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never happened before
Nov 28, 2009 10:37PM in the Pain Management Community
You have to be 'VERY' careful about carrying your meds when out. In many States it's illegal to carry your prescription medication in any other container than the one the medication was dispensed in by your pharmacy. Crazy yes I know, then you run the risk of either losing or having your meds stolen while you are out somewhere. I know this is a fact ...
Kadian
Nov 23, 2009 10:18PM in the Pain Management Community
Brian, I would 'HIGHLY' recommend the Fentanyl patch to treat severe pain. No pun intended either because HIGHLY is capatalized!!! It does not give you a buzz as some 'big dog' pain meds do, and also no pills to keep taking aside from whatever you may or may not need for B/T pain. A patch is prescribed every 72 hours although some do in fact change i...
Sleep medication question.
Nov 22, 2009 09:42PM in the Sleep Disorders Community
Hi everybody this is the first time I've posted in this forum and I regularly post in the pain management forum. I'm hoping somebody may be able to help me consider a new med for sleep aid. I am a chronic pain patient currently on Fentanyl patch 100mcg every 72 hours, Endocet 10/325mg for B/T pain and my current sleep med is Amitryptilene 75mg. It worked g...
Chronic Pain
Nov 22, 2009 09:10PM in the Pain Management Community
I learned quite a bit about Labor & Industries and Social Security when I attended a PMP program for the whole month of March of this year. L&I as a rule 'DOES NOT' consider pain as a reason for disablity, Social Security 'DOES' That alone does not mean that if you have pain you will get approved, but Social Security also consider depression wh...
Dr's appt from HELL???
Nov 22, 2009 08:56PM in the Pain Management Community
Thanks for the reply, it is greatly appreciated.I see we are both from Wa State!! Windy and Wet enough for ya this last week???? I had never really thought about my Dr wondering if I'm pushing myself too much? It's another perpsective for me to consider that's for sure. Could you please clarify how I could hurt someone else by taking Fentanyl? I'm not being...
Social Security.
Nov 22, 2009 08:35PM in the Pain Management Community
I first posted this exact subject in the chronic pain couch forum earlier but also thought it might be helpful to post it here as well. I'm posting this for the simple reason that many people have questions/concerns about it and questions invariably keep cropping up. I for one do not receive social security benefits but will probably be applying for them...