Doctors Willing To Prescribe Heavy Pain Medication In Colorado (Page 94)

I have a serious problem. My dr. had two patients start dr. shopping and has decided it is too big of a pain in his butt to continue prescribing, even though I have gotten MRIs and Xrays to prove my problems. I have over a half a dozen herniated discs in my low back, along with degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, scoliosis and arthritis in my facet joints. I am currently on5 30mg oxycodone a day for breakthrough and 60mg of methadone for my long lasting meds. I REALLY need a doctor in the Denver, CO area who will not judge me because of my age, thinking I'm just some drug seeker as I TRULY need my meds to function. I am even being placed on disability until I can get my back healed because if something doesn't change I will be in big time pain for the rest of my life. If ANYONE knows of a good doctor that prescribes strong meds willingly in the Denver area please let me know. I am in desperate need of help as I am going to be SCREWED if I cannot find a good doctor. SOMEONE please help me with a doctor!!!!!

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Sick of junkies, if you're not Charles how would you know whether or not mr s will prescribe and just weed out the seekers? That's what he told me the plan is. And they have both already pegged me as a SEVERE case that absolutely needs the medications I get. I honestly am only concerned with my conversations with my doctors and not some guy on here saying how everyone at CPR is above everyone else and that no one seeking help from S will get it. They can follow the rules, I know multiple internists and other doctors that aren't pain docs that have many primary care patients that receive their necessary pain meds and do All other primary care work. Just because they aren't pain management doesn't mean they can't help patients who are in pain, they have the choice to see them, use their professional opinion to diagnose whether this patient is a junkie or not, and follow DEA guidelines while writing pain meds for their patients. I was told the first day I went there that if your primary care doctor isn't treating your pain he isn't doing his job and they would take care of me. So your words don't scare me. And I know sick of junkies is either a patient at CPR, Amanda or Charles at CPR. And btw, whoever showed both places this forum, you're a bum. You had no reason to do it unless you want to try and hurt other people. You had no right to do it, even if you're upset that you aren't going to bank out.

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Co Susie, There's been a few doctors that have suggested edibles, they believed that I'd be a really good candidate for it, especially with all of my stomach problems and nausea. I am seriously considering it but I keep thinking that I'll have a horrible panic attack and flip out, lol. I mean, as a teenager, I smoked all the time, too much I'm sure, but that was over ten years ago and I haven't touched it since. Also, I heard that you need to be careful with the edibles because they are extremely potent and some people eat too much because they're expecting it to hit them faster, but since it has to metabolize in your body like any other pill you would swallow, it's not instant (which seems like common sense to me) My brother recently got some gummy bears from a dispensary that was recommended by his doctor for his anxiety and insomnia. Well, he ate one gummy bear and about a half hour went by and he's thinking, well this really isn't doing anything at all so he ate another one. Then he started researching online how much is the normal amount to take given other peoples experiences, so he stumbled on a forum where people said they had ingested four or more gummy bears (the same kind and strength that he had) and it chilled them out just enough to lower anxiety and help with insomnia. So, my brother thought it would be ok to eat another one and after a short time it all hit him at once. He called me going on and on about how his apartment walls felt like they were closing in on him and he had to get rid of all the "clutter" in his house, that his reflection in the mirror made it look like his face was melting off. I was like geez, lol that sounds horrible! It took a good 24 hours for him to start feeling normal again and now he doesn't want to ever touch the stuff again... and after his experience, it makes me nervous to even try it. I truly am all for different treatment plans and open to different ways to treat my conditions. I've come to the realization that my health problems are not going to go away and I need to learn how to cope with them the best I can. I'm a control freak so I hate taking medication of any kind without knowing how it is going to affect me, how long it will affect me, if it will affect me too much, etc. I was prescribed gabapentin a few months back to just try in addition to my other daily meds to see if it helped at all with pain... I had a horrible reaction to that stuff. I understand it might really help one person and we're all different, it just wasn't for me. In fact, I was so dizzy and light headed, I couldn't even grasp how someone could take that stuff regularly and still function. But I know some people that take it and it doesn't have that same affect on them. It threw me into a really bad panic attack that lasted for hours and all I could do was wait for it to wear off. I was given a nausea medication in the hospital once called inapsine and I had a dystonic adverse reaction to it that was so bad that I couldn't sit still, my skin was crawling, my entire body shaking... I could go on and on. It was one of the worst days of my life. I have had other bad experiences with different meds and it just freaks me out so much. I'm rambling, sorry! Anyway... I was going somewhere with all of that, but not sure where now... lol. Well, it will come to me... eventually ;)

