Withdrawals From Soma, Morphine, Xanax, Oxycodone - Help Please (Page 9) (Top voted first)

I have been in pain management for years, lost my doctor along with other patients, and primary won't fill or says she can't and messes up my progress to get in new pain management in time. Now I'm losing Soma, was 3 times a day, now I have 7 tabs left. Was on 45 mg of morphine 3 times, oxycodone 15s and xanax 5 mg 3 times a day. Which she said she can not write for. Why, if she knew or thought this pain clinic was prescribing more than standard, did she never say a word until i had to go to her in desperation for this? Your primary that has to refer you and get info to get into a new pain clinic, I have very serious health issues no one is dealing with, I feel alone and suicidal. I even told my doctor and the old pain clinic staff that left, and not a bit of help, yet they know i have a history of heart failure, bleeds in brain from pain issues. No one cares, our country is falling apart and i asked again today for something for bp and high pulse, got nothing for it but a nurse, they did not send in the info two times that could have had me in pain management by now, and in having the colostomy i had to postpone since I wont do it with out pain mgmt on board.

Today they cut me back more 1 soma for a few days then no more, oxycodone 10mg 3 times to be cut on mon again and morphine cut from 45 3 x to 3o 2 times. All i can do is cry and sleep then cry more then no food, not drinking, feel horrible, and have lost desire to live and fight. These doctors put all on others and not one seems to care or no what to do with all of us real pain patients. I just want to die at this point for i am so tired of suffering and its only going to get worse. I feel so bad for all of the posts i have seen and know im not alone. All i see is the same four walls every day, go no where and before i felt i had some reason to fight and live to fight cancer and even cancer doc can not help get you in pain mang. They said today it will take at least 8 weeks to get in and ill be dead then or out of meds in a stroke etc. That is my biggest fear. Have had 3 bleeds in brain from this and pain is no joke.

The nurse said today we all are paying for those that dr shop and are addicted and i said i thought even addiction is a matter that needs treatment. They counted my tabs. I take drugs panels, did nothing wrong and most of my pain is caused from docs that did botched surgeries and cancer and injury from accident. I dont no what we all can do or if there is hope but it does not do good to ask on this site if someone knows where to get meds. Its not just docs its insurances companies and pharmacies. It's all getting way too much and hard for even a well person to figure out. I am ready to go home to my maker and wish he would take me soon. I am so tired of the lack of proper dr care in our country and its so sad i feel and pray for you all i want to know who is going to be responsible when i die or end up in a stroke due to this. Xanax withdrawals will be the worst too for i had them before for you can not sleep to escape the torture and they only get worse with time unlike opiates most docs dont seem to know this. I guess i have heart rate of 139 now and bp 200 over 133.

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I took opioids for 25 years for chronic pain, then lost my doctor. I got through withdrawals using kratom. I take it twice a day and am mostly pain free.

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CHRISSY: I said "should be sued"...I never said it would be possible to do such a thing. If you would actually read what I wrote, I said the thing that I WOULD DO is to report them. Calm down already.

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Not "uncalm"...& i did read, said "should be sued"...you may have intended it as a figure of speech but a lot of people actually think that they really can sue over just about anything ... I agree with you on the should be Sued on many of these things !!! Sadly it has become just a figure of speech !

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SUZYQ: Yes, I am considering taking Kratom, but don't know much about it. I will research it. When I lower my methadone dose, about once every 4 to 6 weeks, I am looking for something to alleviate the withdrawal symptoms. Something that isn't another pharmaceutical.

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SUZYQ: So then what happens when you stop the Kratom? I am a 30 year+ opioid addict, and am on 85 mgs of methadone. I doubt I will have "zero withdrawal symptoms". And even if what you say is true, this is just switching one drug for another, correct? So what happens when you decide to stop the Kratom?

