http://www.addiction-free.com/blog Chronic Pain Solutions Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:51:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/using-transdermal-patches-for-chronic-pain-management/#comment-156795 Adderall Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:42:41 +0000 http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/using-transdermal-patches-for-chronic-pain-management/#comment-156795 whoah this blog is excellent i love reading your posts. Keep up the great work! You know, many people are looking around for this information, you could help them greatly. whoah this blog is excellent i love reading your posts. Keep up the great work! You know, many people are looking around for this information, you could help them greatly.

]]> http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/part-two-differentiating-addiction-versus-pseudoaddiction-for-effective-chronic-pain-management/#comment-156773 Adderall Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:33:37 +0000 http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/part-two-differentiating-addiction-versus-pseudoaddiction-for-effective-chronic-pain-management/#comment-156773 excellent post, very informative. I wonder why the other experts of this sector don't notice this. You should continue your writing. I am confident, you've a great readers' base already! excellent post, very informative. I wonder why the other experts of this sector don’t notice this. You should continue your writing. I am confident, you’ve a great readers’ base already!

]]> http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/announcing-the-37th-annual-advanced-international-winter-symposium/#comment-156768 Adderall Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:33:01 +0000 http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/announcing-the-37th-annual-advanced-international-winter-symposium/#comment-156768 It’s actually a great and useful piece of info. I am glad that you shared this helpful info with us. Please keep us up to date like this. Thanks for sharing. It’s actually a great and useful piece of info. I am glad that you shared this helpful info with us. Please keep us up to date like this. Thanks for sharing.

]]> http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/buprenorphine-for-chronic-pain-management-addiction/#comment-145274 Tina Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:49:45 +0000 http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/buprenorphine-for-chronic-pain-management-addiction/#comment-145274 Like many of the other stories here, I too have been a chronic pain patient for over 15 years. Multiple shoulder, knee and back surgeries. I started on Oxycontin 20mg 3Xday and at the end in January of this year was up to 80mg 5Xday along with 30mg oxycodone for breakthru and Fentanyl Patch 100mg every 48hours. I was on enough medication to kill a horse yet I only weighed 115 pounds. It was the tolerance to the medication that the "doctor" explained was causing my constant need for increases. I was in a constant fog. In January my Pain Management Doctor had his license suspended for questionable over prescribing of prescription drugs. DUH!!! I was petrified! I knew I would not survive an old fashioned detox. Locked in a room and bouncing off the walls for a week. I was lucky enough to have a friend suggest the Subutex and found a Doctor quickly. I am now maintained on 32mg daily of Subutex and I am a new person. To anyone that has doubts....just give it a try. It changed my life 100% and it can do the same for you. Like many of the other stories here, I too have been a chronic pain patient for over 15 years. Multiple shoulder, knee and back surgeries. I started on Oxycontin 20mg 3Xday and at the end in January of this year was up to 80mg 5Xday along with 30mg oxycodone for breakthru and Fentanyl Patch 100mg every 48hours. I was on enough medication to kill a horse yet I only weighed 115 pounds. It was the tolerance to the medication that the “doctor” explained was causing my constant need for increases. I was in a constant fog. In January my Pain Management Doctor had his license suspended for questionable over prescribing of prescription drugs. DUH!!! I was petrified! I knew I would not survive an old fashioned detox. Locked in a room and bouncing off the walls for a week. I was lucky enough to have a friend suggest the Subutex and found a Doctor quickly. I am now maintained on 32mg daily of Subutex and I am a new person. To anyone that has doubts….just give it a try. It changed my life 100% and it can do the same for you.

]]> http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/is-exalgo%e2%84%a2-%e2%80%9csafe%e2%80%9d-for-chronic-pain-management/#comment-134885 jack burns Sat, 02 Jul 2011 11:51:07 +0000 http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/is-exalgo%e2%84%a2-%e2%80%9csafe%e2%80%9d-for-chronic-pain-management/#comment-134885 Hello, I was diagnosed with SyringaMyelia, it only hits about 1 in 2 million people a year, but it really hurts when you have it, I was on methadone for over 21yrs. guess I am an addict, do not care, methadone worked for me without any opiate problems at all. Now methadone will not work at all, so the dr. prescribed exalgo, she is not going to prescribe, breakthrough drugs at all, which is a problem for me, exalgo only works about 12hrs. not 24 as told me. If you know of any other pain centers that will work with me, let me know, I am in Spokane, WA. thank you, Jack, still in pain, burns Hello, I was diagnosed with SyringaMyelia, it only hits about 1 in 2 million people a year, but it really hurts when you have it, I was on methadone for over 21yrs. guess I am an addict, do not care, methadone worked for me without any opiate problems at all. Now methadone will not work at all, so the dr. prescribed exalgo, she is not going to prescribe, breakthrough drugs at all, which is a problem for me, exalgo only works about 12hrs. not 24 as told me. If you know of any other pain centers that will work with me, let me know, I am in Spokane, WA. thank you, Jack, still in pain, burns

