Where To Get Meds

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I have fibromyalgia and take many meds, but the ones I seem to need the most are the pain meds, i.e. Lorcet. My doctor is like so many I read about here and afraid to give me too many but I do not know how to deal with the pain without them. Any suggestions on either how to cope with pain OR, his there a way I can get pain meds on my own, without a doctor's script? Thank you to all out there who suffer with chronic pain like me. Any suggestions/help are appreciated.

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My wife gets some relief from Cymbalta along with acupuncture and a special massage: that puts pressure on the trigger points.

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Thank you John. I am already taking cymbalta & lyrica but my lower trigger points (hips especially) hurt so bad. I have not tried massage yet - I live in a very rural community and will have to see if I can find one. Does anybody know if acupuncture works for fibromyalgia pain? Again, thanks to everyone for this forum. God Bless

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Obtaining these types of medication without a prescription is illegal in the US.

Have you tried pain management?

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Lyncee I feel your pain! I also have fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis. I have had fibro before it had a name. My doc injects my hips and it really helps. I also have a 4 inch foam pad under my sheets that I will not live without that allows me to sleep on my sides. How much Lyrica do you take? My RA doctor wants to increase me to 3 or 4 pills nightly. I'm still on 2 for now. It really knocks me out at night. I take several kinds of pain pills for pain. Also fioricet for my headaches. I still have severe pain in my joints at times, pain pills don't take care of all the pain all the time (I wish.) My fibro pain most of the time is worse than my RA. If there is something out there that takes care of all the pain, sign me up......NOW. I hope I have said something that might help you. Please let me know how your doing.

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I take Neurontin, but for another condition. I noticed in reading up on it, it is useful in fibromyalgia. It has been amazing for the condition I have - incredibly painful. Ask your doc. And do not take any magnesium - in antacids, or vitamin/mineral supplements within a few hours of it. They compete for the same receptors. The Nerontin will NOT work.

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I remembered one more - have you tried Ultram with Tylenol - Ultracet (or just combine generic tramadol and store brand acetamenophen like I do). It's non-narcotic but can help some people. It is POTENTIALLY addicting, but as I said, non-narcotic - go figure ;p

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I, too, have fibromyalgia and suffer with the pain that seems to be getting worse as I get older (I'm 65). I am taking Cymbalta and it seems to help. About the only thing that helps is Vicodin and the heating pad. My friend uses Lidoderm patches on her neck and shoulders and she swears by them. Takes the pain away in the area that they are applied. I will talk to my PCP about this when I go in. Also take lots of vitamins, fish oil and chondrontin. When I quit taking them, I really notice the difference. Hope this helps and God bless.

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I sleep on 2 very soft pillows and it really helps to sleep on my side

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i also have chronic pain....but my quest for relief also ended in severe addiction which i suffer with to this day. There are ways to get meds but that isn't the road to take....trust me. Try a pain management clinic, they be more lenient than your doctor. good luck

