My Dr Is No Longer Able To Prescribe Pain Meds To His Patients

Hi. I live in Bergen County, NJ. I was a passenger in an auto accident years ago resulting in spinal compression fracture w ruptured ligaments and bulged discs in my neck. I have undergone every therapy available including over 2.5 years of Physical Therapy. I, myself am a therapist but can no longer work due to the pain. I have taken pain meds off and on over the years w out any addiction as I'm aware of dangers and how to prevent. My Dr is under review at this point regarding another patient and is no longer able to prescribe my pain medication that I did not take daily but when needed to function around the house. I took at most 1 pill a day 3-4 days per week. Methadone provided me w the least amount of side effects and seemed most effective. Because of this War on Drugs, and many who do abuse them, I can no longer get the help I need to live a life w an occasional day w minimal pain. I need to do laundry and clean my home. My heating pad is my choice of medicine but I need to be able to function a few times per week. What do you advise ? I cannot just walk into a new Dr asking for pain management. I've been to a pain management Dr who prescribed me antidepressant which doesn't even block the pain. He said I need to come to terms w the pain. I have. Believe me. But it's very discouraging when I cannot do dailly activities due to pain. Not being able to work as a therapist has been very disappointing to say the least. I'm on permanent disability since 2003.
Thank you in advance for any advise you can give me.
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Hello, Jennifer! How are you?

Due to the new regulations that were put in place last year, if you require such medications on a long-term ongoing basis, you'll have to see a pain management specialist. Obviously, you're not going to want to return to the one you saw before, which I definitely don't blame you for…

However, it may be best to ask your regular doctor to refer you to someone. When a new doctor is dealing with a patient referred from a close colleague, they tend to be more understanding and open minded about continuing the prior treatment protocol and accepting the tests and treatments you've already tried.

Does anyone else have any suggestions?

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