What Went Wrong?
By popciclecold
@popciclecold (35084)
United States
September 18, 2018 8:52pm CST
Since I am old school, maybe you all can help me to understand something. Twenty years ago, if you were in pain and went to the doctor he gave you something that would knock pain out. I was given medicine that no matter where you hurt it took care of it. I might sound a little crazy here, but they were the best pain relieving pills ever. When I was having back pain, he said he couldn't prescribe them anymore. unless I go to a pain clinic, so now what works I can't have. I just can't figure out what happened. I know we hear a lot about opioid crisis, but it sure makes it hard for you when you can't get what will really help. I mean ain't no junkie, but it's hard to get what works.
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7 responses
@AmbiePam (85476)
• United States
19 Sep 18
You are right, it is the opiod crisis. I go to a pain management clinic because my main doctor got tired of all the paperwork you have to fill out when you prescribe narcotics. Now, almost every primary physician sends you to pain management where all they do is prescribe pain pills. It's nuts. Doctors are getting in trouble when patients overdose on pain meds so I guess I can't blame them, but it sure is annoying.
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@popciclecold (35084)
• United States
19 Sep 18
This is so sad, but I guess they have to do what they have to, and so many suffer because of it.
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@marguicha (215403)
• Chile
19 Sep 18
It seems that you have a problem with the prescription of meds in the US
I hope your pain goes away.
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@popciclecold (35084)
• United States
19 Sep 18
It's a really big problem, people can't get the medication they know that will work, you have to go through a lot of changes, and you still don't get it.
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@marguicha (215403)
• Chile
19 Sep 18
@popciclecold It is a shame. It happened here with cough meds some years ago. After junkies discovered that they could get high with them, all cough meds needed to be prescribed by a doctor. We ended up using honey and lemon. Not enough for a big cough
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
19 Sep 18
Sounds ridiculous that you can't get what works but they will give you what doesn't work.
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@popciclecold (35084)
• United States
19 Sep 18
At that time we knew nothing of opioid users, in fact it was unheard of. Back then you be in pain, go to the doctor got pain medicine, pain stopped end of story. Maybe, all i know is what I got then can't get now.
@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
20 Sep 18
@popciclecold, that's true. so how do you cope with the pain?
@FourWalls (62120)
• United States
20 Sep 18
The funny thing, in a sad way, is that "pain clinics" are being shut down left and right for over-prescribing opioids. So what's someone supposed to do?
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@popciclecold (35084)
• United States
20 Sep 18
Thats the sad thing, it's just a no win situation.
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@popciclecold (35084)
• United States
19 Sep 18
I am going to start looking at herbs.
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@Friendlypink (3805)
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19 Sep 18
maybe you need a supplement like collagen goiod for bones and tendons and joints too also for the skin.
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@popciclecold (35084)
• United States
19 Sep 18
Could be, I will have to loom that up, and read about it.
