Doctors Who Will Prescribe Pain Medication In Huntsville Al (Page 4)

My pain management doc got investigated and now hes closed his practice down. I was getting 30mg oxycodone 5 times a day and morphine 15mg 2 times a day. Does anybody know a doctor in huntsville alabama that will keep me on my meds, need answer ASAP!

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I have a question for anyone willing to help. I have had back surgery and had a piece of my L-5 cut out of my root nerve I was alright for a few months but now I am having pain in the same area. I went to Dr. Tao in Huntsville and was told by his nurse that I wasn't a candidate for surgery and suffered for months in the bed called lost my fiance and my 20 yr old son had to take care of me. He called St. Vincent's Hospital and I was in Dr. Harsh's office no less than ten minutes and he asked if I was ready for surgery I cried. He told me that epidurals are detrimental to your back and softens your spine. So why do doctors want to make people have no choice but to have them? I need help finding a doctor that is willing to help with medications without procedures in Alabama area. Does anyone know of any clinics that don't demand epidurals? I don't care if it is non narcotic just as long as it helps. I have osteoarthritis in my knees, back and hands and disk degeneration disease and want to get my life back clean my home the way I like it and have a productive relationship but when I'm in pain don't care if I get a bath or even get out of bed.

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I hear you...I just turned 33 but at the age of 20 multiple doctors told me I had 4 hurniated/bulging disk with degenerative disk disease,pinched nerve, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, you can always tell when its going to rain, the back is clearly from car wreck but I thought you had to be at 30 anyway to have the rest, anyway Hendricks in athens aint going to give oxys or percs but will give 4 norcos/4barrs or 3 subutex/3 barrs...hes in athens, I can't go to him anymore because the dumb ass cops chatge me with dui after argueing with my girlfriend in the car because they saw the xanax bottle...the doc later scene the newspaper of the event...so kicked me out, charge was later dropped but I was screwed, Good Luck...oh has anyone heard of Gulati, if so will he rx...

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E mail me please !! I will explain.

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You make a valid point: the DEA is not a bunch of doctors. However, one of the duties of the DEA is to try to curtail illegal drug diversion, including diversion of drugs related to doctors writing prescriptions for excessive amounts of units of controlled substances.

I can't think of a single FDA-approved drug that doesn't list guidelines for typical dosing. Occasionally, a paient may need a dose that's higher or lower than the doses listed in dosing guidelines - this is an exception, not the norm. Some of the Rx instructions that I've read on these message boards (which could simply be made up by the person positing it) are far out of line from typical prescribing instructions. The most notable Rx's that are far from being a typical prescribed dose are some of the alleged prescriptions people claim they received from a doctor. Sometimes a high dose of narcotics is needed for severe pain, BUT ... high doses of narcotics depress the respiratory system and can be fatal. I have serious doubts that some of the prescriptions described by people on this message board are real ... some of them would be euthanasia, not pain relief.

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I use Neurology Associates, they require medical history, but if you have a neurological problem with pain history they will prescribe. Good luck I hope you find some help soon.

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You may and probably are right in saying that some people may not really need the pain medicine but I can assure you that many people do need pain medication. I wish that the state I live in would legalize MEDICAL MARIJUANA. I know my best friend moved to Colorado and she is doing so much better with the MM. She is off pain medication and is finally living more of a normal life....

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I understand your pain. If some of the people in the DEA ever experienced just some of the pain we as chronic pain patients have to go through 24/7 then in my opinion they would be more passionate. Yes, I understand they are doing there job but people have pain and the way they are handling things then Pain Doctors are going to be far and few to find. I have heard that some of the people that are attending college now to become Pain Management Doctors are changing their minds and are just going to be regular Doctors now. It's such a shame. This is suppose to be THE LAND OF THE FREE... I say BS on that. This nation is becoming communist. Before to long the gov't will be controlling all of us unless we take a stand. Just my opinion....

