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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 209080" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>While the three drugs ARE undeniably addicting, the risk of addiction when properly prescribed is very very low. I have done a LOT of research on this, mainly because I have had chronic pain issues since my teens (25 years now!). I take soma, have for years. Not all the time, not every day. If you take it only when you NEED it then your body may become DEPENDENT on it, but you will not actually be addicted to it. There is a HUGE difference.</p><p> </p><p>I have been on one pain medication or another all that time too. Yes, my body is dependent on it. I am NOT addicted. I have physical symptoms if I don't take the medications, but I do not get "high" from them. I am on the fentanyl patch. It is a wonderful solution as it gives you a steady dose of the medication, doesn't irritate the stomach, and works for 72 hours. There is not a higher level of medication after you swallow a pill and then a lower level when it wears off. You just slap a patch on and are in decent shape for 72 hours.</p><p> </p><p>I am not currently taking xanax, though I did for years. The ONLY time I took more than 1/2 of a .5 mg tablet was when Wiz was in the psychiatric hospital, and again as I went through the court ordeal after I had him removed. And those were times my psychiatrist wanted me to take MUCH more, though I didn't.</p><p> </p><p>One way you can tell if the medications are needed for you is if they simply make you more able to be YOU, to do the things you want and need to do. If they are making you high feeling, then they need to be switched. </p><p> </p><p>The problem with the medications is that they are often prescribed by docs who don't know what they are doing, and prescribed to people who don't need them. (I am NOT saying that you don't need them, Wynter, merely that they are not something to be afraid of in the shape you are in.)</p><p> </p><p>A pain mgmt doctor will want you to sign a contract saying you will only get your medications from him. They mean ALL medications should be rx'd by them. It is one way to make sure that people are not abusing the medications. Pain mgmt docs also do spinal blocks and epidurals to try to help get pain under control. </p><p> </p><p>I haven't been to one except for the one time before my neck surgery. The doctor gave me an epidural in my neck that was AWFUL, gave me that hideous 17 day migraine. He really really really tried his hardest to talk me into changing to him as my doctor, but I explained that his practice had already told me I am not in enough pain, and have not been in pain long enough to see him. (He was FLOORED.) I also told him his front office people were the rudest I had experienced in a long time. He looked ashamed. </p><p> </p><p>I hope a pain mgmt doctor can get to the root of what is going on with you. But, by the very nature of what they are treating, they regularly prescribe medications that are considered addictive, or at high risk of addiction. That is why they have the contracts. Don't necessarily run from a doctor who wants to prescribe one of the medications on that list. They may be the medication you need to break the cycle, or to get things under control.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 209080, member: 1233"] While the three drugs ARE undeniably addicting, the risk of addiction when properly prescribed is very very low. I have done a LOT of research on this, mainly because I have had chronic pain issues since my teens (25 years now!). I take soma, have for years. Not all the time, not every day. If you take it only when you NEED it then your body may become DEPENDENT on it, but you will not actually be addicted to it. There is a HUGE difference. I have been on one pain medication or another all that time too. Yes, my body is dependent on it. I am NOT addicted. I have physical symptoms if I don't take the medications, but I do not get "high" from them. I am on the fentanyl patch. It is a wonderful solution as it gives you a steady dose of the medication, doesn't irritate the stomach, and works for 72 hours. There is not a higher level of medication after you swallow a pill and then a lower level when it wears off. You just slap a patch on and are in decent shape for 72 hours. I am not currently taking xanax, though I did for years. The ONLY time I took more than 1/2 of a .5 mg tablet was when Wiz was in the psychiatric hospital, and again as I went through the court ordeal after I had him removed. And those were times my psychiatrist wanted me to take MUCH more, though I didn't. One way you can tell if the medications are needed for you is if they simply make you more able to be YOU, to do the things you want and need to do. If they are making you high feeling, then they need to be switched. The problem with the medications is that they are often prescribed by docs who don't know what they are doing, and prescribed to people who don't need them. (I am NOT saying that you don't need them, Wynter, merely that they are not something to be afraid of in the shape you are in.) A pain mgmt doctor will want you to sign a contract saying you will only get your medications from him. They mean ALL medications should be rx'd by them. It is one way to make sure that people are not abusing the medications. Pain mgmt docs also do spinal blocks and epidurals to try to help get pain under control. I haven't been to one except for the one time before my neck surgery. The doctor gave me an epidural in my neck that was AWFUL, gave me that hideous 17 day migraine. He really really really tried his hardest to talk me into changing to him as my doctor, but I explained that his practice had already told me I am not in enough pain, and have not been in pain long enough to see him. (He was FLOORED.) I also told him his front office people were the rudest I had experienced in a long time. He looked ashamed. I hope a pain mgmt doctor can get to the root of what is going on with you. But, by the very nature of what they are treating, they regularly prescribe medications that are considered addictive, or at high risk of addiction. That is why they have the contracts. Don't necessarily run from a doctor who wants to prescribe one of the medications on that list. They may be the medication you need to break the cycle, or to get things under control. [/QUOTE]
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