Withdrawals From Soma, Morphine, Xanax, Oxycodone - Help Please (Page 15) (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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kkh, thank you because I need something for my pain, I am spiraling into a very deep depression with the low dose of meds my doctor has cut me to just like many others on here. I figured BL WOULD no since BL seems to have all of the answers

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KKH. I dont need to try to make people feel stupid to make myself feel superior intellectually as you seem to like to do. Yes, I do feel passionate about and will defend kratom. Technically as you said, just about anything can be called a "drug". The semantics matter, not because I care about it BEING a "drug" or not. But because of all of the opiate hysteria, which almost caused the DEA to ban it outright as a knee-jerk reaction. When people call it a "drug" too many immediately lump it in the same category as a recreational synthetic . There are "good" drugs and "bad" drugs. I hate that there are many who who will not give it a chance to help themselves, or others because of the negative connotation that is often associated with word "drug". Words do matter. If you were an actual (scientific ) "researcher" than you would know everything I said was the truth. Calling it a drug, or not aside. The reason I said "competition" was that you seem very passionate about hemp products. I have nothing against MM. With or without THC...it is much like Kratom as far as I'm concerned, many many benefits, not much (if any) drawbacks other than the legality of both of them in some states. I do not profess to be a scholar or an English language major. I also don't need to be a "researcher" with perfect written language skills such as yourself, to be an intelligent informed person. I post about Kratom, on this thread, because so many people are suffering the effects of the "opioid epidemic " in one way or another, and need HELP.

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SSQ: Yeah...I'm not reading that, nor will I be reading any more of your insane rantings over the irrelevant, and still inaccurate, semantics of the word "drug". I have neither the time, nor the desire, to deal with your rage and your glaring hypocrisy. So have fun arguing with yourself. I hope you get some help soon, you clearly need it.

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BL: Yes, I fully understand that it is CBD-only products which are shipped to non-MMJ states, which is why the CBD oil I recommended to "MM" would be legal to purchase and have shipped to his/her state. I'm not sure why you keep pointing this out to me.

But you are mistaken about "MMJ states". The CBD oil I buy in my state (I'm currently in Colorado) is the same oil that this company sends to all 50 states. It contains NO THC. I actually don't like how THC makes me feel, so I buy this particular product partly because of the fact that it contains no THC. I'm not sure why you think we can't get CBD-only products here, just because we are an MMJ state. I can get tons of different CBD products, with OR without THC included. We can buy CBD edibles, patches, topicals, tinctures etc, with or without THC, here locally. Trust me, I'm in Colorado, and part of my research of late has involved MMJ/THC/CBD. And for my PERSONAL use, I ONLY buy CBD products without THC. The CW Hemp oil that I recommended for "MM" is actually made here in Colorado, so for myself, I don't have to have it shipped. I just buy it at the local dispensary, and it's the same non-THC product that they ship to other states.

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LOL LOL , your so funny of course you read it, you couldn't help yourself.

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How about the A.M.A.? (American Medical association)? Actually the original poster "Grandma Pat? Posted this a couple years ago.....I hope she got the help she needed.

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Thank you for helping spread the word! Every time I run across posts about people being taken off of, or weaned off their pain meds...I cringe, then try to explain the benefits of Kratom. It was a life changer for me... in an AWESOME way!!

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It's a shame that the addicts who don't have any reason to be taking opiates is the cause of our suffering. It's not the Pharmaceutical companies fault, not the doctors fault. And if you are getting opiates from a doctor and you OD it's your fault. Says take one every 6 hours ect... does not say take 10 at once and it pisses me off when a parent blames others when it was your kid who took to many. I'm sorry people are dying and I know it's easy for some to abuse it but it's not fair to the ones who suffer and get some quality of life from the medication. Now my doctor has put me on Opana which is Oxymorphone and it's helping but I read the FDA wants Endo to stop making it, I never heard of this drug till last month when my doc prescribed it, so now what I have 2 more scripts one for July and one for August. He wrote 2 more cause he's going to a new office and I will still see him come September. So will they pull this drug ?

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Oh my...THE CAPS....who is the one helplessly enraged? You would not of responded the way you did without reading the post. You aren't on here just to help people, you love to feed your ego "lots of people have thanked me"..... really? So glad your getting your fix. Considering your not reading my posts.. you seem awfully angry. If you re-read my post, you'd understand why I hate kratom being called a "drug" whether it meets the standard definition of a drug or not, that word seems to trigger a negative reaction.

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I've been on morphine and oxycodone for 3 or 4 years. At one point I was taking 60mg of morphine twice a day and oxycodone 20 mg 3 or 4 times a day for breakthrough pain. It helped pain from a spinal fusion and fractured neck. Recently I went to a pain Dr. Who put me on Oxycontin 40 mg 2x a day and morphine er 30mg er 2x a day. I was so over medicated from the Oxycontin I could barely form a sentence. He took me off the Oxycontin and put me on 30 mg er 2xdaily and 1 morphine ir 1x day. I'm taking the morphine 30 mg 3 x daily. I've done that in the past and 20 mg of oxycodone in between because I feel I have been having withdrawals from the Oxycontin. I've been trying to get help for over a week. I called my pain Dr. 4 days in a row and he never called me back. Called 911 one day and they said I was having withdrawals. They said keep talking the Oxycontin and morphine like the Dr. prescribed. Later on I went to the hospital and the er Dr called my pain Dr and said she didn't think be should give me any pain pills. Went to my shrinks office Friday and he was too busy to see me. I can't believe how hard it is to get help. Does ae think it is safe for me to take the 3 30 er mg morphine daily & 3 20mg oxycodone in between until I get some help? I've also been taking 2 mg of klonopin every 8 hours for anxiety previously prescribed by my old pain Dr. This Dr has me taking the one morphine ir too. Would appreciate advice till I can get some professional help. I also have some robaxin (methocarbamol I haven't taken but read it may help & flexeril & titanidine. Thanks very much.

