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Suggest Treatment For Chronic Arm Pain
hi I am a va patient that has been on pain meds morphine, oxycodone, and methedone for 15 years. I have been on methedone w/oxycodone for breakthrough pain now for 7 years. The VA recently cut me off of the oxycodone and I have a feeling they might stop the methedone too. I have been in chronic pain ever since I was hazed on my first deployment overseas; a ritual performed by my fellow brothers in arms. I was pullud from my top bunk as I slept landing on my head and neck. My question can I have problems on a suuden halt of my pain meds? I m currently on bupropion and mertazapine they just stopped the clonopin??
Mon, 4 May 2015
I UNDERSTOOD YOUR CONCERNS, BY KNOWING THAT THESE MUCH MEDICINES YOU ARE TAKING OR WERE TAKING I SURPRISED!!! I CAN GET THAT YOUR PAIN MAY BE THAT MUCH SEVERE SO THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE ALL MEDICINES... SEE ALL DRUGS/ MEDICINES CAN NOT BE STOPPED SUDDENLY, YOU CAN TAKE PHYSIOTHERAPY TREATMENT WITH THAT GRADUALLY YOU CAN DISCONTINUE SO WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS MAY NOT BE THERE... INITIALLY YOU CAN DECREASE DOSE AND GRADUALLY YOU CAN STOP MEDICINE BUT CONTINUE PHYSIOTHERAPY FOR ATLEAST 6 MONTHS...
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