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Hello Ken , that is my outside job we own a growery. We grow high Cbd plants called Charlotte webb and harlequin. 1 percent thc These plants cure cancer I'm walking proof .

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Look here SICK OF JUNKIES for the last time can you read? I NEVER WENT 2 CPR DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT NOW??? I never been 2 any pain management clinic PERIOD I have MEDICAID and WTF YOU SO WORRIED BOUT ME 4 OR ANYONE ELSE HERE I havent even lived in colorado that long so STICK It I dnt care how cpr runs there place nt my busy they can do watever they want and....How can you tell the smiths ANYTHING of us uf u dnt have are really names..YOU must be eithet a dr pa or pharmacist since YOU CANT BE FIRED I dnt wish bad on no one but forgive but I hope I day ur bullying ass breaks ur leg and you need pain meds

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I tried it for the first time this summer (edibles) and I hated the way I felt. It took my pain away but I felt heavily drugged so I don't know if there are like tablets or something. Well technically it was soda. When I was going to CPR I thought I would get in trouble and I was told they didn't care, they didn't even check for THC (I looked on the cup once, didn't see it)

I'm with Lucy, I'm done bringing myself down to "sick's" level. I don't care what your reason is, but if you were abusing them wouldn't you run out before the end of each month? When I went to SAS I brought all of my prescriptions and I was actually ahead on a few of them.

Another thing for seeing a "pain mgt" doctor is the cost. My insurance considers that a speciality, so the co-pay is more than double of a regular doctor.

I don't want to be on this forever. I want to have my radiation and be able to live my life without worry when the next time I'm going to be in severe pain, and in some cases, a TIA (mini stroke)

I will agree with you "sick" that some days I don't need all of my breakthrough meds. I take 15mg in the morning of the Morphine and some days that alone is enough.

Then there are the bad days, triggers like sudden change in weather (temps and pressure) lack of sleep, lack OR too much caffeine, pushing myself too hard exercising, scents, stress....and those are the days, where I'm vomiting so bad that I have to take dissolvable nausea meds to keep anything down, or go to the ER for non-narcotic treatments (Benadryl + toradol + phenergan is a common example) I'm relatively young and I know the medications I am on can be addictive, but I had 3 emergency surgeries this year, almost died (if I wasn't so concerned about jerks on here, I would share my identity...and my long story, my story is actually pretty well-known since the technical medical term of what I have is pretty rare in the way I was diagnosed...nothing short of a miracle)

I cringe when I see posts by the troll, not only from the gross ignorance, but the writing style of a teenager failing his classes. I don't understand why anyone is attacking anyone on here, pain is different for everyone. Pain medication is there to help people. If you're sticking them up your nose or taking them ANY way other than what you're prescribed well then yes, you have a problem.

There is a difference between being dependent on your medications for your pain and being addicted. Yes, if we rapidly discontinued we would probably have bad side effects, but that's with lots of medications. I have one medication that can actually trigger a TIA or seizures if I discontinue them too abruptly...so my concern is not unrealistic.

Since you know so much about my health issues, you would know that I specifically said I wanted a plan long-term to stop needing medications like this after my radiation. My radiation will take 18-24 months before the completion, which is also how long (2+ years) my husband and I will have to wait to have a baby and even then I would probably be high risk again.

