Let me know if things work out for you. You are in my thoughts.
Is anyone staying abreast of this whole #opioidscrisis #opioidepidemic #dea #Kolondny going on?
And, are you concerned about losing your medications or have you already lost them?
I know that they are bad people out there, but we are not one of them, and yet we get treated like we are bad, because we are in pain and what helps us is being decided by people who do not feel what we do
I am a Veteran. 3 doctors in 1998 put me o methadone and I've been taking everyday all this time and now they want to get me off methadone at 73 years old. Everyday for a year I have to beg for my… read more
Pancreatitis pain
I've been Lucky , last year I was put on prednisone, I take a low dose of 15mgs a day, but my pancreas pain is minimal now, 60mgs at 1st which took my pancreas pain away, but the doctor was afraid of… read more
Medication!! I can’t even get medication unless I say I have opiate use disorder?? WTF? All local pain clinics that actually do prescribe opiates accepts NO insurance and it’s expensive! Others use… read more
I took my first dose of neurontin last night for nerve pain. I became more dizzy than I have ever been in my life. Falling over and had to hang on to the bed. I was terrified. I have been dizzy often never anything in my life like this and it is still lasting almost 20 hours later, though not as bad. It was the lowest dose made. 100 mg. I called the dr , he is on vacation nurse said discontinue til I hear from him.. Has anyone had this reaction? The weird thing is within hours though I was dizzy… read more
Hi, I take 600 3xs a day. It works for me. No side effects been on it for 3 years, besides muscle relaxer and opiate which I rarely use. I have several issues back, and knees,my knee replacement is… read more
I moved to Cincinnati from Los Angeles 4 years ago with my Doberman service dog. On 345 mg of morphine. My regular doctor at the University of Cincinnati medical center wrote it to begin but he referred me to their pain management clinic. The quack moron in that clinic no sooner introduced himself before he spouts this lie about the state requiring him to lower my dose to 60 mg. ?!?!?!?! SIXTY mg?????? You must be joking. So then he says "well, you can look for another doctor to write it the… read more
Many states are on a 90mme, 60mme, 50mme. Max dose. Morphine milligram equivalent
Not milligrams
There are mme calculators online, but not all the same. Most will use the CDC one, of course.
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Has anyone had reverse shoulder replacement surgery?
I had rotator cuff surgery on both shoulders (2yrs apart) many years ago. Now doctors are telling me the surgeries have failed and I need shoulder replacement surgery on both. I just finished… read more
Has anyone else's pain management doctor gone so far as to suggest that PAS, physician assisted suicide, is "an option" for treating your intractable pain? Since when has this " treatment" been acceptable!?
Time for a new Dr. That Dr should be reported
Have you tried Kratom for pain? I’m legally disabled due to the severe pain I’ve had since birth and for many, many years I was a “legal addict”. For the… read more
Primary doctor suggested that I try marijuana instead of more opiates. I need to ask my pain doctor first a I signed a paper saying that I would only get pain meds from him. I have an appointment on January 5th and I want to go with some information about the success of using marijuana. I also need to know what to ask for. I'm really not interested in smoking it as I've never smoked before. Rx Marijuana is legal here in Arizona so that is not an issue.
My daughter was in a bad car accident and also has fibromyalgia and she smokes a vape pen with thc. She says it makes it so she can get through a day ... Sort of. She is still unable to work