I've had major psoriasis since I was a teenager, however it's been mostly controlled by medication. I also have had outbreaks on my scalp and constantly picked at it. One thing that worked for me was...
I'm not sure if you still need advice, but I thought I'd reply. I took Enbrel for about 3 years and it worked great without any side effects. Then it just suddenly stopped working. Luckily there are...
I've been quite pain fee. Sticking on the methadone as my rheumatologist didn't see an issue with it. PM gave me compazine for occasion nausea and vomiting. Have a nice week....
Unless that pharmacy is in Taiwan! :nono:...
Please know that we are here to listen and provide support whenever you need to complain. Sometimes just reading here helps me get through the day. I know I am not alone. I've done this before as...
Double check with the pharmacy but I think it's just a different manufacturer like the others are saying. When I was on Norco, the same thing happened to me but they went from white to yellow with...
Wouldn't giving your mom power of attorney work in this case? That way if it was ever questioned you would at least have that. I would keep calling the number on the card until you speak to someone...
Wow - God Bless, I pray you make a quick recovery....
I see a Rheumatologist and a PM. My lower back is extremely damaged and is causing me the majority of my pain other than my wrists these days. I told my PM that I was going to ask my Rheumatologist...
Definitely not a good idea for many reasons already pointed out! :o It's normal to be prescribed a lower dosage of a new narcotic than what coverts from your previous dosage of the initial one. This...
I know how you feel. It's especially hard when you want those around you to simply understand. What I have learned to do is make sure I adjust my life in a way that takes as much pressure off as...
I agree with Alcie. Not to scare you, but everything you describe is exactly what my mother was experiencing a few months before she passed away from "failure to thrive". She was 74. I know you...
Whenever I have cortisone injections it's during my work lunch break so I do go right back afterwards. I sit at a desk so it's not that bad. The only time I ever had much pain from them is when she...
I cringe at PT too. I call it Physical Torture. That's not to say it's isn't great. I have learned so many good exercises that alleviate many pain and nerve issues I get from time to time. It's just...
It can take at least a month from starting Enbrel or most biologics for you to start to feel any effect. For some people it's sooner. If the drug works for you, it will be worth the wait! I took it...
How strange!! If you have absolutely no idea why that happened, I would definitely try and get to the bottom of it. I am sure it was rather scary at the time, but I would have told them to go ahead...
Wow, just wow! I can somewhat understand the having to pick up the scripts each time and no "pre-dating", also having to wait til the 30th day to fill. But to add a muscle relaxer that you do not...
This takes the words right out of my mouth! Having exhausted all other treatments, I'm sure the majority of us here only get relief from the medication. Nobody wants to take them. The "bottom" of my...
I think you've all made your point now, to which I've thanked you initially. I am a responsible adult, so I am of course going to be bringing this all up to my PM doctor, PCP and Rheumaltologist at...
I get it filled through CVS Caremark Specialty Pharmacy and it's mailed to me. They charge $1878.75 for a 30 day supply. but my insurance covers it and I just pay a $30 co-pay. Methotrexate is not...
Talon, do you mind sharing what your dosage is? Are you taking the Methadone alone or other meds like a BT med. If the relief I am getting continues, I don't think I'll need anything on top of it,...
Thanks Talon, I am quite upset over the judgement here, I was not expecting it. Via the search here I have found a few others on Methadone that I have contacted for support. I probably won't be...
Also, most PM offices will require you to sign a contract basically stating that you will not obtain and take other narcotics or sedatives from any other doctor while you are under their care. Most...
I appreciate you sharing your experience Vickie as I said before. I must say I'm a bit flustered and upset now. I think if I shared a link to my PM doctor's profile you might has a different opinion...
The only other opoid I have been on is hydrocodone, so I'm not sure why we went straight to methadone at a rather high dose. I must say it's like a 180 for me - seriously I have never been this free...
AngMichelle - how scary, I am so glad you are OK. I have a huge fear of falling too, my mother had a fall that ultimately begin her downward spiral that eventually took her life....
Vickie, thanks for sharing, that's a lot to absorb and rather frightening. It makes me mad that there is such a trade-off when all we want to be in free of pain. Susie, I have read countless threads...
I was on Remicade and Methotrexate for several years and never lost libido, I guess everyone is different. I did however take Effexor for a bout of depression once and that stuff certainly caused a...
I built up a tolerance for hydrocodone due to taking it at a roller coaster rate over the past 20 years. I'd take it fort two months, then off fours months, etc. As time went on, my does had to be...
The only way that keeping those pills would be "wrong" was if you were stock-piling them to sell them, give them to others, or something else immoral. Keep them, but keep them in a safe place....
The methadone is giving me my life back too! I have been 95% pain free since I started taking it!! I don't wake up wracked in pain and when doing work or other task, I am like 200% more productive!...
LOL - I'm sorry, it may not be funny to you but that was a funny way of putting it, thanks for the smile. :blush: [/quote] I meant that to be funny, but it's not very far from the truth!...
Otelza came out earlier this year. My Rheumatologist put me on it mid-august after other biologics stopped working. It's a pill form and there aren't many reviews out there yet. For me, it cleared my...
Does anyone use a Chiropractor who has moderate to severe RA? I'm pretty sure that a Rhuematologist I had years ago told me to never go to one, but I'm not sure if that was just her opinion or it's...
It's been very difficult for me to maintain intimate relationships. Even when someone is understanding, there are those times when due to this illness, I just can't keep up on a consistent basis....
I had my 2nd PM appt yesterday and it went well. I explained to the doctor that the Zohydro really didn't work as well as expected, only about 70% of the time and never as well as the Hydrocodone...
Yes it's a real thing. Must be awful. Sometimes these shows get it right and other times they get it way wrong....
I would go to an Urgent Care type place just to have it checked out....
Hi all. I didn't want to create a new thread as this is somewhat off-topic. As you know I went to my first PM appt 10/8 and I have the follow up this Thurs 10/23. My impression was that I liked the...
I never have but I may start now as I will be on opoids regularly from a PM Doctor. How do you do it? Pour them into your hand and count? I would be worried that I'd drop and spill them all over. My...
So sorry to hear you have symptoms of something new. :( Happy Monday! Last week was not too bad. My energy was up and the pain moderate. However, yesterday it felt like I was being knifed in the back...
Yes, I agree it's very odd. I've been on regular Hyrocodone for the past year and recently on Zohydro - never asked for my ID!!...
I'm in Florida too....
I have not yet been asked to show my ID when I fill my narcotic scripts, which I find odd. Usually, the pharmacist that knows me helps me at Target, but sometimes he's not there and I am helped by...
Wow, that's terrible! Where do you live? I'm not an expert, but do they have any in a different strength that maybe the dr can prescribe for you in the meantime? I'm not sure if they ever do that....
I am so sorry to read your story and that it's still affecting you. I was in ICU for a week due to Enbrel 10 years ago. You just never know what these drugs may set-off....
Wow! Was this your PCP or PM doctor? Well I can understand it being a waste of time normally, but it is better to be safe than sorry!...
Really? I go to Target and the pharmacists there seem to be just as experienced any elsewhere. Of course the "techs" that actually help you can be a little flighty. I guess I am lucky as I have been...
Thanks all! Just needed to vent and get it out of my system. I'm moving on!...
Your insurance may be covering the increase so you don't feel it. My pharmacy (Target) and most others will show you the full price in small print and what your insurance paid - this is where you...