Disabled Fiance Has Taken These Meds For Ten Years And Now There Is A 180 Pill Limit?? (Page 2)
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My fiance has permanent spinal cord and nerve damage from a spinal fusion surgery in 2001. He was a very active, happy, outgoing person, now he lays in bed 24/7 and suffers. He has been on meds for a very long time and they have had to increase them due to his tolerance level. he has gone to the same Dr. and we have always used the same pharmacy. Today we went to his monthly visit and his Dr. said she had to cut his 360 methadone to 180, and his 240 30 mg oxycodone to 180. because the DEA has decided this is what he should take. She did not want to do it, but said the pharmacy would not fill it. We tried but she was right. they would not fill it. So we went back and got the 180 scripts but then she would not even fill those. His Dr.appt was on a Tuesday last month because of the holiday, but has always been on a monday before this. Even though it's 27 days they have always filled them before knowing that was his regular schedule, but not today. My worry is now that we had no problem getting the meds on Monday morning, but now we will have to try to find them on Tuesdays. Plus now he is going to be VERY sick, and probably suicidal. He was already miserable, and now he will probably be having withdrawels while taking his meds. So he will either just be sick OR take his meds the regular way and then run out halfway through the month. Then he will try to kill himself, he has tried before. Has anyone else been told they can only fill 180 pills of any kind of pain meds? This is so wrong for the DEA to do this to sick people that cannot help what has happened to them. I dont give a crap about any addicts or dealers, I only care about him And this is WRONG.

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I just searched for his meds since 9 AM to 3 PM....that is seven hours straight. NO ONE would fill it, and a few told me they had it but would not even fill it. His regular pharmacy, the head pharmacist who always saves it for him is on vacation for 3 weeks and I am sure that is why he is having this problem. But this is not fair and it's not right. I even slipped myself in one walgreens becuase there is a tropical storm here and their floor was wet. i dont even know what to do anymore. Even the congressman's office war rude and ugly to me.

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I am having the same problems with getting my pain meds that I have taken for 45 years. I only take 4 a day, but a couple more than that if I get a bad migraine. I take Fioricet w/codeine and if the pain gets bad enough that it may send me to the hospital, I will take 1 or 2 oxycodones...anything to keep me out of the hospital, they almost killed me twice!!!!! My refill for my pills is in 3 days, I see my doctor in 2 days....I have already cut my pills in half, from 180 per month to 90 a month. It was difficult, at times I think I can't live with the pain. I have Neuragia throughout my body, Fibromyalgia, severe Osteoporosis, migraines, pulmonary fibrosis, Trigeminal neuralgia among other internal issues. Also I am 73 years old, why would I notbe given a good quality of life at my age!!! I think if the fact that people can'get their pain meds legally, there will be lawsuits, plus a lot of suicides!!!! Sue the government...that is where this is coming from. Please vote ObamaCare OUT!!!!

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I don't think there is a limit I know plently of people that still get more than 180 oxycodone per month. I have also seen other posts on the internet about pharmacies saying there is a limit of 1 IR med and 1 ER med and I know this is false because I get 2 IR meds and an ER. I'm not sure about the methadone but that is a huge dose to be taking daily and it sounds more like the dr. covering her but. Also pharmacies that know you as a regular customer will fill a day early but some will stick to 28 days. If you think you might have trouble because of the switch from monday to tuesday I don;t think it should be an issue for your husband because he obviously has been on these meds for along time. It has been my experience in Pinellas county florida the pharmcists at Walgreens always have the meds they just pick and choose who they want to fill for and what new rule they want to try to enforce or use as an excuse that day. There is another thread on here about someone catching CVS lying well I have had the same thing happen to me at Walgreens in Clearwater. The pharmcist told me they were out and 15 minutes later my friend walked in the store who is also a regular customer and she filled his 180. I went to the same Walgreens for over a year and the pharmcist was well aware that I have rods in my back and just chooses to continue to lie to me. I don't understand it and it makes me mad as well. I would also advise that even though it may be tempting for your husband as you say to take his same dose and be sick half the month he is alot better off taking them how the doctor prescribed because even though that is a dramatic reduction if he was to run out even a few days early on that dose of methadone that he is taking he would be in hell on earth believe me. He will probably be sick for the month but his body will adjust and he will be better of with some than none. Good luck too you and I hope everything works out.

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