Comments on Pain-Topics.org News/Research UPDATES: 10+ Years on Opioid Analgesics! What Happens?

As a young woman with chronic low back pain, neuro...

2010-02-24T17:41:31.170-06:00

As a young woman with chronic low back pain, neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia, this is great to hear. I've been taking opioids for over 6 years now along with other pain medication and sleep aids for 3+ years.

Russell from TN says, It is sad to say that many p...

2009-11-03T16:59:03.248-06:00

Russell from TN says,
It is sad to say that many people die in excruciating pain at the hands of a team of doctors no less. Another thing I am tired of is hearing about how bad cancer pain is and how they need very strong opiates. Don't get me wrong my sympathy goes out to those with cancer be it terminal or not be it painful or not. But I have suffered with this spinal failed fusion for

The fear of prescribing needed and proven benefici...

2009-10-31T12:07:48.880-05:00

The fear of prescribing needed and proven beneficial medications by some providers is so ridiculous that I am ready to give up and let the cards fall as they may. I am talking about lipitor for goodness sake! Never been addictive that I know about or experienced. My own parent suffered a pneumonia and was not given antibiotics until a secondary provider (cardiologist) prescribed them. Why do some

I have Arthritis in my joints and I am on Methadon...

2009-10-26T11:07:43.268-05:00

I have Arthritis in my joints and I am on Methadone and vicodin and other anti-deppressants. I have found that the methadone is working ok for my addiction problems. It has not worked for the pain issues though. A little bit, I noticed, I have been on methadone for the past 3 yrs. I am off of vicodin because I developed a tolerance for it. It helped me get where I needed to go. I have never been

I have complex regional pain syndrome for the past...

2009-10-12T18:55:47.904-05:00

I have complex regional pain syndrome for the past 10 years. I had my foot crushed and then developed horrible pain after 6 or 7 surgeries. The pain was so bad that I have an intrathecal pum in my abdomen that gives me dilaudid every hour. I don't know what I would do without it. I have no effects from it other than sleepiness. It is so much better than pills, I don't ever feel high

You know why pain doctors INSIST that their new pa...

2009-09-14T22:41:30.661-05:00

You know why pain doctors INSIST that their new patients get those horrible steroid shots - that have never done any good to any one I know in including myself? MONEY!!!!!! Those shots are expensive, a series can cost thousands -- and your insurance pays! If they just went ahead and have you the medicine _ opiates, of course -- they woudl not make much money off you.

Several pain

I personally have been on opiod maintenece for a p...

2009-09-07T12:05:39.941-05:00

I personally have been on opiod maintenece for a period 20+ years, with a 20+ year break in between. I have been a longterm methadone patient, tapering in 1983. I began suboxone in 2005. I made the mistake, after surgery, to allow myself to take Hydrocone after surgey. My "fondness" for opiates returned. Fotunately, I was aware of suboxone and how well it worked. I am stable on

I am a disabled veteran who has been treated with ...

2009-08-28T22:10:07.306-05:00

I am a disabled veteran who has been treated with everything under the sun. I think the worst drug and PT that can be pushed off on a chronic back pain patient is those terrible steroid injections and large doses of oral steroids. I had a spinal fusion in 1977 of L4,L5 and S1. They told me at the time there were no long term side effects to these steroids. Now I am 50 years old have the body and

As a woman with spinal stenosis, degenerative disc...

2009-08-24T18:08:43.508-05:00

As a woman with spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, osteoporosis and osteoarthritis of the facet joints, I was horrified when the pain clinic anesthesiologist prescribed methadone, along with the percodan and gabapentin I was already taking. However at 57 at the time I felt I was too young to give up and spend the rest of my life lying on the couch. Now at 61 my only complaint is the

This is great news. I am a patient on these meds a...

2009-08-24T15:16:26.812-05:00

This is great news. I am a patient on these meds and have been for over a year. I am able to work in my yard and have a job now. I am very greatful. I am also very glad doctors are realizing people in pain are not generally drug seekers.