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XenaAmazon

(37 posts)
13. Lyrica made me
Sun Oct 18, 2015, 09:04 AM
Oct 2015

So stoned I sat and drooled. Lyrica is for NERVE pain. If your pain is from bone or muscle - it won't work.

Tramadol did absolutely nothing for me.

There are tons and tons of meds out there. Don't give up. If you can take NSAID's, try them. I think they can be very effective in treating back pain. Have you ever tried Voltaren gel?

There is a chronic pain population who suffer as a result of over regulation of narcotics. FarPoint Oct 2015 #1
If drug abuse wasn't considered to be a crime Mariana Oct 2015 #2
The drug abuse population do comit crimes to feed their addiction and much more. FarPoint Oct 2015 #3
And alcoholics would commit crimes too if their alcohol were restricted like opiates fasttense Oct 2015 #8
Yup. Prohibition gave rise to organized crime. KamaAina Oct 2015 #72
Aw jeez - that really sucks. It is unconscionable in this day and age that this is allowed to go on. jonno99 Oct 2015 #76
The crime is almost entirely caused by prohibition. Warren Stupidity Oct 2015 #10
Fixed that fer ya. The crime is entirely caused by prohibition. Enthusiast Oct 2015 #16
Nah there probably exists one addict who Warren Stupidity Oct 2015 #21
Wait. You didn't fix it. Recursion Oct 2015 #50
Yeah, but basically what that guy is trying to do upthread is float a bunch of apologia for the drug Warren DeMontague Oct 2015 #61
The component you're missing here is how did all these peolpe become opiate addicts... ion_theory Oct 2015 #11
The problem with that is... bobGandolf Oct 2015 #87
Except...there is a better approach XenaAmazon Oct 2015 #12
The other problem is lawmakers who fuck around making medical regulations elehhhhna Oct 2015 #92
You think alcoholics don't commit a lot of crimes? Mariana Oct 2015 #25
The issue of discussion is not about alcoholism.... FarPoint Oct 2015 #26
The fact that some people become addicted to a particular drug Mariana Oct 2015 #31
If the attitude about other drugs were the same as for alcohol chronic pain sufferers would benefit Fumesucker Oct 2015 #34
It's not that so many people can't see it. Mariana Oct 2015 #80
No, because you decided to make the thread about "the drug abuse population". Alcohol is a drug. Warren DeMontague Oct 2015 #56
Amazing how many people like to pretend Mariana Oct 2015 #69
it fucks up the narrative. Warren DeMontague Oct 2015 #74
It's about chronic pain individuals not able to.... FarPoint Oct 2015 #75
Right, and you choose to blame "the drug abuse population" for the drug war. Warren DeMontague Oct 2015 #86
So you'd let people in pain suffer because you're mad someone may get an unauthorized buzz? Warren DeMontague Oct 2015 #51
They should be sentenced to treatment center. bobGandolf Oct 2015 #68
I've given up. I was told that hydracodone which is effective at relieving my back pain, would CTyankee Oct 2015 #6
Lyrica made me XenaAmazon Oct 2015 #13
what is it? Why hasn't my rheumatologist tried it? CTyankee Oct 2015 #15
voltaren is great, definitely ask about it Kali Oct 2015 #82
I take Lyrica and Tramodol, but also a stone extended release opiate as I am allergic to Dustlawyer Oct 2015 #24
NSAIDs have demolished my stomach. hunter Oct 2015 #33
I am violently allergic to opiates so I was given Tramadol after my smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #44
it is better for more chronic joint or muscle pain Kali Oct 2015 #83
There is not much evidence that opiates used Warren Stupidity Oct 2015 #17
It's my limited understand... FarPoint Oct 2015 #28
yup, and for some uses, for example post surgery, Warren Stupidity Oct 2015 #35
Insightful! FarPoint Oct 2015 #36
well, after surgery I was told unequivically that I was automatically addicted just by using CTyankee Oct 2015 #37
No one ever suggested I would become addicted by using hydrocodone for pain. Ms. Toad Oct 2015 #45
And the fact of the matter is, our prohibitionary regime doesnt stop addicts AND it Warren DeMontague Oct 2015 #60
Your fact about opiates for pain relief, seems to never get noticed.... bobGandolf Nov 2015 #100
I think it may be a PR move. bobGandolf Oct 2015 #67
Yes, they suffer like richard paey, the wheelchair bound man sentenced to 25 years in prison Warren DeMontague Oct 2015 #52
What a crazy story Generic Other Oct 2015 #64
He went through the wringer but was eventually, rightly, pardoned by Charlie Crist. Warren DeMontague Oct 2015 #66
OH YES, I agree n/t bobGandolf Nov 2015 #103
