Guest guest Posted February 28, 2002 Report Share Posted February 28, 2002 I've noticed that a lot of folks have had doctors assume they were drug seeking when they asked about using oxycontin, or another opioid medication for chronic pain. In my dealings with my own chronic pain doctor I never mentioned any drug by name. I shared with him my symptoms and how I had responded to the medications he had prescribed on previous visits. If a medication or combination of medications did not work as well as he had told me it would, I informed him. For example, he told me a particular combination of meds should have given me pain relief for 8 hours. It didn't. When he had exhausted non-opioid he brought up the idea of using oxycontin and explained to me that it was a helpful medication despite its negative press. I wanted to try it or another opioid medication but I did not ever mention this with him. I dutifully followed his instructions, reported the results, and left the selection of new medications up to him. I share this with you in the hopes that such a deliberate plan to not mention using a particular medication might work for you, too. Ray, co-moderator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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