Guest guest Posted August 13, 2002 Report Share Posted August 13, 2002 Hi, I am wondering if anyone has heard of this problem. I have a good friend whose daughter has a number of serious health issues and needs pain medicine. Her Rheumy called her today and said that their is a new law and Rheumatologist can no longer prescribe pain medication. Which makes no sense to me. I have not heard anything about this either on the news or from my Rheumy. Needless to say her, daughter is very upset. She would not be able to function without her pain medicine. Anyone else hear about this happening. Lynn (MeMom) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2002 Report Share Posted August 14, 2002 Hi Lynn, I haven't heard of this. However, I used to work in a dr office and know that when the doctors felt that a patient was getting too dependent on pain meds, he would come up with some kind of statement like this for us to tell the patient. It isn't fair, but sometimes they can be sneaky when you're not looking. I hope this is not what is happening. My pcp has a sign directly in her office that states: " This office will no longer prescribe continuous narcotics. " In plain words and very clear. I prefer that they be upfront and just come out and say something instead of hiding behind the lies that they have the receptionist pass along. Like I said, this may not be what is happening, but she may want to look into it further or ask them where she is supposed to get her pain meds from now. What an awful situation. Hope this helps Stacey in Pa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2002 Report Share Posted August 14, 2002 Lynn, By law I think most doctors cant prescribe pain meds over the phone...need to see patient and get an actual written script for the first time...then as refills are needed ..call pharmacy and they call dr about refill......My drs (Rheumy and ortho)have always done it this way.They dont want to over prescribe for someone.......for example , they(pharmacy) called my rheumy last time and his office didnt call back as I had an appt that week with him....so then he gave me a new script...and when I went to fill it ,I found out the pharmacy had called up to my PCP and had her refill it already.....if I had or really wanted to do it I could fill his script and pay regular price at another pharmacy and no one would be the wiser, and have both..do you see what I am saying? I wont fill his probably at all...as she gave me refills on it. Judy in AZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2002 Report Share Posted August 14, 2002 You may be right, however Just last Friday my Rheum told me I would have to continue with the pain management Doc Because she can't prescribe Oxy, only the Vicodin that I use. I'll ask her next time why. > Any Dr. can prescribe triplicate meds. The only ones who can't are PA's, > which quite a few patients see on a regular basis. He may be against using > them. Some drs. are. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2002 Report Share Posted August 14, 2002 His office may have decided that they don't want to deal with any drug that has caused so much controversy. They may be afraid of the DEA investigating them. That is probably why they chose to stop prescribing oxycontin. i am very lucky. I have a Dr. who believes in pain control. He feels it helps with the quality of life and cuts down on depression and other health problems. I also use acupuncture and PT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2002 Report Share Posted August 15, 2002 Hi ...Oxycontin was wonderful for me. However, my insurance company stopped paying for it once all the stories of oxy-abuse came forward. My rheummy would prescribe it, but it would not be possible on my income. Love... Tess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2002 Report Share Posted August 15, 2002 It is a bummer for us that live with terrible chronic pain. I have been on prednisone for years and it has destroyed my joints and muscles.That is along with all the lupus crap. My Dr. believes in treating the whole person. He is accredited in acupuncture and I do PT. I couldn't do it without pain medication. I am bed ridden without it. Even vicoden doesn't work. Our country is terrified of pain control because of the " war on drugs " , which I might add has been a dismal failure. We let murderers and rapists out due to overcrowding of prisons which are full of drug addicts. Well, I could go on about that subject for awhile but won't. I wish you well in finding what works for you. Oxycodone isn't as effective as oxycontin. People abuse oxy because it is time released. They can crush it and get a quick high. It can be fatal to people who haven't developed a tolerance to narcotics. That is why you see teens die of oxy overdose. They have never done narcotics before and they take a huge dose with the medication crushed. Gotta go, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2002 Report Share