Hi everyone:
This is my first post and I am hoping to get some true information rather than the b.s. I get from other places. I was taking 600 mg. per day of ER Morphine and 12 Oxy IR 30's for breakthrough pain. I have a chronic pain condition and was getting this prescription by a physician. Unfortunately, due to recent law restrictions in the law my physician was forced to lower the dosage and eventually getting me off the medication entirely. I have been reduced to 360 mg. of morphine daily until today. Instead of getting 240 mg. of morphine which in 2 weeks would be taken down to 120 mgs. and no medication for breakthrough pain, I was given a prescription of 6-30 mg. oxy IR daily and no morphine. My question is am I going to get by with the reduction in the medication or should I insist of getting the morphine? I am already having issues with my pain returning. I don't think that is a factor for my physician at this time. He is more concerned with keeping his license. Let me know what you think. Thanks so much for your help. Sincerely, MaddieR
This is my first post and I am hoping to get some true information rather than the b.s. I get from other places. I was taking 600 mg. per day of ER Morphine and 12 Oxy IR 30's for breakthrough pain. I have a chronic pain condition and was getting this prescription by a physician. Unfortunately, due to recent law restrictions in the law my physician was forced to lower the dosage and eventually getting me off the medication entirely. I have been reduced to 360 mg. of morphine daily until today. Instead of getting 240 mg. of morphine which in 2 weeks would be taken down to 120 mgs. and no medication for breakthrough pain, I was given a prescription of 6-30 mg. oxy IR daily and no morphine. My question is am I going to get by with the reduction in the medication or should I insist of getting the morphine? I am already having issues with my pain returning. I don't think that is a factor for my physician at this time. He is more concerned with keeping his license. Let me know what you think. Thanks so much for your help. Sincerely, MaddieR