whats your feeling on meds?

[MasterMan]

well with our goverment trying to fight the never ending "war on drugs" i find myself affected by it daily.. i have 3 - 4 bulging disks in my lower back along with spinal stenosis.. basicly no doctor will operate and they have all told me that i have a back of a 60-year-old.. (im 18 years old) so as it is now no doctor around here will proscibe me any narcotic painkillers, i have tryed every non-narcotic painkiller in the book nothing helps, so i now have to drive to a doctor that is 2 hours away (one way) just so i can get some pain killers, because 90% of the doctors are too scared to proscribe painkillers, because of all the misuse of them and how they have been in the media so much (mainly oxycontin). now i have been on 10MG percocet for about 4 months now, i take this every 3 hours every day.. which is comes out to about 50 - 70MG a day depending on my pain.. but your tolerance goes up as your body becomes adjusted to the meds, i have asked my doctor to up the strenth or put me on somthing time release (the only form of oxycodone (percocet) that is time release is oxycontin) but she told me that "oxycontin is a wonderful drug and it works wondfuly for people that have your problem, but it is too much of a hot street drug that i cannot give it to you" so now i am back in pain and have to take meds all the time and always bring the bottle with me or i wont beable to drive, move around or stand up.. it angers me that kids go out and snort the oxycontin and die, then the media makes a big deal out of it so then people that are in pain cannot get it whats up with that? oh and u might be asking why dont i go to somthing other then oxycodone, that will be time released, well the reason why i wanna stay on the oxycodone is because for me it dosnt mess up my vision or screw with my reflexes, it just kills the pain and dosnt "space me out" so im still able to work and drive and do normal things... anyways, i just think its funny they barly say anything about heroin abuse or cocaine related deaths, but they keep hounding oxycontin, so people that are in pain cant get it.. sometimes the goverment and media makes me so angry..

anyways how it looks now ill probily be on narcotics for a long time to come, so next week im going to a diffrent doctor to see what they say, if maby there is somthing other then oxycontin i could take.. im not trying to "get high" off this stuff or anything, but if anyone that has cronic pain knows its horrable to be in pain all the time.. i cant even work on my car anymore damn back O_o

i dont know where i was going with this, just had to release my anger... its frustrating to have to wake up at 6am to get to an 8am appointment.. damn junkies.. if u take pills to get "high" then knock it off damnit, the meds are made for a reason, but they arnt made to get high...

-tyler

[nametakennow]

Ouch man. I'm sorry all that's going on. I've never abused any drugs, so... I'm not your problem, but I'll keep the word out for sure. That's ridiculous that they won't help you. If I was a doctor I would for cases like yours... (easy to say from my perspective, but the best I can offer)

[DAEDALUS]

I understand your frustrations. I remember when my Dr. cut me off the Tylox after my leg surgery and put me on Vicodin. I swear Vicodin does no more for me than Alleve does, but that Tylox stuff is awesome. You still feel the pain, but it turns it into a sensation that isn't bad. I never abused it either. I still had some left over that I was saving in case of an emergency (snowboarding).The Dr. said something about it being a "Class 3 narcotic" and every single pill in the country is tracked from its origin to end user. I hope you find a doctor that understands. Pain sucks.

[JESTER]

Man that sucks. I have bad back problems also. Not as bad as you. But some kind of degeneration crap. Basicly my disk are rubbing togeter wear them out. It only bothers me on and off. I figure I will end up having to have some kind of surgery on it some day. But it ain't no where near that bad yet.

The chiropractor helps alot, but at 100 dollars a week, who can afford that. I did it for like three months. Helped alot, but got broke and now I dont go. That was in the summer of 2000. Now it is getting where I may have to go back. Hope not.

Anyway, sorry for my ramble. Dude, find a doc that will give you something for the pain. Pain will drive you insane, I know. Get a few different opinioins on the surgery. If that is possible, it is probally the best course other than being on the narcs. Maybe there is a doc out there that knows how to do the cutting.

Hope everything works out well for you. I know it sucks to be in pain.

[Mr1der]

if it helps with pain then it helps with pain.

I DESPISE back pain. That **** sounds like it really hurts too.

I'd prefer to not use narcotics at all, but ****, if that's all that helps then well, do what you need to.

