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I have multiple horrendous back problems, to say the least. I used to be on fentanyl patches, somas, percs, and methadone before the patches. I live in a very rural area and the drs make it clear that they no longer prescribe narcotics period. That's so unfare. I despertly need pain relief. Plz help. ## Hello, Aimer! How are you? I'm very sorry that you're in pain and having such a problem. There were new regulations put in place last year that restrict what PCPs can prescribe, so you will need to find a pain management specialist to continue such medications. Have you tried asking your current doctor to refer you to someone? And can you please post back with your general area of PA? I am originally from there and may know of some doctors you can try in your area. This is a ...

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Keystone Mercy has stopped all prescriptions for ADD for anyone over 21. Mental Health program Magellan in my new county won't continue my psychiatrist's dosage of Clonazepam because of it's class of drugs. I checked what this drug is used for. Restless leg syndrome plus it's an anti seizure medication. What's the big deal here?JT ## I am not sure where you read that information on Clonazepam, but it's not actually accurate. It is a Benzodiazepine, which is the same class of medications as Xanax and Ativan, the name brand for Clonazepam would be Klonopin. While it may be used to treat some other conditions on rare occasions, it is not actually approved for such issues and it actually much more similar to a sedative and is approved to treat anxiety and nervous dis...

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I live in Harrisburg, PA. I'm looking for a pain management Dr. or doctor who will prescribe methadone. I've been on the med for several years. Just moved here. ## I am not familiar with doctors in that area, I used to live in PA, but never there. I am not sure if they will prescribed it for pain management, but there is a website that lists treatment centers near you: Methadone Treatment Click Here Does anyone else have any ideas to help? ## my family dr has prescribed me methadone for over 3 yrs she says i think you need to see a pain management dr will just prescribe me the meds she has been giving me ## Thank you for your reply. Right now my family doctor is prescribing my meds, but wants me to find a pmd. So I'm still searching. Finding a pmd is not the problem though. ...

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I need a doctor as soon as possible from New Castle, Pennsylvania who is willing to write my acute pain medication called roxicodone 30 mg. and Xanax 1mg. I've taken these medicines for 30 years. I am 59 years old and cannot just stop cold turkey. I have heart issues and cannot have seizures from no medication.

I need to find a pharmacy near Tunkhannock, PA that carries Endocet 10/325mg. (yellow, oblong, imprint E712) I'm always told at my regular pharmacy that the Endocet are on back order. ## There are many issues going on all over the east coast that have been causing people problems getting their medications filled. Is there a reason it has to be this specific one? Do the other generics not work for you? You can learn more Endocet details here. The biggest east coast issue right now is due to the fact that regulations regarding how much of anything a pharmacy can order and keep in stock each month are now being strictly enforced. Once they run out, they cannot order more until the new month starts. I really think that is the most likely problem, at this time, because I was just checkin...

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Hi, my name is Stephen and I have been on 3 different meds for 12 years. I take 30mgs of Adderall 3 times daily and one 2mg dose of Xanax 3 times daily, but just moved to PA in the Scranton Wilkes-Barre area and cannot find a doctor to prescribe me the Xanax 2mg dose three times a day. They have cut me down to 1mg 2 times a day and I don't know how to relax, I'm shaking, feeling very anxious with anxiety and also have pain due to bad nerve damage in my shoulders. Does anyone know of a doctor that actually does care or maybe a psychiatrist in the area? ## It could be the Adderral speeding you out. You can't count on taking the same amount of medicine forever, Xanax is getting harder to obtain. Plus you are taking too much !

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Hi, my name is Joan and I have chronic pain. I also have fibromyalgia Hermiated discs in the lumbar and sacral regions as well as the thoracic region. I get injections into my knee because it’s bone on bone. My primary dr stopped my Percocet 10/325mgr, abruptly , after knowing been on for more than 5 yrs. i’ve only seen this primary doctor for two months. He was aggravated at me because I canceled a pain management doctors appointment, wasn’t in my network of insurance. So that would mean I would pay 100% insurance. My pain is already getting worse I’m not having the drug. Someone please help me. Thank you ## Unfortunately, there is no listing of which doctor will prescribe any given medication. Due to DEA directives, many PCPs are reluctant to do so, since it is...

