Posted by cubbybear on March 8, 2005, at 1:05:06
I'm wondering if I'm alone in sensing that pdocs of all kinds hesitate to write prescriptions and give us the analgesics we need--like Codeine--when we're really in pain.. Whereas some years ago, it was relatively easy to get scripts for Tylenol/Codeine or Codeine/Empirin, it seems that now, they suggest taking Ibuprofen, aspirin,etc. even for debilitating pain from toothache, lower back problems, etc.
Is this all a result of the so-called war on drugs? Even the innocent should suffer because the doctors are afraid of turning us into drug addicts? As I see it, denying a patient an analgesic when he or she really needs one amounts to willful neglect, in my opinion. Would anyone like to share experiences?
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