Comments on Pain-Topics.org News/Research UPDATES: Nearly Half of Patients Misuse Their Pain Meds

its easy to misuse, my husband handles my meds an...

2010-05-05T09:03:24.981-05:00

its easy to misuse, my husband handles my meds and that way i don't misuse it. i think treating fibromyalgia with narcotics is a bit strong and i do have it. i think the doctors do under give our meds and that should change. its easy to make comments when your not in pain like us and boy if u could walk in my steps for a day. we should always be at a level 1-2 on the scale and even with my

I went through the same humiliating and psychologi...

2010-02-25T09:37:03.276-06:00

I went through the same humiliating and psychologically bewildering rollercoaster that the majority of chronic pain patients experience. I had specialists diagnose me with everything from depression to hypochondria to "just getting older". The latter was when I was only 38 years old.

I finally found a brilliant, compassionate physiatrist (PM&R), who I've been seeing

ive found that doctors more afraid of the governme...

2010-02-16T18:53:12.393-06:00

ive found that doctors more afraid of the government and the patient becomming addicted tha n helping to relive the patients pain both my wife an I suffer chronic pain. also due to hollywood stars and sports stars abusing drugs as they can afford to go to multiple doctors the public image of some one with chronic pain including the doctors is distorted with the emphisiss on abuse not relief

I've always said that pain management is much ...

2010-02-15T10:56:25.483-06:00

I've always said that pain management is much more than just writing a prescription. There is so much more to it. I've tried the pharma-docs and felt left out in the cold while adjusting my medication to meet my needs. Now, I've opted to see a psychiatrist specializing in pain management and addiction to treat my pain. Contrary to what some might think, they did not work to wean me

This is why Doctors should give their patients a c...

2010-02-12T15:52:43.582-06:00

This is why Doctors should give their patients a certain amount of lead-way when it comes to taking their medication. Not all days are the same, nor is your pain. Some days are worse than other, thus the need for a little more medication on those days and less on days when the pain isn't as bad. So when they write a prescription that states take 1/2 to 1 tablet every 6 hours, that give the

Both comments above represent what we have termed ...

2010-02-12T14:50:09.029-06:00

Both comments above represent what we have termed “medical misuse” of opioids. In the first case, we cannot imagine a more hazardous practice than deciding on your own what is a “high enough” opioid dose and intentionally misusing (some would say "abusing") the medication. At the least, this is a recipe for potentially fatal opioid overdose.

In the second comment, we can

I am one of the underusers. It's not that I...

2010-02-12T14:37:15.653-06:00

I am one of the underusers. It's not that I'm hoarding the medication or that I'm afraid of running out before the prescription can be refilled - only once a month here. The reason I underuse the medication is that I don't like the way it makes me feel. I feel groggy, "high", messed up, and can't think straight. I also feel very fatigued, which is not good as I take

I misuse mine because I'm not prescibed a high...

2010-02-12T13:49:29.842-06:00

I misuse mine because I'm not prescibed a high enough opiod to squelch tthe pain. I'm now being considered for relese from the practice instead of trying a different med. I was on a higher med when refferd to this doc but he changed it. I was doing well prioe and not over-using.
The increase in pain or lack of control of my pain which is constant, just increases my depression. It&