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Do pain management doctors prescribe narcotics?

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If you have a legitimate medical need, you ask for 'pain management', rather than straight off asking for narcotics. A pain management specialist will usually go with narcotics right away. But to get to pain management, you must truly have a legitimate diagnosis for a painful condition. read more

In essence, the new federal opioid guidelines state that narcotics should not be prescribed for chronic pain patients. Instead, doctors should recommend acetaminophen (Tylenol) or NSAIDs like aspirin or ibuprofen. Other suggestions include cognitive behavioral therapy, exercise therapy or antidepressants. read more

My insurance (MediCare/MediCal) limits things like acupuncture for pain management so I am concerned because my current pain management physician as well as my primary care physician do not want me to continue on morphine (60mg every 12 hours) and oxycodone (10mg twice per day) but, if the other methods are not successful I think I should be able to continue on these pain meds which do work. read more

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