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What Causes Pain Medications To Be Ineffective?
After years of trying to manage my pain without drugs I was referred to a pain management doctor who has been working with me to try to find a medicine that will be effective for me. I have now tried 4 different pain medicines that are considered to be very strong but have no effect on me whatsoever. I do not understand why these meds do not help at all. Could there possibly be something wrong with me that does not respond to pain medicines.
Sat, 3 Nov 2018
Hello,
Oh, so narcotics are not effective. This isn't that rare. Some people have non-functional narcotic systems. Often this goes with abnormally good sleep (except for the pain) a high pain tolerance and a lack of liking narcotics and also alcohol.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Matt Wachsman, Addiction Medicine Specialist
Oh, so narcotics are not effective. This isn't that rare. Some people have non-functional narcotic systems. Often this goes with abnormally good sleep (except for the pain) a high pain tolerance and a lack of liking narcotics and also alcohol.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Matt Wachsman, Addiction Medicine Specialist
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