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IM A 33 YEAR OLD MAN WITH SERVER PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS .MOSTLY IN MY FEET AND LEGS AND I HAVE BEEN IN TERRIBLE PAIN FOR OVER 12 YEARS .FROM DOCTOR TOO DOCTOR GETTING MISDIAGNOSED OVER & OVER AGAIN UNTIL I WAS FINELY WAS TOLD MY CONDITION AROUND 24.
SENCE THEN I HAVE BEEN PRESCRIBED SO MANY DIFFRENT PILLS I CANT NAME THEM ALL.SOME MADE ME MAD ,SOME MADE ME SHAKE ,SOME MADE ME ITCH,VOMIT,CRY ,WANT TO DIE,SLEEP,CANT SLEEP ,EAT CANT EAT ,PALE ,QUITE,SAD,SICK AND SO ON .NONE IN WITCH TOOK ANY PAIN AWAY .
THEN I FOUND medical marijuana ( THIS IS NOT ABOUT medical marijuana ) IT HELPED ALOT ,BUT NOT ENOUGH TO HELP ME WALK OR STOP FROM FALLING DOWN .SO I SEE MORE DOCTORS UNTIL ONE DAY I FOUND SOMEONE WHO HELPED ME A GREAT DEAL AND GOT ME WALKING AGAIN IN NO TIME AT ALL .I THOUGHT THANK YOU GOD .I CAN HAVE A SOME WHAT NORMAL CHANCE AT LIFE FOR THE 1ST TIME SENCE I WAS 16 AND PLAYING HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY AND FOOTBALL.
LITTLE DID I KNOW I FELL INTO THE HANDS OF THE DEVILS GRIP .THAT IS THE MASS STATE LAWS .
THE SO CALLED HERO DOCTOR OF MINE HAD STARTED ME ON MORPHINE AND IC FENTANYL PATCHS .WHICH HAVE SAVED MY LIFE .I CAN NOW WALK FAST ,TAKE SOME STAIRS, WALK AROUND STORES AND TAKE CARE OF MY SELF ! GIVING MY PARENTS TIME TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR OWN HEALTH PROBLEMS INSTEAD OF WORREING AND HAVING TO TAKE CARE OF A 33 YEAR OLD .WHICH IS MADE ME A MUCH BETTER PERSON .BEFORE I STARTED THEASE MEDS PEOPLE SAID "DUDE YOU LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE AIDS " "ARE YOU DIEING"AND "EWW" NEVER MIND THE PUBILIC STARES FROM THE RUDEST OF PEOPLE MAKING ME FEEL COMPLETLEY WORTHLESS AND I HIT A ALL TIME HIGH WITH DEEP DEPRESTION AND CRAZY THOUGHTS .I HATED MY LIFE ,I WOULD BE ANGREE WITH THE WORLD AND WOSRT OF ALL I TOOK IT OUT ON THE ONES WHO HELPED ME THE MOST .MY MOM .
IT KILLS ME TO THINK BACK OF HOW PAINFULL MY LIFE WAS UNTIL THE DRUGS WERE LEGALEY GIVING TO ME BUY MY DOCTOR .I AM A MORE HAPPY PERSON THIS WAY .I NOW GET THE COMPLAMENTS I ALWAYS WANTED AND THE FEMALE PROBLEMS HAVE ENDED IN DEED .MY MOTHER CAN NOW HELP MY GRANDMOTHER WITH HER TIME AND IM BETTER THEN I WAS AS A TEEN .
NOW TODAY I WAS TOLD BUY THE DOCTOR THAT HE CAN NO LONGER PERSCRIBE ME MY MEDS BECAUSE I HAVE THC IN MY SYSTEM .THIS IS DEVASTATING NEWS TO ME BECAUSE I HAVE TRIED TO STOP SMOKING BEFORE AND THE MEDS TOWAR APART MY INSIDES ,I LOST WEIGHT AND WAS NOSHUS ALSO COULD NOT HOLD DOWN FOOD IF I WAS EVEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET HUNGRY ON PILLS ALONE.I HAVE BEEN ON THEASE VERY HIGH DOSES OF PAIN MEDS FOR SIX SEVEN YEARS NOW AND JUST READ UP ON WITHDRAWLS AND IM SO SCARRED .WHAT DO I DO ? I DONT WANT TO COME OFF THE ONLY HELP I HAVE EVER KNOWEN.PLUS I REMEMBER HOW PAINFULL MY LIFE ONCE WAS I DONT WANT TO GO BACK TO THAT PLACE IN LIFE AGAIN .IM HONESTLY MOVED TO TEARS AS SILLY AS IT SOUNDS JUST THINKING OF WHATS TO COME .I HAVE NEVER BEEEN IN CRIME OR JAIL,WHY DO I GET THC TESTS .I SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH MY DOCTOR SAYING I WILL BRING MY MEDS EACH TIME SO HE CAN COUNT THEM .SO I HAVE DONE THIS WITH NO PROBLEMS EVER .NOTHING EVER CAME UP IN MY SYSTEM OTHER THEN WHAT I HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO TAKE ALL BUT THC .THE PILLS DONT WOKE ALONE NOR DOSE THE medical marijuana.,BUT TOGHETHER IM A PERSON WHO CAN LIVE ALONE WITH OUT HELP .NOW THE THINGS I HAVE READ ABOUT COMMING OFF THEASE TYPES OF DRUGS ARE GOING TO BE WORST THEN IN WHITCH I STARTED .IM FROM MASS WERE YOU GET A $100 FINE IF CAUGHT WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF medical marijuana .SO WHY AM I BEING TREATED LIKE A CRIMINAL WHEN IM LESS THEN A $100 FINE. IF I WAS FROM CALI I WOULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE MY TREATMENT THAT HAS MADE ME A NEW PERSON ,BUT I LIVE IN MASS SO NOW THEY SAY I SHOULD SPEND TIME IN A REHAB OR HOSPITAL TO GET OFF THE ONLY THINGS THAT CAN TAKE MY PAIN AWAY SO I CAN WALK AND BE IN LESS PAIN AND BECOME LABILED A DRUG ATTICT .R.I. I HERD ALSO CAN GIVE medical marijuana CARDS BUT I DONT HAVE A CLUE ON HOW TO GO ABOUT GETTING A CARD AND I WOULD HAVE TO MOVE OUT OF MY HOME STATE .PLEASE IF ANYONE CAN TELL ME HOW TO TAKE MYSELF OFF THEASE MEDS WITH OUT USING OTHERS DRUGS TO REPLACE THE ONES THAT ARE BEING TAKING.BECAUSE I REFUSEE TO DO ANY IN PATIENT PROGRAMS ,MEETINGS ,NONE OF THAT . I NEED TO DO IT AT HOME COLD TURKEY BUT IM VERY SCARED .ANY R.I. CARD HOLDERS OR DOCTORS WITH ANY IDEAS I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR SOME OPTIONS OTHER THAN THEN ONE I HAVE NOW WITCH IS NONE .
THIS DEPRESSES ME SO MUCH THAT ALL THE PROGRESS THAT WAS MADE OVER THE YEARS WILL NOW ALL BE FOR NOTHING .IT FEELS LIKE I WAS TEASED INTO THINKING I WAS GOING TO BE OK AND WALK AGAIN AND HAVE SOME LIFE LEFT WITH FRIENDS AND FAMLIY.THANK YOU TOO ANYONE WHO TOOK THEIR TIME TO READ THIS .THANKS

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WHO CARES IF ANYTHING IS ILLEGAL, THE SCUMBAG GOVERNMENT IS MORE CORRUPT THAN YOU COULD EVER BE , SO AGAIN, WHO CARES !!!!!!!! GET YOUR NARCOTIC PAIN MEDS FROM OVERSEAS PHARMACIES, INSTEAD OF DEALING WITH THE INSANE DRUG LAWS HERE, I BEEN DOING IT FOR 3 YEARS NOW AND NOT ONE PROBLEM AT ALL !!!!!!! SCREW THE DOCTORS HERE AND THE HOOPS THEY MAKE YOU JUMP THRU.......ENUFF IS ENUFF !!!!!!!!!

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I have also heard of people who look out of country for pain meds and have been ripped off and a few who made alot of money but I could not figure it out

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