DrugBuyers.Com: need some advice guys....

Karkians - -

I sent you a PM. I had read your post in a different forum. I did not catch that your dr. was retiring, thus the reason that he will no longer prescribe methadone for you.

Just a few thoughts on this matter, other than what I already sent you in my PM. For one, I wanted to respond to the whole "road trip" idea. Well a road trip across state lines into a more sympathetic area does seem like a great plan, except it is Christmas/New Year time and that may make things harder for you. Especially if you do not know where you are supposed to go once you get across the state line. There are little details that you will need before envoking on such a trip. You know, all of the "where's when's and who's" ought to be answered before you go, or else you may lose precious time. However, if you are in the middle of experiencing withdrawl symptoms, and your only hope is that some doctor across state lines is going to be your answer to a new methadone prescription, then I have to say that makes me a little worried for you.

I have to agree with the other person who posted that you should consider the ER for something like this. I do not think they can turn you away if you are in fact going through withdrawl. Especially with all of your medical records on hand. You must get thoses ASAP as I think that bringing them with you in an emergency situation can only help your case. Really. I mean an ER is usually the WORST place to try to get narcotics, but in your situation i do think it will be your best chance at getting something to stop withdrawl and to give you enough time to figure out when where and who you need to see to get a regular prescription of the methadone.

Pain clinics may be able to help you, but as you mentioned, why waste your time if you do not even know if they will prescribe it. And trust me, my pain doctor in the state of wisconsin would not prescribe it at all. Not only that, but he contacted my family doctor to try to persuade her to stop prescribing me meds all together.

So for me the pain management clinic was nothing but a waste of time and a really negative experience. If i did not have my family doctor then I would have been in the same situation as you are in right now. Because the pain clinics do seem to have the strictist policies on narcotic prescriptions, I think i would be a little bit cautious when calling them before your actual appt. I mean if you are just calling to feel them out then that is probably OK as I mentioned, why waste your time? But if you are hoping to get a prescription for methadone before your appt just based on a phone call then you may want to rethink that.

If I were you i would contact the office of your doctor that just retired. You need to explain your situation to the nurse there and tell her it is an emergency and without guidance you will most definately go into withdrawl and are highly fearful of a situation like that. Heck, who knows, you may even be completely out of them right now. I sure hope that is not the case. You poor thing!!!Anyway......as I was saying, this doctor needs to be held responsible for his patients, whether or not he has retired. Actually, BECAUSE he has retired, he should be even MORE responsible for your care as there ought to be some guidelines on this kind of thing. I can not imagine that this kind of abandonment is condoned by your state.

If you explain this to his old office and to the nurse that is now there, hopefully this will be the push they need to be responsible and follow through with your care, and to make sure you do not go into withdrawl because this ONE doctor is no longer practicing.

If anything maybe his nurse can call ahead to a pain clinic and explain your specific situation. That may expedite some of the red tape. Otherwise, if you do end up having to go to the ER, then at least the office staff at the retired doctors office will be well aware of your current situation, in case the ER feels as though they need to contact your doctor to follow up on your medical records.

Either way, I sure hope you find the help you need. Your story is just AWFUL and I am so disgusted that a doctor would allow something like this to happen to you. I sure hope you are able to act on this before you completely run out as you will have a difficult time remaining patient once you start to go into withdrawl.

I also told you in my PM to you that you should try to get some Clonidine just in case you do experience any withdrawls. It's a blood pressure medicine that regulates your body temperature. It is a godsend if you start to go through any sweating and or feeling really hot or really cold. That for me was the worst part of the withdrawl so if you can get some Clonidine right away, then you will hopefully protect yourself against the whole "sweat, and hot--cold--hot--cold sensation" that is quite common with narcotic withdrawl.

I believe it is rather cheap and is found online.

Anyway, good luck and I will keep my fingers crossed for you. Please keep us updated on your situation!!

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Flea