Effective pain med on horizon?

[sunkacola]

@ckahern , I am not knowledgeable about this, but isn't suboxone only used to treat opioid addiction? And once you are past that, shouldn't you stop taking it? It is only approved by the FDA to treat addiction.

It is highly recommended, in what I have read so far, that it not be taken long-term, as it has ravaging effects on the body. There are many other ways to treat chronic pain, and it is not supposed to be used to treat pain, so I am very puzzled as to why your doctor would tell you there is "no alternative". Can you go see a completely different doctor for a second opinion? I would like to suggest that you do that if there is any way you can.

 

[Ian waxman]

When I was diagnosed in 1994 the doctor I went to had done a research paper on Fibromyalgia, but that was before it was so prevalent and he gave me Loracet for the pain and so began my rollercoaster with opioids. I ended up having to go to rehab to get off the opioids, but I was still suffering with pain to the point that I had to stop working as a hairstylist. That is when I was given Suboxone.

They’re reletrans patches which I was hooked on.i then moved to fentanyl patches on 62.5.i’m a opioid addict and now slowly weaning off them.its hell.never be prescribed opiates.you will regret it.i’ve took them for 30 years for fybro starting with co codamol.it messes you up physically and mentally.all opiate drugs should never be administered for fybro.you get hooked very fast and before u know it your a addict.dont go there,i did and now paying the price.and ive took everything in that 30 years!!!

 

[johnsalmon]

then moved to fentanyl patches on 62.5.i’m a opioid addict

its no wonder - Fentanyl is a highly potent synthetic piperidine opioid primarily used as an analgesic. It is 30 to 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine;
normally used for pain relief for cancer patients in their last stage. I hoped you changed doctors!