Just don't get weak willed and become dependent on anything k:)

[[Zero-S]]

Quote »The Dr. said something about it being a "Class 3 narcotic" and every single pill in the country is tracked from its origin to end user.[/quote]Funny, cause my doctor was pretty frivolous when she gave me unending prescriptions of tylox...Then again I almost broke my neck (they were pretty sure I had a hairline fracture or two)

My take: Medicinal narcotics are wonderful things when used for their intended purpose.

[StrangeLove]

I know how you feel, I had never ending pain in my lower back for months, but it turns out I had 2 dislocated ribs in my back for a couple of years that were causing the muscles in my back to spasm and twist my spine... but a trip to the chiropractor fixed it in about 4 minutes...

I've heard so many stories about people who are addicted to oxycontin, they usually end up dying when they try to stop taking it...

Good luck too you though...

I just had an idea! Take a trip to Canada, they have a much better society than here in the US, they actually care about people. You may find a doctor up there who can help

[fiznat]

50-70 mg a day is a LOT for someone who doesnt see any forseeable end to taking those meds... I know it's not exactly the easiest route, but you should look into some behavioral treatments that reduce your pain. Taking that many meds (and youre right, the amount WILL increase over time) for a long amount of time will definetly end up causing you trouble. It sucks, but it's just not an acceptable solution to keep popping pills every 3 hours for the rest of your life, is it?

[I Need $$$]

I had a friend thats mom was prescribed to Oxycontin 80s. He would eat about 3 a day and turn into a damn vegetable. We always tried to get him off but they ruled his life. Finally his mom got busted trying to get more from another doctor. She made him go to the doctor to try to get her off the charge(even though she was selling them illegally) and he told him that he would be surprised if he lived past 25 with all of the damage that he had done to his liver. Not to long ago she threatened to call the cops on him because she couldn't find her scrips. He told her to chill out and look for them and the next day she calls him back to say she found them but not to apoligize. The only times he has been in trouble with the law is for that reason twice. She is fukced up in my opinion calling the cops on her own son. He has problems to though. Sorry that this prolly didn't help you out any I just wanted to give you a first hand story. Its fukced up how she can get the meds cause she is older and you can't even though you are in what sounds to be serious pain. Oh and a little off subject but isn't TYLOX basically a name brand percocet?

[supra brit]

I'm so sorry. I'm 19 and have a pretty bad back, not as bad as yours, but I know it will only get worse as I get older.I definitely see your point on meds...I think the reason the govn't is worried about all the prescription drugs is becuase they think they will be the ones funding it (do we even have the good of healthcare? No...) They worry that if doctors keep writin up prescrip's to oxycontin and percocet, they will be forced to set up better healthcare...obviously, they will never have to fund heroin or cocaine. It's a bunch of BS. Yeah, I will admit, i used to take painkills for fun, and so many other people did...and it's a shame that so many of them are vicodins that someone stole from there poor grandparent with arthritis. It's F-ed up. I hope eveything works out for you at least. Hang in there, in a few years, you'll be able to get the meds that will really help you. They're discriminating b/c of ur age and it's unfair.

[DAEDALUS]

Oh and a little off subject but isn't TYLOX basically a name brand percocet?

http://www.medicinenet.com/oxy...e.htm

Looks like it. Hey, if it's not all that hard to get, I feel gyped! I would have liked to have a few more, but I endured the pain cause I didn't want to use them all. LOL

Apparently monitoring prescriptions is up to the state:http://energycommerce.house.go...i.pdf

[w1ngzer0]

does mental pain count?

[MasterMan]

well i went to my doc today and got bumped up from 10MG percocet to 15MG roxicodone, which is basicly instant release oxycontin... funny how they will give me that without even thinking about it, but when i ask for oxycontin (id only have to take it twice a day) they wont give it to me for anyreason, even tho the roxicodone is probily more addictive then oxycontin, go figure.. but thank god i got it because it really helps, my pain is almost gone.. barly noticeable.. tomorrow i go back for massages and such.. also i saw tiger woods on my way to the doctor today he has a pimp lexus... chrome rims (big probily 20's) and TVs in all of the head rests, it was a brand new LS 430 (i think) lexus..

[szh]

does mental pain count?

You probably have to "imagine" taking drugs to ease that pain!

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