Check out Naltrexone on MedlinePlus at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/d...s/a685041.html It's is an opioid antagonist, with it's principle purpose being to prevent folks with dependency issues from getting any pleasant sensation from the use of narcotics.

Maybe you doctor is working off a very controversial theory (but beloved by the WC insurance industry) that where too large a dose of opioids can in fact trigger a pain loop of sorts (called hyperalgesia), no opioids whatsoever - including the natural opioids produced by the body - are even better!

Check out the warnings associated with the drug and what the patient should be advised. I'm betting you've heard none of it. Nor were you advised of the whacky [definitely a poor choice of words on my part] theory your doctor was operating under in the first place. [Consider the following comment withdrawn as premature on my part: Doesn't sound as though you are being well served.]

Mike

ps See following post in response to that of FluteMaker and Kitty.