Quote:
Originally Posted by RSD ME
people who take pain meds to help manage their pain are not addicts. they just have a tolerance for the meds. addicts are people who take pain meds to get high. so if you need to find a pm dr who will prescribe pain meds to help manage your chronic pain from rsd then that is ok (at least to me and the many drs I see). some drs don't like prescribing pain meds because of all the strict regulations on the meds. i think it's too much hassle for some of them and some drs just don't understand how painful rsd is and how to properly treat rsd i.e. with pain meds and anti depressants. i'm not saying your drs are like this, but if i were you i would try to find a neurologist or pm dr who really knows what rsd is and how to treat it properly. pain meds are not the only answer to managing rsd pain, but it has helped me out alot. pt, nerveblocks, tens units, accupuncture (not for me caused spread for me) and scs (not for me just yet using as a last resort), calmare treatments, ketamine infustions and HBOT. if if were you i would check out all the info you can online about rsd too as well as on this forum to help you to understand your options better. knowledge is power my friend. soft hugs.
|
I fully agree with you and I know that's the way it is taught in medical (in my case, nursing) school. However, with the stigma coming from the FDA, that is how those with chronic pain are viewed. So I have my hoops to jump through. I think my neuro is pretty on top of it. Disgusted with PM and I've only seen the ba$t... once. I've done accupuncture for endometriosis years ago - didn't obtain results. Because I worked for a PM group, blocks/trigger points pretty much scare the hellouta me. My son had an intrathecal pump...he had more complications than I am comfortable with. Just beginning to learn about calmare/ketamine. Studied HBOT 15-20 years ago for my son...I'm pretty neutral about it as the results I have seen/read are pretty iffy.
I've been the gaba route - twice - and have an extra 40 pounds from it. I was on welbutrin (for smoking cessation) but insurance won't cover it anymore and it's not the right antidepressant for RSD. Just picked up amitriptyline but I don't have a pill splitter that hasn't been used on my dogs phenobarb, so I haven't started it yet. I swear if I gain 1 friggin ounce on that, it's not happening..at 5'1", I don't have a lot of room to grow out anymore.
I'm so grateful I found all of you!