Chronic Pain members - Welcome, please introduce yourself

@gingerw Thank you so much, I will continue on my search for a new PCP

@gingerw Ive found out yesterday that in Calif. Lyrica is a controlled substance so I cant get refills have to talk with my Dr. each time Its not a narc. or opiod what are they doing to us fibro people who need this med? All this is so discouraging for us who need pain meds. We aren't street druggies

@guga Just as we were setting up to move to this new state/area, it became clear I was entering into yet another serious health issue. I actually reached out to someone here on Mayo Connect, whom I did not know, but did realize this person was "in the area" of my new residence. And was able to connect with a wonderful specialist, who also connected me to my other great specialist. This person gave me their opinion as to health options around [it's pretty much a medical desert here], which were confirmed by some other residents. I was fortunate to find a good FNP [family nurse practioner] as my primary care.
Ginger

@jmcamden9687, Good afternoon. I would like to welcome you to Connect also. I have a particular interest in the way folks examine and select options for medical cannabis to relieve pain. Would you feel comfortable responding with the products that your husband finds particularly effective? I will then add that information to my list of what might be beneficial for someone with similar symptoms. Thanks so much. I salute your efforts as a caregiver. It is best to have a "buddy" to help negotiate these aging issues. Take good care and be free of suffering. Chris

Here in New York, I need to present my drivers license as it is a controlled substance. Again, we go back to those who abuse dictate the rules for those who don't abuse. I'm just thankful to be one who does not abuse.

Amen

Hi, Lioness and all - I've been in Virginia and Delaware the last few years, Lyrica is a 'controlled substance' here too - gabapentin as well. As soon as we say the name of the medicine, pharmacists, nurses, and doctors treat us like we're criminals - they start interrogating us. It's scary -- what if we accidentally say something they think is suspicious? Do they withhold our medicine? Peggy

scary for sure what next ?

The problem has been a increased with the opening of these pain clinics where you have to stand in line up to 2 hours or more get your medication or talk to somebody as well as urine tests. They treat us like criminals and we're there to get what we need as we don't get high. The second most things is that these pain doctors who all needs clinics throughout make anybody Distributing opioids. The way they make their money as they want to give you a jections which is the worst thing you can get done about knowing what it could cause.I have been just diagnosed with Arachoiditis a disease which can be caused buy needles and surgery. If you are going to other medical doctors to try and get your pain under control they want to get you out of there as they don't need you as a customer. It's just gone completely the other way in the way that dealing with her our pain medication. I am off opioids now and I'm following the special doctor's care and it's working exercise

You're right I was treated as a criminal and a drug abuser at a pain clinic at a mistake CVS made not of my own doing. there is basically not much of a relief for me unless I do that some type of pain medication the problem is who will prescribe it with clinics popping up for methadone everywhere it's easier to receive methadone than it is to receive a Tylenol with codeine or Tylenol with whatever and I tell you that I am in so much pain that I cry out every single day and have no relief. I refuse the injections after the last one that cause pain throughout my body so badly that I could not move for 3 days so the pain specialists the other one that they sent me two would not deal with me because I will not have another injection and refused so he refused to treat me so now what do I do now I'm looking for home remedies such as marijuana tea leaves and try to see if that will help the only thing it is illegal in the state of South Carolina even medical marijuana is illegal here they would rather you use CBD which is not regulated and no one knows what exactly is in it and as you see a lot of people are getting sick from it and dieing.