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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Re-leaf For Severe Spinal Pain?

It is puzzling that after about 10 months on oxycodone and 7 months on extended release morphine for severe spinal pain, the clinic is now reversing course radically and trying to push me way down in dosages. I've successfully used narcotic meds for seven years, am 60 years old, and am highly responsible. Now the pain is coming back! I wasn't on that much in the first place, only 90mg a day morphine ER and roughly 20 to 50mg Oxycodone immediate release per day for breakthrough pain. They are telling me generic concerns for liver damage nationwide but all information I hear is that is NOT true! Also, DEA is severely restricting supply to pharmacies nationwide and that might be the reason. In any event, I am not getting proper pain control. What is to be done? OH I DID NOT KNOW, UP FRONT, THAT THERE WAS A COST! Should have been up front with me! I'll pass and say no thanks!
Fri, 7 Feb 2014
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Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement 's  Response
Hello sir I agree it's tough to be downsized in dosage of meds when u were in control for so long time till now
anyways if the clinic is not giving painkillers as u require u can ask for gabapentin it's a drug which decrease your requirement of painkiller
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Re-leaf For Severe Spinal Pain?

Hello sir I agree it s tough to be downsized in dosage of meds when u were in control for so long time till now anyways if the clinic is not giving painkillers as u require u can ask for gabapentin it s a drug which decrease your requirement of painkiller If u need more information write in