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I'm seeing a Dr now and I'm prescribed 30 mg percocet 4 a day and 30 mg oxycotin 2 a day i have Medicare my Dr now are having differences and doesn't take medicare so bc of differences I'm looking for a new Dr to help with my med that accepts Medicare or charges close to what I pay now 240 a month in the Maryland or Pennsylvania area please reply ty snappy416 ## Looking for a good pain management doctor in the Maryland /Pennsylvania area can anyone help please reply ty ## If u live near Maryland go to American pain and spine they take insurance and are good people and they have other office's that might be closer..good luck ## You can go to the link below and put in pain management and your area info. Medicare Physician Compare- medicare.gov/physiciancompare/search.h...

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I have had serious shoulder pain since my 2 shoulder surgeries and I have a physically demanding job which makes it worse. Does anyone know who in the central PA area (Harrisburg, Mechanicsburg, etc) that will prescribe the 15 or 30mg Oxycodone (Percocet)? I have such a high tolerance to the weaker Percocet and those doses are the only ones that take my pain away. I would appreciate any and all feedback! Thanks. ## Hello, Shawn! How are you? The maximum dose of Percocet that is currently available contains 10mgs of Oxycodone and 325mgs of Acetaminophen. Anything that contains higher doses of Oxycodone would not be called Percocet, because it doesn't contain the Acetaminophen. If you're referring to Oxycontin, then that would be a time released formulation of straight Oxycodone, ...

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Hello, I have suffered from severe anxiety all my life and is only getting worse as I get older. I was put on Xanax when I was younger and took them for over 15 years. My doctor retired leaving me to switch to another doctor but I can’t find not one to prescribe me Xanax or any benzodiazepine for that matter! I feel like they are toying with my life. My anxiety is so debilitating that I am suffering tremendously. I have no quality of life and am having other health issues now stemming from my anxiety. I am desperate! Short of self medicating, idk what else to do! Please help! I am located in Allentown Pennsylvania. Thank you ## This website might be able to help you out finding a provider. You need to keep trying, perhaps find an older Doctor. My Doc is 75 and is really good, spen...

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I left TX after a bad divorce. I have been on Methadone maintenance almost 6 years. I went to a clinic in Huntsville 1 year then a clinic in Houston about 4.5 years. I had one positive U/A about 1.5 years ago but it was wrong. They have a high turn around rate and a couple of people were fired for drug use. A new nurse, I never had seen before and did not know her name. when I came out she said she would hold my urine. I told her we always keep with it until we can seal it, then sign over it. She demanded she hold it. I was NOT happy. After that I had to wait for my dose and my 3 week take homes. (It was 3 weeks instead of 4 because I was at 170 mg and you must be 150 for 4 week take homes) After that 10 or 15 minutes I walked out and she was still standing in the hallway holding my uri...

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Doctor retiring and need a new doctor who will prescribe the pain meds for my back. I injured my lower back in a logging accident and had surgery on it and have been in constant severe pain since. ## You need to see a Pain Management Dr. Even though other drs can prescribe pain meds for chronic pain, very few are and even fewer are prescribing for new patients.You will also need a copy of your medical records. ## Indiana, pa look up Dr.han he's not the one to see but a lot in his facility will write ## All these stories I here is awful. Please Help Us!

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I live in Pennsylvania. I receive a 28 day prescription of subutec at 16mg a day. My Dr miscalculated and is on vacation and won't return until 32 after my last appointment. Which leaves me 4 days without my medication. He told me that it is against the law to call anything in for me and that I have to try and stretch what I have to make it until he can see me. Is that true or is it legal and possible for him to call in the 4 day prescription until I can see him? Especially based on the mistake being on his part and not on mine. Could I go to an Er and receive the subutec if it is against the law to call it in? I dont know what to do and I am frustrated with the situation. ## The doctor is correct, it is now against the law for him to call it in for you. It must be a new prescriptio...

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I live in Philadelphia Pennsylvania and I need to have a doctor who is willing to work with my schedule because I travel 8 weeks I'm gone and then I come back for 2 weeks another 8 weeks I'm gone then I came back for another 2 weeks so the doctor I was saying I was getting a prescription for oxycodone 30 milligrams, but because of my travel and work he shut me off because he thought I wasn't taking it so I need some help does anybody have any suggestions for a doctor in Philadelphia Pennsylvania ## Hello, Jendank! How are you? Sorry about the problem you had with your doctor. I think the biggest issue here is going to be that there's only so much any doctor can do to work with you, regardless of your work schedule. They aren't allowed to give refills on these types o...

