Hi pkwildfire,
I don't know anyone on this board that is enjoying any pity party. I, like most everyone on here, has a relationship with their Doctor based on respect and honesty and trust. I see my Dr. once a month, I had not been sleeping until 5-6 in the am. My sleeping pills was not working at all. He had me stop the pill and ordered another med. He gave me instructions which I followed carefully. He cut my anti-anxiety med in half, and left the usuage of my vicodin up to me. I appreciate his trust and respect in me. I started sleeping 9 hours straight on the new med. Because I was getting restorative sleep, I was able to cut my vicodin to 2-3 a day, usually 2 instead of 6. I cut the anti-anxiety med one more pill to 2 a day instead of 6. Does that sound like an addict--I don't think so. He is a neurologist, psychiatrist and pharmacologist from New York-Cornell
I have been seeing him for 5 years. Have had RSD 14 years, full body and internally.
He has kept me mobile thru good doctoring. I was able to go off of 3200 mg. of neurotin 7 months ago. Have only had 2 minor jerks. Before was having violent dailey and nightly electric jolts going thru my body and brain. The Neurotin stopped it. I felt I could go off of it and he let me try. The right amount of meds have literally kept me alive. I have blood pressure issues due to the sympathetic nervous system-high blood pressure and para sympathetic nervous system-low blood pressure.
I'm happy for you being pain free from Suboxone, but to suggest that some of us LIKE to be in pain or give up on life is the judgemental one using painful words, no one deserve to be talked to like that. Sincerely, loretta