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i asked my doctor for a possible substitute but he can't give me anything for now. he suggested looking for pharmacies that have it, i checked but couldn't find any. also it would go on my record of meds and would look bad like i'm a drug seeker. so i have to wait it out for now. this is becuse of cdc and dea. a lot of people from manufacturer to pharmacy don't like handling opioids for fear of getting sued. if this would have happened a year or two ago i'd be spiraling. at least my morphine was filled.

mike....*hug*shake
Hope you get it sorted out soon. Medication being inconsistent can make things really difficult. I hope you are able to manage your pain and anxiety until they are able to fulfil your prescription. Xx
 

1964dodge

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Hope you get it sorted out soon. Medication being inconsistent can make things really difficult. I hope you are able to manage your pain and anxiety unti l they are able to fulfil your prescription. Xx
thank you. backorders for meds are common these days. my son went a few months on a substitue med for adhd and it didn't work well, last month my ozempic for my diabetes was a week late, it shot my #s and i'm still havng a hard time regulating it, and now the hydro - morphone

mike.....*hug*shake
 

MisterBGone

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it would go on my record of meds and would look bad like i'm a drug seeker.
Is that really an issue, in this instance - or case - here, though? . . . or, can it all be explained away; to any future dr. or provider, by the track-record /or/ paper-trail of what troubles & obstacles you are encountering now? Surely, if your dr. or another is willing to write out the prescription, this might be something worth consideration. That said: I clearly don't understand the risks, and the complications, that may come from those implications with which you describe. I just know this: my current D. C. (chiro) who works on the local D-I hockey team's players; has said that he is all for/& - or, endorsing those who are qualified or eligible, as in credible, candidates for pain meds as in - well, you know the kinds (those that wind up on those list such as for "controls," & such. . .) & he just doesn't understand, or I should say, he doesn't agree with the way things are handled now. Given that, or meaning rather, if there are 'cures,' or ways and treatments available & at our disposal for helping to alleviate patients' need to manage their severe/extreme pain-levels, then it just doesn't make much sense to him that we can live in a world where it is not more readily available, or accessible. As in: Dr's should be more free from risk, or worry, in writing those prescriptions for those patients, they would feel fall under the umbrella, of being necessary to be treated by the eligibility criteria factor being met, or threshold, whatever you call it? It's just a waste, and a shame to him, in other words... And I forgot what I was going to close with, when I was typing that last bit out (my final point, that is). So this will just have to suffice! : )

For if we have the means available, to provide for an effective solution in terms of treatment, then why not? I mean, we all know the reason why. But it's just ridiculous, is what it is: for people or folks like you, who do not fall into that category of those they are trying to prevent from getting their hands on. That said, I guess I don't know the slope; & just how "risky it is," in terms of turning into one of those - more or less - 'involuntarily,' or unintentionally, as you also so often read about happening. Surely, someone such as yourself, would be well aware of those, however, and so it is something that should be more carefully evaluated, I feel then, on an individual & case by base basis. Or at least--that might be nice! ; )
 
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thank you. backorders for meds are common these days. my son went a few months on a substitue med for adhd and it didn't work well, last month my ozempic for my diabetes was a week late, it shot my #s and i'm still havng a hard time regulating it, and now the hydro - morphone

mike.....*hug*shake
Thats awful, the impact on people’s health can be huge. Sorry you have to go through it so many times. Xx
 

1964dodge

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Is that really an issue, in this instance - or case - here, though? . . . or, can it all be explained away; to any future dr. or provider, by the track-record /or/ paper-trail of what troubles & obstacles you are encountering now? Surely, if your dr. or another is willing to write out the prescription, this might be something worth consideration. That said: I clearly don't understand the risks, and the complications, that may come from those implications with which you describe. I just know this: my current D. C. (chiro) who works on the local D-I hockey team's players; has said that he is all for/& - or, endorsing those who are qualified or eligible, as in credible, candidates for pain meds as in - well, you know the kinds (those that wind up on those list such as for "controls," & such. . .) & he just doesn't understand, or I should say, he doesn't agree with the way things are handled now. Given that, or meaning rather, if there are 'cures,' or ways and treatments available & at our disposal for helping to alleviate patients' need to manage their severe/extreme pain-levels, then it just doesn't make much sense to him that we can live in a world where it is not more readily available, or accessible. As in: Dr's should be more free from risk, or worry, in writing those prescriptions for those patients, they would feel fall under the umbrella, of being necessary to be treated by the eligibility criteria factor being met, or threshold, whatever you call it? It's just a waste, and a shame to him, in other words... And I forgot what I was going to close with, when I was typing that last bit out (my final point, that is). So this will just have to suffice! : )

For if we have the means available, to provide for an effective solution in terms of treatment, then why not? I mean, we all know the reason why. But it's just ridiculous, is what it is: for people or folks like you, who do not fall into that category of those they are trying to prevent from getting their hands on. That said, I guess I don't know the slope; & just how "risky it is," in terms of turning into one of those - more or less - 'involuntarily,' or unintentionally, as you also so often read about happening. Surely, someone such as yourself, would be well aware of those, however, and so it is something that should be more carefully evaluated, I feel then, on an individual & case by base basis. Or at least--that might be nice! ; )
the cdc started all of this assisted by the dea. the cdc eventually changed what they meant. it was too late the harm was done. i'm already down to around 25% of the opioid meds i was on. and like 99% of certified pain patients use pain meds with care and don't abuse or divert meds. everyone is getting sued, manufacurers, doctors, and pharmacies. they are scared to deal with opioids.

