PHARMACIST STEVE

Failed spinal cord stimulator, Taken off methadone cold turkey.

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   Jeff, on January 24, 2019 at 4:07 pm said:

   Feel horrible for this women as I am in the same boat and flat out suffering from pain 24/7 – I hurt like I cannot expain in words. I was on 60 – 5mg Hydrocodone – .5mg Clonzaepam 3 times daily, and 40mg Methadone Daily. I was cold turkeyed off of all of these along with Neurontin and flexeril. I was stable on the 3 Hydro-Clonaz and Methadone. I am so close to wanting to end this pain myself. I just about have had it. I personally do not like to smoke cannabis or drink – if they have some that wouldn’t make me feel high i would try it. I don’t know how this women is functioning on being cold turkeyed from 80mg of Methadone because that one is very painful to get off. The worst for me was Clonazepam as I truly believe I have suffered brain damage. I am NOT stable right now. They have reinstated me on 15mg of methadone which does little for my pain, but it does take away the pain caused by the withdrawal of methadone, but I was off of it for about 15 months – I just need to have some pain control as the pain is controlling every part of my life. I am like a vegetable — I only move if I need to move – so I know first hand how much this “opioid epidemic” is hurting people. Doctors can prescribe up to 90mg equiv of morphine but they are even scared to do this and 90mg isn’t enough for severe chronic pain…it really just isn’t. I sure hope that some good honest people can get this changed so doctors don’t feel as though they will lose their license to manage pain with opiates. I really want to help but my ability to maintain focus on a project is Very limited and so is my Physcial ability. I no longer can feel comfortable by lying down or reclining in an EZ Boy – That was my go to Bread and Butter for relief along with the pain killers once I did too much and had to relieve pain, but now I am just suffering and it is horrible. It really is horrible and inhumane. I sure wish my doctors could just feel the way I do for a couple hours – it just never stops now. Said what I needed to say and I am so sorry for this women and everyone who is suffering from any type of pain chronically.

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