Chronic Pain - People Who Are Living With Chronic Pain

makeupgal

posted 05/11/2008, comments (5)

Amazed at the Dropping of pain patients!!

Dear Dr., When I read your article, I was struck by the horrid way in which you describe some of the ways that the "Pain Doctors" chose to take final care of their patients. Give them a 30 day supply and a goodbye? Treat them like common criminals, and we all know why it is like this; those common criminals really did mess... Read more Chevron

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kathy p

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posted 05/10/2008, comments (4)

lyrica side effects

Last night was my third night of taking Lyrica. Every morning I wake up in a fog. I have a slight headache, blurry vision. Today this has lasted until 11:00 pm. I am a 911 dispatcher and have to be alert. I called my Dr. and she said to continue taking it for a month. This drug has left me extremly fatigued and I can't concentrate. Is this normal... Read more Chevron

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Diane

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posted 05/09/2008, comment (1)

No more good days....

Hi to everyone, this is my first sharepost, so please bare with me. I have read some of the posts and i have to say, that for sometime now I honestly did not think anyone really understode what my daily life was like. I DO NOT HAVE GOOD DAYS ANYMORE. and in a weird way, it's kinda comforting that there are other people that feel... Read more Chevron

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Coach Judy

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posted 05/09/2008, comments (2)

Living with chronic pain

I was fired by my doctor when I lost my RX for Ultram. The office refused to acknowledge the bottle which was my RX until it ran out. I was ushered into office mangagers office and told to sign the letter they had wrote. I was not permitted to even speak with the doctor to clairfy what happened. I had problems with the office in the... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/09/2008, comments (3)

Oxycontin! with containing pain of fibromyalgia.

I am responding to the the article on this product. I have found it to be the only one that gives me any relief, however; as with any of them, you build up a tolerance to it, and it doesn't do the job anymore. What I have found I'll stay off of it for a month, than it will work for a while again. M.S. Contin, Methodone, and I... Read more Chevron

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