sarajenni88
Bluelighter
HHello all! I apologize in advance if I am doing something incorrectly. First new thread.
So basically I have been in a pain management for close to three year's due to early onset osteoarthritis. I've been prescribed exalgo ER 2/day tramadol 4/day SOMA 3/day. Recently my medication was changed due to insurance reasons from exalgo to opana. Well the opana ER came no where close to the exalgo and I spent four days in pretty nasty w/d. During this time I upped my dose of tramadol from 4xday to 6xday to help with the w/d. When I finally got a hold of my doctor I explained the situation and she agreed I should go back on the exalgo. When I met with said Dr she abrutply informed me she was stopping my tramadol completely and decreasing my dose of exalgo to only one per day. For my honesty I was rewarded with this HARSH change. Since then I have been plugging my exalgo in order to get the most from that one pill. I am looking for advice and support concerning a tapering schedule... potentiating my doses...and whether or not I should be requesting comfort meds...clonodine...benzos...etc. after my last interaction with my Dr I am afraid to ask but feel as though I will not be successful without them. I have young children so being pill sick is not a viable option. Thank u
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So basically I have been in a pain management for close to three year's due to early onset osteoarthritis. I've been prescribed exalgo ER 2/day tramadol 4/day SOMA 3/day. Recently my medication was changed due to insurance reasons from exalgo to opana. Well the opana ER came no where close to the exalgo and I spent four days in pretty nasty w/d. During this time I upped my dose of tramadol from 4xday to 6xday to help with the w/d. When I finally got a hold of my doctor I explained the situation and she agreed I should go back on the exalgo. When I met with said Dr she abrutply informed me she was stopping my tramadol completely and decreasing my dose of exalgo to only one per day. For my honesty I was rewarded with this HARSH change. Since then I have been plugging my exalgo in order to get the most from that one pill. I am looking for advice and support concerning a tapering schedule... potentiating my doses...and whether or not I should be requesting comfort meds...clonodine...benzos...etc. after my last interaction with my Dr I am afraid to ask but feel as though I will not be successful without them. I have young children so being pill sick is not a viable option. Thank u
