Big Pharma's Lockdown On Legitimate Chronic Pain Patients (Page 78) (Top voted first)

Is narcotic pain medicine becoming a thing of the past?

Why are doctors across America phasing out the practice of prescribing effective pain medication?

Will big pharmaceutical companies ever truly understand what it's like to face the other side of the coin?

Lately there's been a musty scent in the air surrounding the use of prescribed narcotic pain medication. Many doctors appear to be running scared as the DEA scours through fields of medical records, inspecting prescribing pads like a mouse scavenges for food in a dimly lit cellar.

Should the day come when doctors recommend Ibuprofen to a feeble man who's been involved in a terrible car accident (breaking several bones / requiring extensive surgery), is this doctor at risk of malpractice when there are more effective options available that they choose not to pick, out of fear? Fear of what? Doing the right thing? No, I don't think this is the reason... Somewhere along the line, in the not too distant past, doctors were loosely prescribing narcotic pain medication as if it would never go out of style. Nowadays, the harsh penalty of potentially losing their license for writing any unknown number of opiate prescriptions over so many calendar days or some other form of strict criteria, has been enough to prevent many physicians from taking even subtle "risks" with patients who are expressing obvious signs of pain and discomfort.

The unfortunately unique problem with pain is that it's not a physical object and in order for others to detect it, they'd have to rely solely on the backbone of our body language using their intuition - something that's gone missing in western practice. If more doctors took the time and really got to know their patients front to back, then they will be their own best judge of deciding what the right thing to do is, regardless of what the DEA thinks about their decision or what their drug representative wants out of the deal. Sadly, until patients are put before profits, the foundation of America's healthcare system remains in jeopardy like an iceberg affected by global warming.

While I believe that the vast majority of human beings in their right mind would choose to do the right thing, we must all work together to become the change we wish to see within every aspect of our lives; and knowing that by doing so, it will shine light on those crossing our path that need it most.

In the meantime, some patients may have to find another way to manage their pain without putting their life or health at risk. Others are turning to natural alternatives such as kratom, cannabis, turmeric and/or implementing various lifestyle changes into their daily regime... But the key is to never give up hope.

What will you do?

Warm regards to all who face life's challenges head on.

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Re: Vintage Lady (# 1455)

This is partly Trump's fault .they started cutting me.back on my meds 6 months ago...trump put his daughter Ivanka in charge of the.opiod war
NOT A DR .....IVANKA ! It's disgusting

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When are we getting past this subject. Someone please start a new one under a new topic of pharma's stronghold.

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Re: JMJ (# 404)

My wife had a bladder mesh in plant that was placed incorrectly and was also,recalled.for 8 or 9 years pain docs kept her in a for with morphine and OxyContin to me kicking she can down the road.We met an alternative pain doc that learned a treatment that got her totally off pain meds. She still will have her injury the rest of her life but with two treatments a year she is not in pain everyday and is not leading a normal life out of a wheel chair and pitched her walker.I think I read there are over 3,000 or 30,000 members and I need help to fund a few to learn this low cost treatment that that can help hundreds of thousands that are in cronic pain.This is not a fix and will not work for everyone but I’ve seen what it’s done for my wife.i need help to find a doc that will,take a few days to learn and pass it on.With the war on pain drugs I would think Donald Trump would be knocking on my door to meet my wife because I have before and after videos. Hope this answers your question.

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Re: C (# 1504)

I am NOT "WRONG" as you put it. Your whole whine is about who was appointed to OVERSEE a fact finding committee. WHAT is actually being DONE by anyone of any political persuasion? Not much. And why is that so? Because it is a political hot potato right now. You rant on and on about your OPINION. I see things the way I see them. If you oppose my position then that is your right --- and that does not make me a "bully". Your animus for anything anyone says that is different from you makes you the "BULLY"-- not me.You will never change anyone's position by continually posting your nonsense (that, btw, NEVER is accompanied by any proof). You may not like who President Trump appointed to some committee but it is what it is.

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Re: C (# 838)

AGAIN, you post lies and nonsense. When I use the term "you" in the context of the dem party that is what I mean. You post about words and verbiage and YOU (this time I mean YOU) have posted some of the most vile and repulsive comments ever. That is typical for you dems. You dems have criticized, cried, and whined about every thing that President Trump has done. The stock market has gone up. Unemployment and taxes has gone down. A few posts ago YOU were whining and spewing your dem venom about the tax cuts going into your gas tank. Baloney. You could be paying higher taxes under the dems with higher unemployment and still be paying whatever the gas prices are. They went to $5 a gallon in some places when obamler was in office. Btw, the names I posted were (and are) demonRATS and obamler. There is not a lower class of filth on this planet than you dems. You dems have used the "c" word against the President's daughter. You dems have called The President and his family every vile name in the book. The names I use are tame by comparison. I will gladly take President Trump and everything he has brought to the table over you communists and socialists ANY DAY. Your spelling and verbiage is atrocious also. Try proof reading a post before you post it. I know the occasional word gets by spell check but at least I TRY. You do not even try. I am NOT going to stop using all caps. I do NOT apologize to YOU for one word of my posts.

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Re: Mark (# 413)

Well mark your a jerk. I came in here to help and get help and you might consider some brain surgery.

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Re: w john (# 1462)

Arginetina is. Wonderful country..I think you have it confused with Venezuela and itbwill never happen ..the first class ipened under the bush years and yes many more under the obama years.. a president doesn't make laws.. Congress makes laws. And ivanka has no bussiness dealing with Opiod pain mgnt
It should be your dr.and you...
Not trump.not Obama. Ans certainly not a fashion mogul ivanka..
You sound like a 5th grader talking about Obama
.grow up

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