When is it okay to take narcotics?

We are in your corner with a bucket and sponge... Lol
Now don't make us use it..lol
And I don't think choking is good enough. To fast.. Need much slower... Like water torcher. Or tapping on their forehead for hours and hours.... Now you see what you started....lol! God help us all!

hello my fellow pain friends. I have been on percocet 3x a day for 6 months. Up untill recently it has worked. My body is starting to need 2pills at a time to help... So i must be getting used to them. My pain is at the base of my neck, headaches, hip n lower back pain and leg sharp pain... I dont know what to do.... My Dr doesnt wanting me taking more percocet but im in so much pain.. I was on lyrica and it seemed to help but at $300 a month I cant afford that. So trying gabapentin. So far not helping...im also im cymbalta. What can I do..... Help friends. Im 28.... Cant imagine living day to day life like this for forever.... :-(

Janellashley, first off, I'm so sorry you are experiencing so much pain, especially at your age. I understand how difficult it is to live with pain. What you described are some of the exact same places I hurt daily as well. Have they ruled out other things that cause pain, like pinched nerves or nerve damage? Have they done an MRI. Have you seen a pain management specialist, counselor or psychologist? Have you tried any marijuana creams? I have found that a nice soak in the tub with epsom salt and baking soda helps draw out some of the discomfort. I use marijuana cream made with coconut oil all the time it seems like. It helps. Unfortunately, I have not found any one thing to make it completely go away. What I've done is had to learn to live with it. It is possible to do. The most difficult, but important thing is to try and not focus on it all the time. I just threw out a bunch of questions because I don't know what you've explored yet. I hope you find something to help you....Gentle hugs....

cmetryme, I will call my doc to see what it is called. You can use whatever it is they burn on you. I was to have most of my back done. I have no idea about a single body part. I chose neural prolo- therapy first. I don't know how long my insurance will cover these "sessions" as we have tried to find out. Their last word was; you have our ok but that doesn't mean we will pay for it. Well, I DON"T need their approval if I am paying for it! It turns out they are paying for it--so far. Crazy!

I do know the treatment we are talking about is done by a pain specialist and has to be trained in it. Mine is not. He would send me elsewhere.

Now stop that bouncing !

rural, please private message me the name. i looked at what neural prolo- therapy is. very interesting reading. let me know how it works for you.
i read it only lasts hours to days. treatment is every two weeks? not sure how thats going to relief the pain. let us know how it goes.


not bouncing today.. mostly crying...