Doctors Who Will Prescribe Pain Medication In Huntsville Al (Page 5) (Top voted first)

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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TVPC is only in it for the money. Dr. Roberts from there gave me several injections and now I have a rare disease called arachnoiditis.

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If u have any knowledge of a good pain doctor an could help me GOD i would appreciate it. I have so many problems an ny docter cut everyone down. I habe a couple friends an would would borrow from each other just 2 make it threw the month. An 1 i git called 4 a pill count. I was on the same regime for 2 yrs. An got cut twice. I dont selk my meds, we are just tryen 2 make it threw the month. Ive had 27 surgeries, 2 of which were back surgeries, cancer, compressed disc. I could go on an on. Im so sick of this kind of life

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If do you only want drugs then there is the place to go. Whatever you do, don't have steroid or epidural steroid injection's. That is what caused me to have this rare disease called arachnoiditis. As soon as Dr. Roberts learned that I had the disease, they dropped me leaving me without a doctor.

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When a doctor, by his own choice, is closing his office; or has decided to discontinue pain management for a patient..it is required in most states that if patient in this circumstance has been receiving treatment/medications for longer than 12 months that said patient shall be given 90 day supply of medicines. This allows patient time to seek new doctor. This would not be the case where doctor being forced to discontinue care and DEA involved.
Something to bring to the attention of your doctor before care/medicines stop.

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You should consider getting Ketamine treatment for your pain. It's helped me a great deal with both pain and mental health.

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I did need the pain meds but after having to deal with some withdrawls, ive decided to just stay off them. The dr that my last pain dr referred me to called to set up appt but i just decided not to. I will just deal with the pain. I do have herniated/buldging disc, and degenerative disc. I will say that NEURONTIN helped tremendously on withdrawls. Didnt have hot and cold flashes, no stomach cramps with diarrhea, no restless legs til i quit the neurontin and a little anxiety that was only pretty bad for a few days.

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i had to go to back to murota and get an epidural and still in alot of pain the spine center dr didnt have the balls to tell me I was not a caniadate for surgury.His nurse told me over the phone. She said that my back wasnt radiating and I asked her why I am I in so much pain she told me she didnt know. Had a mini stroke because of bloodpressure so high dnt know what to do I live in Boaz AL. I even calle the DEU of montgomery and asked for advice he didnt know how to help me.

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They just want to do epidural back procedures, must be because that is where they make their most money. I went to them from 2011 - 2012 and received no reliel and only 3 5mg Hydrocodone pills per day

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@kristy, I was hurt in 90' an in coma for 3 months. Broke left femur bone in half, shattered left hip, broke pelvic bone in half an had 6screws in it like a haylow around waist, severed the nerve in left shoulder, have permanent nerve damage in every vertebra in back an neck. Was in another wreck in 05' because of my closed head injury was causing me to have uncontrollable seizures an hurt the middle of back that are the nerves to your feet an legs. I am in a wheelchair because of all the nerve damage in back, legs, feet an left arm. Ive been getting treated for all injuries, an then they installed a VNS device to help reduce the severity of my seizures an has help a little. But that device sends an electric zap every 5min 24/7 an has thrown my pain levels through the roof. With that doc getting shut down, it has scared my doctor an is telling me to find another for the neurological pain but still wants to treat me with my seizure condition. Ive seen my doctor for 8yrs, an now this. I haven't seen any other doc the whole time, except for the surgeon who put this device in my chest. It's like a pace maker except it is wired to the tip of neck/brain. An I cant go around to all the these Dr'a to see if they can treat my pain management on the handi-ride bus. An this device is magnetic which will mess up all mri's an x-rays. Whatdo I do/who do I see/an have a medical history from all the way back to the 90's@hspl???

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I've read through all these posts and I understand both sides. My daughters Dr was closed down, prob same Dr. My daughter has EDS (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome) and can't hardly get out of bed without medicine. EDS is rare and Nat'l Inst Health Genetic Research is trying so hard to find a way to help EDSers with their 24x7 mega pain. Until then they have to rely on Pain and Anxiety meds to get them through the day. So anyone knows of a good doctor that will work with someone like her, I'd like to know his name. Her pain is real, so are her 3 young children (2 of which have inherited EDS).

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Obama has nothing to do with this. The DEA came down hard when so many kids died from abusing Oxycontin and public opinion blamed doctors. Doctors are sitting ducks on this one. You have your pill mills that get rich over writing scrips to addicts. Also it isn't the Feds, it is your state as well. Not very well informed. It has been going on for years and it just impacted you.

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If youre still in the military you cannot go to an outside physician for pain pills...it is against military policy...especially as you go through an MEB...that is if you are on active orders. If not then message me at {edited for privacy}. And I will tell you who mine is and the lowdown about him.

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I doubt it hon. I went to him about 4 years ago and had a very unpleasant experience. Seems in my opinion he didn't care for his patients pain/anxiety.

