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Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Dec 23, 2025 | Replies (16)Comment receiving replies
Replies to "@johnbishop Percocet is the only thing that has ever touched my pain. I've never abused it,..."
@sporkwafflez Wow. I had to look up MCTD because I never heard of it. Sounds pretty bad and I don't blame you for wanting Percocet. Doesn't it inhibit your bowels when you take it? And after a while, I know it wears off so you need a bigger dose. That may be part of the reason your doctors won't give it to you. Have you been on an antidepressant at all? Some of those ease pain and can be an advantage, even if you are not depressed. And seeking a therapist to talk to regularly about "these doctors" and the anger you have would seem to help too. I cannot suggest any other pain med myself; I have RA and scoliosis and have to rely on Tylenol. Other opiods would bind me up so hard that I would never be free of the constipation. I have IBS-C. Another miserable condition.
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@sporkwafflez There is another discussion where a member's mother could no longer get Percocet from her neurologist for neuropathy pain and it might help to scan through what other members shared to see if something might work for you.
-- Pain Pill Addiction and Neuropathy - Looking for Guidance: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/addiction-and-neuropthay-looking-for-guidance/