I have chronic pain for over a year now but I dont like doctors today they all think you want drugs?

You are so right about the medical community today I would like to add something to your question because I had the very same feelings and issues my pain doctor + 3 are no longer able to practice I was on 60mg oxycontin 3 times daily in addition 15 mg oxycodone 4 times daily incredible now that I look back on it I started weaning myself off but when I was almost completely off I was still having issues and was fortunate enough to find a Dr that was trained in the use and treated with the use of Suboxone and the various versions of this medication he had specialty training in it he knew I was in complete withdrawal and was able to give me a medication that stopped all the unpleasant remaining side effects then when that was under control he put me on buprenorphine with naloxone I did not want the version of this medicine that contained naloxone so he agreed to put me on straight buprenorphine and it has taken care of my pain without being in a numb state I was so bad my wife died and I didn't even realize it or the concequencinous of her death all the opioids had me this way I am now on a low dose of buprenorphine and feel alive alert etc I had also discovered another issue being on these high doses of opioids as well as the buprenorphine anesthesiologist don't know how to handle your if you need surgery bad deal but I would suggest you investigate Dr in your area trained in buprenorphine and how to help patients get off all this other stuff you hopefully will get the pain relief you need without being in a cloud

I hear you, with your story being all too familiar; the entire health care system appears to have lost its fundamental direction; however, even though totally discouraged, like you, there are Doctors out there that that have sincerely dedicated their lives to helping their patients! Unfortunately, due to the past decade-plus of non-medical related factors: "Addictions, and illicit opioid death factors", "COVID-19", "the government (i.e., CDC and FDA), "Insurance companies", "Medicare and Medicaid", etc., all dictating what Doctors' can and cannot do, thus many Doctors now feel that in order to stay in the profession, that they must drop a degree of their ethics that motivated them to join the profession, and just accept it, and attempt to work through the chaos the best that they can! I know that it doesn't help you and I, but when these huge conglomerates, who control all the funding, take over, they win! Until us Chronic Pain Patients join together with our own voice of power (Re: Form our own "Political Action Committees"), thus having a combined entity that's equally as powerful, then unfortunately, I see little change for us!

On a more personal level, it is easy to see why, unfortunately, many chronic pain patients have had no resolve but to turn to "Street Drugs", and, or even worse - take their lives by "suicide!" Fortunately, I still, at present, have my head on straight, and know that neither of those two options is the answer, with those only compounding my problems, let alone knowing how that would cause great despair for loved one and family members, certainly not wanting to complicate their world which in this age is already a struggle! I believe that their are medications that can help you - through trial and error with the right physician/team, although it won't happen overnight! I had a catastrophic Crushing Injury back in 1989, lived through the Quasi-Oxycontin travesty, and eventually, with the help of a team of dedicated medical professionals, found a medication that gave me back my life (i.e., no euphoria, no need for Break-trough pain medications, and a positive outlook for my future)! However, due to the "illicit opioid crisis", and the new guidelines, that's gone, and I'm once again back at square one! I, as I can hear in your story, have a threefold dilemma: The daily pain issues, and equally important, losing your confidence in ever finding a positive resolve, and thinking, is this it - the the way the last chapter of my life will end!

My apologies for not having any quick and helpful resolve for you; however, I can certainly appreciate your situation, and feel for you deeply!

Sincerely, and I pray that you find a positive resolve.