I resent it very much.
People that abuse, have caused a great big problem for those of us that need the meds on a full time basis. I don't want to get hooked, but if I do, so what, I need the meds. I am not taking them to get high. So what do we do now? Do we have to suffer because of those that are hooked, but don't need the meds? I could go on and on and on about this.
Thanks for the post sweetie. Love and hugs
Kathy

No you are not the only one. It doesn't seem right . marilyn

You're not the only one by far, hon! I've only gotten my pain meds by monthly script, but then I don't know what meds you're on. (I'm on the Fent. patch & Roxicontin)

Check out some of the links I've put up recently in my posts...you'll get a real education as to the how's & why's of why we get treated like we do.

Wow, In michigan this is the way it has been so I didn't know that you could get them more than by month to month.
Tam

its awful that people have to suffer because people abuse drugs . i live in real little town two weeks ago 22 year old od and sat his 18 yearold did the same. i know the grandparents all my life.

I didnt know you could get scripts for a 6 month period.

Where I live its always been 1 month at a time, esp. if it is a narcotic.

5 years ago when we had a different insurance, if we took a med on a regular basis, daily all year long we had to get them thru mail order at 3 months at a time, other than narcotics.

I also have to go to my rheumo's office twice a month and pic up my 2 narcotic scripts and take them to the pharmacy, they can't call them in, it's against the law.
I can see that over time we are the ones that are truly going to end up getting the short end of the stick, and in turn getting screwed. We can only hope that over time fibro will become more known and there will be more options out there for us. The most important thing to me is to make all of these medical professionals more aware to help those of us that need the help professionally.

Like so many of you, I also didn't know that you could get a 6 month script. I'm in Chicago and have to see my doc every month and hand carry the script for narcotics in to the pharmacy.

One thing I'm happy about is that I've never had a pharmacist question me or make me feel awkward in any way. Because of the stigma out there, I wouldn't be surprised if it might happen.

WE CAN THANK THE REAL DRUG SEEKERS FOR THE PREDICAMENT WE ARE IN. THEY HAVE MADE IT TO WHERE WE SUFFER FOR THEIR ADDICTIONS. NO WAY AROUND IT. I'VE NEVER BEEN DRUG TESTED AND PLS DON'T TAKE THIS THE WRONG WAY IF IT HAS HAPPENED TO YOU. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD ON THIS SITE, HOW SOMEONE CAN COME UP NEGATIVE ON A DRUG TEST. I BELIEVE THE PEOPLE HERE BUT IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME. DOES ANYONE HAVE AT LEAST A LITTLE THOUGHT ON HOW THAT CAN HAPPPEN?...LOVE...HELEN

Thanks druggies for ruining it for the rest of us. My narcotics has always been monthly, so I am used to it, but it does suck - I feel yuck enough without having to reaffirm my drug taking with my doc each month - even though he is very good about it.

Isn't that always the way it works? The ones in need get punished by the abusive acts of a few. It doesn't seem right, somehow.

I believe that it's only a matter of time before this sort of profiling and policing of us sufferers happens here but for now I guess I'm pretty fortunate to live where I do. I've been taking narcotic pain killers for 20 years and some of them are quite powerful. I see my pain doctor once evey six months and he provides meds on a six month basis. The thing that I find a little uncomfortable is going to pick them up every month. Even though I know that I don't get high, or over medicate myself, I always get embarassed as my pharmacist opens each med and shows me (to confirm) what it is. I feel so doped up when I'm picking up 6 different meds to deal with pain. It's humiliating enough without govenment intervention. I feel for you guys in the US. I'm sure Canada will follow suit eventually. Oh, yes, I would resent that very much.

For those of us on SSI managed care is just around the corner. They have it as an option this year for Medicare Part D. Whatever isn't considered customary will be questioned. I am so sick of getting prior authorizations because I need 2 Lipitor a day and 2 Prevacid a day!

It isn't all the addicts fault. It is the doctors that create and cater to them also. A doctor should question why someone needs a lethal dose of narcotics each day. Why are they not held accountable?

A doctor in good conscience would not prescribe someone a lethal dose of narcotics but I have seen it done. Over medicating is very common.

I have not taken pain meds for a long time but have been thinking about it recently. Having too many problems now the weather has changed. Times certainly have changed. Used to work for a boat manufacturer. They had to sign DEA papers yearly that some of the lamination chemicals were not being used to manufacture drugs. What I don't understand is why a doctor will prescribe the meds to help me live comfortably but when the DEA and insurance companies start to squeak, he backs off. Have been dropped as a patient twice by pain med docs.

And yes, profiling has already begun. My boyfriend has four tests to pass in order to set his monthly insurance premium. He must test zero for tobacco, take cholesterol and blood pressure as well as body fat index. He is nearly sixty, do you think he will pass? I have been with him for seven years and have known him to use his health insurance TWICE!

tinnylizzi,
thats the way its been here in nc for a number of years already. but only for narcotics
love trish