I guess it depends on what meds you are taking as far as upping the dosage.

Based on what you are saying though...if you go in every time and the meds have stopped working then the doc has two choices...up the dosage or change the med...and it sounds like that is what is happening.

3 months between appointments seems like a long time when your pain isn't under control yet. I would discuss this with your doctor and see if you can get appointments closer together to monitor your progress so that you don't have to wait so long to be seen. If you can't...then maybe it's time to see another doctor? Only you can make that choice but the current system seems to not be working.

Unfortunately is can take a long time to find a combo of meds that work well for you...and we all respond to different meds. Unfortunately...I never got a ton of relief from any of the various meds I was on...so I reached a point where I decided to go off all of them because I felt that it wasn't worth the side effects and all the damage those things would be doing to my body over the long term because the pain just wasn't being reduced enough. I hope you are able to find a good combo that helps you pain.

Early on...there was a combo that did a pretty decent job for me and that was Lyrica, Tramadol, Meloxicam, and Doxepin. I have noticed that generally people get the most relief when they are on a combination of pain meds, antidepressants (used to treat nerve pain), and an anti inflammatory. I also had Lidoderm patches to use that those were important at that time...really helped to take the edge off the pain.

I know there are lots of other people with different combos of meds. If you tell us what you're on and what feels like it's helping them maybe others can offer some advice or insight on how those particular meds worked for them or what they take instead.

Good luck and take care.