Doctors Willing To Prescribe Heavy Pain Medication In Massachussetts (Top voted first)

I am in need of a new doctor in my area that is not going to blow me off when I am a new patient with a history of taking M S Contin, Oxycontin and Oxycodone. If anyone knows a decent doctor in my area I would appreciate the refferall it is hard to just call around for one when I say that I have been on meds they say they don't do that. Are you allowed to go out of state? to the next state over I am so sick of the reaction the second you mention a history of narcotics. I have recently lost feeling partially in my arms and legs from a car accident. What happened to good old doctor's

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Hello,

Unfortunately, no one can really know ahead of time what a doctor is or is not willing to prescribe, as that is based on the doctor's discretion and not on someone else's previous appointment (especially since many doctor's are now worried about losing their licensing for prescribing too many narcotics).

Some advice I can give you is to not specifically ask for any 'specific medication' when you see a new doctor. Just make sure to transfer or take a copy of all your medical records with you. Then, the best approach in my opinion, is to discuss up front and honestly what has or hasn't worked for you in the past. Most doctors will take it under consideration and hear you out if you approach them in this manner. I believe a lot of patients don't get the medication they need because they are approaching the doctor in such a needy way that they are being viewed as addicts or junkies and not patients. So as awkward as that may seem, it is something to consider and be made aware of, because sadly enough, that is how many rudimentary doctors tend to think.

In regards to finding a local pain doctor, I have listed below a couple websites specific to locating pain management doctors in a given area. All you have to do is input your city or zip code for narrowed results:
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You can give this other page a try too if you come up with different results for some reason or another:
wellness.com/find/pain%20management%20specialist

Many of the results you find (in one or both of the links above) also list a phone number for that specific doctor; I'd consider calling up a number of them to see if they are accepting new patients; some aren't, but most usually are.

Also, if you'd like to take a more natural approach I recommend using essential oils. Here's a link to a page that offers information about different essential oils that can be used for pain of all types: experience-essential-oils.com/essential-oils-for-pain.html

I hope this info helps and wish you all good luck on finding the right doctors!

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@Keikee thank you!! That made no sense to me. I was a doctor an someone is telling me over the phone what heavy duty opiates they want I would say no also. Common sense should tell the person to make an appointment and go in for a consult with your medical records and discuss treatment options. Calling around trying to see which doctor will give you opiates without an assessment, makes no sense.

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My husband has grown medical marijuana for me now since 2000. MMJ is all female plants no males. He grows 3 plants at a time in Hydro so it is free of any chemicals. He learned about all of this through Greenway College. It is a great course. The best part is you know what and where it has in it and where it came from. I have permission for 12 plants because I'm a mess but it works. Part of pain is the strain on muscles and tendons these become relaxed with MMJ decreasing pain. I use for sleep. AM on minimum doses of pain meds since then

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JN and posters,

NEVER attempt American medications in Mexico or go to one of their physicians and ask for Oxycontin.

In Mexico Oxycontin is Tylenol to use an example. I don't know why anyone would risk this.

P450

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Janet Marie I'm surprised your neurologist is able to blow you off for 2 years of no "disease modifying medication" AND no "pain medicine"? How is he getting away with NOT treating you? If he can't or doesn't want to treat your pain he should have the common decency to refer you to pain management! !

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OMGOSH TonyD, that's so freaking excellent! I'm so happy that you'll not be left to fend for yourself. Great job! I'm proud of you! Woohoooo!

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DMHALIX, you called around and found out the pain specialists in the area will only give shots etc.? Respectfully, that's not how it works. No drs office is going to tell you over the phone, without ever meeting you whether they'll prescribe your meds or not. I should rephrase; No drs office will tell you they WILL write for your Fentanyl, oxycodone etc..without meeting you.

