Pain Pill Addiction and Neuropathy - Looking for Guidance

wilcy, I, too have spinal stenosis with neuropathy in my feet. I haven't heard of Kratom but I do go to the local hospital's pain clinic. My doctor has prescribed three pain pills which I take three times a day. Gabapentin is one of them. I don't know all the side effects but I do know if I forget to take my pills at a certain time, my pain tells me I forgot. I wanted to ask you, "Have/has any doctor(s) told you that you need surgery? Seven of the best surgeons told me I need a rod, cage, fusion, I can't remember what all. I don't want it so that is why I go to the pain clinic. Even a pain clinic doctor said I really need surgery! I worry about my feet and legs because they don't get the circulation they need. I have pain in my feet, do you?

I don’t know what state or where you live. There are State laws to protect pain management patients. Depending on the law inn your state you can sue for lack of medical care. The only way a pain management doctor can drop you is if you took more than you were prescribed. It is important to keep track of your opioids. I put mine in a pill container . Then my pill bottles are locked up. I do four weeks at a time. One in morning and one at night. My prescription reads take one pill every 8 hours for 20 mgs of OxyContin but I only take two except on my bad days. Truthfully, I would rather do medical marijuana than opiates.
You can take seizure medications for neuropathy, elavil, neurontin and lyrica. Some of the neuropathy medications can make you feel like you are loosing your memory. Medical marijuana gummies indica 10thc/10cbd. I tried it in Colorado and California. It took away the pain at night. I live in Texas. There is a person that drives in from Austin to see my pain management doctor.
He is in Colleyvillle. He upped my prescription without me asking.
My attitude is it’s not going to get better.. I am 62 and I prefer to be in less pain and able to function than not to be able do to nothing.
Mine is autoimmune neuropathy.
Sjögrens, Lupus, Dysautonomia, severe axonal sensorimotor peripheral polyneuropathy, SFN, (small fiber neuropathy), CAN- cardiac autonomic neuropathy, spinal bifida, and seizures caused by dysautonomia. I told my pain management doctor that I don’t want to live my life in pain.

With the cost of pain medication and what one goes through to get them, try a 6 pack of Bud Light with a Cheese and Sausage Pizza every day. The pain will go away. You might belch some but who cares. Beer’s a excellent pain killer.

Just a little clarification here alcohol is not good for someone who suffers from neuropathy I mean really

@cit10jetjockey I’m kind of surprised by your post. Sitting around drinking a 6 pack of beer eating a pizza everyday does not sound like a healthy regime to me. Between the alcohol, pizza carbs and stationary status sounds like a prescription for self pity, in my opinion. Yes beer can fuzz your brain and pain but then you eat without thinking about it. If you’ve got chronic pain just find a good pain doc to get you on the right drugs and off the beer and pizza. The pain will not kill you but the beer and pizza may do it instead.

It’s called humor. With zero cures for neuropathy, and the price of useless drugs, humor works. I received many LOL’s for my comments.