]]> http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/freedom-from-suffering-is-a-right-and-a-responsibility/#comment-134653 Lilly Abbott Chronic Pain Fri, 01 Jul 2011 19:47:05 +0000 http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/freedom-from-suffering-is-a-right-and-a-responsibility/#comment-134653 The use of prescription painkillers is being used very commonly these days for treating pains. Findrxonline in his article on prescription drug coverage mentions that These drugs are a blend of Acetaminophen and other components that are akin to morphine. These drugs are to be obtained under a prescription and to be used for a short duration of time as they carry the danger of obsession and only has a tendency of becoming a habit. The use of prescription painkillers is being used very commonly these days for treating pains. Findrxonline in his article on prescription drug coverage mentions that These drugs are a blend of Acetaminophen and other components that are akin to morphine. These drugs are to be obtained under a prescription and to be used for a short duration of time as they carry the danger of obsession and only has a tendency of becoming a habit.

]]> http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/the-role-of-hope-in-chronic-pain-management/#comment-123364 mary Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:01:08 +0000 http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/the-role-of-hope-in-chronic-pain-management/#comment-123364 Your articles are so uplifting because they always pinpoint problems and offer strategies for solving them. This focus on the importance of maintaining Hope and your 5 stuck points are invaluable. You point out the importance of CP sufferers having access to a pain counselor as part of their team. And yet I know so few pain patients that have access to a counselor. When will we learn? Thanks for your great insights. Your articles are so uplifting because they always pinpoint problems and offer strategies for solving them. This focus on the importance of maintaining Hope and your 5 stuck points are invaluable. You point out the importance of CP sufferers having access to a pain counselor as part of their team. And yet I know so few pain patients that have access to a counselor. When will we learn? Thanks for your great insights.

]]> http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/stress-chronic-pain-management-and-the-holidays/#comment-122385 last minute wakacje Tue, 31 May 2011 11:46:01 +0000 http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/stress-chronic-pain-management-and-the-holidays/#comment-122385 Fantastic web site. Plenty of useful information here. I'm sending it to a few pals ans additionally sharing in delicious. And naturally, thanks in your effort! Fantastic web site. Plenty of useful information here. I’m sending it to a few pals ans additionally sharing in delicious. And naturally, thanks in your effort!

]]> http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/living-with-chronic-pain-and-anxiety-disorders/#comment-121767 Linda Lou Mon, 30 May 2011 02:30:59 +0000 http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/living-with-chronic-pain-and-anxiety-disorders/#comment-121767 I have just found this blog and look forward to reviewing the materials referenced. I have noticed an increased connection between my chronic back pain and resulting anxiety. The pain can be (somewhat) handled by meds, moderate exercise, or resting - the anxiety is more difficult to manage. I am hoping the blog provides additional non-drug methods to resolve the anxiety. I have just found this blog and look forward to reviewing the materials referenced. I have noticed an increased connection between my chronic back pain and resulting anxiety. The pain can be (somewhat) handled by meds, moderate exercise, or resting - the anxiety is more difficult to manage. I am hoping the blog provides additional non-drug methods to resolve the anxiety.

]]> http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/living-with-chronic-pain-and-anxiety-disorders/#comment-121764 Linda Lou Mon, 30 May 2011 02:29:09 +0000 http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/living-with-chronic-pain-and-anxiety-disorders/#comment-121764 I have just found this blog and look forward to reviewing the materials referenced. I have had three lumbar back fusions over a 30 year period. I have noticed an increased connection between my chronic back pain and anxiety. The pain can be (somewhat) handled by meds, moderate exercise, or resting - the anxiety is more difficult to manage. I have been seeing a counselor off and on over 20 years, and recently have been seeing a psychatric nurse. I am hoping the blog provides additional non-drug methods to resolve the anxiety. The combination of pain and anxiety meds have had an negative impact on my career. I have just found this blog and look forward to reviewing the materials referenced. I have had three lumbar back fusions over a 30 year period. I have noticed an increased connection between my chronic back pain and anxiety. The pain can be (somewhat) handled by meds, moderate exercise, or resting - the anxiety is more difficult to manage. I have been seeing a counselor off and on over 20 years, and recently have been seeing a psychatric nurse. I am hoping the blog provides additional non-drug methods to resolve the anxiety. The combination of pain and anxiety meds have had an negative impact on my career.

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