I'm not meaning to judge, but I think the majority on here are educated, working individuals who just need to find an environment where they are not judged, not talked down to, etc. I've had mean doctors before, nothing to do with their prescription pad either, and its a helpless feeling to have when you can't have trust in the person who is saving your life.

Anyway, that's all I have to say about that

::steps off soap box::

P.S. - MAC has my contact information so I feel like if he trusts you then he can give you mine. I want to be here to offer/get support but the trolling is becoming more of an annoyance than anything.

& for what it's worth, I've never met Charles from CPR. I picked my medication up in person at the office that same day and the only person I met there was a woman.

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Lucy Mac Tammy2 Wendy Cindy Fuzzy and anyone else name I did say....Im sorry for goin back and forth with sick and tire of junkies...he mad me sick and tired of him and idk why he thinks I went 2 CPR cuz I didnt I got 2 more post pending cuz they were long but im nt lettin no1 put us dwn and they dnt know s*** about us but wat we post and maybe it is someone from CPR bet they sittin at wk 2day lol thinkin they showed us but we like family we stick 2gether support each other and are here 4 each other so
THANK YOU ALL 4 SUPPORTING AND HELPING ME

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Hey lucy thanks and can this a****** she are emails address or do they have 2 request do they no any of are info like name ect..cuz sick of junkie acts like he knows who we are

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Hello everyone is it safe to come in ?

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Yes wendy and thank u I sent a big post but they are reviewin it but I just wanted 2 thank u and im gonna stand up 4 you and all else who needs its thats been in this forum for awhile and how are u? U ok

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Thank you Rainbow , a lot of mine wouldn't go thru either.I couldn't even answer Fuzzy about a plant .How come I get message must be reviewed , but junkie talk out their butt ?This is probably not gonna mean a lot to most of you, but we can't change what in the past or what might happen .And making our self sick worrying over if Mr S will be ok that's nuts .Of course he will , and if not Colorado pain management in Boulder takes medicade .People we are sick already do we need more bs ? At least your not a guinea pig with benefits I am .Because I'm on the terminal list Cpr trick me into trying a new med .5000 a unit 4 puffs .100 mg Charles told me won't even face me but that's how they get medicade to pay.I go home and read all the crap and it tells me The pharmacy that gets the patient to sigh up and use the med get bonus .Cpr gets bonus .Their was a med rep already there waiting so I could sign all the waivers .This med is worse than oxy, withdraws .Charles told my husband within seconds I'll be non functional .isn't that going the wrong way ? I don't want to be a zombie .

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Rainbow... Thank you for posting about your appt... Mine has been the same... Whoever this Sick person is had no idea about Mr.S...
I'm not calling it this, but CPR seems like more of a pill mill than anyone. Pay a flat fee and get prescriptions? No insurance accepted, right? Interesting.

I hope all of you have a better day... I'm not going to lie, I was SUPER angry at Sick and his cohort yesterday... It takes A LOT to get me mad. I hope he/she is gone... ??

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Wat medicine did they put u on? I know you have alot of medical issues your husband as well and have you tried talking with mrs.s cuz she is sweet as pie

