Doctors Willing To Prescribe Heavy Pain Medication In Colorado (Page 7)

I have a serious problem. My dr. had two patients start dr. shopping and has decided it is too big of a pain in his butt to continue prescribing, even though I have gotten MRIs and Xrays to prove my problems. I have over a half a dozen herniated discs in my low back, along with degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, scoliosis and arthritis in my facet joints. I am currently on5 30mg oxycodone a day for breakthrough and 60mg of methadone for my long lasting meds. I REALLY need a doctor in the Denver, CO area who will not judge me because of my age, thinking I'm just some drug seeker as I TRULY need my meds to function. I am even being placed on disability until I can get my back healed because if something doesn't change I will be in big time pain for the rest of my life. If ANYONE knows of a good doctor that prescribes strong meds willingly in the Denver area please let me know. I am in desperate need of help as I am going to be SCREWED if I cannot find a good doctor. SOMEONE please help me with a doctor!!!!!

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that's why I was telling you all this yesterday...If anyone finds a new doc please post asap, I too can not take perc so no I don't know what I'm gonna do

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It's not that I didn't believe you franki, I guess my brain just didn't want to. But I talked to another place that said keep my appt with Dr. May on the 22nd, see if he stops writing them and if he does to give them a call and they will try to help me. The receptionist pulled up my PDMP and everything. So there may be hope but I won't know until after the 22nd visit with Dr. May.

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And Franki, use the argument that you can't take tylenol and percs go up to 10mg so if he wrote you 10mg oc it would be no different just with no tylenol.

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See I kept getting confused about the oc and oxy ir mac because if he wrote for Percocet 10 then he would have to take more a day with the Tylenol in it, but oc is oxycotin which is controlled released not oxy ir which is instant release. So people on oc will not be changed and people onoxy ir will be changed. So I guess if ur on oxy ir 30 u will have to take 3 at a time thats 975mg of Tylenol at a time and a law suit waiting to happen for dr. May I really think he needs to re think his plan because his new rule is toxic abd the oxy ir is better than Percocet for the body.

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That is EXACTLY my point!!! you hit the nail on the head tac! I'll talk to them on the 22nd and if they try to write me some bs with tylenol I'm changing to oxymorphone or hydromorphone until I get a new doc because I refuse to destroy my liver. I've been taking oxy ir for 5 years and every year my liver and kidneys are PERFECt when the physical comes around. I guess we'll have to see. But I hopefully found a place that will help me if May won't anymore. The receptionist pulled my PDMP and said let her know if they won't write my oxy IR. This isn't like druggie nonsense. I am 22 and have the back of a 70 year old. It sucks ass but I need them and I've never had ANY PDMP problems or any other problems. I'll even take less some days and save them for when I throw my back out really badly.

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Let me know the name of the place you found if you would cause I don't know what they are going to do for me either. I have never had any issues with my pdmp or anything either so what is going on is wrong. Something needs to be done with how we get treated and looked at. Oh and king soopers won't fill c2 anymore without a long list of crap and medical records from doctors found out after they had me wait an hour then gave me a bulls*** story. Walmart no problem yet.

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I having been seeing a pain manage my doctor for 3 years and they just up and decided to take we off 30mg oxycodone and switch to morphine which made me sick. Does anyone know of a doctor in Denver that can still prescribe oxycodone 30mgs. I was on 150 a month for years, I have 3 bulging discs and have tried 6 steroid injections and about to start decompression. Any help would be great.

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How did ur appointment go today mac?

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Hey Mac, was reading through the thread here, and currently just moved to CO and was pleased to hear about your new doctor and how much success you were having with her/him. But towards the end i read that they are having issues writing up prescriptions. I had severe surgery on both my ankles a couple years back and have been put on 15mg for a year then was increased to 30mg Oxy ever since then. Now that I am out here in CO i have been seeking someone who knows an understanding doctor of my pain. Was wondering if you had any suggestions if i should go ahead and call the doctor your seeing now.. or if you are having issues with them now. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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Ok, so here's the deal. The DEA has "suggested", and technically, if you have chronic pain, this is how it should be handled anyway. But they suggested that anyone who has legitimate chronic pain should be on a long acting medication and they have one for a breakthrough, with a maximum of 3 breakthrough meds per day. Which I've ALWAYS understood that anyone who has legitimate chronic pain is on a long acting medication and they have one for a breakthrough. Which I am fine with because Opana is now generic and Purdue's patent for Oxycontin expires in April so by May or June there will be generics of the old school Oxy ER because I only have generic prescription insurance so that's why I've been on methadone, plus it helps with tolerance. So the doctors are taking people who will ONLY take Oxy IR who supposedly have chronic pain off of them especially if that's the only thing they'll agree to. It's not an Oxycodone clinic, it's a pain management clinic and by doing this they really are managing chronic pain in the correct manner and in the process possibly weeding out the abusers, because that's a red flag really in and of itself saying ONLY Oxycodone IR is what I'll take. So they're doing what they DEA is asking them to do, which is happening at many other doctors as well. If you have CHRONIC pain, you absolutely should be on an extended release med and have a breakthrough. And their goal is to get you to a dose of long acting medication to where you need a maximum of 3 break thru meds a day. It helps with rebound pain, tolerance, everything. So it's not a huge deal to me. As long as my pain is being taken care of I'm cool. No one with 24/7 pain should be on something that only lasts 2-4 hours and have to take it all the time. It just doesn't make sense.

