Not Enough Medication
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i am in very severe chronic pain.the pain is so intense and never ending.i have missing discs.in my neck lowe back.acompnied with.both knee caps shot.elbows,getting worse.bone spuring in multiple areas sciatica,avn.severe pain in boyh hips.my feet are a little numbpain is severe.feet allso swell alot.theres more.anyway after aprx 4 yrs of intense pain.i wasput on oxycontin 20mg x2and oxycodone 15mgx4 daily.after aprx 1 yr of these meds i was put on oxycodone.100mg daily.that med let me survive fairly ok.this new ?took me off the 100mg of oxycodone ir.daily.put me on 30mg er morphine.4 10mg oxycodone.my pain is really really bad now.i suffer bad 15 hrs of everyday.why do suspose to be drs,take you off a medication that works,and put us on bulls***?
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My heart goes out to you . Believe me I know exactly how you feel. Do you have osteoporosis,,just sounds like it. I broke leg nearly 2 yrs ago,broke back after that & now other leg going. Anyways you need a pain specialist. Where are you Ontario or ? Your morphine dose is too low compared to what you were on, that's why it doesn't help. Maybe if you were given proper dose it might,its worth a shot. However oxycontin (the old ones) are now out in Ontario. They are being made by Apotex Canada.Have you tried any other routes of meds,like patches,nerve blocks etc? Methadone is great for pain control but not all Drs can prescribe for pain. They can prescribe for addiction but that means daily trips to a drugstore. There's a big difference in addiction meth & pain control meth.Not in the drug itself but in doses & maintenance. Myself the patches are useless & with the nerve blocks they are a temporary fix & you need to repeat every few weeks.There is relief out there for you you just have to find the right Dr that will take the time to help you. Don't give up. We really have to be pro active for ourselves & stand up to these neglectful Drs. You don't have to be rude but do your research then go for it. Good luck ~ hugs~
M E T H A D O N E not morphine. I'm on methadone. Alot stronger than oxi
Oxycodone is actually one and a half times stronger than Morphine, so you have been put on a much lower dose.
If you were taking 100mgs of Oxycodone per dose, then the equivalent in Morphine would be 150mgs per dose.
But what type of doctor are you seeing? Is it a general practitioner or a pain management specialist?
You may want to look into seeing someone new, so you can get the help you need.
The next good thing is that YOU decide that you want to stay on this dose or go up, that's what they do. And you can stay on it years....I've been going for seven years and others have been there twelve, and twenty some years!
just look into it...it saved my life..I was in pain too.
The methadone is very good and you start dosing immediately at a Clinic. The methadone clinics I've been to you get prescribed according to your pain...I'm one of the people there for pain management at 300 mg daily.
The only three choices I see are:
1) methadone
2) morphine injection or pump
3) actiq lollipop
all must be prescribed by physician of course.
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