Are Dr's Prescribing High Opioid Dosages In Arizona/phoenix

I am a T7 paraplegic with severe spasticity and chronic pain due to a bullet in my spine. As of February I have been looking for a Dr that is compassionate and will take me on as a patient. I have been taking a 100mcg/hr fentanyl patch every 72 hours along with 30mg of oxycodone every 6 hours for the last 9 years. Actually it was reduced from a patch every 48 hours and 30mg of oxycodone every 4 hours 2.5 years ago. I left my last pain management Dr after a disagreement with his new Nurse Practitioner and no willingness to help or see me on his part. I am currently in desperate need of a new pain management Dr. My primary care physician chase managed my pain medication for the last 9 months and can not help for much longer as my retirements are beyond her scope of practice. Without pain medication I can be in danger of being put into autonomic dysreflexia, which can be a life threatening situation. Please help, any assistance will be greatly appreciated, this may very well be a matter of life or death.

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Hello, Alivn! How are you doing? I am sorry that you're in so much pain.

Unfortunately, due to new DEA directives, most doctors will not prescribe more than the equivalent of 120mgs of Morphine, per day, and some states have lowered that even further to no more than the equivalent of 100mgs per day, with exceptions only being granted for those that have a possibly fatal illness, such as stage 4 cancer.

The FDA warns that opiate narcotics carry the risk of being habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, headache, dry mouth, and constipation.

This, you are likely going to have problems finding a doctor that is willing to up your dosages beyond what you have already been taking.

Does anyone else know of a doctor in that area that might help?

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