Pain Medication Cut Downs (Page 5) (Top voted first)

Is it just me or is all the pain management docs trying to cut everyone down or back!!?? When I went to my last visit the doc had the nerve to ask me if I still needed my Oxymorphone 20mg ER (56). I was like YEAH, what do you think?! This is after they closed down for 3 months and I had to switch to Subutex to not get sick. And I got dropped from the 30mg oxymorphone. And by the way the 20'mgs are garbage. Then my doc asked me to get an MRI on my lower back, which I did the month prior. It just goes to show what a dumb ass he is and how they're so not in tune to what is going on! All they want to do is lower and lower your meds. Has anyone else had their doc try and taper them down or try and lower your stuff? By the way, I'm in south FL.

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Re: Rawdog (# 64)

Good luck gettimg any of them these dsys! Sorry! DEA is making our doctors do this or they risk jail and who knows what else.

Soomer or later this will effect all of us! They are doing surgeries and repairing broken limbs and then sending patients home with a few week pills to suffer!

People may think this does not effect them and therefore say nothing!

Think again people, do not wait to be opinionated when you are sent home

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Re: Cakes (# 85)

Well I've been fortunate enough to not get knocked down anymore. Im stuck at 112 oxycodone and 56 oxymorphone bern on this for a year and 2 months now I need to get back up to the 30mg oxymorphone cause that was the PERFECT dose these 20mg are just horrible it takes just about 3 20mg to equal one 30 it seems like ALL 20mg pills are like that including oxycodone too!!!
I guess I shouldn't be complaining cause seems like everyone else is getting WAY cut down wish you all the best

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Re: Joseph (# 1)

I live on the east coast as well and was doing ok until my last visit when my doctor was like “well you said you wanted to take less medication anyway!” when I asked to delay my next visit by two days (I go twice a month) because I have to go see specialists out of state & I don’t have gas money for all that.
I was pretty alarmed. Yeah, I said I wanted to take less medication when I was complaining about having to take medication to counteract side effects of medication that doesn’t really help, no the medication that enables me to work and live.
I did recently switch from oxycontin to oxycodone but it was my idea & if I was still at the prior practice they wouldn’t have allowed it.
Most of the pain management folks in this state are obsessed with extended release meds. Not just oxycontin because of the plastic abuse deterrent, but Morphine and patches. They seem to prefer that to 5 mg of oxycodone which is frustrating.
I don’t need 24 hr a day Fentanyl, but the old practice wanted me to do that instead of 25 mg of oxycodone a day. That works for me, why would I want a patch??

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Re: QueenV (# 80)

Hello, I feel for your mom and I understand your frustrations. It really is terrible when we as a human race need medication and are refused said medication due to the doctors being scared to death about writing any narcotics. I have had a doctor tell me and I quote- I’m tired of losing sleep because I wrote a prescription and that person might die-unquote Also the doctor said I’m so sick of the DEA breathing down my neck as far as I’m concerned everyone will be treated the same. I am disabled from the Marines and have severe panic attacks and have GAD with Agoraphobia he looked at me and said I’m not writing your medication I just can’t take that chance Clonazepam is a drug the DEA will be looking hard at me for writing. After my TBI I was seeing a great psychiatrist he said with my shaking and severe panic attacks and phobias I should take 1mg Clonazepam 4 times a day well it changed my life well anyway when I got switched to this new doctor after 18 years he gave me ONE HALF OF A 1 mg pill a day of Clonazepam. A child’s dose but after a few months he just quit just admitted he was so scared he couldn’t do it. I guess what I’m trying to say is I know some people can’t function without their pain medication. However, these doctors are just so frightened that they don’t want to take a chance. Without my medication I shake and pace and just can’t shut my head off. I can’t sleep I live with this 24 hours a day it is so terrible and debilitating but with doctors now quality of life doesn’t matter. I hope everything works out for you. God Bless!!!

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Re: Just concerned (# 88)

Being out of a benzo,like your Clonapin and my Diazapam is far worse than any opiate, so hang in there..