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SuzyQ. The Kratom is not a drug, it is a natural herb used for thousand of years, there have been no overdoses or deaths due to Kratom, you are going to have to trial and error with strains and dosages

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Did you take anything else? Or need anything like immodium? There are posts elsewhere that talked about immodium as being able to prevent/contain wd by preventing much of what causes wd to be worse--specifically immodium because it was created as an opiate. I mean immodium in higher thsn diarehea control doses. I did have it pretty much eliminate my wd when i was out of the country one time & was unable to get back to my dr apt. I couldn't function because of pain but was able to curb my wd for those 2-3 weeks (coming off crazy high amounts of opiate. Anyone else try this?

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No. I have nerve damage and without any pain meds I will throw myself around trying to get away from that horrible feeling. Don't have that symptom taking kratom.

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Omgosh...terrible...my nerve pain isnt comstant...thank goodness. Are u using kratom full-time or as a complement to your mads or in emergency stop gap measure? How did u determine dosage?

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Incredible! Im going to look into it ! Thanks

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Does anyone know where Dr. Sorenson is? He use to be my pain management doctor and I loved him. He was with Oklahoma Pain Management for a while and all the sudden he wasn't there anymore and I had to start seeing another doctor and they put me on meds that my insurance wouldn't cover. So if anyone knows where he is practicing at in Tulsa I would appreciate the information.

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So sorry to hear you going thru all these issues, i understand your situation I am also in pain management and taking narcotics I'm at the highest med and at my limit as to how many i can take a day, yes i struggle cus my pain still there, have multiple issues. Its not the Doctor's they have to watch there backs for fear of they losing there license, no way will your primary dr. Fill those scripts only a pain management dr. Can fill those scripts specially if they are narcotics and they also very careful as to what they prescribe due to they also do not want to lose there license, insurance companies want to do away with opiates due to high overdose rate, ever singers, movie stars dying from opiate overdose, so with that said unless you can find a pain management doctor will to give you what you've been on, good fir you but get ready to start all over again with new medications. Good luck and God Bless.

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I am in a similar situation to many posting here as I have severe spine issues and am in constant pain. I would LOVE to try medical marijuana, but my state will be very slow to adopt. Does anyone have a suggestion as to how to find a reputable dealer? I don't like the idea of illegally obtaining, but I don't have any other option. I am at a loss.

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Colorado would be the closest, but a 12-hour drive. If I was to make the drive, could I just walk in to a shop, or do I need some type of prescription?

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Jay, I no exactly what you are saying about the somas, I LOVED them and took them because they helped, but then the negative affects were horrible, I am greatful the doctors stop prescribing them to me cause I don't think I could have stopped on my own. We are all screwed, how do we all get by in life with our chronic pain?? I can't even enjoy being a new grandmother, I feel I am just existing in life, I am not living life and with that goes anxiety and depression, what is the answer??

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Not Obama, The wonderful do gooders Who want to save all of the "addicts" !!! Shame that Drs have to bend to public opinion and insurance companies who always want to save a buck, instead of doing their job treating patients properly Soon these people Will need their doctors to prescribe and there will be nothing for them Karma is a b***h

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LADYLOTHIAN: May I ask what state you are in?

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I am in the "show me" state of Missouri.

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Head over here to Colorado! Illinois is a Medical Cannabis state. And Missouri has "CBD only" products, which are great for pain relief, but do not induce a high. Look into getting your MMJ card, and get yourself some CBD products. Or head to Illinois!

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Yes, that's what I was trying to say...family dr. G.P's can prescribe narcotics, but they're severely limited, even pain management have been told what and how much they can prescribe for non cancer pain....who is to say if my pain is greater or less than yours....it's only okay for people who are dying of cancer to get enough med. to ease their pain. It scares me...I've had to switch, find a new pain management Dr. Three times in 5 years....it is truly horrible always worrying if this will be the time I have no dr. I honestly have a Dr. who is so temperamental, he can be nice one visit, the next yell at you, threaten to dismiss you for an infraction 6 months prior...heaven help you if you try to say there's a mistake....it's "don't snap at me ma'am, I can dismiss you right now". He knows there is no other place to go....I'm so sick of being treated like a criminal, drug panels, peeing in a cup, having to carry it across the lobby in full view of everyone. Hey, don't complain. The next place will probably be worse, even if you can find one, where is the care?

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