Need Help Finding Doctor To Prescribe Either Oxycodone Vicodin Or Methadone 10mg For My Chronic Pain (Page 24) (Top voted first)

I have been suffering from chronic pain for 7 years and have always been on and off pain meds from tylenol 3 to 90mg methadone at the worst of any ever taken. I decided to dose down & get off of methadone as I did not care for the "clinic" enviroment per say as I was using more for pain then for addicition. I found a dr that prescribed me the pain meds for breakthrough pain and the pill form of methadone 10mg was what I chose but now he is gone as he lost his license which sucks for me because NO ONE will give me anything, not even the methadone unless I go back to the stupid clinc and I so don't want that... DOES ANYONE KNOW OF A DR. that would prescribe anything or just something to get me through life with less pain? I am in the twin cities of Minnesota and I will drive if need be.

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He was referring to my research Jasmine. Most physicians are more in line with Medicare or CMS credentials. If a physician lacks CMS capacity in billing they are usually on the OIG list.

Once on the OIG list you might as well hang up the lab coat and hitch hike.

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You definitely have that right, my friend! I have a dissertation read and decide whether to accept as it or require revisions. I'm the first because the topic is in my area of expertise. I got my PhD from another university, not the same one where I earned my MD and, while they're were courses I could waive or do research in lieu of, a for-real original research dissertation was expected and required. I don't like the "tack on" degrees conferred by medical school with double-dipping credits and double-credit for the same work. I got a call from a close buddy who said, "You're the English expert and you're there psychopharm exert. We're looking' for reasons to reject this dissertation because he's getting a second doctorate literally for no additional work. You know research, too, but if your not sure, check with your Moms. She helped me with my dissertation research." He was one of the professional friends I had nettled of my mother's death in May 2015. I barely chocked the words out and he offered to keep her and me in his prayers, closing with, "Linda Carter looked like Wonder Woman; your Moms WAS Wonder Woman, bro. Call me if you need me or any meds."

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Jasmine DDD is one of the worst pain syndromes mine is end stage and have over 400 diagnoses directly related to my work injury in the 90's. DDD is basically if you can imagine shards of glass touching nerves and muscle; it can and does to me cripple me at times and also folks with OA and DDD shed Ca2 (sorry Calcium) so they throw stones (yeppers kidney stones) more often. Patients who tend to be overweight and more sedentary NOT treated for pain even suffer more.

CMS is your huge regulatory body formerly known as HCFA am sure Joey and I remember the earlier name since we both are not kiddo's which I am glad to say with some authority. They control Medicare program through what was once called Healthcare Financing Administration. Each state shows off about financing Medicaid but without financing (50% sometimes more if a State has astute financial controllers) from the Feds no state can implement Medicaid. Some states came under fire in recent years (Ohio is one) for I had specifically written medications I felt would work for several RSD'ers that I initially evaluated (thorough medical history and on line physical examination of discolorations etc.) and their PM specialists diagnosed based on my history of them in my support settings. As most know getting that diagnosis is difficult but I've always had a HIGH trust factor with the physicians who come across me and vice versa. So I had one woman in her 30's who did well on Duragesic and most with RSD need some Oxycodone for either PRN or LA but to use two opioids always hits different receptors allowing for better coverage.

Suddenly Medicaid decided this patient could not have brand well we all know from my earlier post that brand 100 mcg/hour patch gives you 16.7 mg. Fentanyl; Watson only 10.0 mg., Mallinkroft 11.0 mg. A brand 75 mcg/hour patch gives 12.8 mg. Fentanyl so now I'm dealing with a woman who must go to generic and LOSING pain control and suffering withdrawal. Her GP was doing her PM so I wrote a note we increased her from the 75 mcg/hour to all 100 (she had been on both) and allowed 6 BT doses of morphine as opposed to 4. Did I mention they were cutting out Oxycontin for Medicaid folks as well.

OIG is Office of the Inspector General since I've done interim CNO and DON positions around the country if I had bad status with OIG I could not operate in leadership or even as a licensed medication nurse. Not even a CNA. This can occur more so for physicians through fraudulent attacks (double billing) but here is the kicker it appears these days under Odumma SSA and OIG and DOJ have more financial impact on suffering Americans due to this piss poor economy so they are actively reducing program costs by throwing the innocent disabled off the ranks.