I have some friends, a PA and a practical nurse, who both say that is why the heroin problem MiniMe Oct 2015 #4
Prohibition was a disaster XenaAmazon Oct 2015 #18
the other side of the coin shanti Oct 2015 #91
Not sure why, but a good number of highly educated... bobGandolf Nov 2015 #104
Between a rock and a hard place... XenaAmazon Oct 2015 #5
WTF - legislation limiting daily opiate levels for patients in need? I want to fucking scream randys1 Oct 2015 #77
I'm one of those madokie Oct 2015 #7
I Feel so Lucky to live in Colorado! blondie58 Oct 2015 #9
It should be legal everywhere... XenaAmazon Oct 2015 #23
That is true, XenaAmazon. But it is much safer than alcohol. It Should be legal- its just a plant. blondie58 Oct 2015 #30
I havent tried topical cannabis for localized pain, but I have heard it can help too. Warren DeMontague Oct 2015 #62
Both of your links are from Florida. Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2015 #14
That's surely part of it XenaAmazon Oct 2015 #22
My wife dismisses patients all the times that sell their Rx's....it does happen...OFTEN ileus Oct 2015 #19
After very aggressive surgery, I was forced to go to four different pharmacies Glimmer of Hope Oct 2015 #20
Just shut up and suffer in silence! Helen Borg Oct 2015 #27
I have a good friend with chronic pain.. mountain grammy Oct 2015 #29
I don't know how FlaGranny Oct 2015 #32
With all due respect, I have had chronic muscle pain for more than 3 decades, Ms. Toad Oct 2015 #47
Sorry you took it FlaGranny Oct 2015 #65
Meanwhile, the asshole doctors continue to prescribe fluoroquinolone antibiotics... roamer65 Oct 2015 #38
Meanwhile, easier to buy a gun than the Pseudoephedrine I need for allergies JCMach1 Oct 2015 #39
Can you even buy it at all anymore? randys1 Oct 2015 #78
I have given up on expecting and pain relief Puzzledtraveller Oct 2015 #40
Ahh, so rightwing, childish people telling doctors how to doctor. I feel for you, those randys1 Oct 2015 #79
This message was self-deleted by its author olddots Oct 2015 #41
Not just chronic pain, but acute pain as well. Crunchy Frog Oct 2015 #42
+1 glinda Oct 2015 #43
Related Side Note, Frog ProfessorGAC Oct 2015 #63
I take two different prescriptions that have to be hand written monthly demtenjeep Oct 2015 #46
In Ohio (and I thought it was federal in origin), we have to have a face to face visit Ms. Toad Oct 2015 #48
How does the rest of the world get by on the 5% of the world's supply of hydrocodone we leave them? Recursion Oct 2015 #49
Lets flip that question around. You're a smart guy, I'm sure you know what the active painkilling Warren DeMontague Oct 2015 #53
But all the opiates and opioids are much less widely prescribed outside of the US Recursion Oct 2015 #54
Aren't some opioid drugs available OTC in other countries? Warren DeMontague Oct 2015 #55
I'm not aware of any Recursion Oct 2015 #57
Okay, then, I don't know. Warren DeMontague Oct 2015 #58
Well, like I said our health care delivery system is sub-par enough that that might just be it Recursion Oct 2015 #59
I think in this country, in many cases where the person has no insurance, Crunchy Frog Oct 2015 #71
In most countries, Tylenol #3 (1/4 grain codeine) is OTC REP Oct 2015 #73
Hearing from so many fellow chronic painers who have difficulties has helped me. bobGandolf Oct 2015 #70
There are MANY MANY of us Paula Sims Oct 2015 #85
Thanks....it was... bobGandolf Oct 2015 #94
So far so good for me Warpy Oct 2015 #81
Sudden withdrawal from opiates is not life threatening. Mariana Oct 2015 #88
It can be in medically unstable people and those are often the ones taking them Warpy Oct 2015 #89
I never said I thought that opiates were the only drugs Mariana Oct 2015 #90
Withdrawal from opiates will not jen63 Oct 2015 #93
My 91-year-old mother is a victim of this insanity. WinkyDink Oct 2015 #84
That is the perfect, 91 years old and they still want to control what kind. bobGandolf Oct 2015 #95
{{{bobGandolf}}} My Mom just passed away last Sunday. In pain as the EMT's took her to the ER. F the WinkyDink Oct 2015 #96
when my mother was slowly slipping away at age 94 and in the hospital I asked them to CTyankee Oct 2015 #97
... ScreamingMeemie Oct 2015 #98
Thank god my mother's hospital didn't do that. I would have started screaming CTyankee Oct 2015 #99
I most certainly agree with ... bobGandolf Nov 2015 #102
The dirty bastards are paying so many of the cartel members as informants Warpy Nov 2015 #101
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