyway, be hyper vigilant about brushing and flossing with these meds or you will regret it. I need more than 6 crowns, just pulled 2 back molars, and need several fillings. Anyway Dan, I don't love the drug for that reason, but as far as stabilizing pain and relieving severe pain it can't be beat, but it won't make u feel drugged, or high, or even get noddy, dopey like higher doses of oxycodone can.

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@Dan.....I have a Dr who has a office in Tampa and Lakeland. I go to the Lakeland office cause I like the Dr there better and it is nicer and cleaner. Would U be willing to travel that far?? I live in Brandon and it take me about 30 mins.

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IM LOOKING FOR A DOCTOR IN INDIAN RIVER OR ST LUCIE COUNTY OR BREVARD. THE DOCTOR HAS TO BE 1 COUNTY OVER PERIOD AND THE PHARMACIES WILL FILL THEM HERE(EXCEPT FOR WALGREENS)
THE DR IM SEEING NOW IS SCARED AND OFFERED ME METHADONE(IVE HAD IN PAST AND ITS FOR JUNKIES OR PEOPLE NOT WANTING TO GET DOPESICK) AND DOES NOTHING FOR PAIN...PERIOD. AND WILL CANCEL OUT OTHER OPIATES IF TAKING METHADONE.
SECOND HE OFFERED oxycontin, or morphine or percocet-no 15's or 30'd or any roxicodone or no dilaudid either.ive had prolly every pain med available and since my insurance is limited...roxicodone and dliaudid not only work the best for me but are affordable.
these 10/325 percs i eat all 3 in 7-8am leaving 1 percocet for the rest of the day. it takes my body 30mg to function, get outta bed, shower...normal living thingsand the drs are scared to write them. im hoping the doctor im looking to switch out by november will at least write me dilaudid since it works for me as does the oxycodone. morphine doesnt work for me, or you need 100mg-200mg to have it work and those are expensive(limited insurance cause of all my surgeries i get denied from getting real good insurance and awaiting my ssi disability so i can get medicaid/medicare, etc and then all this bs wont matter and will find a dr and a pharmacy. its just right now until things ease up the dea has shut down all of florida. pill mills are gone so why are they still scaring doctors?
i need a dr in st lucie or indian river county. anyone know plz email me xxxxx@xxx {edited for privacy}. this pain sux everyday.

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ABSOLUTLY CORRECT! WALGREENS IS THE DEVIL. THEY FILLED MY RX FROM 2000-2012. (JANUARY 2012 ALL STORES IN VERO BCH CHANGED THEIR RULES-NOT LAWAS BUT THEIR RULES) AND CUT OFF IN ORDER WHO THEY KEPT AND NOT KEPT. THEN THEY SENT ME TO ANOTHER WALGREENS WHERE THEY SHOWED ME THE DOOR EVEN THOUGH THE RX WAS FROM MY ORTHOPEDIC DOCTOR IN CITY BUT THE PHARMACIST DIDNT CARE.
I WAS VERY LUCKY TO FIND A MOM AND POPS WHO HAS FILLED EVERYTIME FOR ME NO ISSUES. MY PROBLEM IS FINDING A NEW DOCTOR TO WRITE ME ANYTHING STRONGER THAN A 10/325 PERCOCET. LAST MONTH I COMPLAINED AND SAID"DOC, NO OFFENSE BUT I TAKE YOUR DRUG TESTS, DONT COME EARLY, STRETCH MY MEDS YOUR GIVING ME AND I DONT HAVE A TOOTHACHE...I HAVE MULTIPLE SURGERIES AND PLATES,RODS SCREWS THROUGHOUT MY NECK/JAW AND SHRAPNEL THROUGHOUT MY FACE.
SO MESSED UP THE DAM GOVERNMENT ISNT HELPING ME EITHER BEING A VET I FEEL ABANDONED FOR THE COUNTRY I FOUGHT FOR. AND TO COME HOME TO THIS BULLCRAP IS FRUSTRATING.
THE NEXT TIME SOMEONE GOES COLUMBINE IN THE COUNTRY, I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE A WALGREENS OR A PHARMACIST TARGETED FOR BEING SUCJH A RUDE AHOLE.
WALGREENS IS BY FAR THE WORST.