i also want to make clear almost everyone on opioid pain meds started with non opioid meds then slowly increased to a level that made the pain bearable. but when a doctor sees another doctor arrested and lose their license, that scares them. i do agree with a lot of things they fixed.

they require reporting of all prescriptions and the state checks to make sure people don't go from doctor to doctor and pharmacy shop. it wouldn't be bad for me but i don't want to take chances. i do have an idea for my doctor next week.

mike....*hug*shake
 

SillyOldBear

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thank you. there apparently is a shortage so could be a couple of days or weeks, i hope not months lol. i have been on hydro - morphone (dilaudid) for fast acting breakthrough pain and 12 hour morphine for over 20 years. it is going to be very inconvenient and possibly more expensive because i may need more mmj just to cope. obviously it raises my depression and anxiety a little but i'm sure i can handle it.

mike
This really sucks Mike. And it seems to be happening more and more; with many meds. Don't know if its because Pharma wants more money to make them or if some are made in China. Regardless, this country really needs to get its act together. Hope you get relief soon.
 
i got a call from my pharmacy today. my hydro morphone for breakthrogh pain is on back order and not sure when it will be in. nobody in town has them. so my pain level being a little better just went out the window. i'll just have to keep trying different things. i'll admit it's making me a little depressed and my anxiety is rising. i have made to much progress to let this get to me too much

mike
*hugI hope it comes in soon for you. I'm glad you have the other to help some.
 

MisterBGone

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the cdc started all of this assisted by the dea. the cdc eventually changed what they meant. it was too late the harm was done. i'm already down to around 25% of the opioid meds i was on. and like 99% of certified pain patients use pain meds with care and don't abuse or divert meds. everyone is getting sued, manufacurers, doctors, and pharmacies. they are scared to deal with opioids.

i also want to make clear almost everyone on opioid pain meds started with non opioid meds then slowly increased to a level that made the pain bearable. but when a doctor sees another doctor arrested and lose their license, that scares them. i do agree with a lot of things they fixed.

they require reporting of all prescriptions and the state checks to make sure people don't go from doctor to doctor and pharmacy shop. it wouldn't be bad for me but i don't want to take chances. i do have an idea for my doctor next week.

mike....*hug*shake
I guess I understand on a surface level anyway, what you say, in terms of the big picture, and how things have progressed & transpired. What I am wondering about, however, is assuming you don't have a new(er) dr. who is unfamiliar with you, or your history of back pain & prescription meds, then why is that they would have to fear of writing you a prescription for a pain med the level at which they feel is justified, in being at the level which is necessary for the effective treatment of your symptoms from which you're currently suffering under this condition. You don't have to answer, by the way, that's just where I am standing and looking at the situation, in a fairly uninformed way, and without inside information or knowledge of having had gone through the same, or similar experience. One specialist of mine, once suggested/recommended I ask another for a prescription of ...oh? I'm blanking on the name, but is one of the more traditional opioid meds. And of course, he was not willing (nor should he have been in a position to, given that it was not his area of expertise...) to write it himself, however! Ah! yes, Vicodin. ;)
 

puffymilk

making the bed
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Not that good. I suddenly have this thought that my parents (especially my mom) is forever going to control every aspect of my life. I don't think I will be able to marry the person I want to marry (not that I have anyone now, just worried about the future) because most of the time, what I think is good for me, is not good for her and she will never allow me to think for myself. I think I am doomed.
 

1964dodge

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Not that good. I suddenly have this thought that my parents (especially my mom) is forever going to control every aspect of my life. I don't think I will be able to marry the person I want to marry (not that I have anyone now, just worried about the future) because most of the time, what I think is good for me, is not good for her and she will never allow me to think for myself. I think I am doomed.
it's a parents job ro raise children properly and nurture them through early adulthood. that being said a parent of an adult child should bring out the good things and risky things to what they are doing. they should explain then back off a bit and let the child do what he/she wants to do. and help them after they make a mistake, without gloating ( that's the hard part lol). i guess i'm saying listen to your mom and i mean actually listen. if your parents don't approve of who you want to marry for example try to compromise and wait a year for marriage,

no matter what there is hope

mike....*hug*shake
 

puffymilk

making the bed
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it's a parents job ro raise children properly and nurture them through early adulthood. that being said a parent of an adult child should bring out the good things and risky things to what they are doing. they should explain then back off a bit and let the child do what he/she wants to do. and help them after they make a mistake, without gloating ( that's the hard part lol). i guess i'm saying listen to your mom and i mean actually listen. if your parents don't approve of who you want to marry for example try to compromise and wait a year for marriage,

no matter what there is hope

mike....*hug*shake
Thanks Mike. I'm trying so hard to believe that there is hope. I hope there is.
 

1964dodge

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Thanks Mike. I'm trying so hard to believe that there is hope. I hope there is.
if a person loses all hope then that person has failed, how can a person get better if they have no hope. all you can do is keep fighting. i know you do have some good things so cherish and try to hold onto any joy you may have and just survive the bad stuff but always believe in yourself

mike...*hug*shake
 

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