Shards of glass exactly what DDD does. We have no surgery to fix this process so the guy with OA is suffering and one Norco a day certainly won't cut it. The issue is Oregon is a cold state just like Louisiana used to be. I was shocked to see how many pill mills were running rampant over in Coon Azz State I'm currently living on the border so need a referral and saw a few physicians (none up to the caliber of the famous Dr. T who I was seeing in California) but most would be interested in the complexity of my case.

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Jasmine Odumma cannot affect federal funding on Medicaid which is done state by state. If California loses any of their federal funding it is being done inherent to your Governor (and I think it is the DEA witch hunter Jerry Brown who is your problem I saw Dr. F. Tennant in California the past five years my case is so severe I can die from pain) and make no mistake Odumma is not your curse in California.

California spends inordinate money on nothing important then cries a river when there is no funding. The biggest problem is the magnitude of wealth in the film industry, music industry and now silicon valley (computer industry) and the total lack of care for the homeless. Only in California are the homeless allowed to legally beg and if you give them a $5 bill will return it stating "I cannot get a roll of toilet paper for this thanks I take nothing less than a $20." If you are on Medicaid and need indigent care you might seek out living in Virginia for example where Medicaid even covers penis enlargements for men who are depressed due to small anatomy and Viagra. I kid you not.

People these days are being taught indigent or free rides work and that is based on Odumma attempting to disempower America and her people. He is a plague that can be cured if he and his tawdry lot were put on a large banana boat aimed toward Cuba where he might get taught a bit of his own dream of socialism.

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Tramadol is a dangerous drug with a LOW benefit-risk risk profile. It's a lousy pain reliever; it an SSRI and that can cause real trouble for patients on ADs; it lowers the seizure threshold...isn't that enough? I took it once for a bad headache and not only didn't it work, I experienced pronounced dizziness, now a well-known side effect. Was I can believe is that it's been used in Europe since somewhere about 1975!

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In NYC — take your full records and find a doc certified in Pain Management. Other docs (and not all specialties), such as Orthopedic Surgeons, can prescribe for6-8 weeks, but I'm doubtful about the dosage levels. I can't think of any non-PM doc who would even consider it. Hypothetically, I'm qualified to prescribe such disease because of my Board certs in Psychiatry (explanation is reasonable, as another docexlained to me, but I wouldn't prescribe such are doses fir a new patient in any even. That goes for benzos, amphetamines, sleeping pills, et.)

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BL You are correct. My family doctor or as they are now referred to as PCP -Primary Care Providers-will write pain medication for me. I receive Norco and he stated to me he has every right to prescribe pain medication and also benzos when needed. He does not treat every patient the same, but he knows who needs help and he is a compassionate doctor. I had avoided asking him for anything because of what I read here, and I found out he was willing. He has my mri's and my scans. I have been a patient for many years. He has a great reputation also.

I wasted time with pain management doctors and it was because I read erroneous info here. Thanks BL for clarifying.

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Kathi, you will need a copy of yoru medical records from your previous dr. It is doubtful that a new dr will start you out on the same thimg that you have been taking. You may or may not be able tpo find a dr that will prescribe you the same meds and/or in the same doses that your previouos dr did.

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Keikee, no attorney is going to do that because it is not winnable. Drs realize now that they can't continue to increase pain meds for patients, there are limits. Drs don't want their patients dying because of something that they did, so they aren't prescribing high dosages. Patients have to do their part when it comes to managing their pain and combining pain meds with non medications ways of managing pain. Some of those ways are adjusting your life style, watching your weight, seeing a oain psychologist, accupuncture, etc. If a patient feels suicidal, it is up to them to get help. It isn't their pain management dr responsibility, unless the patient tells their pain dr that they are thnking about hurting themselves. In those cases the pain dr does have a responsibility to get them psychiatric help, not prescribe them more pain meds or continue to prescribe pain meds if the pain dr doesn't believe that they are needed.

Also, you aren't going to find a death certificate that has a patient not being able to get their pain meds as a primary or secondary cause of death. When a chronic pain patient commits suicide, they are viewed as having mental/emotional problems and the death isn't connected to their chronic pain.