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Anna, Oh my goodness, so even in the world of medical marijuana there's crazy stuff. I thought I had a "one-person-me-stupid" experience, but I ate a rice crispy treat made by a different caregiver, who was trying to get business, and I had a really crazy reaction. I was so paranoid, I couldn't even go into the bathroom, finally had to force myself. No idea what boogey man was in there, but he was out to get me, Your poor brother. That must have been horrible for him. It would surprise me if he ever tried anything new again. That sounds as horrible as some people have said about Acid in the 70s.
Edibles was a learning experience for me, and I too am really careful about anything I put into my body, have had so many weird and awful reactions through the years, I'm just a total paranoid about anything new. I was so lucky because my caregiver was very knowledgeable and very helpful by spending time with me, so that we could get it right and it wouldn't be another awful experience for me. Have you seen the banking commercial where they tell the lady that trying new things is a good thing, then it flashes onto her having horrible new thing experiences, that's my life LOL.
I started with baking the brownies myself, with a lower amount than most people would start with, which was great because that's all I did need. Caregiver explained completely about waiting for the effect and not eating more just because I didn't think it worked. Next night I did eat a brownie and a half, that was the right amount and I slept better with less pain than I could remember for a long time.
I haven't been doing edibles because of the changes in the law, my caregiver is no longer a caregiver, I have no faith in the unknown shops, who grew it, with what, what is the intended effect, the price, just on and on. The caregiver suggested that I try growing a plant or two for my own use, and he would give me help on which strain, and the process. It sounded complex, so I'm thinking that one over.
I have lots more to share, but I'm going to end this post and do a second one LOL

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Cool i wish i could get off these pain pills annd get on the medical cannabis but a lot of ppl don't believe in it they think that we just want to sit around smoke allday and do nothing me myself never beleaved that it works for pain or anything for that matter so i got some about 3yrs ago and it took all my pain anxiety si I'm a beleaver now cause if its not medical I'm not touching it yeah it cost more but for what all it does its worth every dime iv tried about 7or8 different strains i like the more energetic type for pain and also my heavy couchlocks types for night and sometimes soon as i get up all in how much pain and stress I'm having on that day but of course living in Virginia I'm not gonna be getting a legal permit no time soon thanks hope things go well for ya have a goodone Ken

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Anna, Gabapentin. My husband is a diabetic and was prescribed gabapentin to help with the nerves in his feet. His doctor warned him prior about many people having problems with it. He was one who had nothing. I do mean nothing. No adverse, but no noticeable improvement. He has an appointment coming up, which I want to talk to her about taking him off the gabapentin. It's been a slow process but he's up to six different medications a day now. We finally were able to get his vein surgery done this fall, which seems to be helping his nerve endings. His feeling has improved and the tingling sensation is going away. The whole problem may have been blood flow and not diabetes LOL.
Something as well known as diabetes, still seems to still have a lot of hit and miss with treatment. I know part of that is because we are all so physically different, but I do think part of it is due to medications that aren't effective.
His doctor, as well as mine, have said they have noticed an increase with patients having problems with generic and substitute medications, resulting in that they want most of our prescriptions filled exactly as written, and many times put that on the prescription.
Wasn't gabapentin another of the drugs that was originally marketed as an anti-depressant, and is now being prescribed for many other uses? I know that Lyrica as gone through an evolutionary process, it was an anti-depressant, arthritis, pain and whatever else ails you marketing process. It doesn't seem to be very effective for any of the ailments. I think it should only be prescribed for people who want to gain weight LOL.

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Thanks and we think alike cuz I believe its from someone there as well who ever it may be I dnt think they will scare anyone into goin back 2 CPR cux they are mad that they lost alot of legit ppl but hopefully sick wil stay away from the forum

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Sorry to hear about your pain problems. I have had four spine surgeries and know about pain. One of the meds that help me is a patch called Butrans each patch lasts 7days. I have been going to Denver Pain Management for meds for the last five years they are great I get enough meds to be completely painless most of the time. They are in Greenwood Village great drs.

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Ken, VA is a beautiful state. I lived there, but was too close to DC. You are right about the medical marijuana. I don't know what VA laws are now, have they legalized it for medical use yet?
I was compliant with CO medical use laws, but now that we have gone to the recreational use, I no longer use it. Been looking at alternatives, because it was so helpful with sleep and pain.

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Everyone,
Thoughts and prayers for all of you with pain, it makes ours lives so challenging. It doesn't fix anything, but hopefully it helps to know that people who don't know you, do care. Special thoughts and prayers for Fuzzy and Wendy, especially touching problems.

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Thank you Susie , this med is subsys, stronger than oxy stronger than Fentynal.

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