Posted August 15, 2002 He is being non professional. Oxy is a drug that needs to be tapered down. As a Dr. he should know that this drug shouldn't be stopped abruptly. If he doesn't want to be involved with the drug he should help her find a Dr. or pain clinic that will continue her treatment or make sure she is tapered down so there are no side effects. When stopped abruptly the nerve are much more sensitive. The pain is magnified ten fold. Shame on him. Someone should tell him so. Check around for pain clinics in the area and ask what their philosophy on pain treatment is. Good luck to you, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2002 Report Share Posted August 15, 2002 Another terrible story of pain med fear in this country. You should fight the insurance company. Good luck to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2002 Report Share Posted August 15, 2002 Hi , I think the shame of not giving this drug to people who need is, they won't get it but drug addicts will. So who do they think they are hurting. People who are ill have to be able to function. I really think he just doesn't want to be involved with it. If that is the case he shouldn't have started her on it. Now she has to find someone to help her. Lynn (MeMom) localady33@... wrote: > Oxycontin has been a lifesaver for me. It has given me my life back. It > bothers me that the people who need this medication are not being prescribed > it due to some foolish people. Addicts will try anything to get a high. If it > is a narcotic or some type of speed someone will abuse it. The drug shouldn't > be suspended due to abusers. Any Dr. can prescribe narcotics, some choose not > too. The Dr. is full of baloney. I checked under the laws of Penn. and found > nothing to correlate what this Dr. told you. He is just against prescibing > pain meds. Have your friend see another Dr. who is more compassionate towards > chronic pain. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2002 Report Share Posted August 15, 2002 and Lynn...I'm with you on this issue. It is like the hand gun issue...yes, you can buy one with waiting periods and background checks but any criminal on the street can get one without all of that. There are always going to be addicts but the ones that need this medication are going to suffer. Sometimes, I feel for the drs (even though we play dunk the dr) because they not only have HMO's telling them how to manage their patients treatment but now they are told how to prescribe. This is one of my major soapbox issues. Iris --- Ruf-Caimi <ruf-caimi@...> wrote: > Hi , > I think the shame of not giving this drug to > people who need is, they won't > get it but drug addicts will. So who do they think > they are hurting. People who > are ill have to be able to function. I really think > he just doesn't want to be > involved with it. If that is the case he shouldn't > have started her on it. Now > she has to find someone to help her. > Lynn (MeMom) > > localady33@... wrote: > > > Oxycontin has been a lifesaver for me. It has > given me my life back. It > > bothers me that the people who need this > medication are not being prescribed > > it due to some foolish people. Addicts will try > anything to get a high. If it > > is a narcotic or some type of speed someone will > abuse it. The drug shouldn't > > be suspended due to abusers. Any Dr. can prescribe > narcotics, some choose not > > too. The Dr. is full of baloney. I checked under > the laws of Penn. and found > > nothing to correlate what this Dr. told you. He is > just against prescibing > > pain meds. Have your friend see another Dr. who is > more compassionate towards > > chronic pain. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2002 Report Share Posted August 15, 2002 , I agree so totally with you about narcotics. Here in MA, it's not that oxycontin can't be prescribed, it's that the pharmacies won't carry it. Even here in my little town our local CVS was broken into for it. I've never used it but have used oxycodon and except for a bit of a nice head rush I got no relief but that doesn't mean someone else shouldn't have what they need. We are not abusers. Temple 3 Fox Haven Way Chelmsford, MA 01824 dat2352@... Re: [ ] Re: pain medicine > Oxycontin has been a lifesaver for me. It has given me my life back. It > bothers me that the people who need this medication are not being prescribed > it due to some foolish people. Addicts will try anything to get a high. If it > is a narcotic or some type of speed someone will abuse it. The drug shouldn't > be suspended due to abusers. Any Dr. can prescribe narcotics, some choose not > too. The Dr. is full of baloney. I checked under the laws of Penn. and found > nothing to correlate what this Dr. told you. He is just against prescibing > pain meds. Have your friend see another Dr. who is more compassionate towards > chronic pain. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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