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Dee, what you say the reasons are that you have been going to a Methadone clinic don't really matter. The fact is that you now have a history of being treated for drug addiction at a Methadone Clinic. No dr is going to treat someone with a history of addiction with an opiate. Also the dosage for Methadone for Methadone Maintenance Treatment, which is what you have been on, is not the same as the dosage for chronic pain. Saying that you got tried of the problems you were having with pain management drs so you went to a Methadone Clinic makes no sense, unless you're an addict.

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christina, you may need to see a Neurologist for your headaches. If your taking pain meds for your other issues, what do you take for your headaches that the dr won't prescribe ? Have you seen a dr to schedule the surgery that you need ?

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I know a primary Dr to write Xanax in Mint Hill. Dr Kenard. And the pain doc who he can refer you to would let you take 3 mgs a day. ( of zanax)or he will not write but first you go to Kenard, then get a referral to Gaston PC in Gastonia. They will write if you are legit.

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I need to Find a Dr. that will prescribe Endocet 10/325 for chronic pain in Newark NJ: I had 2 back surgeries within 2 years and I go to sleep with pain and I wake up with pain.. Unlike other people who sell their medication I take mine but that makes it hard to find a good Dr. that will prescribed a pain medication. Will anyone help me?

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Looking for a doctor in the South Florida area who prescribe pain medication such as Oxycodone

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I am 57 years old and I am suffering with chronic back pain the only thing that helps Narco Vicodin is there a Doctor Who will prescribe me easily in Canoga Park California

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I need to find a doctor in Connecticut to prescribe me my hundred and twenty oxycodone 30 milligrams my doctor went on medical leave and never came back I have husky insurance any doctors names will help

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Hi! I would like the name of your dr please? I had back surgery and emergency spine surgery back in 2013. I life with chronic pain for 5 years now. I'm 43-years-old and it's hard to live with all this pain. I have tried maps and health partners. Please reach out to me.

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Just moved near Augusta ga and I'm in need of finding a doctor who has no problem prescribing pain meds.Been to a few docs it here who don't "believe" in prescribing anything for and "extended" time.

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Honor, what do you mean you refilled your hydrocodone ? You haven't been able to get refills on hydrocodone since Oct 6, 2014. Stopping any opiate after an extended time of use can be difficult. But, the dosage, the med and how often you take it has a lot to do with how difficult stopping it can be. If you have been/are getting the hydrocodone from another doctor and not telling your doctor of 15 years you are seeing another doctor for this medication, that can cause problems with your doctors. It sounds like your doctor of 15 yrs has a strong position on hydrocodone. If you don't respect her position, she has every right to dismiss you. It is not your doctors responsibility to find you a new doctor or give you a referral. Even if you got a referral there are no guarantees a new doctor would prescribe you want you want. Call your insurance company and ask for list of doctors in your area that accept your insurance. If you don't have insurance. Call the doctors in your area and ask if they accept self pay patients. A new doctor will more than likely want a copy of your medical records from your doctor of 15 yrs. Chances are very good the doctor a note in your medical records about the hydrocodone. This may make it difficult for you to find a new doctor.

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Re: BL (# 462)

I've seen this woman TWICE! AND I never said I was getting meds Feom different docs at the same time. She may have put a "note" in my file thinking it was gonna do something but I am very proactive in my care. I know my physician what they prescribed and when and side affects. I would never ask this place for a recommendation of another doc but she did have to five me my referral. And no I don't have to be put on the same meds, in this case hydro's, I want and deserve adequate care. Give me something to curve the withdrawals or tell me something that will help. And YES I have reported said clinic. I've done water therapy, massage, walking, adjusting my food intake/gluten free, taken meds hydro and tramadol (sometimes at the same time per doc) percocets, gabapentin, nueroton etc. Every doc I've seen for my pain I ask for it to be MANAGED and not just given another pill. That's all these docs wanna do now. MY ISSUE is if you're gonna discontinue part of my care for my pain give me something since I've been on this med for well over 15 years and referred me to a pain management physician, I can find a different primary care person! So.. BL I hope that was enough information since you didn't ask and questions to CLARIFY before typing

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