[bdat40oz]

Isn't this age discrimination. I am being treated for chronic pain but it seems like I am constantly being put under the microscope. It also seems they are just waiting for me to say something wrong so they can stop treating me and when I have increased pain (car accident) they will not give me anything stronger (50mg norco) unlike my father or grandmother who was given oxycontin (they had a opiate tolerance) in the same situation. Even after being treated for years and being a model chronic pain patient they still want to always give me a hard time. I am not a dam drug addict!! Its seems the stress associated with always being put under a microscope only adds to the pain. I have a very clear objective chronic condition now for over 10 years and it seems like I am beingg treated like a drug seeker. The suggestion that long term opiate treatment always leads to addiction is ridiculous especially in my situation.Anyone that say oh your going to get addicted please not reply because obviously your not educated in the treatment of long term opiate treatment. It is a myth that thse drugs will automatically cuase addcition and actualy if taken as prescirbe have a very low chance that they will lead to addcition. In my case these medications are necesary so I can do what most people take for grantide, Like eat, sleep, use the bathroom and really anything. I know doctors fear lawsuits but that can work both ways as far as lack of care. My situation is very frustrating while at first I was even given a hard time about muscle relaxers (soma) but I never realized that in combo with opiates it produces some super good feeling equivelent to herien. Yeah right!!! It is helpfull but it seems i dont get these great feelings and that is probabaly because I am actually in pain and those who get those feelings are just taking it for the effect and they are not on pain. My pain seems like a curseNO NO NO OPIATES DO NOT CAUSE ADDICTION. THATS RETARDED. pRETTY MUCH ANY MEDICATION THAT ACTUALLY WORKS AND SUITS IT PURPOSE IS ADDICTIVE. YOU MUST MEAN DEPENDANCEY NOT ADDICTION. When you have long term chronis pain you would not even knwo if you were addicted unless your pain subsides which then you will have to taper. No problem you have to do this when taking antidepressants or antconvulsant so does that mean that antidepressent or anticonvulsants are addicting? IdiotsOh I agree and I am actually the one who is always explaining to people that these meds are not there to take you out of your pain 100% they help you cope!!!! Right! I mean if you were 100% pain free you would actually hurt your self doing simple activities you need some feeling!!

[mlgable]

Be sure you are seeing a pain management doc for your treatment. If you are not seeing that type of specialist then make an appointment and see one to get proper treatment.

[Blues Man]

You can find a doctor to treat you. They don't like to put any young person in pain management cause your going to get addicted. If you have MRI's, X-rays&good proof you'll have no real problem getting to Pain Management. I've been in it for close to 10 years. Broken neck and degenerative spinal disease. The thing is that GP's are restricted by the FDA, as they all are. A Pain Management doc can write more and better scripts. It's a messed up thing&a lot of people do sell their scripts, that's 1 thing that's made it harder to get good scripts from a GP. Now one has to be in with a Pain Mgmt. doctor. See if your dr. will refer you to a Pain mgt. dr. Good luck&I hope this helps.

[G V]

Unfortunately for you dear I believe the professionals fear that if and when the time comes that chronic pain sufferers need strong pain relief there will be nothing they can do for you if your bodies become accustomed to these stringer pain relievers now. So they try to keep you on a minimum dose of whatever now and increase as needed as not very often at that. These medications are only to take the edge off of your pain, not relieve it I'm afraid. True the older the person is the stronger the medication is because there is less fear of addition as well. What the doctor's don't realize is that when ou are in pain you can not become addicted because your body needs the drugs just to sustain itself day to day. There are no highs or lows just relief. If they understood that more people would suffer less. My heart goes out to you.