Chronic pain is one of the most undertreated conditions around, so many docs are so concerned about addiction and yet statistics show that people who use narcotic pain meds for PAIN are not likely to become addicted, although they might become dependent, which is a whole different story. I just read an interesting article that said when people need to up their pain meds it usually means they were under prescribed to begin with, if they are given the correct dosage from the get go there is no need to up it later. When I ruptured a disc last winter and two shots of Demerol in the ER just took the edge off the pain, my GP was out of town and I wasn't scheduled to see my rheumy for another week. So the stand-in GP told me to take extra strength Tylenol May she some day rupture a disc and have only Tylenol at her disposal. I should have called my rheumy, by the time I saw him the next week he was shocked, immediately put me on Demerol. A ruptured disc is a very painful thing. Even after the disc healed I had Demerol in reserve for the bad times, but fortunately don't need it any more as I am on a new med that has finally given me relief from the horrible aching hips and back.

Cheryl



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