No Narcotics Work Except Methadone For My Severe Neck Pain (Page 3)

I had a surgery in 1998 for "smashed" disks found during the surgery and after trying every narcotic known to man, I obtained immediate relief with methadone. I was on it for 15 years until the recent government fiasco, which IMHO had no business interfering as no one knows but the patient and their primary doctor just how severe the pain is. I have no clue why methadone works so well and other even more powerful narcotics don't, and for 15 years I lead a rather normal life. Now I've been cut back to 4 methadone a day plus MS-Contin and still three 10mg methadone provide me more relief than two 30mg MS-Contin not to mention the MS-Contin has nearly doubled my prescription bill. They took bone from my hip but had to insert a steel prosthesis as almost all of my disks were literally smashed, and I have no idea how that could have happened either. I'm not terminal but I might as well be as the pain can get so bad, I've considered suicide but I just couldn't do that to my family even though as a Mother and wife, life is not nearly as happy as it used to be given now my pain is not well controlled at all. My doctor has done her best, but if she prescribes more methadone, she could lose her license, so I can't blame her. Plus I am not addicted. If my pain went away, I would have no need to take any pills. I've never done drugs or felt a need to feel "high". Just having no pain would be my "high".

The bottom line is the government has lumped those of us that truly need pain relief into one big group, and taking methadone for long-term pain relief is not considered an acceptable drug to use, even though I used it for 15 years, followed all the rules, had constant lab work to monitor my liver, kidney and many other organs and have always had normal results. I've taken oxycodone, hydrocodone, used Dilaudid patches, and many more types of pain relievers, and none of them gave me the relief that methadone did. The MS-Contin helps slightly but nothing else had any effect on me at all. For doctors to be told how to treat their patients by government officials that didn't go to medical school for numerous years is beyond my comprehension, and to have to be terminal in order to take a certain medicine, I would like to know who was the "wise" person that issued this ultimatum. Further, I am NOT addicted mentally; I'm addicted physically. Again, if my pain was to leave my body, I would have no need to ever take another pill. This is what the government doesn't understand about addiction; yet they've been allowed to ruin thousands of people's' lives due to their ignorance. Plus now they're saying methadone isn't as "terrible" as they were claiming in the beginning of this mess. But I've yet to see any improvement as far as letting a highly trained doctor do their job without having to adhere to someone's ignorance and I've read where many doctors are outraged at this new methadone policy as many of the so-called "evils of methadone" simply aren't true. How was I able to live 15 years taking 11 methadone a day and having completely normal lab results the entire 15 years? There are still just as many people dying from trying to feel high as there were before; thus blaming methadone is totally obscene. Now those of us that truly have severe pain are paying the price for these addicts dying. Taking away the methadone hasn't made any difference at all except for people like me who no longer have the pain control we once had, plus I'm paying more for less pain control. Where is the common sense in all of this?

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Re: Angry 65 year old (# 40)

I've had several "twighlight" procedures. On one I even bet the anesthetist that I would remember 1 of the ampoules of the versiad was 1 day outta date. I said fine use it instead of me sitting in this ungodly position that's killing me. He said I'd never remember that conversation. I said put $20.00 on that. He said "it's a bet" & shook my hand. As soon as I saw him again I said hey I guess that outdated Versaid didn't kill me. Pay up! He stiffed me. He disappeared. So on my copay of his services I withheld $20.00. He was actually going to start collection procedures. I paid him. Answer's yes, I'm on 400 a day w/ 40 of valium. I go in Wed to see if I can even get any. New Medical director. I've been on Methadone since 1990 & over 300mgs split 4 xs a day since around 2000. I'm litterally scared S*** less. If my clinic won't help detox me at a reasonable rate oh & they want my benzo's too. & no split dosing... I litterally fear for what I'm facing. I did nothing wrong. They just changed M.D's.

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Re: Becky (# 15)

KETAMINE!!! I believe it's a horse tranquilizer. I'm 65 and in my youth we took it 2x and in 15 mins came out of it naked and doing things like playing drums or dancing. Many in a class of 69 DIED because of this animal drug. Please be cautious. It's not what should be used by humans unless things have changed.

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Re: Lola (# 22)

This is just me not pertaining to anyone else. When I was in my 40's, and had 2 alcoholics raise me, drinking while in utero....it was a given I'd search for a HGH. I did and the idiot doctor kept raising my dose. Now I realize instead of alcohol I picked drugs. At 65, and for 6yrs now I take only the smallest amt. and no longer search for a high. I guess in youth we learn and in old age we understand. I understand that I may have ruined my kidneys, Oxy rotted my teeth from the inside out and don't think Methadone is a piece of cake. Remember: TWILIGHT SLEEP which every gastro uses for colonoscopy and oral surgeons use will NOT WORK so have that discussion that U may not be OUT with Twilight Sleep..it is horrible to go thru ordinary procedures without anything! I promise!

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