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They know that Xanax is a very addictive drug &give it then once you have been on it yank it from u well they did the same to me&ya Dr hoppers they make me sick I will need my Xanax &where should I go to treat my PTSD I was promised this would not happen&told my Do tor that I guess he wanted me on the st shopping for Xanax at a outrageous price /Please can I get some advice on where to go to get my normal 1 a day Xanax. Ty.

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CHRISSY: Ok, whatever you say. Apparently you are just a person who writes with many, many exclamation marks. Which btw, makes you appear a bit....HYPER.

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Honestly anyone consuming that number and frequency of powefull narcotics needs help but not more medication. Most on here couldn't get the doc to rx 1 of those you mentioned. Doctor shopping pain mills incompetent mismanaged care are all very real but at the end of the day where is the accountability and decision making of the patient.someone has to stand up and HOLD THEMSEVES ACCOUNTABLE AS WELL thanks all

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Fibrocherryonthecake, patients accept the responsibility of what they might go through if these meds are suddenly stopped. There are no guarantees that a dr will continue to prescribe certain meds and/or high doses. There also are no guarantees that another dr will prescribe the same meds and at the same doses. The pharmaceutical companies lied to the FDA and the drs about the long term safety of these meds many yrs ago. The drs are doing the best that they can to try and get patients off of some of these meds and especially at the high doses. The patients want to complain about the meds, but they also don't want to do anything to help themselves. The drs are putting First Do No Harm into action by getting patients on as low as dose as possible of these meds.

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Sad to hear your going thru this, i know what you are going thru i am in the same position, first of all you can thank Mr. OBAMA with his Obama care, Dr.'s hands are tied or afraid of losing there jobs, since no one can prescribe narcotics but a pain management doctor, your PCP or Surgeons hands are tied. Don't understand why you have to wait so long to get a new pain Dr. Sounds like your PCP'S office not doing there job. Keep insisting to your Pcp about getting a new pain management doctor hope things work out for you God bless and will keep you in prayer

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I know. But my medicare won't pay for oxys, so my dr had better get it together soon and give me 120 mg a day or I will find a Dr who will! I have been on that dose for years. I was in bath tub today and my shoulder came out of socket and had to put in place. I never screamed so hard and huet so bad in my life. I am full is titanium from two fusion surgeries and was put on 1000 mg a day 4 years ago and today I couldn't even take bath. I need shoulder replacement but my new Dr said that I would not survive anirher surgery! Help me please! I don't even went to live anymore luke this! All I need is good pain control!

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SSQ: While Kratom may have been effective for you, it is, indeed, a "drug". Just because something doesn't come up on a drug panel, doesn't mean it isn't a drug. There are THOUSANDS of drugs that don't come up on standard drug panels.

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SSQ: Wow...just, wow. I don't even know where to begin. Each comment more bizarre than the last. My apologies; I didn't realize "information" was a problem. I'm of the mind that education should never stop. Apparently you don't agree. And you sound extremely hostile. Maybe someday you will be able to communicate with others without having to add bunch of unnecessary defensiveness and wild emotions. Or have a mature debate without losing your s***. Because you sound really paranoid, and pretty crazy right now. Holy cow, lady...call Kratom whatever you want, since it seems to be of utmost importance to you. Your unwarranted hostility is duly noted, and I hope you are able to work through your issues. And maybe check out a Reading Comprehension class some time...you don't seem to understand the words you read.

Whoa.

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I have had a total of 32 hip operations 15 on the left and 17 on the right. I have been fighting failed replacements and major hip infections. My last operation the Dr put in a pin thru the last part of my less than half of femur and it goes to the top of my knee then gave me another hip attached to the long pin then reconstructed a portion of my pelvic to accept the new cup for my hip. I also have had 3 back operations my last was anterior posterior fusion on L2 L3 L4 and sacrum. They put rods in and disc spacers in. Plus I have had 2 knee operations on the left and 2 operation on the right knee. The arthritis has set in pretty bad now. I have been on pain meds for about 20 years now. I am looking for some suggestions on what might help me in controlling my pain. The Dr has me on 80 mg of oxycotin 3 times a day and 30mg of oxycodone 8 tablets a day. Does anyone know if hydromorphone er 32mg 3 time a day and hydromorphone 8mg 8 tablets a day would help me better. I have never switched my meds around before so I am a little worried that If I switch to the new combo of meds will the new amounts be enough to control my pain. I am looking for advise and or help. PLEASE HELP ME I rely on people to give me there honest opinion on what I should do.

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