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In reply to the discussion: This Couple Died by Suicide After the DEA Shut Down Their Pain Doctor [View all]Lochloosa
(16,066 posts)In order to get a very low dosage of Hydrocodone, I had to go once a month to the doctors office to physically pickup a prescription.
No calling in the prescription. It had to have the doctors wet signature. I used to get a 90 day supply, now I could only get a 30 day supply.
Then, I had to find a pharmacist willing to fill the prescription. Walgreens stopped filling my script. The pharmacist said I had been on it too long and needed to try something else. He didn't have my med records showing me trying different procedures and non-narcotic pain relievers. He just said Walgreens would not fill it anymore.
Then Florida decided that you couldn't get a 30 day supply anymore. That's when I threw up my arms and said the hell with it and just live with the pain.
I was in no danger of becoming addicted at the dosages I was taking. My doctor and I had several discussions about this. That was the last thing I wanted to deal with.
The Feds and my fucked up State have gone way overboard with the crackdown on pain meds. Some people truly need them.