Venting Need suggestions about pain. No vitamin sales people please.

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I have been on oramorph sr 30mg and the doctor is tapering me down to

15mg.

I gave back

the prescription from the last time (30mg), because it was not

working on me(why pay good money for something that doesn't work)

The first month on the meds worked, but it

was not as good as the other long term meds. The doctor said this was

a high dose and he gives this to his cancer patients and my condition

is not consider serious or life threatening. The oramorph

was not very good in killing the pain. Has anyone else had

this problem? My doctor has been good to me and has helped

as much as he can, but I am not getting better or feeling better.

He wants me off all narcotics and that is why he is tapering

me off. He thinks I should go and see a pain psychologist, does

he think I am crazy now? I am high strung, high anxiety with a

definite type A personality.I feel so misunderstood! I was just

telling him that this medication didn't work and the others did with

side effects. I guess I can't communicate well. Does anybody have

suggestions? How about eastern medicine, the alternative route. Is

surgery an option. I have FMS. If you know of any alternative

medicines, that will help me I am willing to try. I don't want to

suffer pain anymore . IF anyone would have answers, I would

appreciate it.

P.S. I have been on meds for three years. Will I have withdrawals

and if so what are they? So far nothing, no sweats, chills, nauseated

etc... does this mean I will not go through withdrawals. I have a

few lorcet, not much on hand, I have taken them when pain is too much

for me to bare. This is like a miracle drug for me. Out of all

medicines this and percocet worked best with my body chemicals.

Everyone is different. But it is short term and that is the problem.

PSS.

I stop taking the oramorph two weeks ago because of it not working, I

have

been in pain, my life was more tolerable when on pain meds, but if

this is what

the doctor wants to do, I have no other choice, but live in pain. I

keep thinking what did people do back in the Bible days for pain. I

am sure they

experienced it. Any help will be a God send.

Sorry for grammar and spelling.

Thanks,

Di