I wish you could sue for something like that! Maybe you can!

i checked on sewing her but no lawyer will take a mal-practice suit unless a dr damn near killed you..... Drs have the power to change lives and in my case it was a negitive change.. and onceagain not all dr are like that... i just got a bad one//

I agree with gg...that makes me mad, too.
First, the woman gets you hooked on the damned things by assuring you they aren't addictive...then she refuses to help you get off? That's awful. Some 'doctor', huh. I wonder if you would have standing for a lawsuit? I never really considered that before....I mean, ppl sue the tobacco companies all the time....I don't see what the difference of suing a doctor for getting you hooked on a painkiller would be. Well, I guess you got yourself 'hooked' but you know what I mean. If the pills were never prescribed to you in the first place, then you would have never GOT hooked. SIGH. Its like a double-edged sword, huh.
Well, one thing for SURE...if I were you, I'd definitely find a new doctor, someone who is actually compassionate and cares.

take care
jenny

I have had some bad doc experiences and I always wondered about that. You should be able to sue someone for messing up your life! I have never sued anyone and I don't believe you should go around suing people, but some doctors need to be made an example of! They play God with peoples lives and pay no consequences. It's awful!

i have to admit what you said scared me, i actually was on hold for an appointment and then hung up, thinking the same thing would happen to me. i am sorry you went through that experience
                                           Linda

  people put so much trust in doctors its unreal we have to be our own doc to some degree we know when something is wrong I'm not telling mine she'd probably just say take a tylonal extra strenght or something stupid like that.  I'm sorry that happened that sucks my doc put me on patch and went right o it I knew it was no good just becAUSE O THE WAY i ELT THEY DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING. WE ARE THE EXPERTS OUR BODIES CHEERS d

i was diagnosed with Endometriosis at 19yrs old, i'm 32 yrs old now and have had 8 surgeries for it including a hysterectomy. throught out the yrs i have had some really mean doctors, the funny thing is they always "pushed" tramadol and ultram on me, saying it was non-narcotic and non-addictive. and i didnt "need" darvocets it was too strong. mind you, this was WAY before i ever had any addition problems (at that time 30 pills would last me 2-3 months or longer) just shows how some dr's DO NOT know what they are talking about and are very callous and uncaring.

Today i have a WONDERFUL primary care dr., that i have been completely honest with about abusing my meds and to my surprise he understands and WANTS TO HELP ME.... i will say however, i made sure when i talked to him about my problem with pain pills i was extremely careful how i worded it to him. i NEVER said "addict" or "addicted" i  was honest about it and put it as "i take more than rx, run out early and believe i have a problem with them and want to work twords getting off of them."

i think 2 factors come into play when ppl open up to their dr's:

1. the way we come accross

oops i accidentally posted, lol

anyways...

1. how we word "our addiction" and describe it to the dr. makes a big difference, dr's definitely "run scared" at any mention of the the word "addict"

2. the doctor himself, if you've been seeing your dr. for awhile, you more than likely know what kind of bedside manner he has and how he will probably react if you talk to him. i can think of a few dr's over the yrs. that i would NEVER dream of telling, cause i know from my regular OV's the level of understanding and caring.

i think anyone who's honest with their dr. deserves a "pat on the back" even if it doesnt turn out good. it takes ALOT of courage to open up to anyone about abusing pain meds, especailly your dr.

luv ya,
tink  :)