pain control meds

[Guest guest]

I was diagnosed with RA and Fibro. in Nov.2003. I live in northern WI and don't

really have much of a choice of doctors up here. The doctor I see now has me

taking Plaquenil, which we tried initially in 2003 and did not help but she

recently decided to try putting me on it again in adition to my other meds. I

am also taking Methotrexate and Remicade. I have a very physically demanding

job so I have alot of pain especially at night after work. I have asked

repeatedly for something to controll the pain so I can sleep at night but all

she will give me is sleeping pills which I can not take because they leave me

too groggy in the morning to do my job. This doctor refuses to even consider

pain medications other than aleve. My advice from my doctor was to quit my

job, sleep more and try yoga for my fibro. pain. I am a single mother of 2

kids. I work 2 jobs because I have to to support us. My job schedule does not

allow for 8 hours of sleep at night. I work as a paramedic for a 911 service. I

can not go to work groggy and foggy headed. People's lives depend on my being

clear headed at work. Has anyone else had any luck getting their doctor to

listen to them when asking for pain control? I really feel like she does not

believe my pain is real. When I tell her I hurt she just says " well you have

Fibro. you need to work on relaxation. " Any advice would be greatly

apppreciated.

Jodi

[Guest guest]

the only drugs I can get out of my primary doc is tramadol and I have to

increase the dose now from 50mg to 100mg to see any relief. maybe you can ask

for that. I work a fairly demanding job myself and can not be groggy or foggy.

I have to think on my feet. tramadol is the only non-narcotic that I can take

at work that even helps atleast take the edge off of the pain for me. I'm on

Orencia, tramadol, precocet and albuterol.

[ ] pain control meds

I was diagnosed with RA and Fibro. in Nov.2003. I live in northern WI and

don't really have much of a choice of doctors up here. The doctor I see now has

me taking Plaquenil, which we tried initially in 2003 and did not help but she

recently decided to try putting me on it again in adition to my other meds. I am

also taking Methotrexate and Remicade. I have a very physically demanding job so

I have alot of pain especially at night after work. I have asked repeatedly for

something to controll the pain so I can sleep at night but all she will give me

is sleeping pills which I can not take because they leave me too groggy in the

morning to do my job. This doctor refuses to even consider pain medications

other than aleve. My advice from my doctor was to quit my job, sleep more and

try yoga for my fibro. pain. I am a single mother of 2 kids. I work 2 jobs

because I have to to support us. My job schedule does not allow for 8 hours of

sleep at night. I work as a paramedic for a 911 service. I can not go to work

groggy and foggy headed. People's lives depend on my being clear headed at work.

Has anyone else had any luck getting their doctor to listen to them when asking

for pain control? I really feel like she does not believe my pain is real. When

I tell her I hurt she just says " well you have Fibro. you need to work on

relaxation. " Any advice would be greatly apppreciated.

Jodi