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Implantable neurostimulator for chronic pain
Spine Health | Last Active: Jun 21, 2023 | Replies (334)Comment receiving replies
wisco50 - I too suspect that this opioid crisis is trumped up, probably to distract Americans from the fact that cigarettes are still the biggest and most expensive killer in the U.S. I have been interrogated by pharmacists and doctors' nurses, my medicine has been held up, and my insurance company has used the 'controlled substance' status to delay paying for my Neuropathy meds -- they are treating patients like we're all addicts until we prove ourselves innocent. Peggy
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I hear you, and I am sorry you are also dealing with this situation. Last year I had a Costco pharmacist refuse to fill a prescription as he thought the dose was "too high" for someone over 65. He didn't care that the MD prescribing it has known me and my med situation for years, that I have never had a negative reaction to it, etc. It was a sleep med and my insurance won't cover it and it became very expensive over the past five years. No apparent reason, old generic drug. I finally found Costco could get it for a price I could afford. So instead I am using a very cheap generic medication not meant as a sleep med, but it usually works - though not as well and with more side effects. I am hoping if my pain is controlled then eventually I won't have as much trouble sleeping.