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That's fine but pretty much your saying someone who for some reason can't take oxy er because of side effects that has put them in the hospital is a addict? I have tried all the er meds and am allergic to morphine and really honest to god can't take the oxy er the only long acting med I am on is my naproxen but have oxy ir 4 times a day but get enough totake 6 but for my 2times I have bowel movements but all ttogether I only take it 4times a day. So with me only taking it 4 times a day that would probably be ok then? From what your saying.

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Whoa there guy, no one said anything about anyone being an addict. I'm just saying it is a red flag when the most abused drug in the country is the ONLY thing that could. No they would probably write you 3 a day. But they won't just do ONLY oxy IR. The DEA is saying if you have chronic pain they will want you to be on an 12 hour narcotic med if any narcotic meds, and then if you need a breakthrough, you won't need more then 3 a day because your ER med should be at the right dose..... I'm not calling you an addict or judging at all, but that just makes no sense to me that you are allergic to the exact same drug when it's ER as opposed to IR.... Do you mind telling me why the doctor's said you needed to be hospitalized because of an ER formula???

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Sorry you said abusers. But I didn't say I am allergic to oxy et I said I had bad side effects from them and there is a difference in the fillers and how its made which can cause some people to be allergic/and or have side effects that they wouldn't from oxy ir. I said I am allergic to morphine, and with the er oxy I first got severe dizziness then nausea and confused, it was scary I thought the same as u that it was the same drug but boy I was wrong and refuse to take that crap again. I then tried methadone which made me constantly throw up and ended up in the hospital(yet again) for lots of iv fluids and a nice migraine. Not everybody is the same there are people who you can't treat out of a textbook.

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Sorry and the most abused drug is oxy er not oxy ir because the er holds more of the oxycodone and they by-pass the control release part.

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Wow...this is some crazy stuff I can relate to tac I too tried oxy er and had bad side effects that's when they tried the normal oxy ir and crazy as it seems I was ok. But really I am not an abuser and I am not standing for me getting punished because of somebody who decided to overdose its not right.Red flag or not I have proof that I do everything right and jump ththrough the dea's hoops play their simon says game and deserve to be treated. Mac I read you found another place do u mind emailing me with their info so I can have a back up plan please. I have way too much crap going on and don't need to worry about this again.

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Were they the name brand Purdue Oxycontin that say OP on the one side??? Because those are the "tamper proof" ones of which the formula has been changed to a point where I've heard they aren't nearly the same as the old school ones. But luckily in April, Purdue's patent is up and the old school formulation generic Oxycontin will be back. And tac, I would be willing to bet that FAR more people abuse Oxycodone because most people who abuse them snort them and the Oxy IRs crush right up. Everyone I know that uses pills goes for the 30mg IR. Period. I haven't seen anyone with the time release ones in FOREVER!!!!! So hopefully when the generics come out they won't give you bad side effects. What were the side effects when you went to the ER. And have you tried Opana?

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Ya unfortunately if that's their new policy that's what it is...... Sucks if you have problems with ER because they really are the best, no rebound pain all the time, lower tolerance. A good dose of ER and a few breakthroughs is actually ideal for chronic pain.

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sorry 2 hear that brother but unfortunately your probably guna have 2 go to a methadone clinic, I'm 21 years old and live in new jersey and i have a greatttt doctor who scripts me 150mgs of methadone per day, i get 450 10mg pills a month and luckily i can save a bunch so i always have 600 or more, your best and most consistent option is a methadone clinic, good luck, by the way my doctor always tells me I'm sooo f***ing lucky she writes me methadone because 99% of doctors refuse to do it

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let me know how its working out maC686, if you were in jersey i could defenetly help you man, I've been reading the posts on here and its got me curious so keep us posted if possible, good luck

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I understand what mac is explaining. it does make sense, the DEA does have to "try' and do something, as i'm sure they are pressured because of death and abuse. Is this fair?? I don't think it's all fair but it seems logical...it would be terrible to not to be able to take ERs for my pain!! I feel better as before taking 6-8 Hydrocodone10 with acetaminophen.

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