Yellow Norco 10 325 Discontinued (Page 3)

What the heck, guys?!?!?
I've been prescribed the yellow, oblong Norcos 10/325 for years and years now (several different illnesses\conditions).
All of a sudden I went to CVS and the pills they gave me were more or less, useless! They were white and smaller. They don't do anything to help my pain.
This sucks! I called CVS and they said that the FDA passed a law stating no more "Norco" could be sold due to the rampant over-abuse. Great. Thanks a lot for those of us who really, genuinely needed that ONE MED that really actually worked and helped. Because of pill-poppers and sellers, I can no longer get the one and only medication that helped me. This sucks. It's wrong. Really wrong. I don't take them to get any high. I take them to make it thru my day.
Anyone else experienced the notification of discontinuation of the Norco, yellow, oblongs? I usually use Express Scripts to fill my scripts, but on short notice, I use CVS. Sometimes it can take up to a month to receive a med, using Express Scripts.
I'm due for a refill. I'm thinking I should call my doctor's assistant and ask her to specifically write out the script for NORCO, instead of just '10/35'.
Anybody have any comments? Any help or suggestions?
THANKS and feel healthy, everyone!!!! <3

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I hate to say this but you have just joined the ranks of ALL of the rest of us that the govt. is interrupting our ability to have some sort of productive life so they can get to "drug addicts" (they're explanation). Our GREAT pres. Did ask congress for a multi billion dollar amount of money to "pay doctors to alleviate some of their loss of income" due to the govt. taking over their right to prescribe appropriate medications to chronic pain patients. They are losing some of their financial livelihood while we are only LOSING OUR LIVES!!!! I no longer have any dreams or aspirations that with some medication and still enduring gut wrenching pain, I could still be somewhat a GRANDMOTHER AND WIFE. I am now a wretched, pain numbed, dejected and confused ex-patient. I have a list of 14 Chronic validated pain conditions, am permanently disabled, and all I get to do now is wonder how THIS goverment interference in my MEDICAL CONDITIONS ARE making it BETTER!!!! For who????
I do not have Medicaid. I have 2 commercial health insurances and Medicare as a secondary that I never file. It's a travesty. I have written my legislators and they responded, thanking me for my input, and assuring me they are "studying" the situation.
They can study all they want. We are Miserable, Withdrawing and a lot of us are seeking illegal substitutes and dying. My family doctor is retiring this year in bitter disgust at our plight. SEEMS EVERYONE IS GIVING UP!!!
JUST NOT THE DEA LETTING UP!!!
Where do we go from here???

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Sophronia are you also aware the state of NY iS the first state, that is removing the questions, from the ER questionnaire part that ask your rating on the management of your pain, while in the ER?
This is per the US Pain Foundation. Please stay informed and start signing the petitions going around.

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Dean, I live in Tennessee. It is another world here in the South for medications. Can you post a website about the pain rating system in NY emergency rooms you are speaking of? I would be more than glad to help our plight in any way. I read here that people are complaining about driving 2 hours to a doctors office every month. What would people think about the fact that FLY TO TEXAS every 28 days for medication?

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I broke my back and I get 4 10mg Norco a day. It cost a couple of dollars a month. I guess I'm one of the lucky ones. I get the yellow ones from cvs. I don't know what I would do without them. It hurts just laying down in the bed. I feel so sorry for those of you that are hurting and have to fight just to get what you need to have a somewhat of a normal existence. It shouldn't be that way. But they want to make it hard on the pill poppers and don't care how it effects the ones who really have pain issues. May God bless us all.

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Yes, I was just told today by my pharmacy that the manufacturer of the yellow Norcos isn't making them any more. B.S!!! The whites DO NOT WORK!!!! I think the government has a hand in this. This is so wro by for people who have legitimate chronic pain!!

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Yes, I am having this same problem!! I am also a grandmother, raising my granddaughters and have valid medical conditions and horrible chronic pain!! The government needs to stay out of our business.

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