Fibromyalgia Support Group

yea...idk...Pain Meds never did anything for me, and they sound like they don't really help you either..I have no idea what robaxin is..I will hafta look that one up..kk...it is a Muscle Relaxant...very cool...used while doing other therapies...idk that I have ever taken a muscle relaxor..have tried various meds thru my life...if within a few week it isn't doing anything it gets dumped in the kitty litter..if it is not helping you...why continue it ?

idk what ta tell ya...you call her and tell her what happened, that is a gaurenteed Red Flag...ya think she is going to believe you ? NOT saying it Didn't happen just that way...but I am sure they get Lots of Stories...so then they are Naturally Suspicious !! know what I mean ?

Don,t call u are just going to have to tuff it out...They will think u sold them or gave them to someone are worst u took them....don,t mean to come across mean but i go to a pain clinic and they hear all kinds of crazy stories cause theres so much abuse of pain meds out there.I hope u can find someting to help with the pain caue i know how BAD it can get....I have to take PAIN meds now after 4 lower back surgs.

If the Vicodin is brand new, you probably are not dependent. They tell you to be honest, and when you are they start screaming at you. If at all possible, try to go without it, until you are due for the next month. 3 a day is not very much, and I bet you can withdraw yourself. I was able to, even with a lot of Norco which is double strength, but once you get into oxycodone, it is much harder to withdraw. But most providers, as they do not suffer pain, or accidents ever, you know, yell, and do not understand. They should be able to tell someone scamming, but a lot cannot. That is all I can think of is try to wait the next few weeks out. If you cant, then go tell her what happened. She might give you a few... raindrop

oops sorry, I just saw that you are on 10mg which is Norco, the equivalent of 2 Vicoden, with less tylenol. So when you cut in half you have been getting the equiv of one vicodin, without all the tylenol. So you might have withdrawal. One thing you could do, is say you have anxiety , and it sounds like you do. I find that ativan or valium, really helps the pain pills last longer, because with fibro there is so much muscle spasm,and the anxiety causes this. Also, if they give you some ativan, you will be able to withdraw from the hydrocodone much more easily. raindrop

Oh Jeez, I don't have any experience with this, but wanted to offer you a hug. So open your arms wide...HUG

WOW! I am so sorry your pain clinic is treating you this way. Eek. The one I am with is not NEARLY as strict though I do have to be careful. If I were you, I would defintely tell them asap. Honesty is always the best. It stinks because there is definetely a possibility of it backfiring but what if they DO call you in for a pill check and you tell them ' well, it happened last week or whatever' I dont know. It stinks that we have to feel like criminals when all we want is pain relief.

I have been honest with my pain clinic even when I was nervous to do it and it worked. I think they can tell ( if they are seasoned) who is making up stuff and who isnt.

I sure hope it works for you but my two cents is to tell them.

HUGS
JBEAN

One more thing, you say they do pill counts. Well, ask them to do a drug screen instead. That will prove you dont have any in your system, and you are in pain, you re not just selling them.. You need them, and would be using them if you had them. My provider now NEVER GIVES EXTRA, and my qual of life is way down, but my other provider, once I poured a glass of water into my entire meds as my contacts were out, and it was true, and she refilled them. I grabbed the bottle thinking it was a water glass, and before I could stop, it was filled with a goopy mess..raindrop

I didn't mean to make the DR at the pain clinic sound mean.I explained to her about our money stuation the 1st time I saw her.That was when she told me that she was the one who randomly chose who was called in and how she chose them.I told her that if I had to come in for counts alot that I would have to just not take the priscription because I can't afford the tips all the time.I also told her about my concerns about getting addicted to drugs.She told me that I shouldn't worry about getting addicted because of all my problems[fibro,buldging discs and a birth defect that makes my spinal canal so narrow that it puts pressure on my spinal cord]I would probably be on pain meds for the rest of my life and that as long as I don't fail a drug testor come up short on a pill count they would make sure that I had them.She also told me that she wanted to try me on some more meds to try and get everything under control but that her policy was to not start more than 2 new meds at a time in case of allergies.So far I like her and the way she does things.I understand that they have to have certain rules because of people that just want to get drugs and don't really need them except to get high off them.Those are the ones who are to blame for DRs having to put all these rules in place and the ones who make it so hard on the ones of us who truely need them.

I have a good pain specialist and have a drug contract with them. So far I've never had any problems if your honest and up front you shouldn't have a problem. I think doctors understand that things happen you shouldn't be afraid of your doctors. The ones that make a habit of calling with all kinds of stories are the ones they tend to keep an eye on.

Take the hydrocodone with food that helps me. also if the robaxin is not working let the the doctor know. I've had problems with them making me even more exhausted and I tried four different ones and I'm now taking Slelaxin as needed it is a newer drug so more expensive but it works for me without adding to the exhausted and foggy feeling. My doctor gave me some samples to try first so I wouldn't have to pay for a prescription in case they didn't work.

Hope things get better for you.
Hugs

Opana is what I've been taking for a while - time release hydromorphone. No ups and downs, but level pain relief. Don't know if it helps RA, OA DDD,or FMS, just that pain levels are better.
BUT - now my teeth are rotting! 14 cavities in 6 months, some deep. My front teeth are like chalk and chipping little bits at a time. What next???? Planning to ask about Low Dose Naltrexone when I See pain doc next week.
We've had a contract for ages, but he quit counting a long time ago. I'm very careful to follow RX, and he knows it.
V.