Thank you Ginnie. I'm glad you found one that will listen. So your doctor didn't question the amount of pain medication you need to control your symptoms? That's what they've been doing to me. When I tell them I still wake up in pain several times a night and have bad pain when I get up for the day (don't feel rested) they don't accept what I'm telling them. The response is "I don't understand why you still have that much pain". "Oh you shouldn't need to be taking that much pain medication." Too much is only 40 mg to get symptoms under control. They're disbelief is so frustrating to hear! I say "I don't understand either why my pain is not improved but that's why I'm here, duh!" The lyrica dose they put me on is now making me like a zombie since it got doubled. I cannot function taking this much lyrica. It has helped with my migraine but it still does nothing for my nerve pain/neck pain even after doubling the dosage.

I am going to a walk-in clinic today that a friend recommended. I'm hoping that they will address my issue short term and refer me to someone who can help for longer term care.