By: Michael Patterson
Hey Kelly, I’m glad you’ve posted about this. I’ve been taking this drug for a couple years now… When I was 1′st given a script for my 1′st MR, I was given “Skelaxin”, and it worked wonders. And little...
View ArticleBy: Jeff
Just read an article in the local paper about the heroin trade. Seems the opiate abusers in this area have given up on oxycodone and other prescription meds because heroin is cheaper and easier to get....
View ArticleBy: Janelle Matz
Thank you Belinda. The whole response was informed and accurate.Pain management is the most important focus of how I treat my RA, not ‘stiffness’ or swelling. Especially important is the last few...
View ArticleBy: Marti
I am in the process of waiting for the methotrexate to kick in so my rheumy prescribed Tramadol and upped the dose for me once I told him I wouldn’t take the prednisone. I was on Plaquinil which worked...
View ArticleBy: Courtney
What ever happened to doctors being the ones working WITH their patients to determine the best course of treatment? And being the ones held responsible for abusing their privileges to prescribe drugs...
View ArticleBy: Kelly Young
Several good points. and I agree, ANY entity who can foil the decisions that patients and doctors make, is something we should beware of. Or drive the patient to a not-needed higher dose of a medication…
View ArticleBy: Jenn
You just listed some of the reasons I haven’t taken controlled meds yet. I should have already, but who want to deal with all of that? And then you also got to be very careful who you tell because...
View ArticleBy: anon
Kelly, I would like to share, but not on an unencrypted channel, considering the sensitivity of the subject. Perhaps you could publish a PGP/GPG key so people could communicate with you privately....
View ArticleBy: Kim
Megan, I have found the Costco pharmacy the cheapest by far for my Arava. Of course, I get the generic. I paid less than $60.00 for a 90 day supply with no insurance. You do not have to be a member to...
View ArticleBy: Lori Ford
I know exactly what you mean!!!! I just had a 4 disk fusion in my neck 3 weeks ago. They tried to give me percocets by mouth a few hours after surgery. Not even as high a dose as I have been on at...
View ArticleBy: Cecilia
it took me actual tears to convince my doc to prescribe me pain meds to have on hand for bad night bouts with pain. even with all of the meds i am on, i get killer pain flares and sleep is out of the...
View ArticleBy: Leigh Ann
Thank you for the article and I’m so sorry that our RA specialists seem uninformed about the very disease they treat. I have learned that individuals with late-onset juvenile RA are more likely to have...
View ArticleBy: Cindie
I loved this article. I, too, live in Florida and getting my drugs filled for RA is a nightmare each month. Yes, the state of FL says I can only have a one month supply of my meds at a time – which, of...
View ArticleBy: Judib
Kelly. That just breaks my heart what you went thru to get ur meds! I don’t understand why it’s so hard to get them? Must be different laws for the states. With my rheumy I have no problem getting them...
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By: Kelly Young
Yes, I think that’s right Judi. read some of the other comments about how hard it is to get pain medication in some states.
View ArticleBy: Carol
I realize this post is from last year, but I was appalled at what some go through to get much needed relief. I live in IL,and had a 3 level cervical fusion 2 years before my ra diagnosis. I’ve been on...
View ArticleBy: Kelly Young
amen Carol. Thanks for commenting – I haven’t met many patients who use Soma. I don’t know what I would’ve done if the back doc hadn’t prescribed it so I could try & find something that will work...
View ArticleBy: Linda Comando
I am having the exact same problem in NYS. I have been using Soma for over 25 years. It was prescribed to me after many other trial pain medications and muscle relaxants. I too have had MRI’s of my...
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