Massachusetts North Shore - Doctor That Prescribes Methadone For Severe Back Pain Withdrawals (Page 2) (Top voted first)

Addy Says:

Sat, February 16, 2013

I have been on hydrocodone 30mg for about 3 years and started small but is now up to 4 a day just to feel fine and it has got very expensive and cant afford to do them anymore and it cost me my job... i literally cant get out of bed the withdrawals are so bad the back pain and restless arms and legs are the worse.. I have tried to quit 3 or 4 times now, once i bought 10 suboxone off a buddy and tried and only made 4 days and i vomited almost every day because it taste so nasty... i got out of detox on 1/17/13 and tried staying off but only lasted 2 days until i couldnt do it anymore and the detox center gave me methadone and it really helped and i need to get back to work have tons of bills that havent been paid in a while....I've been trying to go to the clinic but had to wait for insurance and now waiting for an available appointment for intake and is just taking forever plus it is gonna suck having to drive there every day......is there any doctors near north shore in massachusetts that can help me out with a monthly or weekly prescription for methadone? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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Elizabeth Says:
Fri, August 19, 2016

Dr Simon Fayzilburg- Newburyport is an excellent pain management doc w a clinic - I'd recommend getting in there.

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Shar57 Says:
Tue, January 24, 2017

This is for rob.
U sound just like an a hole doctor I saw once. Sorry. Couldn't help.
Some of what u say is true. Some of it might be true. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOMETHING BEING DETERMINED AND PROOF!
I walked on the sides of my feet and had to hold my hands up so the blood wouldn't POUND AND CAUSE HORRIFIC PAIN. I did this for 4 yrs. I tried every single thing suggested to me from acupuncture to juicing to tends units to off label med treatment vitamins
Muscle relaxers swimming touch therapy , praying.
When this first started I weighed 130 lbs 5 ft 8 in. Back packed all over the cascades and Olympic mnt used jog 4 miles a day played sports ran a HEALTHFOOD STORE for 8 yrs! I didn't not want to take western meds. Especially pain medication.
By the time my husband CARRIED me into a pain clinic I weighed less than 90 lbs. I was desperate for pain relief.
The pain did not go away or correct itself.
I was put on 30 mgs of methadone and 5 mg oxycodone inbeteen if I needed it.
OMG. I was SO GREATFUL to be able to sleep at night. I was able to get my job back and opened my own biz.
I have been on the same dose for 15 yrs. minus the oxycodone. . Didn't seem to need it. Didn't help so why take it.
This last summer my doctor was shut down. He's a certified pain doctor by the book.
He fought it, Washington state and is back in open again.
Thank god.
Know way will I let myself suffer like I did all those years ago.
I suffered for way to long.
I don't owe it to anyone to suffer. No one. I was ready to take my life if I could not get some relief from something !
I would do it now. My life of pain 24/7 was no life.
Some how these laws need to be modified.
Make Perdue pay. They are the pharmacuitical manufacter that told the drs that OxyContin was be less addictive.
The drs told their patients this.
Then the truth came out. Perdue LIED. was fined over 600 million dollars for that lie!
That lie jump started the addiction of OxyContin. then other drugs.
Perdue was the catalyst.
Make them pay for treatment too.
Sorry didn't mean to blast u.
But heard all that mostly BS that u posted.
U must not be a chronic pain patient.
Or must work in the field and have seen mass "addiction."
But much of what u say just isn't true.
IMO.

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Dimas Says:
Wed, February 1, 2017

Looking for an MD in Fall River, New Bedford Mass. I have three herniated disc lower back and an old broke down neck injury. I have been on many different types of pain meds. Currently and for many years Oxycodone 20mg 4× daily. I live in Mass and my physician office is no longer prescribing these meds. So, I am in search of doctor's who will work with me to help with my chronic pain (medically noted in my medical records). I am a 58 year old male. I do not abuse or sell my meds. Please help....

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LAWRENCE Says:
Sat, February 4, 2017

hi i live in central ma an my dr will perscribe me my methadone but my insurance won't pay for it an being on me health the won't let me pay for my methadone i'm lost and att an end ???? PLEASE HELP

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Ksk1452 Says:
Sat, February 4, 2017

Lawrence,

You need to clarify your post.Is it being
Prescribed for pain control or as an agent for addiction management purposes?? Unless your draw the distinction we are unable to provide direction or advise. Post back if you wish to share that information.