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Nope. your not getting worked up for nothing. i felt the same as you with "not me i wont have a problem" and june 28th...PROBLEM and for past 3 months suffering thanx to punkl junkies and dea shutting down and making doctors scared.
emergency rooms will kick you out with some tylenol and flexiril-for the detox.
ide be scared cause if it doesnt happen this month to you it probably will happen sooner rather than later unfortunatly. im still trying to get my roxies back 3 months later...no dr will write em and ive been on them since 2000 and im legit too. there afraid. dilaudids work too but its hard to find them to writew too. good luck

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I couldn't afford 1400. That's how it wouldn't do me. As far as how I "chose"... I didn't choose to be disabled. Its how sh*t happens. I wouldn't be able to get any script for 1400 don't have that kind of $. Was curious as to what "look" you have that helps, or hinders your ability to fill your meds? @ disabled, I don't know any Dr in that area. I'd be happy to search for you though.

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I couldn't afford 1400. That's how it wouldn't do me. As far as how I "chose"... I didn't choose to be disabled. Its how s*** happens. I wouldn't be able to get any script for 1400. Don't have that kind of $. Was curious as to what "look" you have that helps, or hinders your ability to fill your meds? @ disabled, I don't know any Dr in that area. I'd be happy to search for you though.

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@panicnpain.... Did you read my previous post??? After over 8+ yrs on being on 30mg Roxicodone,(after multiple procedures and prior surgeries, with C5,6,&7, completely herniated from MVA yrs ago), my current Dr. that I've been seeing for last 7 mths, due to relocating from east to west coast, cut me back to 15's cause apparently he's "scared" of being shut-down. (This after I just had an emergency surgery 4 weeks ago for bowel obstruction, with over 25 staples in my belly). I'm looking for another legitimate Dr. in Sarasota area, that will STILL write for 30mg. Can you or anyone advise a Dr. in my area to go to...??? Would really appreciate some assistance. thanks!

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P.s how was that judging? don't take anger out on me cause you chose how to pay your way.Think you read wrong message all i said was lucky, the sob was figuratively speaking!

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Ya u r, period, im not rich had to put out 1400 how would that do ya? Regroup.

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Ya u r lucky i paid 1400 for all my meds, and im not rich b**** either, so re read, get over tude and read again , didnt mean nothing bad. Regroup honey.

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Sarasota County and i know it bulls*** but they got ya and they know it! FOR NOW!

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@doneplayin, I'm paying 100 for opana, not roxycodone. I was paying 26 for 150 30 mg roxycodone before walgreens screwed us. I don't appreciate being called a lucky sob, you don't know me and living on a fixed income with a very sick husband sux. I realize there are people worse off than me. When having to live on a certain amt, the extra 75 a month hurts. I don't get Medicaid or live off the system, I do the best I can do. The ssd I do get, I worked for yrs to get it. Don't pass judgement on others unless you know their circumstances.

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@ brian, doneplayin is right. I don't know where you are located in FL, bc Walgreens is worse than the devil. Many of us were loyal customers of theirs for yrs, and were cut off cold. I was cut off on on May. Many others before then. According to accurate sources, there is no shortage. The drs and pharmacists are on the run for many reasons. I've heard more damn reasons why they wouldn't fill script. " we're out of them, I'm not comfortable filling" haven't had that med in months". Gave up on trying to fill roxycodone. I switched to quite a few meds and am now on opana. Pain relief is as good, and I'm very tired through out the day. Dea, fda and the other govt agencies are playing with people's lives, and they don't care, bc to them, we're all addicts. A worker.at pain mgt said maybe next month I'd be able to switch back to roxycodone. What good is that when maybe I can get filled next month, what about the rest of the time? Another line I hear is " we're not taking new patient's". Walgreens told me that line of bs at at least 5 of them. "Go back to your Walgreens". A patient is in their database so it's all lies. Good luck, hope u can get your script filled.

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Your worked up for good reason Brian, I sure hope you are lucky and it dont change for you guys, i was with my Walgreens 8 yrs. Then the bottom dropped out, but its all women and i have problems with women because how i look i guess , but best of luck and stay real nice to them if they fill them, dont kiss butt, LOL but you know. I do have to say im surprised there hasnt been shootings over this, ive seen people crying because they been up days with loved one and they had Stage 4 cancer 90 pounds , i think if i was that ill and been out of meds for 3 days and it was because Walgreens wouldnt fill, yup i think i would shoot them, sad but true!

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