Withdrawals From Soma, Morphine, Xanax, Oxycodone - Help Please (Page 14) (Top voted first)

I have been in pain management for years, lost my doctor along with other patients, and primary won't fill or says she can't and messes up my progress to get in new pain management in time. Now I'm losing Soma, was 3 times a day, now I have 7 tabs left. Was on 45 mg of morphine 3 times, oxycodone 15s and xanax 5 mg 3 times a day. Which she said she can not write for. Why, if she knew or thought this pain clinic was prescribing more than standard, did she never say a word until i had to go to her in desperation for this? Your primary that has to refer you and get info to get into a new pain clinic, I have very serious health issues no one is dealing with, I feel alone and suicidal. I even told my doctor and the old pain clinic staff that left, and not a bit of help, yet they know i have a history of heart failure, bleeds in brain from pain issues. No one cares, our country is falling apart and i asked again today for something for bp and high pulse, got nothing for it but a nurse, they did not send in the info two times that could have had me in pain management by now, and in having the colostomy i had to postpone since I wont do it with out pain mgmt on board.

Today they cut me back more 1 soma for a few days then no more, oxycodone 10mg 3 times to be cut on mon again and morphine cut from 45 3 x to 3o 2 times. All i can do is cry and sleep then cry more then no food, not drinking, feel horrible, and have lost desire to live and fight. These doctors put all on others and not one seems to care or no what to do with all of us real pain patients. I just want to die at this point for i am so tired of suffering and its only going to get worse. I feel so bad for all of the posts i have seen and know im not alone. All i see is the same four walls every day, go no where and before i felt i had some reason to fight and live to fight cancer and even cancer doc can not help get you in pain mang. They said today it will take at least 8 weeks to get in and ill be dead then or out of meds in a stroke etc. That is my biggest fear. Have had 3 bleeds in brain from this and pain is no joke.

The nurse said today we all are paying for those that dr shop and are addicted and i said i thought even addiction is a matter that needs treatment. They counted my tabs. I take drugs panels, did nothing wrong and most of my pain is caused from docs that did botched surgeries and cancer and injury from accident. I dont no what we all can do or if there is hope but it does not do good to ask on this site if someone knows where to get meds. Its not just docs its insurances companies and pharmacies. It's all getting way too much and hard for even a well person to figure out. I am ready to go home to my maker and wish he would take me soon. I am so tired of the lack of proper dr care in our country and its so sad i feel and pray for you all i want to know who is going to be responsible when i die or end up in a stroke due to this. Xanax withdrawals will be the worst too for i had them before for you can not sleep to escape the torture and they only get worse with time unlike opiates most docs dont seem to know this. I guess i have heart rate of 139 now and bp 200 over 133.

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That's right! They are cutting people off entirely! Obama wanted it. Kill off the sick and poor. Suicides have quadrupled. It's like being in Nazi Germany.

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I think u got cut off because 30pills a month wont do much for severe pain, that being said, drs probably figure if u can "make it" on 30vics then u can "make it" WITHOUT 30 vics! Does that make sense?just mt opinion.

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Shetland, I really was wondering if it was just me??? I would do stuff like that too. The biggest thing to me about that soma is that it is so short acting, at least for me and I would eat them like candy. And then I built my tolerance so high I needed so much more then I would become completely out of it.

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Robin---you are so off base. Addiction knows no prejudice.

The only people to blame is ourselves. All RX drugs come with a warning label. We know the risks associated. The only people to blame is ourselves.

It humors me how many people in this forum somehow believe addicts are homeless sticking a needle in their arm.

Most of the addicts are your middle class average person.

To believe your endless supply of narcotics would never end is ridiculous.

Since when is it a shock that benzodiazepines and opiates shouldn't mix? Maybe you're one of the lucky ones who haven't had an issue but they do cause major complications.

It appears there are so many people that are in complete denial.

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I have been taking some up for 10 years now and I have built up quite a tolerance to it. And yes 100% I have had the same thing as you or I become incoherent my husband says I become quote on quote absent and yes I do with draw from it but that is one medication that does help me it helps me tremendously and my doctor does not have a problem writing it for me I don't abuse them not at all but when my pain gets to the point where I can't take it anymore and I feel like I'm ready to just die I will take three at once and sometimes a little more but yes I totally know what you mean but I always try to keep in mind that yes they're dangerous is a muscle relaxer your heart is a muscle and it can't stop your heart so I do keep in mind that I hope this helps

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You're absolutely right! I work for a company that supplies Veterinarians with all of the medicines they use and the majority of them are just weaker versions of all the medicines that we take. That includes narcotics such as Valium, and Alprazolam. I have been taking benzodiazepines for 15 years becaus of general anxiety disorder, and panic attacks and I recently asked my doctor for an increase in dosage on my Clonazepam that I've been on for 7 years and he dismissed me by stating that I need to ask a psychiatrist. The only problem is that my psychiatrist stopped giving them to me.

