Need A Doctor In Marion North Carolina That Is Willing To Prescribe My Pain Meds And Clonazepam Along With Other Medications (Top voted first)

I am a 51 year old woman that is on disibality. I DESPERATLY NEED A DOCTOR.. in or as near as possible to Marion North Carolina, that will take medicade and will prescribe my pain meds and clonazepam along with my other meds. and not treat me like a criminal PLEASE!

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im glad i found you. i went to do research and than couldnt find you. but i did is Asheville or fletcher near you. i found a female doctor that has 3 offices 2 in ashevillle 1 in flectcher. her name is Dr Melissa Hicks phone numer for Asheville is 828-252-0670 same number for second office. for Fletcher is 828-628-8250. im very sick lost my doctor and wished someone would of helped me. she had great reviews only 18 minute wait at the most looks compassionate talked about pain. i just felt a connection thats the doctor for you (alittle physic) call her. im so far from you i just happen to read yours and said i want to help her. i hope it works out.

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It is because of comments like your "slam dunk dr" that those of us in real need have problems around USA. Start reducing your Xanax dosage and get off that. I was on a real low dose back in early 2000 and reduced my dosage and have not had any Xanax since 2001. I had no issues but if you do stop suddenly and are on high amounts, you risk the chance of seizures, besides reg withdrawal symptoms.

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Comments about chronic pain patients are required that you must see a pain specialist for opiate medications is not true. I moved to MN in June 14 and with my past records I saw a family doctor expecting that she would tell me that I would have to see a pain specialist or some other specialist before she could prescribe the MS-Contin at all. She spent about 20 minutes giving me a exam and looked at my 5 year old MRI and I walked with all the prescriptions I had been getting from my last doctor in FL.

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I don't know why doctors who patients have a clean record and history is so hard to prescribe what medication you need. Be thank you don't live in Rutherford County,NC for the health care is bad ,forget about the hospital. My health is bad and I don't know how many years or months I have to live. Do not move here or retire here this has let it become a lousy place to live.

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Prednisone needs to be tapered. Go to ER & tell them you need to be "bridged" until you see a primary.withdrawals from prednisone are crippling for my joints (knees) if I don't taper by 5's.been that way since I was a child with Crohns. Hoping to never take it again, cause for me personally its a "deal with the devil". Severe mood changes & aggressive behaviors, cataracts on my 20's & its now got my bones so affected that I'm requiring an orthopedic surgery. I'm sure hoping a Dr. Won't let you leave without a proper taper plan & prednisone. God bless; this too shall pass

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Hello, Nanna! How are you doing?

I'm sorry, but due to the new regulations that were put in place this year, if you require such medications on a long-term, ongoing basis, you'll need to see specialists for each related condition. For instance, pain medications will need to be prescribed by a pain management specialist and Clonazepam from another, a PCP can only write now for general medications, such as those for high blood pressure.

Do you currently have a PCP that could refer you to the appropriate doctors? If so, that would likely be the easiest and fastest way to find the help you need.

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Re: summerbeach (# 58)

No, do drug panels!!! That will not happen in SC. This state is like Nazi, Germany. If u can't even fill a script 5 minutes before day 30 do you really think anyone will not do U/A's? My doctor actually does them every time he sees you, even for a flu-shot. Good luck.

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I am in Salisbury NC I need to know if anyone knows of any doctors here that will prescribe me pain meds Percocet are lortabs . I have degenerative disc disease , fibromyalgia , rheumatoid arthritis . They all treat me like abusive I am even going to a pain clinic and they act the sameway !! Please I really need some help I am also 50 so I am not young ! Please help !!!

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Can someone please send me information about the Doctor in Morgaton. Nc. As mentioned in my previous post, I just moved here and I have been through 3 that wants to only do inj's. I tried it and I was crying for weeks... and ended up in the hospital. Please help me.

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Thanks Kiity for the well wishes and all. I'm in North Carolina and I did google it a long time ago. Mass. was the first State (I think the first), to pass the law. Well this is strange I must admit, as I spoke with my Pharmasict today (sorry for misspelling, nerves are shot), and she said the same thing about that law being passed because of the drug abusers...maybe I need to move out of this State then! I've been in pain management since 2004 and my other doctor I've been seeing since 2000, (when I moved back here) a shrink due to busting my head in a car windshield in a very bad car accident back in May of 1987. She (shrink), even called to tell me about that law being passed before she started weaning off my Xanax. Hmm...something needs to be done as I can tell a big difference with my personality, meaning I get short tempered a whole lot faster than I use too, my sleeping is not good either, etc. Like I told my pharmacist today, I don't see why a doctor cannot tell the difference between someone that needs pain meds and an abuser...MRI's, and any diagnostic would be a give away for starters, not to mention how they act with the doctor. No PCP here will give pain meds but they will refer you to pain management as that's how I got my start with pain management. I plan on talking with the doctor that gives me the Xanax in the next few days as I don't have any refills left which makes me think, the next script I get is going to be even lower! Plus the side effects of Buspar make me nervous...raising my B/P is one, yeah like I need it to be higher, I'm going to end up having another heart attack is what's going to happen. Oh well, I'll see what she has to say but don't think it's going to do any good as N.C. has that law, which I'm surprised as we're usually the last State to pass anything! Take care and have a good week~

