Originally posted by just1tym:
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Originally posted by rburg:
I think....any fear of becoming addicted to prescription opiods is just a baseless fear. The Feds have so intervened in the prescription drug business they just won't allow it. Even when you get surgery, they suggest you take Advil. Lot of good that's going to do.
It leads me to think you'd be better off finding a local pusher or drug dealer. A while back I needed a tooth pulled. The damned dentist wouldn't even prescribe a couple of hours worth of good old codiene. I finally felt so bad I took a good swig of cough medicine. Slept through the night. The damned government should get the hell out of all health care and leave us alone.
I totally agree with this. It took many doctors and one of the leading neuro- opthamologist Dr Norman Schatz at the Bask and Palmer Eye Center here in Miami to diagnosis my condition and finally after several visits, scans, and tests he just finally relegated me to a pain management clinic at Baptist Hospital. Though ultimately my decision if I so chose. I was looking for some root cause and hopefully some kind of surgery or diagnosis that would steer me to some conclusion that would fix or cure it with proper treatment.
Sadly, in my case it was a neurologic problem stemming from the brain surgery and subsequent stroking. The eye was diagnosed as perfectly healthy by many doctors and finally Dr Schatz. He told me that the problem is short circuiting in my brains signals and that he recommended the only thing remaining that would help manage the extreme pain associated with the eye.
After two years of pain management many different opioids/doses and awful side effects I decided that the use and/or management of the pain with the opioids was worse than in effect of the pain itself and to just live with it as awful as it was and is today.
Additionally, the pharmacies were part of the difficulties adding to it. The last straw was that after turning in the prescription they called me and said it would take up to 5 days to refill. That meant having to go through withdrawals.
I get it, especially in Florida where the opioid problems were getting out of control. I was in my mid 50's and had a very decent job that I was under constant drug screening because of Nuclear Plant access. God knows I wasn't looking for a "high" and my company allowed my use of legal opioids but was treated by pharmacies with suspicion (it was part of their policies) to screen and look out for abuse, I just didn't like being under that magnifying glass. I just was looking for help, and didn't care if it came in the form of more surgery or some form of correction. I hated the opioids but living with that tremendous amounts of pain and being told by leading specialists over several years, I was kinda stretched physically, mentally, and emotionally. Along with the prescribed opioids my company's Employee Assistance Program set up visits with EAP selected therapists that helped me along the way, as all round, but the experience was taking it's toll.
So I understand anybody's hesitations in the use of prescription opioids Beancooker, and your experience with them. I'm with you 100%. But also understand the other side of those who are at that point of desperation to find pain relief, it's a difficult place to be and choices are few. I'll not be the one to judge or condone the use for those who make that choice either.