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KELLI: This is a forum about medications, not about Jesus or religion. Please stay on topic.

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BL - I TOTALLY agree with you. No two doctors are the same but my health issues haven't changed. I am not a drug seeker and understand with that statement being made. I'm seeking just the OPPSITE. I'm going to a pain clinic and then keeping our fingers crossed that this works. Otherwise the pain clinic will then make their own decision as to what I will need to keep me out of pain. At that point then my GP have to go by their recommendations. The message that I was just trying to make is that there are "Chronic Pain Patients being "tortured" by our own government.

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I AM a Chronic Pan patient. Was OVER prescribed and now am facing a life that I am just existing. I AM in pain 24/7 from a shoulder injury. I am not a drug addict, I am doctor dependent!! It's not fair to put all of us together. The drug company doesn't seem to be kicking back on this, so all us legit patients aren't getting our meds that we need to have a "normal" life. So we get to suffer everyday! And your are absolutely right about us CPP looking to the streets to get pain relief and the gov, doesn't seem to see it!!!

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Everyone should change from oxycodone to ms contin. Oxycodone is an opiate based pain killer. Ms contin is a synthetic morphine which is, per my Dr that retired of 15 years of medical practice, showed me that it is easier on liver and kidneys. I have taken ms contin for years and even when I was on too high of a dose at one time, it caused no liver and kidney damage. Norco is not good either. Too much tylenol and if you drink, bad on liver. The only reason I am saying this is because I have been on too many high doses for many years of ms contin and did a lot of checking on pain management!

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It's the government that's at fault. My pain mgr also cut my script when Soma & pain meds are involved. You need to go to the ER if you are in pain. I don't see why your regular dr can't write you a referral to a new pain mgr. Good luck & if you are in distress, please go to the ER

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"It will get better?" What planet are you on??? I am a Chronic Pain Patient because of a 15 year old accident and was prescribed opiates too. So I am doctor dependent!!! Getting off these meds won't help me! I have a shoulder that is out of it's socket and the x-rays that were taken just weeks ago even made my mouth drop open! The ball that would go into the socket is now GONE! After all the years of it gridding in side my body that's what I am left with. I am NOT living, I'm just existing! The thought of cleaning my own floor is a scary thing! Because I know the pain that will follow. So don't tell me to "suck it up and things will get better cause it won't!"

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I am a man of age 66 one in severe pain wondering when I will be kicked out like you it seems to me that those medical pain providers some times enjoy putting people in severe pain willfully knowing all the suffering they are causing you and your loved ones. I found that my only hope is in the Lord Jesus Christ and I am believing for healing of this spine problems I have. I pray for you to receive your healing. Christ Jesus is the only real physician and can heal it all, no matter what it is even raise the dead. Read James chapter 5 and Luke chapter 11 and apply the promises of God. If you are not a child of God you can be it is a free gift attained through FAITH in our Lord Christ Jesus. May God bless you

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I'm so sorry for u...I'm going thru so much pain from pinched nerve....take 6 15mg zit a day...3 soma a day and still I suffer to the point all I do is cry...I feel as though I can't go on like this....no one cares...i understand ur pain and an so very sorry....no one should have to suffer like this...what state r u in

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It's not right and not our fault people overdose cause their true drug addicts. Now I have to suffer cause I can't find a pain mgt doctor to give me the meds that help cause of this opioid problem. I'm sick of hearing about it. It's not my problem

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I think you may have misunderstood the post Chris made. To me it sounded as if the problem that people are having with over dosing is not his issue and he /she is tired of hearing about their issues. That he/ she is suffering now and can not get proper care because of the addicts out there that take advantage of their medication because they would rather abuse it than use it legitimately what it is intended for. Now that is merely how I took it.

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Pain survivor, yes Chris is fed up like I am. Sure we all are but the fact is because of the addicts we all are paying the price. It just isn't fair and the opiate epidemic isn't getting any better. The answer of cutting us off of our meds is certainly not the answer but it doesn't seem like the DEA Or anyone really cares about us.

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KK, yes what you are saying is true, and that is exactly what I was told by a government employee, only she put the blame on doctors not turning in their peers for overprescribing. Regardless who the blame belongs to, and there are many, the fact remains we chronic pain patients are suffering, I have had a headache for weeks, not able to function and falling under a major depression, it is hopeless, at least for me, I could see me maybe one day sticking a needle in my arm just to get some relief, that scares me, but yet I am not living so what difference does it make anymore!!!

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I just picked up a script today for soma I am a bit scared cause I used to have issues big time

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SSQ: Yes, it is a drug. You can "downvote" my comment all you want, but you are wrong. No need to get snippy about it.

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