Do you think opiate pain medications should be outlawed for noncancer sufferers as in chronic pain?

[Ilsa]

155. There will always need to be exceptions.

And it sounds like your case is one of them. But until recently, doctors have been writing scripts for them like they were placebos. Doctors need to be watchful and refer patients to neurologists or other specialists who can help with chronic pain.

A dental surgeon wrote one for me for a special root canal where most of the nerves were dead. He wrote it for 40 tabs! I used the meds for less than 2 days and threw away the remainder.

I have a relative that has dropped out of court-mandated rehab and has lost her kids over opiate abuse. At one point, the 5'7" woman dropped to 84 pounds and had fluid imbalances, skin splitting open on her legs, and they wondered if she was close to liver failure.

And I do feel for you. I'm sorry you are suffering. It's the abusers that are making it more difficult for you and everyone else to get easier care. In Texas, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants can no longer write scripts for those opiates unless they are employed at a hospital or hospice. There are also no refills and no call-in or electronic orders for them (at least in some states), meaning the patient has to make another trip to the dr for a physical script.

I hope for the best for you.