Re: Lyrica, side effects and questions

[Guest guest]

Hello,

I was wondering why you called a doctor a 'quack " when he gave you

pain medication? I have to have oxycontin.( I tried to take morphine,

but it did not help me at all.) If I didnt have my pain medication I

would be in bed all day and not be able to do fibro stretches,(water

therapy), or walk or even do any house work. My life would be a living

hell.

The Dr, does not GET you addicted to pain medication. If you

are the type of person who HAS AN addictive perssonality, you may

get addicted. But 99% of people who have fibro or other kinds of pain

disorders do not get addicted to medications. Your body DOES get used to it,

just like diabetes or high blood pressure patients get used to thier meds, and

have to take them each day .

Bless you all and hope for a pain free day.

Dianne C. from Canada

[Guest guest]

Hi, Rhee

Since I may not know your full story, forgive me if I'm stepping on your toes

here, but I don't understand how a doctor can get you addicted to

Morphine. Based on my own experience and research with narcotic pain

meds used for in pain patients, ie. when used at the prescribed

dosages and taken at that prescribed amount and for pain, addiction is

virtually nil.

I have severe chronic Migraine/Headaches, severe Fibromyalgia and RSD

aka Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. I myself have taken Vicodin,

Morhpine and Dilaudid (not all at once, I have used them at various

times, depending on the intensity of the pain, although I have used

Morphine most frequently).

I was taking Morphine on a daily basis for three months. I took no more than

the prescribed amount by my doctor. If the Morhpine didn't work for the pain, I

didn't take it. No problem. No addiction. No withdrawal. Nothing.

I have currently switched to Dilaudid, since I am having an increase in pain.

The same thing with the Dilaudid. I did not take a dosage this morning and did

not have any problems.

I can stop the narcotic pain meds at any time without experiencing any problems.

The reason being that I am taking the meds for pain as they are intended,

therefore no addiction. I have never achieved a high off any of my narcotic

pain meds.-another indication of

taking medication as intended.

At my Pain Clinic you are required to sign a contract that you agree to come in

at any time to have your meds counted if they suspect abuse. I have seen it

happen with patients who claim that something has happened to their meds, they

lost their prescription, or meds fell down the toilet, someone stole the bottle

out of their purse, etc.

Your meds can be cut off at any time if they suspect abuse. You are also

required to meet with their social worker/therapist monthly to ensure that you

are handling things okay, including your meds.

If you want a new prescription because you did not fill one, you must give the

old one back, or you do not get a replacement. This helps cut down on

abuse/addiction greatly and to get people into addiction programs quickly who

need it.

Since the majority of their patients do not abuse, the practice can continue to

prescribe narcotic pain meds to those who need it, unlike other doctors who will

not.

So, I'm unclear as how you could have ended up addicted and how it could have

been the doctor's fault. Were you taking more than the originally prescribed

amount for pain and the doctor was than giving you more?

I'm not casting stones, you may very well have had an unscrupulous doctor that

just kept throwing more unnecessary meds your way, or you may have had a doctor

that kept supplying you with meds when you exceeded your originally prescribed

dosage and he/she should have said enough. I'm just trying to understand your

situation.

Miriana

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