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Cynthia, Thank you and I hope you have a good week too. I'm truly sorry about what you are going through. I want to clarify my statement from before, I meant there was no federal law requiring patients to go to a specialist for pain medications, and I'm positive there's no federal law against prescribing pain meds and benzos together, but I had no knowledge of individual states such as yours passing these laws. That's just ridiculous. It's making things twice as hard for us legitimate patients in pain who also have anxiety and/or depression. I keep up with all the news on things happening in the pain world, but hadn't heard about this happening in certain states. I'm going to do some research and see what I can find out, and I will post back later. I will get to the bottom of it and find out if there truly is a law like that, just to make sure you are being told the truth. There is a particular blog I would like you to check out, I can't write the exact name because this site won't allow it; but their name is Steve and they are a pharmacist. Put pharmacist first and then the name in google and you will find it. There's a wealth of information about everything going on right now. I wish you as much of a pain and anxiety free day as you can possibly have. Take care.

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Hi Kiity! Just got off the phone with my Xanax doctor and guess what? There is NO law! She admitted it when I brought you up. What she said was DEA or whoever was coming down hard on them and wanting them to stop us from having both pain meds and Benzos because of all the sudden deaths (which does confuse me a tad about the State of Mass.). So she is upping my script again, which to me she should've never stopped because not one time have I ever called her or any pain doctors I've had for early refills on anything! Maybe she had problems with other patients? Who knows...I'm just so glad she is upping mine again, now I won't be a threat to anyone! hahaha just kidding to all reading this. (meaning losing my temper like I had just started to do in the last few days). Thanks for everything Kiity and for understanding and trying to help me, I do appreciate it! {edited for privacy}. Oh and 100% agree with what you said: "That's just ridiculous. It's making things twice as hard for us legitimate patients in pain who also have anxiety and/or depression." Thanks again for everything and hopefully this will post right away, the one from yesterday didn't. Take care~

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Kiity, how ya doing? Everything is much better since she even called my script in several days earlier. Overall, she's a pretty cool doctor and I do understand their position, at least here in N.C., heck in my apt. complex alone, you can get just about anything you want (& yes, I'd love to turn them in), Ft. Bragg sits just about in my City's lap. I agree that it is not fair for those of us that do not abuse or sell our pain meds and I stick with believing the doctors could sort most of the abusers out. Let me sit in on a few of the patients and I could tell them! Then again, we do (or did), have a couple of doctors, for a couple of hundred dollars, that'll give you what you want, one was finally caught! Thanks for the kind words Rachel and hope your weekend is a blessed one as well. Take care and it's been a pleasure chatting with you on here~

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Did you actually go see her?? I'm moving close to Fletcher, NC in 10 days. I'm on alot of medications such as Prednisone, Soma, Hormones, Xanax, etc. I had Back Surgery 5 months ago, plus I suffer from chronic pain in all my joints. I take 3 Percocet daily. Would this Doctor prescribe these medications to me?? I will run out of Pain meds about 2 weeks after I arrive and I don't have a Doctor established there yet. Thanks for any help!

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I can't find a new pain doctor closer to me. Because of the new laws doctor's don't want to treat pain. I have fibromyalgia, herniated disks in my neck, three bulging disks in lower back, nerve damage in my legs, bad knees, and more. My new family doctor sent me to two different pain doctor's and both refused to treat me. I have never abused my meds, I have passed all drug panels. For now I will have to keep seeing the pain doctor I have been. Even he has changed since the new laws came out, he has lowered two of my meds already, if he lowers the pain medication I will be into much pain to function. I am looking for a doctor in the downriver area of Michigan. I wish you luck and hope you find a understanding doctor.

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Jo, if you are needing and are legit. First get Appt with a primary Dr. DR Kenard in Mint Hill NC. Then he will write your anxiety if you need then have him to refer you to a pain management (that's only way to get in is referred by primary care, all in this area) but the pain clinic is Gaston Pain Clinic and they will about keep you on what is best for you in past. But one thing. The xanax or benzos or limited to 3 mgs a day. HOPE THIS HELPS.

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Jo, do you have a good primary care physician, that's the only way to get in to any pain writing Dr's? If so you can get a referral to Gaston Pain Center in Gastonia NC. Theyre location is Auburn Rd Gastonia Nc 28054. 704-865-9116 or 9115 is the numbers. Hope you the best.

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Ricky ,can you get to Charlotte, Rather Mint Hill NC And Gastonia NC? Primary care physician and pain clinics that can help you with legal paperwork. ..

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Went to pain clinic today in C.B N.S. CANADA had back surgery and severe chronic pain doc handed me paper stating to the effect that the pain doctors are to stop prescribing narcotics and will have me off them quickly yet safely pretty screwed up .what does a person do when you take these meds so you can at least bare the pain to put in 25to30hour of work since it is just a big joke fighting with comp.what do you do about pain and not a chance of making it through a work day as they are very good to me now.Anybody else hear about this or is he just bullface lying to me!!!

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I'm in need of a doc that takes Medicaid and prescribes 2mg xanax for extreme panic attacks and PTSD. I also need pain meds bc I've had migraines for 34 years. I am on disability for the migraines. My doc of 15 years dropped me without a reason! I figure he's getting rid of his medicaid patients. I'm on meds that can't be stopped. Plz help me bc I don't want to end up in a psych ward!!!

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