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OMG!!! Looking for doctors to prescribe narcotics is an art and requires thoughtful, articulate and adult skill. It is an approach like this from the person to whom you responded to that is clearly making the problems chronic pain patients face , so much worse. People wake up, use your head. Take a referral from your dr, your medical records and MRI and cats can reports. Let things like this make your case for you. The less said the better, because I will tell you for sure, that dr that you are sitting two feet away from is giving you the once over with an eagle eye, for sure. And act and dress conservative. When you make yoyr first call, tell the office your appt is for pain management and stop. When you see the dr smile, look them in the eye and shake their hand. The first impression is everything. Your description of your pain management history must match your records. Don't try to make any changes at the first meeting., OR try to increase the dose u less your referring dr states in the referral letter that the dose you are on is inadequate for whatever reason. These docs feel threatened by pain management patients, especially if you are new. The last thing they want is a problem, especially a narcotic problem. An attempt to get a valid, ongoing RX for pain meds for chronic pain is an ART...please don't forget it, seat you do in your efforts, unfortunately. will affect the rest of us. Don't think for a minute that these docs are not discussing these situations in their professional forums,cause they are!!

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I'm having the same problem. Drugs online may not be the drug they say. and I hope you're not foolish enough to buy at the prices they sell. You could make a relationship with a doctor to whom you pay cash for the visit and the script and then pay cash for the rx. I'm going to medical marijuana. I've got 4 years of documentation to show I qualify. I don't want street seed. I want the wide variety I can get behind a counter. I can't really afford it on disability but maybe it will help enough to make me presentable to get back to work. Saved enough oxy to kill myself but I really wish I could get better. I'm only 60 and don't want to live like this. Everytime I got help from a doctor the next doctor changed the treatment. It may not be about you - maybe docs are competing for the loudest voice. For sure, it is foolish to think a doctor is your friend. They can bounce you in 5 minutes, and will. They won't be there, don't depend on them or the cheap dope. Also, if you get an rx, use the hospital pharmacy.
Don't take it down to Mexico - maybe have to get a strong arm to make the trip since you're so far away. I'm in AZ and would suggest someone out on bail, they are not afraid. the pharmacy is right across the border. I'm sorry for your pain, pretty sure they checked you for shingles, cervical spine rotator shoulder? Good luck, or better luck.

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Janet Marie just read your post and I know it was in January. Did you ever contact your neuro certainly with MS you can have multiple complications. I hope all is well. As a professional nurse I read this and my heart went out to you.

Would love a response.

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After 3 yrs my pain mgmt Dr cut me loose on Tuesday 4/12. I have been on Vicodin for a terrible disc problem... Torn labrum in hip....ankle and knee pain. (had open heart surgery 15 yrs ago) removing artery from leg. Much pain now from nerve damage.. Also severe arthritis ..have all Mri and ex rays. 60 yrs old..perm disability... On Medicare ..dr treated me like crap.. After 3 yrs!! No refill.. Now in a lot of pain. Also very ill from withdraw.. Very unfair...made some calls... No one takes Medicare and can't afford supplement insurance. This is awful. Here in Bergen county New Jersey.. can anyone please help or advise?

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Hello TonyD! How many Vicodin were you prescribed? Per day I mean. What did your Dr say is the reason he wasn't going to see any longer? There's a chance your pcp could cover you for a month. Depending on the reason for the Pain docs dismissal that is. Ultimately, you'll need your records and a referral from your pcp or orthopedic doctor for sure. A new doc(pain specialist) will want to see the records from the former pain doc. They WILL check the pharmacy board's data base and see who's been prescribing the Vicodin for 3 years.........good luck & keep us posted!