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

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TO CAROL: Try North Alabama Pain Clinic in Madison or Decatur... They are hard to try and get into unless your Dr. actually calls them himself...If I were you I would sit in your regular Dr's office until they called the North Alabama Pain Clinic... So far, so good, but let me stress to you one thing. The first time you see the Dr. you best make sure you tell him everything that you want him to know because usually after that you will only see the Nurses.. Hope this helps....

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Jinxy, not sure how far you are but there is a good PM doc in Cullman AL

This is a "roundabout" way of looking for PM but if you do a search for the name of the med that helps you, the state you live in and the word publica (no it is not misspelled use the word as written) then you should have a list that pops up for your state.

For example you can google Lyrica Florida publica No commas

Next, click on the link that says something like top prescribers in **** state (your state)

Filter through the list for those closest to you. Also it will tell you next to their name what type of practice they specialize in, so that will help you too


hope this helps

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The dose this patient was taking was not to high of a dose. Just not prescribed correctly. I am talking about The man posting the original comment. In fact, for chronic pain patients, it is under dosing for some one that has been in pain management for several years. For Chronic pain patients, it's not usual for them to take larger doses than say a cancer patient or a post op patient. It's very normal to develope a tolerance at some point but... for many, once the pain is controlled, then it is rare need an increase of the dose for a very long time. Many people stay on that same dose for years and do fine. A main medication should be given for chronic pain along with a break through medication, preferably with no Tylenol added. I do see that the main med dosing is lower than the BT dose. Perhaps that's why the doctor got into trouble. It should be a higher main dose to a lower dose- 30 % of the main med for Bt pain. A proper dose would be more like 60 mgs 3x a day of morphine to 30mg oxycodone 3 or 4 x a day. Doctors need proper education on how to dose patients. Unfortnately in med school? They only a few hours of schooling to treat pain. Since pain is the 5th vital sign? We would think that doctors would get more education on this subject these days. Better pain management is must because of lack of proper dosing is causing under treatment of pain. Alabama from what I have heard, has mainly shot jockeys. These steroid inj's. for everyone's information? Are NOT FDA approved for the spine!! Beware of getting a disease called "Arachnoiditis". Nothing should be even getting near the dura space near your spine. Even needle guided larascopy is not safe. It's only takes the tip of the needle to puncture the dura to cause this painful condition and there is no cure and it will progress. No doctor in the world is going to tell you, OOps... I just punctured your dura. Sorry. So beware of these procedures and from what all I heard? AL is full of pain docs that insist you do these. Do know? It's against your rights to make you get these inj's. or procedures or I won't give you any medicine for your pain! That is coercion and isn't legal.

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Jinxy, I own a home in the NE AL. I want to live there but if there isn't anyone to continue my pain care- meaning my COT therapy? Then I won't be able to retire there in my home I have owned for 8 years. How sad it is to be an American but have no freedom in our own country because of DEA fear! This IS criminal and should not be allowed. The governor of AL is a doctor! He should understand what pain is. After all he signed a proclamation that Fibromyalgia month is Sept, or Oct. How strange..
I have been looking for doctors there. From reading on blogs, it seems there are only needle jockey's there. Big money for them and no help for the long term pain patients. A sad situation until more people start speaking OUT LOUD in AL about having their pain patients Bill of Rights to be honored there! Start advocating. Build groups and go to your state capitol and rally for your rights! We are doing just that in FL. The pendulum has swung too far and needs to be brought back to a balance. God Bless the suffering.. IN AL and everywhere else.

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If you have legitimate chronic, long term pain issues, you can self-refer yourself to the Tennessee Valley Pain Consultants clinic across from Huntsville Hospital about a half a block before you get to Huntsville Hospital Main.

If you do set up a self-referral visit at the TVPC, if possible, take x-rays or other information from past doctors you've seen with you on your first visit about your condition(s).

You'll likely have to do a drug panel at the TVPC or down the street at the Medical Mall (maybe blood, maybe urine) before you'll be prescribed anything by the specialists at the TVPC.

If some legally prescribed drug shows up in your body from the drug panel, you'd better have already told the folks at the TVPC that you've taken it, and it helps to have a fairly recent, valid prescription bottle with you, to prove you got it legally if it shows up through your drug panel, or the TVPC won't prescribe you a thing.

Same thing, most likely, if it's found that you have some illegal kind of drug(s) in your body (like cannabis or methamphetamine for example).

Good luck!

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Tash, don't know where you live, but in Huntsville, AL, is the Tennessee Valley Pain Consultants group of doctors, and they are very, very good at treating long term chronic pain with maintenance drugs. They do NOT push epidurals or other surgery on you; they WILL give you the pain relief you legitimately do need. You can self-refer yourself there too. Their phone number is 256-265-PAIN. Give them a try. I have, and so has my husband. We live in TN, but go to Huntsville for pain maintenance help with that group. Very good, very kind people, so long as you follow their rules. Good luck!

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