Hi Steve My name is xxx and i guess im reaching out for help, let me start off and tell you a little, about myself. Im a 45 year man, that got hurt on the job, had 85 pound package fall on top of me, i worked for ups! At the time of my accident, I was going to school to become a certify mechanic.and i was part owner of janitorial bisness. while going to school and putting in my hours at used car dealership intill i finished school, Yes i know your going to ask, how is it possible to work 3 jobs and go to class. and get enough sleep, i didn’t get much, but all i wanted to do was better myself for my family, My family and friends are the most important things in my life, my other love was cars. building racing them. My accident happened in 1992, my injuries were so intense i was in a wheel chair for the first year. at one point that doctor i was with, said i may never be able to walk agin. i was 23 when i was injured. so i rehabbed for 5 years, and yes at one point i was put oxy cotton, being young and thinking ok he’s a good doctor, at the time i was persribed those meds, i didn’t know how additive they were. So my next vist i requested not to be put something so strong and so additive. i ask for hyrocodone, it seemed to help atleast enough for me too give some type of relief. So after a long law suit and 5 years of hard work!!!!!! and rehab i was able to get back on my feet, but that’s about it. i won my law suit, but the kicker is i had to stop going to school and yes lost all my jobs, My family stepped up and took care of me. never reached out for a free ride
never got medacade. So after several years went by. i never even asked for disabilitie, i found a job that fit the restrictions that my doctor told me not to step over. and stayed on meds while making a whole life changes. eveything i did to take care of my family i couldnt do any more, So being im kinda independent person and i was raised to work hard and respect what god has giving. i stayed on the meds at that time of corse hyrocodone 10 500. and it was working, atleast enough to still be a proud father and provider for my family. well my doctor retired and closed his office, So im going to say maybe 3 or 4 years went by. I did my rehab and i even made the biggest mistake of my life, I need to know what my body could handle. i stopped tacking the meds. that lasted a very short time before my back gave out again!!!!!! Yes back to where i started back to not be able to walk. So i had a cropractor friend. that stepped up to help me, after having seeing all my ex rays and mri reading. he told me he didn’t feel comfortable with doing any type of that feild. due the damage that im suffering from eveyday day in day out. So the situation was ok intill just resent. My cropractor friend was able to get me in with a pain management doctor. ive been with this same doctor since 2009, we sat down and came up with a plan to get me though my bad painful days. All i asked of him is please dont give anything that my cause to be a junky. im just looking for some relief from being in so much pain, of corse surgery has been my biggest problem. the surgery there wanting to do, all my resuch and talking with other patients that had the same surgery. They all told me they hurt worse after the surgery. like 2 people said it helped. so after my resuch i didn’t feel comfortable with any surgey, due to the lack of positive feedback. So this were im at now, still in more pain then anybody should have to deal with, because im not looking to get high off the meds i just wanted to manage my pain. So ive been on soma and hyrocodone 7.5 knowing yes i could get way stronger meds, but this is working, yes im still in pain that never stops. i know i could get much stronger meds, but i choice not too. So now you know alittle about why im reaching out for help. My problems started last year, My doctor had me on somas and the pain meds since early 2010. well last year walgreens told me i couldnt have both its considered a cocktail. they told me one or the other.My first question was my doctor wrote me this script and your telling me NO, how does this make sense, if this the case why am i paying my doctor when can over rule what he thinks is best. of corse no answer that made any sense to me was giving. So because i was so scared of losing my pain meds. i took the hit. but wait i went back to my doctor on my normal monthly visit. he said don’t worry about it and wrote 2 scipts and sent me to his pharmacy, ok no problems well that didn’t last long before they closed theres door’s. ok i know your going holly crap this a long email. but i dont know what to do. So in May 5 i went to my apointment like every month. took my scipt into the same walgreens like ive always have. the pharmacist ask me like 5 times are these the only meds you get, and said yes, and she kept asking that same question. So i told about a year and half ago, you took my soma away, she ask why, and i told her that walgreens says thats a cocktail. she said i dont understand why they took them away, its not a benzo. of cores, i asked whats a benzo she said couple names zan x and some other meds i can’t remember. So i asked so your telling me, i can have my soma back if my doctor is ok with it. she said yes. So this is were we are at now, today was my opponment june 5 went in, spoke with my doctor about the somas. he had no problems. So i go to same walgreens, and this is we’re things get interesting. So the pharmacies, starts to explain that in the future there might be a problem in the near future we will not fill any of your scripts, i ask why this is a long trem injury. and this is how we’ve been able to manage my pain, all she would tell me is there rules have changed, i understand your rules have changed and im trying to respect them. but if you decide to take me off what my doctor is writing me, how can you say no, she agreed that my doctor is trusted and a good doctor. but your not going to fill my on time doctor’s persribed script. I hope i gave you enough information to give some adivce. its so important to me that i get some kind of answers please feel free to call me tex email. xxx-xxx-xxxx. thanks for any help and your time have a blessed day
I would be nice if all healthcare professionals – especially pharmacists – were on the same page with the SAME ANSWER(S) !!!
Guess where the word/description “COCKTAIL” comes from ??? How about the DEA ? They have stated that there is NO VALID MEDICAL USE for the combination of a opiate – muscle relaxant – benzo..
The “street name” for the combo of Hydocodone/Benzo/Soma is referred to as “The Holy Trinity”.. Other combinations – including with alcohol – have different “street names”.
Of course, there is always that rare incident that a particular pt would have a adverse reaction to just about any medication, or combination of medications. If a person is taking way above average of a combination of medications – and perhaps alcohol – almost certain serious adverse reactions – even death – can happen.
What seems to be at play here is that some pharmacists and chain pharmacies are taking the description of these adverse interaction and jumping to the conclusion that when taken as prescribed MAY, MIGHT, COULD, POSSIBLY cause adverse reactions and inserts the “action word” for when people take excessive combinations of these medications “CAN” cause adverse interactions.
There are no BLACK/WHITE drug dosing problems when dealing with human beings… but.. these healthcare professionals apply the WORSE CASE to EVERY PT getting these medications in particular combinations.
Apparently their practicing “aggressive CYA”… if you JUST SAY NO… there is no chance of anyone having an adverse reaction to the medications.. of course, the adverse reactions for a pt not having their health issues receiving proper therapy. Of course, those healthcare professionals who are participating in this denial of care… WON’T FEEL A THING !!
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