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Re: John Kramer (# 94)

Hi John, to answer your question, no, I don't believe it's gotten any better. On the contrary, I think it continues to get worse. I understand where you're coming from in regards to you Rx being ready and waiting for you.If you're like me, I get anxious going to get my meds, as I constantly think that there's a hundred things that could go wrong, but most of the time I've constructed these fears in my head only to find out that I wasted a bunch of energy worrying, as I walk out with my meds. I hope that yours are ready when you go to get them. So what's up with your blackout and seizures? That part of your post I couldn't figure out. Sending positive karma your way..

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Good Day, and best of wishes to all!! On this day of August 19, I'd like to offer up a hypothetical that should be of particular interest to those who practice law: Let us suppose that my medication has been denied by the pharmacist, and I have a blackout event on the freeway. Let us further suppose that this mishap results in the death of a mother and two children. Now I will admit that I am not the sharpest blade in the drawer, but I've got to ask the question; WHO ASSUMES THE RESPONSIBLITY FOR THE INCIDENT? Please remember, the dispenser of the medication has my personal documented ER history which will attest to the contraindications of said pharmaceutical withdrawal.

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Re: Jack175 (# 102)

I don't believe there is any other approach for me! I am not fixable with surgery and Medicare does not pay for any other types of innovative treatments such as stem cells using my own cells!

I am working to get my life in order but even that is challenging because of pain!

I am pretty certain my first amendment right is the only way to stop this god awful pain at this point!

PS .. I am clean of drugs alcohol and cigarettes. I recently got a medical marijuana card in hopes it would help! I do on occasion get 40 winks after vaping but I hate it. It makes me anxious, I feel off balance and afraid of falling. There is no pain relief just a messed up feeling that I neither enjoy or like. I tried tinctures that I put under mu tongue or drops I put in my mouth before trying the vape but for what ever reason I go no help with the oral routes. I have not tried actually smoking it in its natural form. I am like a ticking time bomb because hope went out the door with my oral opioids!

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Re: Lizzy dizzy (# 108)

What kind of pain do you suffer from, and do you have documentation to support your pain, like Mri's x-rays or anything?

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Re: Lizzy dizzy (# 115)

Lizzy, I think you'll be fine, ass long as you're honest with the doc and just explain That you were on Subutex as a painkiller, and you've gotten zero results.

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Re: Lizzy dizzy (# 115)

Hey Lizzie,Can you just say what got you in trouble in the first Place, so we don't give you bad advice? nobody's gonna think twice about it here

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Re: Lizzy dizzy (# 115)

I'm working on suggestions hon.

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Re: focked (# 101)

C'mon Focked, don't even think about going there... We'll find a place!!

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Re: Jack175 (# 131)

Oh Jack...
I have no clue yet, I've been thinking about this for the last 3 days. I just called my old pain doctors office and the girls are going to give me a few things they think I need. They were always good to me. And thought I got a bad rap. I know pain doctors here every excuse and lie in the book, I get that. But real things happen in real life to people.
If you can think of anything let me know please. :)

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Re: Lizzy dizzy (# 138)

Hey Lizzy, maybe Rawdog will have a better idea, I just don't want to give you bad advice cause I don't understand parts of your situation

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Lizzy dizzy (# 138) --

Hey Lizzie, Your prior PM Dr. has no reason to send your records to the new place does he?

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Re: Lizzy dizzy (# 140)

Do you know if your records from your old doc are being sent to your new doc?

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Re: Lou (# 120)

This is the only thing I can have for pain, they can't prescribe narcotics for me, so I'm stuck with it.

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Re: Jack175 (# 142)

I am so sick and tired of living in pain. A bunch of drug addicts due to their inability not to overuse pain meds now affects the real people who live in constant pain. I'm 66 and if I didn't get addicted yet I highly doubt addiction is my future. It's just sheer stupidity. I get monthly U/A's and I am responsible with my meds. Why do I have to even be bothered with this chaos???

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Re: Jack175 (# 141)

No, so far my records have not been sent to the new doctor. But I will pick up more of my records myself Monday from my old pain dr. Notes and x-rays.

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