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Look, I get that the opioid crisis is bad, but it shouldn't be this difficult for people who actually need them to get them.

Dallas is just, it is almost impossible to get them here. My neurologist flat out refuses to give me a tramadol prescription for my migraines in spite of it being proven to work for the severe ones when nothing else will and in spite of my three previous neurologists in previous homes being fine with prescribing it.

And my spine doctor only prescribed tramadol after taking a urine test. And he said he was going to prescribe 45, only actually gave me 20, and now won't refill (I assume, I sent in the refill on Tuesday, left a portal message yesterday, and haven't heard a thing).

I'm still not sleeping well due to the pain level, and it is going to be a miserable weekend. Just so frustrated.

The amount of infantilization disabled people receive is depressing.

Yup. I have a friend who deals with chronic pain, and I can't even imagine having to deal with pain all the time, every day, forever and not being able to get the meds you need.

well said.

Autistic person here and GODS YES.

It gets to the point where I feel most free in places like online where I can be the adult I am and not play the "innocent role"

You'd be shocked how often even well meaning people assumed things about me like that I didn't swear.

Fucking this!

Ugh, I'm sorry. Tramadol is the only thing that works for me (and codeine). Oxy etc. don't do shit.

Can you ask them to refer you to a pain management specialist? Maybe botox injections can help, but either way, at least there they'll give you decent drugs (and occasional drug tests to make sure you're taking as prescribed, which is annoying but okay).

I've thought about finding another neurologist, since I'm no longer on an HMO and don't need a primary doctor referral. But I'm scared I'll be seen as drug seeking.

I think I've mentioned this to you before, but unfortunately, a lot of doctors and pharmacists (the smart ones, anyway) are wary because they've encountered a LOT of people abusing opioids and every single last one of them also claims to be a person who is legitimately in pain. It can be difficult to tell apart the people who are really suffering and the people who are faking, and when the punishment is the loss of your license and therefore livelihood plus possible jail time, people tend to err on the side of caution. A few things that set off the radar:

* asking for a specific frequently abused drug, such as Tramadol. It sucks that Tramadol is the only thing that works for your migraines, but unfortunately, a lot of people who want drugs for recreational purposes lie and say that ONLY such-and-such drug works for them, which is why they can't accept anything other than that very specific drug.

* Each state has strict laws about controlled substances like Tramadol, and there are rules for how much can be prescribed as well as how often they can be refilled. I don't know what Texas laws are, but your doctor and/or pharmacists' hands might be tied and they can't just give you over a certain amount of controlled substances. It might not necessarily be about "infantilization" as someone else mentioned.

* You don't mention it here, but IIRC in the past you've mentioned going to different drug stores to try and get your painkillers when you were refused at one location. I cautioned you then that this is exactly the sort of that sets off pharmacist's alarm bells because it looks like drug seeking behavior. People who abuse opioids shop around doctors and pharmacists because they're looking for someone who will either make a mistake or just give in to pressure. Pharmacy staff see people on a daily basis who call or come in to argue about refills, demand more drugs, claim they've been shorted, threaten them with physical harm and other verbal abuse because they won't (and sometimes it's "can't", legally) hand over the drugs, etc. etc. They're on super high alert for anything that even remotely looks like this. The trouble is that someone who wants opioids to fuel their drug habit and someone who wants opioids because they're in a lot of pain are going to exhibit some of the same angry, frustrated, desperate behaviors and that's what makes it hard to tell them apart.

It sucks and it's frustrating as hell, I'm sure. All I can recommend is building a good long term relationship with ONE doctor and ONE pharmacy location and doing your best to stay calm when interacting with people.

I had a relationship with a doctor. Then I moved and had to find a new one. And rather than even say calling my previous doctor to make sure I wasn't an addict, they just flat said they don't prescribe that ever. They also keep adjusting my other meds.

Oh fuck off and stop infantilizing people with disabilities, you fucking asswipe.

Lol what? NAYRT but as a former retail pharmacy tech (hospital now), they're not wrong that even if someone is not drug-seeking, those actions are things that drug-seeking people do and it happens a LOT.

It sucks when things get ruined by a minority of people and that rules put in place have detrimental effects on people just trying to get by, but no one is risking their license or livelihood on the chance.

And I say this as both a healthcare worker and someone who WAS on tramadol (not anymore because it didn't do jack shit for my pain).

Yeah but some doctors and people in the health industry and that is also a significant part of the problem

This is one of the few good things about living in Florida, in that getting these prescriptions isn’t hard when you see a pain specialist. For now. Who knows when even that will be done away with in the guise of “helping opioid addiction”. I don’t have an opioid addiction, I have chronic pain, and everyone shouldn’t have to suffer because some people are addicts. Not that I don’t sympathize with addicts, addiction is a genuine disease. But I hate how government restrictions on pain medication since the war on opioids started treats everyone taking pain medication like they’re all addicts.

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