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You're welcome. Regular Naltrexone 25mg and 50mg doses are for drug and alcohol relapses, or to prevent them I should say. Low-dose naltrexone such as 4.5mg - 7.5mg shows promise for reducing CRPS pain, they say. I am wary about it only because opioids work, when I can find a doctor who isn't afraid of politics, few and far between. Twenty years of medical records with CRPS and it's the same ole song and dance. Sick of it. Wish doctors would understand that those who truly need pain relief are not drug addicts. They worry you may become addicted, I think they should be more concerned that the pain drives one to suicide. I am not suicidal, it's just a statement, have too much to lose these days.
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Went to the doctor today and talked him into 5mg Oxycodone. Have to keep a running pain journal the next 14 days and will see him in 2 weeks. He prescribed 10 and encouraged me cracking them in half to see the differences on different days. Satisfied now because I know intermittent use works and only when cannabis will not help is the time to use oxycodone. Gave up the Buprenorphine and basically begged to be treated like a responsible adult lol
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@chuck406 I hear ya and share in that frustration!! I decided to avoid the opioid route for now and get a spinal cord stimulator implanted instead, in a few weeks actually (trial first, then the real deal). I am not suicidal either, but I can seriously relate to wanting constant, torturous pain to finally end. I'd cut my left arm off in a second if it was offered to me. I'm tired of being so nauseous all the time too. But, grateful for the journey and how far I've come. Looking forward to a much brighter future! Stay strong, friend!