FWIW, I have been on the pain/pain meds merry-go-round since the mid-80s and over and over the doctors have all told me the same thing: meds almost never can 'catch up' once the (chronic) has escalated to interfering with normal daily functioning. This is why things like Ultram and Celebrex were developed: chronic pain patients need a regular daily regimen or the pain quickly becomes unmanageAble and we are forced to wait it out with no semblance of normal daily functionality. The additional problem with fibromyalgia is that standard pain medication frequently isn't very helpful, so a LOT of individual experimenting has to be done and often with no insurance because the fibro has already taken over and cost the person hir job & insurance.
I start with this premise: If I had unlimited access to meds, would I be taking something right now or waiting? I found that it was money/availability that was stopping me and that meant I wasn't getting good medical care. Hope any of this was helpful.
Pain & Meds
I start with this premise: If I had unlimited access to meds, would I be taking something right now or waiting? I found that it was money/availability that was stopping me and that meant I wasn't getting good medical care.
Hope any of this was helpful.
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