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• Rhonda // Jun 3, 2009 at 10:56 pm

  I skimmed through a bit of your information and have found it to be very knowledgeable and I am a Pharmacist. Keep up the good work. Thank you very much for your help!

• Christopher // Jul 5, 2009 at 6:12 pm

  Several years ago I ended up with compression fracture T-10,T-11 Now I take vicoden 5-500-Pain, Methocarbam 750 Musclespasm, Gabapentin 400 Pain. this makes so it is bearable Have been on this regime almost one and half years. However I becoming tolerat of vicoden. Have been trying to get into a pain specialist for almost a year now but have no insurance for another 6 months. Waiting for my medicaid to kick in. and am trying to figure out how to get my docter to increase dose so I can do some things, Anything, but she is to worried about addiction and will not allow me to have more.? help what do I do untill I get onto medicaid. If you anyquestion please feel free to email me. Kringle0220@yahoo.com. I am on disability do to memory problems Due to head traume received at same time as back injury and pain unctrolled fully.

• How to Cope with Pain // Jul 6, 2009 at 7:57 am

  Hi Christopher,
  As long as you’re getting benefit from narcotics – both pain relief as well as the ability to do more – it may make sense to increase your dosage. But only if as you increase dose, you continue to get more benefit, up to a medication maximum, and benefits outway side effects.

  That being said, the narcotics aren’t the only medication to maximize (what about gabapentin, for example?). Or adding other types of medication may also be useful.

  Instead of asking to increase a specific medication, you might try discussin overall medication management with pain, and ask her what she thinks other options might be.

  Good luck!

• connie // Feb 14, 2011 at 6:45 am

  I have been on 20 mlg. ov kadion 2 x day. and prescribed 5 mlg. of oxycodone up to 3 x a day for breakthrough pain. its not helping much as every year ive been getting worse. doctor hasnt offered an increase in meds and im afraid if i ask theyll think im drug seeking. I ve never abused cuase i dont tolerate pain meds real well. but the kadian has been the only thing that doesnt make be feel sick. do u think i would benifit bytaking a higher dose of kadian and backing of the oxycodone.

• How to Cope with Pain // Feb 14, 2011 at 7:23 am

  Hi Connie,
  There are so many variables that effect if an increase in pain medication will help you. These include what type of pain you have, why there has been an increase in pain, are you developing opioid hypersensitivity, what other medication you’re on, etc. (As well, of course, I can’t provide individual medical advice.)

  However, it’s perfectly ok to have a discussion with your doctor about what the options are to help, given that you’re experiencing more pain. That may or may not include more opioid medication. Good luck!

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