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I just got back from my doctor's appointment today and found out that last year's congress and this president passed some new laws on how much pain medications one can have and what other drugs they can no longer take if they are taking opioids for chronic pain. Now you can only get the equivalent on 90 mg per day of oral morphine. If you are not aware of this fact, morphine is 6 times less effective orally than parenterally. Also, you can no longer have a prescription for an opioid and any benzodiazepine or muscle relaxer, so I lost all my sleep meds, anxiety meds and a third of my pain meds just today.
I can't express the amount of anger it gives me to know that politicians are telling my physician what I can and can't have now. This is all in response to some people who have died from over dosages of these medications, though I believe that number is small when compared to the number of people who are getting relief from chronic pain and sleepless nights from these medications. There is nothing I can do about it unless and until there are people in power here who care about people who have to deal with chronic pain on a daily basis. I guess I'll just have to learn to live with more pain and less sleep.
I can't express the amount of anger it gives me to know that politicians are telling my physician what I can and can't have now. This is all in response to some people who have died from over dosages of these medications, though I believe that number is small when compared to the number of people who are getting relief from chronic pain and sleepless nights from these medications. There is nothing I can do about it unless and until there are people in power here who care about people who have to deal with chronic pain on a daily basis. I guess I'll just have to learn to live with more pain and less sleep.