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re: Do doctors not prescribe pain pills anymore?
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:25 pm to Commandeaux
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:25 pm to Commandeaux
Dropping in to say the FDA and ACA suck.
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Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:25 pm to Commandeaux
So your plan is to treat a pinched nerve in your neck with pain pills?
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:25 pm to CP3
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What did they do that made regular docs not able to prescribe it?
Mine wrote me a script just last week.
They can write it but most won't for long due to their addictive nature. Not if but when you get hooked.
Lots of guidelines that most docs don't won't to navigate. Too much risk with zero upside to have patients on long terms opioid treatment.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:27 pm to Commandeaux
narcotics just aren't needed for everything. reducing the inflammation that is causing the pinched nerve is the best way to resolve the issue. even if it wasn't successful, the steroid shot may have been the best initial option to solve the problem.
nerve and back pain is very easy to fake and can be very hard to confirm. even some structural orthopedic problems like torn labrums and stress fractures don't show up in x-rays or on an mri, so orthopedics are often very cautious these days. there's now a national prescription database that doctors can log into to see a patient's prescription history, so they're more aware now of how many of their past and current patient population are/were drug seekers.
nerve and back pain is very easy to fake and can be very hard to confirm. even some structural orthopedic problems like torn labrums and stress fractures don't show up in x-rays or on an mri, so orthopedics are often very cautious these days. there's now a national prescription database that doctors can log into to see a patient's prescription history, so they're more aware now of how many of their past and current patient population are/were drug seekers.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:29 pm to supadave3
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don't think that is true. My dentist perscribed me a few Lortab about a year ago. I'd be surprised if a general dentist had more 'perscription rights' than a GP (although I honestly don't know).
They can write but not for long and many don't want to at all. It just depends on the doc. Most will cut you off after 90days.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:29 pm to Commandeaux
Because maybe you should try to figure out how to fix the underlying issue and not just take drugs?
Let me guess: You sit at a desk 9 hours a day, you sit in your car 1 hour a day, you sit in front of your TV 2 hours a day.
Let me guess: You sit at a desk 9 hours a day, you sit in your car 1 hour a day, you sit in front of your TV 2 hours a day.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:30 pm to Commandeaux
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diagnoses me with a pinched nerve in my neck
Opiates arent going to do anything for you
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:30 pm to DontCare
I had a pinched nerve in my shoulder about a year ago and it required arthroscopic surgery to fix. Easiest surgery I've ever been through and hasn't bothered me since. I would look into getting an MRI and talking to someone other than mens health doctors
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:30 pm to Ed Osteen
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So your plan is to treat a pinched nerve in your neck with pain pills?
Ya. Im not sure he understands how opiates work.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:31 pm to supadave3
Just depends on if your insurance requires a referral
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:31 pm to Darth_Vader
I had a doctor ask me if i wanted lortab for a sprained ankle.
Only went to the doctor to make sure i didn't break anything.
When he asked me that i looked at him and said in a dickhead way "you give these pills out for little things like a sprained ankle?"
He didn't like that very much. Told me to leave and not come back. I told him to quit giving a healthy 24 year old drugs for stupid reasons.
Only went to the doctor to make sure i didn't break anything.
When he asked me that i looked at him and said in a dickhead way "you give these pills out for little things like a sprained ankle?"
He didn't like that very much. Told me to leave and not come back. I told him to quit giving a healthy 24 year old drugs for stupid reasons.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:32 pm to TreyAnastasio
You want gabapentin or lyrica.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:33 pm to TeddyPadillac
Doctors are just shills for the drug companies. It's a joke.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:33 pm to Ed Osteen
This exact thing happened to my mom with her neck/shoulder
She got hydrocodone for a little while, after the script was up it still hurt
She went to therapy for a while, it stopped hurting
The pills aren't going to help you in the long run, although they are admittedly pretty fun to eat
She got hydrocodone for a little while, after the script was up it still hurt
She went to therapy for a while, it stopped hurting
The pills aren't going to help you in the long run, although they are admittedly pretty fun to eat
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:33 pm to TreyAnastasio
nvm misread post, carry on
This post was edited on 9/24/14 at 4:34 pm
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:35 pm to Darth_Vader
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She just told us that due to OBamacare regs the doctor that he'd been going to for years now could not prescribe his pain meds and instead he now has to go to a pain management clinic.
either you're full of shite or she is. doctors do not prescribe medications according to health insurance company guidelines, unless they're being considerate of the patient's financial limitations. if a doctor prescribes a medication to you and your insurance company doesn't cover it, you pay out of pocket.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:36 pm to Darth_Vader
You have to be referred and there's usually a waiting list for a good PMD.
My Doctor referred me and it was 3 months before they called me.I showed up with all the meds I take and 3 MRI's.
The days of going to a Doctor with a hurt back,neck,etc.,and them writing you pain meds are long gone.
Also,Norco,Hydrocodone,has been moved to a Schedule 2 med.So,there's that.
My Doctor referred me and it was 3 months before they called me.I showed up with all the meds I take and 3 MRI's.
The days of going to a Doctor with a hurt back,neck,etc.,and them writing you pain meds are long gone.
Also,Norco,Hydrocodone,has been moved to a Schedule 2 med.So,there's that.
This post was edited on 9/24/14 at 5:57 pm
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:37 pm to Commandeaux
Chiropractic time
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:38 pm to Robin Masters
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They can write it but most won't for long due to their addictive nature. Not if but when you get hooked.
Lots of guidelines that most docs don't won't to navigate. Too much risk with zero upside to have patients on long terms opioid treatment.
This may be what's going on with my step FIL. He's getting up in his 70's and and pretty much at this point they're just trying to keep him comfortable in his final days.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:40 pm to Robin Masters
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Too much risk with zero upside to have patients on long terms opioid treatment.
no shite. one of the side effects is death.
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