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12 yrs of chronic pain, 14 lumbar procedures, new Rx bad!
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Oct 9 4:20pm | Replies (55)Comment receiving replies
So far, I'm mostly combatting severe, chronic pain with generic Norco, thanks to a good pain specialist. Opioids definitely have a place in the pharmaceutical treatment of severe, chronic pain. My only hope is that my doctor does not retire or die before I do. It seems that such brave pain specialists are rare. I offer my devout hopes for better days for everyone who's being denied opioids just because *some other people NOT under a doctor's care* are abusing them! It's completely unfair to punish those of us with legitimate pain treatment needs; it's throwing out the baby with the bath water. It's also picking the low-hanging fruit: i.e., those of us who abide by the rules and do not exceed our dosage or "doctor shop" to obtain more medication. We should not be punished for the criminal doings of of some addicted people. It takes courage for a doctor to prescribe opioids in this climate of lazy law enforcement. Punish the addicted who are committing crimes, for God's sake! Leave the rest of us ALONE.
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I use Percocet. The Norco made me edgy and developed a tolerance super quick (that addicted feeling). I don't have that with the Percocet. Taken it for 25 years. Like this morning - NO PAIN - NO OPIOIDS. we are each a little different. Yes, its humiliating.
Punish them? Why? first off maybe they are addicts so why not switch them to bupe or methadone rather than punish?
I guess maybe you meant in a general way and did not mean to lock em up.
remember some "addicts" may have simply been pain patients who got hooked.
I think the whole system stinks. We allow booze and tobbaco which kills many, many more people yet demonize pain meds.
live and let live-"Freedom" as so many spout! As long as they are "free" to do their booze
Glen
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Add one more problem to this issue is even a larger multi-state healthcare clinic may not be issued a license to prescribe opioids by the DEA even it the Dr. wants too!
Sad that an un-elected group in a government agency has so much power. My thoughts go out to military personnel who come home with missing limbs and various other pain issues. What, aspirin?