Hello, I am new to the forums. I am a 51 year old male, permanently disabled from a severe car accident back in 1987. I had a burst fracture in my lumbar region, and have spinal instrumentation (Harrington rods) in my back. The doc i have had for 13 years will not acknoledge my pain needs. My current script is for lortab 10/500 4 times a day. Ive been taking them for so long, you can probably guess, Ive built up an immunity to them. So instead of 4 a day, I have to take 8-10 a day. Ive changed docs, and see the new one next week. Any advise on what I should ask him for to cover my chronic pain. from the research Ive done it looks like BRAND NAMES: Oxycontin, Roxicodone, M-oxy, ETH-Oxydose, Oxyfast, OxyIR PREPARATIONS: Tablets: 5, 10, 15, 20, and 30 mg should be the best bet. My buddy gave me some ms-contin 60mg. They had absolutely no effect what so ever ?? maybe i am immune to morphine. Its just so frustrating being in chronic pain everyday, and having to buy street norcos at 2 bucks a pop to get me through the month. Last month when I ran out, the withdrawals were so severe I though I was going to die...almost had to go to hospital...that is something I never want to experience again. your suggestions are greatly appreciated !
i have full harrington rods too...l1 to l4..same exploded injury from a motorbike crash...i take no pills...i smoke marajuana for comfort....those oxycontins are the best pill for longterm pain but unfortunately they are worse to be addicted to than meth...... also..i am 52...had rods for 17 years along with many other titanium parts so i feel for you...but fuck the pills...if you cant smoke weed you can bake it and eat it.. your best move here is to start selling those pills to buy weed...or find someone to trade you every month...thats what i did for 12 years
i am not up with U.S. meds...dont even know what a lortab is?.......have you asked about Marinol....its a cannabis derived pain med?...where do you live?
Tell him you want them roxicodone 30's and it'll numb the pain but be ready for the life of a addict.
Hydrocodone is quite addictive, but not nearly as addictive as Oxycodone, Hydromorphone, Oxymorphone, or Fentanyl. If you are getting bad withdrawals from the Lortabs, you will get much worse withdrawals if you run out of your stronger pain meds should you go that route. I have severe pain issues myself. A spine as bad as yours, severe arthritis in my knees and shoulder, and severe and frequent migraines. I started with Lortabs, moved on to Percocets, then Roxis and Opana. I had to stop for many reasons, but I still go through a brutal amount of pain on a daily basis. Right now I'm taking two different muscle relaxers (Methocarbomal and Soma) and they help to an extent, but not nearly as much as narcotic pain killers. It's really up to you what you do, you can get stronger pain meds (with your situation you can easily) and have to suffer from very bad withdrawals on a monthly basis should you run out before you can get refills (you just might, your tolerance, like with the Lortabs, will go up), or you can try to find different ways (less effective) to help with your pain and not have to deal with terrible withdrawals. Being a pain patient is shitty indeed, you're either suffering in pain, or addicted to narcotics.
Thank you guys for the feedback. Yeah...thats what I feel like a freakin drug addict. Its a no win situation. Daily chronic disabling pain. I can kinda see I'm never going to win this. My initial thought pattern was that if I get a stronger med, I wont have to over-take them, so I wont run out at the end of the month. But as with the hydro I will eventually build a tollerence to them. What if this new doc wants to perscribe ms-contin ? which had absolutly no effect on me whatsoever ? I should prolly be truthful and tell him my brother gave me some, and they didn't do shit. This oxy stuff is so prevelant for abuse...its all over the news. I can see why docs are hesitant to perscribe it. My appt. is in 2 days... I sure hope all goes well.
I sure as hell wouldn't give you opiates if I was a california doctor. Why on earth would you choose to be a junkie when you live in THE medical marijuana state, with some of the world's best buds for great prices, legally available to people who need it? You would have no problem whatsoever getting a MMJ card, just get it and get off the dope.
I'm allergic to weed. I don't choose to be a junkie... I have no other choice....well maybe having absolutely no quality of life, laying in bed everyday, not being able to move or function due to chronic pain.
Just because someone is prescribed a high amount of narcotics does not mean they need to "prepare for the junkie life." If you and your doctor work together to find what works for you and you sincerely use these pills as prescribed with what works for you, and not abuse them for a high, then you shouldn't have to worry about the "junkie" life. I know many many many people who all have severe legitimate pain that are on alot of meds and that use them as prescribed/needed, not to get high, and all are decent funtioning members of society. Not low-lifes that are withdrawaling and always searching for pills when their scripts run out half way thru the month...
actually that is exactly what it means...we arent talking about minimal use here..like when a normal shmo has a tooth removed....this dude knows that within 6 months he will DEFINITELY need a bump up in the dosage ..he already runs out of pills now....you should note that we are using the word junkie instead of ''addicted''...they are the same goddamn thing..you can NOT take oxycontin at prescribed doses for long periods of time[months]and not be a junkie[addicted]....even though many people easily kick oxycontin and do not abuse it the OP made it clear he is not a candidate for recovery painwise and is destined to be a slave to pills
What exactly is your allergy, and how many times have you experienced this? I wouldn't doubt that you have problems smoking, even smoking weed specifically. A lot of people do. And I wouldn't doubt that you have had a bad experience either way, weed isn't some "weak" drug, but it's not a hard drug by any means, either. You can absolutely overdose and feel like you're spinning/falling, dieing, etc. Anyway, I would suggest you go get a card, and make the clinic rounds, asking for something that would get around whatever your particular problems with weed are. I have heard of lots of people who claim to be allergic to weed, but have never ever heard a shred of evidence that would lead me to believe they are allergic to cannabinoids.
You're the one who knows someone can't function right without their schedule 5 meds, if I remember right. How dare you suggest that moving up to even MORE addictive drugs, because he was having withdrawls and his current addictive drugs couldn't cut it, is not asking to be a junkie? Happens to everyone from your grandma to young teenagers. Saying to be responsible about using smaller amounts of more-ish addictive drugs really doesn't mean shit, you know? "here's a cake full of the best feeling in the world, now I'm going to leave the room for a month and trust you to only take enough so that you sort of hurt, so as to not become super addicted, instead of take enough so you feel good" Seriously, the guy's already failed to stick to his script, and you're saying that asking for serious, real opiates instead of hydrocodone is not asking to be a junkie? Especially when THC can save him? That's the most retarded shit I've ever heard. Oh, and your name is "morfeen". Pretty sure you're not qualified to speak on this. Junkies always think that they almost controlled it, and could have used responsibly, etc.... so yeah.