Pain Management
 

What are the feelings here on using medication for Chronic Pain?

Re: Pain Management
 

I am currently going thru pain mgmt with an awesome dr who is one of the drs in practice with a very awesome spine specialist. I do not think there is a thing wrong with it as long as.... and I do stress as long as it is being followed with all the other necessary ingredients. Pain mgmt does not just consist of pain medication at all... most cases need serious physical therapy,,, and in my case injections have been at times a life saver and at times not... but again pain mgmt is NOT just medication treatment and if that were the case I would indeed be against it.

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If you are in pain, pray over your meds and take them.

:D

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LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Nothing wrong with pain meds but I would make sure it was not an addictive med and use it sparingly. Some pain is better relieved with regular doses. It really depends on the type of pain, what your pain tolerance level is, and trying alternative methods.

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One doesn't get addicted to pain meds when they take them for pain and as prescribed, so don't worry about whether or not they are addictive. However, when one is in pain management for a chronic condition, the reality is that you will be addicted to anything you take, but that doesn't really matter since the long term problem is...well....long term.

Pain management isn't only about medications, but pain control using non-pharm methods as well. This also helps keep addictions to pain meds low.

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I thank everyone for their comments. It has been a hard 5 years for my family, but we are blessed to have a good doctor. Can't say the same about the surgeons we have ran into, but that is a whole other story.

God bless

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That's actually not true. Many recorded cases of becoming addicted even though they followed the prescription.

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That is not what she said... she said if you follow and are taking it for the pain/right reasons... if you take a pain med according to the script but arent suffering the pain... you are addicted and it is a problem... some people will get a script for something pain wise and take and take and take it when its not necessary thats the issue. Most pain meds say take every 4-6 hrs AS NEEDED for pain... if the pain stopped a month ago and they still have those pain meds and keep taking them every 4-6 hrs yep they are going to be addicted! Or already are!

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I'll take your leftovers.

Just kidding.:party