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I am a MMT Patient at a Clinic in Western Pennsylvania Recently i had an Injury at Work and Suffered a Burst Fracture to l1 Vertebrea and bubed l2 disc Trauma Surgeon Released From Hospital With Referral for 3 Month Chronic Pain Management Treatment .Workers Comp Called every Pain Clinic in a 100 mile Radius All Refuse To Treat .Anyone Know Of One that accepts mmt patients.THANX ## I'm sorry you're suffering, but to be honest, due to the possible liabilities, plus the complications of treating someone taking Methadone, I am not sure you are going to find a place that will treat you. Learn more Methadone details here. Most places will likely just tell you that you need to use a higher dosage of Methadone for awhile. When I lived in PA, it was hard to find one that would treat wit...

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losing doctor for pain meds, have to find doctor in Carbon County Pennsylvania, preferably near Lehighton Pa. Have MRI of my back and have been on oxycodone for last 10 years. Dont want to go through pain managment. ## I live in lehighton too and Im in the same boat as you. If you find a doc that's not afraid to properly treat chronic pain let me know ## Sorry to say but the chances of finding a med professional to Rx oxycodone for longer then 30 days in the carbon county area is next to impossible. I feel your pain but sadly it's only going to get worse ( it that's possible ) wish I had an answer but your in my prayers

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Im wondering what the maximum take homes your state allows? Im in Pennsylvania and been on MMT for 4 years and clean for almost all 4. We only get a week, 6 take homes and one to drink at clinic. West virginia is where I live and they allow up to 28 bottles, well that might have been cut to 14, not sure. I actually pass that clinic on the way to the one in Pa, its 20 mins further but just easier to deal with the people in Pa. I travel for my job and wanted to know what different states allow or your clinic allows after so much clean time. Id like to transfer where I an get the months at once so I dont have to be stuck every week not being able to leave for longer periods of time. It limits my earning potential. Thanks for any input. ## Hello, Jake! How are you? I'm sorry, but under ...

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Hi my name is Janelle. I am 33yrs old. I have been on mmt for 13yrs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I need a doctor to treat my pain from having ulcers. I just had surgery and i am really sick with diarrhea and vomiting. I have panic disorder with agoraphobia. I was molested by my father and my mother disowned me for having bipolar. I had a nervous meltdown and was thrown to the street. Please help me. ## I don't think it's fair that ppl get to be prescribed suboxone in the comfort of a private doctors setting and get a monthly perscription when they can sell their medication for $$$ ....but if your on methadone and have a clean urine you can't get a monthly prescription and have to report to a place everyday, standing in a long line which you are exposed in a public facility...

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Have been seeing the same pain management Doctor for the last 20 years, but I am now moving to Pennsylvania. I have been spending time between the move trying to find a Doctor in Pennsylvania that will keep me on the same regimen I have been on for this long. It is futile! Does anyone have any idea if there is a doctor near Hazleton, Wilkes Barre, Scranton...that isn't absolutely afraid to treat a pain patient with methadone or other opiods? ## About 2 years ago I had a back fusion done with two boats in it and in about a month ago I got in a wreck. Someone had the red light and turned. Now one of the screws is fractured and I need my medication ASAP. I was taking roxy 30s and Xanax. I cannot find a pain clinic anywhere.

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I just took my first dose after our family doc got my Federal Blue Cross prescription plan pre-approved. Bought Wegovy at a Walgreens pharmacy in Pennsylvania (U.S.A.). I'm curious about why the Walgreens label says "QTY 2", even though the box has 4 single-dose pens. Same for my wife. Does anyone know what this QTY means? ## Did you and your wife fill your prescriptions together? I wonder if "QTY 2" means a quantity 2 total prescriptions being filled? ## I was told it says 2 because its 0.25ml of Wegovy and a 0.5ml of injection. That's what they said at Walgreens; however I would check with the doctor. I am not a medical professional; just sharing my personal experience. ## The quantity 2 on your label stands for 2 ml (milliliters). The medication contains 0.25m...

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