Need Help Finding A Doctor That Will Prescribe Methadone For Pain Management In West Tennessee (Page 4)
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I have a unique situation. I am a recovering addict with severe chronic pain. I have really bad scoliosis that's in my neck and back and been in several really bad car wrecks. Lets just say I'm a tree magnet when riding with other people. I have been on suboxone and subutex for the last 2 years. Before then I was going to the methadone clinic on and off for a few years but I couldn't pay for it anymore so I had to stop going. And before and during that I was going to the pain clinic for my back and neck pain. I was prescribed 120 10mg oxycodone and 120 60mg Morphine. Before all that I was Doing like 6 to 10 80mg OxyContin and 6 to 10 200mg morphine a day off the street from age 16-24. This was before I got insurance and found out I had scoliosis at the age of 24 and now about to turn 28. So there's no way I can take pain pills cause they don't work for my pain or my life. I haven't had a job or really got out of the house in the last two years because of the pain I'm in. I can't live a normal life on suboxone or subutex I'm just stuck in pain and became distant from everybody and everything I love. methadone was the only thing that has ever worked and gave me a normal life. If anybody can help me find a doctor I would appreciate it. Thank You

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Cigna is accepted they pay 60%

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Doctors are now able to access a database that reveals all other doctors that you've seen in the last several years, what meds were prescribed and what for. You're right about the clinics though because that does not come up from what people have told me who were going, but I definitely wouldn't want to hide this from them.

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Adam-try an addiction psychiatrist. Cigna will pay for a Psych MD who can monitor you. Call the American Psychiatric Society in your area or Google psych MDs with a specialty in addiction AND pain management.

Take ALL your medical records!

Best of luck!

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No law or regulation exists that prohibits a doctor from prescribing methadone to a person with a history of drug abuse/addiction and previous treatment with methadone for addiction. In addition, a person's addiction treatment history does not "appear" in his/her medical record. Like HIV, miscarriage, and obtaining counseling for domestic abuse, treatment of substance use disorder is considered protected information under US Federal law .. the only way that this info can be disseminated is with the patient's clear written permission.

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Hey thanks for reply. Yeah there is a clinic about 25 miles away. But there's no way I can pay for it between the clinic cost and gas that's over 200 a week. I am unemployed and don't have my license. it's gonna cost over 500 to get my L's back. The ride is not the biggest problem the money is. The only way I could do that is if my insurance would pay for it and Cigna won't pay it. I tried a couple years ago and they wouldn't pay for it. unless they changed it and I doubt that. Tell me this why would a doctor write me pain pills after I was going to the methadone clinic? If they wrote me all these pain pills after I was already going to the clinic. Then why wouldn't they write me methadone now? It's just a lot of bs I can get pain pills all day but not what helps me. I just don't get it the system is f up. Sorry ain't trying to be rude towards you just saying. I don't get it what does a person in pain do if they can't take pain pills and don't wanna take em cause there's not enough morphine in the factory to make me feel high if I wanted to and I don't wanna. So pain pills are out of the question and suboxone does nothing for my pain. Idk guess I'm going to let my health keep going down hill like it has been the last two years cause I can't do anything from the pain. End up on the street and dead. Just hopeless at the minute any other suggestions I will surely take em. Thank you

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Hello, Adam! How are you?

I''m sorry, but if you were already taking it at some point through a clinic for addiction treatment, that is in your medical records and a regular doctor will not be able to prescribe it for you. That's the way the law stands, so your only option would be to really go to another treatment clinic.

Is there a treatment clinic in your area?

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