Any lawyers out there

[broknbck]

Any lawyers out there? It should be a crime what some of these doctors are doing to people who come to them for help. Like a doctor who just cuts you off when you tell them you are dependent. They should at least be giving you enough to wean off like the drug company advices.
And who are these doctors that are perscribing suboxone for like a year! Like they don't know that is going to be a horrible addiction to quit. I am thinking the suboxone should maybe be done on an inpatient deal or daily going to the office or pharmacy to get it. It should be more controlled because it is so hard to come off of if you let yourself get addicted.
And methadone, well that just sounds plain old evil.
Isn't there some way to make these doctors responsible for some of the pain and suffering? Expenses in getting clean?

[ILoveLukey]

My own personal experience is that I became an addict on my own....legitimate pain reasons.  Yes I doctor shopped to get my pills, I bought them on the street for $10.00 per pill. (Chase Visa is making my life hell because I can't make payments) It was not the doctors fault. They were trying to help me with my pain. Sometimes I genuinly had pain sometimes I didn't.   When someone goes into an emergency clinic crying out in pain, they give out the meds to help. It has to be a very hard judgement call for alot of doctors as to whether our pain is legit or not. My beef is my addiction phyc.If you ask him to bump you up to 3 Subs a day (my cousin did) he says no problem and does it without any questions. IMO he is just stringing us along for the long term income. In the months that I have been going to him he never has mentioned the "taper" Always asks me if I need more.  And my cousin admitted to me that she doesn't even need that much, just wants extras...in case. I have been going to him since February. I have to pay $100.00 per visit on a monthly basis and $30.00 for the Subs.  Last week I called him and told him I could not make my appt. due to dental surgery and can I reschedule? He said no problem, just send me a check for $100.00 and I will call in your refill for the month and I will see you next month.  Didn't even want to see me...........just wanted his $. I have such mixed emotions about this. On one hand I am thankful for him. I have heard on here how difficult it is for some to get a doctor and the outrageous prices. But by the same token, I feel cheated because he does not council me at all (he is an addiction phychiatrist) and I feel I need that, like you guys have advised, to help me to ultimately be and stay clean. But  I stay with him because it is so easy to get my subs and because of the horror stories I have heard about doctors that cut people off right in the middle.  Am I doing the right thing here? Should I look for another doctor that will actually talk to me and councel me?  

[LateAugust]

Does no one read the info that comes with all scripts?  I am sorry,  but it seems no one accepts responsibility for their life, nor their decisions, any more.  I wish I could  blame someone else for every mistake I make, it woud certainly make me feel much better.  I just dont think that is an option.

[Sunnyd210]

yes it is a catch 22 i agree, but let me ask all of u a question that could probably be on its own post but - i think its fitting here -do any of u know anyone who has been on pain killers for a prolonged period of time who is NOT addicted and could just give it up in a snap??? I think most of use here got here because we all have pain problems that are going to last us forever

[NautyOne]

I agree only on the factor that these drugs after prolonged use change brain chemistry that can take a year to recover from ---if ever---things should be explained a little better, but it is such a catch 22 because when you are in pain and they turn their back on you, you might be saying the same thing......that its unfair for them not to treat you and that is cruel.......I dunno......catch 22. Doctors know all of this.....please.  I feel for them, and I feel for the patients too.  There are good doctors and bad doctors, like any and all professions........no real place to lay the blame.  Although, it would be nice.  I understand what you are saying, though.

nauty............

[lady67]

That is just like Ambien and Lunesta.  Because the commercials say non-narcotic, many physicians prescribe it like crazy.  I will be the first to stand up and say THEY ARE BOTH ADDICTING TO ME!  These sweet little lullabye pills nearly ruined my life.  If I would have kept taking them I have NO doubt that I would be dead or atleast in jail.  Those things may not affect others but they definately kicked my butt.  I didn't take too many of them, I just took them when I came home from work to escape the stress and go to sleep.

[Decisions]

good post sunny,

I like the part where you said "we are all responsible for our own addiction but most of us didn't get here on our own".  

That is... a true statement, I think.

One thing I have learned over and over in life.  We need to be armed with knowledge when we do anything, from our health related isses, to most anything else.
If we have information at hand, and we do, with the internet...  we can make much better  choices about what or what not to do.

That is the trick, to know the consequences of our actions, and then make informed decisions.