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Ksk1452 Says:
Sat, February 4, 2017

Dimas,

You will need to get a referal for a pain management specialist from your primary care doctor or whomever is currently prescribing your Rx. Most
Doctors are moving away from prescribing powerful opiate/opiod's that your accustomed to,but a pain specialist has more latitude in what they can and are willing to prescribe.Unfortunately for those in the northeast USA these doctors are getting harder to find even with a documented history but family or general practice doctors are under increased scrutiny by those regulatory agencies tasked with drug enforcement

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Ouch Says:
Tue, February 14, 2017

If only opiates help your migraines, you should get your neck checked. You may have herniated a disc.

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Subox Says:
Tue, February 14, 2017

You probably vomited because you need to not have any opiates in your system for 24-36 hours. Suboxone must 1st be taken while in detox, or you will puke. Under your tongue, starting at a low dose. Within 30 minutes you will feel so much better.

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HisWife Says:
Tue, February 14, 2017

Your not to young! My husband put off hip replacement surgery for over 7 years. He had it done 2 years ago and wishes he did it years ago. He has pain once I a great while, but he works 4/10 hour shifts a week, and he says it's nothing compared to before.

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HisWife Says:
Tue, February 14, 2017

Oh, he had his hip replacement at age 43. Doctor said it was like trying to put a square peg into a circle opening before surgery.

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Jen Says:
Tue, March 7, 2017

Check out brighAm and women's pain clinic they prescribe methadone.

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DrnotGod Says:
Fri, March 24, 2017

Well, I was a person who skied every weekend, water skied, skated, ran track, danced for 15 years, etc. I had knee surgery by a surgeon who thought he was God!!! I had a patella realignment ,lateral release and for some reason he cracked my shinbone, 6 screws put in. This Dr cut nerves, ligaments, tendons etc. swollen so bad it was pulling my skin. When I shaved my legs, I nicked the screws!!!! 5 months later I went for 2nd opinion because I was dragging my leg, ER surgery 4
days later!!!!! 6 surgeries and a few scopes later (scopes for scar tissue buildup from injections) now by X-ray my knee is bone to bone!! Walking upstairs is horrendous. Knee literally locks when laying down. Because I don't walk right it affected my back. Have I tried magnetic therapy, pt, trigger point injections, braces, etc. yes I have!! I walked maybe 300 feet carrying 25 10 l b Bags, the next day my knee was so awful I wanted to die. Have you ever felt that way? I can tell you haven't! Did I sue the surgeon and win? Yes I did!!!!! He was found NEGLIGENT!!!!! I fell many times, now I have hairline fox in my hip. I can truly go on about this. I have been offered pain pills but due to the severe addiction and watching ppl go thru it, I refused!!!!! Does methadone work for me? Yes it does. It doesn't take total pain away, but it takes the edge off. I don't sleep all night but offered pills for it, I'm depressed because this is not my way of life, but offered pills for depression. Refused all of this, there is 1 thing that works for me, So, what does that make me?

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Londday Says:
Tue, April 4, 2017

is there a way you could tell ne who this doctor Is? I have a chronic condition and would prefer subutex over anything else. However I'm not an addict.

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Alexandria Says:
Tue, November 7, 2017

Re: Kam (# 16) Expand Referenced Message

I am in your position, long term low back injury, totally changed my whole life. Put on morphine er over time upped to dose to a stabilized 100mg plus 8 x30mg codeine. New country and new Dr meant i was taken into detox immediately as they dont like opiates here.I am now labeled A Drug User on my medical file. Huh, never in my life have i asked or taken drugs or alcohol but thats that now. Shes just done it and now ruined my life. I do have on going other medical problems but she just rolls her eyes. Im at the end of my rope. Iv done the 6 days detox and shes left me on 40mgs er morph. But the PAWS symptoms are hell. She wont hear of giving me anything to help me at all. The morphine does very little I feel. Ive gone from leading a productive life and working to lying in bed barely able to move. Im 6 months into the protracted phase of detox and its like iv taken a trip into hell. Im due to have a second hip replacement soon and im so scared of the pain i know im in for. And the fact that my body has already gone thru a morphine reduction. If they give me pethidine etc.. in hospital does that set off the protracted symptoms of detox back at day 1 as i have read on some sites. Can anyone advise me what happens in a case such as going in for surgery. I know i was never addicted but my body did have a tolerance and a dependance. Its scares me what Drs can just do on a whim.

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