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Yep the fix is in and all us Chronic Pain Patients are getting bent over and abused like children at a Nambla meeting, When i went to pick up my prescriptions from my primary care doctor who treats me for chronic pain ( I have 3 ruptured & 2 Herniated disks in my lower back plus sciatica, 6 Herniated and Wedging disks in my upper back with Scheuermanns Disease, And 4 Herniated disks in my neck. On top of this the Neurologist thinks i have CRPS Complex Regional Pain Syndrome as after they did a Epidural Injection Procedure in my neck back in 2009 I lost all tactile feeling in both my hands and feet along with them feeling cold to the touch for others but burning on fire to me 24/7 with them changing color turning dark red / purplish and swelling up and spasming anytime i stand / walk to much or do any kind of repetitive actions with my hands. I also started getting severe headaches / migraines and having short term memory issues and sleep problems. And on top of this the real kicker was I start blacking out / passing out all the time, It now only happens when I am in a moving vehicle or sitting in a reclining position or laying flat on my back. Now when I went in to pick up my scripts i was stuck waiting for almost 2 hours before the doctor came out and told me his hands were being tied due to the new guidelines and what management at the large medical group he works at. As he now has to abide by the new guidelines and must taper me down to 120mg morphine equivalent. I asked if he could send me for a pain consult as it is stated in the guidelines as procedure for chronic pain patients who have been on high dosages for a long period of time and need them. He told me that management has told all the doctors who work there that they CANNOT send any patients to the in house pain specialists for consults and that no matter what they cannot prescribe above the new limits and must start tapering everyone down asap. Now he has to taper me down from 150mg Oxycodone daily total (30mg @ 5 times per day, down to 80mg daily total (20mg @ 4 times per day) and he must also taper down my Fentanyl Patches from currently 150mcg down to only 50mcg. He says he is going to get me a referral to a pain specialist who is not connected with the medical group to have them take over prescribing my medications, But after calling around I found out there is not a single pain specialist or pain management clinic at all in the area of western mass that prescribes opiate medications at all anymore, all they do are injections and other treatments and no way in hell am i letting them do those to me again as that is what destroyed my life. I used to own a small drywall company and even with all the busted and f****d up disks i could still work though in a ton of pain. Once they did those injections to me and i lost all feeling in my hands and feet and started blacking out all the time i was f****d and had to close my company down as i could not drive or work anymore. Now the government is screwing us with these new bogus guidelines as the few doctors that are left in the state who are willing to prescribe are being forced to stick to the guidelines as the DEA is putting pressure on everyone.

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Hi Keikee,thanks for responding.I was getting 150 pills 750mg monthly.I have always asked my doctors if 4 to 5 per day was abusive, was always told no. My pcp of 17 years wouldn't help...very cautious man, who also told me if I had withdrawals to go to ER. Gave me 2 pain mgmt referrals, who don't take Medicare or new patients! Gee thanks a lot . Well, guess what ? I reconnected with pain dr (who had given me his cell #)guess he's not so bad after all. He said he didn't want me to go "bad" like he has seen too many times before. He agreed to prescribe 500 mg 120 pills and told me to cut down when I can. Happy ending, I guess. Thanks for listening . You're the only person who responded.

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Well you are doing the right thing ddriiiiing water. You could ask try sucking on hard candy.

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Lower back pain that I have had since about 1994

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Dx 2004 w/MS. I am having a scary past 10days or so. My neuro 12+
yrs. Ha s seen me in person in pain. I told him that it is getting worse.
I'm not prepared for this. I had a neuro since 1991 until I had to move
in 2000. My old neuro was so good to me. Eventually, he would have given me any imean Anything. I was spoiled. Now, I can't get a call back
my left thigh is burning i haven't slept much for days. I can't articulate
now,I don't want this to get lost.I'm in MA.

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Anyone know of a Primary Care physician in the New Bedford, Mass area that definitely WILL prescribe my meds the specialists order-eg: antidepressants, blood pressure med, pain med. DESPERATE for a good PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR IN NEW BEDFORD AREA!!!

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Posters,

The critical ones I've read below like Janet Marie need to get involved with teaching hospitals in Boston that will give proper care they cannot turn their back on you. In your case JM find out where your last physician is and reestablish immediate care if you have to use former address and travel with the FDA 120 mg. morphine equivalent you are f***ed as most of us in America and if you read my posts go to the HOME page - I post on trending posts listed.

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