opioids

Just in case anyone wants to share their story regarding pain medication and how it has helped them, I've submitted a story to The Mighty explaining the situation. I have a link to help, but I cannot publish it here without going against community guidelines. To access the site, please Google search "beta regulations . gov" and "Management of Acute and Chronic Pain: Request for Comment". The deadline for public and stakeholder comment is June 16, 2020.

If you have #ChronicPainor #Intractablepain please consider submitting your comment. By and large, most government officials that I've spoken with do not know how many people are losing their pain battle because they aren't hearing from us directly. We need to speak up and soon.

Asking on behalf of a well known Chronic pain advocacy group involved with all levels of advocacy including working with government.

Looking for people willing to share their story on a special Radio show in a segment this weekend. We are looking for Canadians to speak along side some US guests who have lost their father to suicide when his opioid medication was cut and he could no longer live with the pain. If you have had a similar experience where the health and well-being of a loved one was seriously compromised due to medication cuts due to Opioidphobia hysteria please let us know. #ChronicPain #Opioids #ChronicIllness #Opioidphobia #SuicideSurvivor #Suicide #Witholdingcare #SuicidalIdeation #SuicidalThoughts

I just had back surgery, and hope to stop taking opioids. My insurance is denying my meds now, also (grrr, another topic). How did you get through coming off pain meds? Insurance is forcing me to stop one cold turkey, and I already feel the effects starting. Help! #Opioids #nomoreopioids #takingbackmybody

Opioid withdrawal... Equals Hell. I’m laying here on the couch and it is currently hot as Hell, among another myriad of unpleasant feelings. So yeah I feel like Hell is a good descriptor. I have been on Oxycodone for a year and a half 10/325 5-6 times a day for most of it. And here I am, 30 hours in to my cold turkey, knowing I’m not even it the worst part of it yet.

I had back surgery back in January. Ruptured disc for the second time. Drugs leading up to and after the surgery. I mean, I don’t know how not to take drugs for that level of pain, but I also know I probably used more than I needed and for longer. It’s too bloody hard not to. They tried to wean me off but it was torture over a longer period of time. I can’t. So I’m ripping off the bandaid.

I’ve been here before. It’s a familiar place but that doesn’t mean it is not a Hellish one. I am a recovering addict. I could go down the list. Well... Why not? Pot (don’t know if that one counts), shrooms (that one either), Dab, MXE, Cocaine, Heroin (Very briefly luckily), and Meth (Not briefly enough unfortunately. If you want to meet Satan face to face, his name is Meth). That about sums it up. But I’m 5 years clean. Then this back pain, surgery, shit fest happens.

Don’t know why I am writing all this. Haven’t written in this community before. I came here initially because I have GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder), Panic Disorder, Dysthymia, and mental OCD. Reading your stories has helped me through some tough moments. Well here is part of my story, and I am coming to you at my most vulnerable moment.

#Addiction #Recovery #Opioids #withdrawal

I just feel like no matter how hard I’m trying that it’s not going to be good enough for my family & friends, I know it’s going to take time to earn trust, but it’s only been 30 days & I was removed from inpatient treatment after 17 days because my insurance thought that I was mentally & physically stable enough to start outpatient therapy. Hoping things start getting better soon.

I was told today that the opioids that I’ve been taking for severe back pain is most likely causing my severe back pain. Just about every day although I get up and go to work my pain level is between an 8 -10, I can’t imagine not taking a pain pill and allowing the pain to go even higher. What have you experienced? #Opioids #PainManagement #BackPain