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Hello All,

I just joined this group yesterday and am very happy to have found you. I

had a series of work-related accidents 8 years ago and have had a very high

pain level ever since.

I have tried physical therapy, chiropractice, acupuncture, and pain meds.

Currently I'm taking Darvocet (4) daily and have prescribed for me Norco for

breakthrough pain (10 pills a month).I'm sorry, I don't recall the strengths

and I'm at work.

I did take morphine for about a year but found it really didn't manage my

pain any better than the Darvocet/Norco combination and it had lots of other

side effects.

I am also prescribed Lidocaine pain patches which I usually wear 2 a day.

Sometimes 4. I know I'm not supposed to use any more than three a day, but

sometimes I just can't help it.

Currently I teach high school but prior to this I was a mental

health/substance abuse counselor working in a public mental health agency.

When I started needing pain medications for long-term, I struggled with all

I had been taught about addiction, drug seeking, tolerance, etc.

I have since realized that I am a very responsible user of my medications.

I rarely use more than prescribed and occasionally I use less. Honestly, I

have sometimes taken them for the wrong reasons - being afraid that I would

be in a lot of pain and so taking them before I thought I would need them.

I wish I didn't need so many meds.

Recently I heard about DLPA and wondered if any of you had any success with

it.

I'm really happy to have found you and look forward to learning a lot and

hopefully contributing some myself. Thank you for listening.