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My dr also just got shut down. He wasn't a pill pusher, just a caring doctor who would take time to listen. He literally gave my mom her life back when she started seeing him. She is on a low dose of Methadone for very real chronic pain. She has a number of health issues and records to prove it. I've always read posts about people looking for "compassionate" doctors and thought more then likely it's prob some teen looking for drugs. Now we're in the same boat bc her meds are practicality up. Does anyone know of a doctor that will keep her on this med or at least taper her off? She is scared to death and I just don't knew what to do. We don't want a bunch of oxy or morphine.... just someone to help so she won't go through withdrawls. Methadone has been used for chronic pain for years but so many doctors hear about it and instantly think crack head!
So anyway...Im looking for a doctor as well in AL Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

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That is a lot of medicine but ive seen people get way more like 10 times and he will find another doctor to write the prescription, if he has the records. It doesn't look good bringing prescription history to a new doctor and saying would you continue me on this my last doctor was shutdown! lol aggerwall was really giving out a lot of medicine to some people but I wonder what it takes for the DEA to shut you down? I mean some doctors I know of have been prescribing like that for years but they always have Xrays MRIs and justification. There use to be a doctor in Fayetteville, TN who prescribed more medicine than I thought was legal. I have disc problems bulging from car wreck and take nothing right now but have. He treated a friend of mine and once it cost over 3000$ to fill all of his medicine brand name. He said once the police was harassing him and said why are you corrupting our town here with overmedicating and he told him youre out there arresting people who commit crimes to get dope and I just give them enough so that they wont run out. Well they shut his tail down.

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I agree I wouldn't wish that pain on my worst enemy and that dr did help some people. I feel sorry for his patients. That left some people in a tight spot. the hardest part is getting a new dr that is willing to accept new patients. there used to be a walk in clinic on University Blvd 72 like coming from Florence on the left as you get into Huntsville with a woman who was sympathetic to your situation.

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I hate to hear about your pain and horrible situation, my heart goes out to you. Youre right when you said most of us don't know what chronic pain like that is to the degree you have.

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The bad part is you can't get the meds you get perscribed the pharmacy is always out of the oxy 30 and I hate going from pharmacy to pharmacy if anyone knows a pharmacy that has this medication on a regular basis let me know please

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Pain, are you in the Huntsville area? I've found that the smaller pharmacies are much more likely to fill presciptions like that, over the ones like Wal-Mart, Walgreens, CVS, etc.
I always try to be overly friendly too. Sucks we gotta basically kiss their you know what, but we do and they know they can get away with it.
Many of the pharmacies say they can't fill due to one rule or another but then I've went back the next month, spoke with someone else, they tell me the exact oppiopposite and I get the same med filled in 5 min. (This goes for the major chains as well.)
Many pharmacists are just like doctors nowadays.... they treat everyone that they meet for the first time like addicts and if they don't like you for whatever reason then you're just screwed. If they REALLY don't like you, then they can put In a call to other local pharmacies to warn them you may be coming before you even set foot outside the store. I've (thankfully) never had to deal with that but have heard enough horror stories to know this is starting to happen more frequently.
There use to be a blog I read that was written by a pharmacist and he basically was just a 100% Grade A you know what, always bashing the patients. (The Angry Pharmacist I think, or something like that.) Really gives a lot of insight into how some of these guys think.

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I know what u mean yes I am in huntsville use to use a pharmacy for awhile no problems then go in oh we are out of these seems like I find a pharmacy and it's ok for like 3 months then they are out and don't know when they are getting more in what are the names of some of these small pharmacies ?

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To Chronic Pain Patient, I read what you wrote, I am in your shoes, and was seeing the same dr, I have not found anyone yet, My life is miserable sence Dr,A left, I don't want to spend the rest of my life in pain, can you help me with a dr. 's name, would deeply appreciate it. I can get a referral.

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Dr Davis in Athens and on south parkway at south park way medical clinic but I recommend going to the one in Athens they are much nicer good luck!

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He isn't taking any new patients.

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Are you sure they have a sign up out front on south parkway?

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I would check after tomorrow I bet they will have an opening

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hi I am a doctor and I am aloud to give any pain kellers I want to to any people reagardless off the law.i give oxycodone to any one with a hang over and if they good a majour headack..if u in pain that's the last I give out tho.but dhc codine is fine for any one as I am a doctor been on drugs for pain my self for 15 years now I I take dhc codine and its healthy for u to brings out all that nasty flem

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