How can I find Pain Dr. in WA state who actually prescribes effective meds?

Not many drs are going to tell you in advance of examining you that they will prescribe narcotic medication. You will have to search out opinions until you find one who agrees. It shouldn't be that difficult if you have MRIs, CT scans, etc in your records. The only other option is bandit script drs who are illegal. I would do it the right way even though it can be unfair if your pain is legitimate. Quality drs are worth the search. Good luck.

Go to http://www.naabt.org/patient_doctor/splash.cfm to find a physician who does pain management and addiction medicine. I know you are not an addict, but this site will help people with pain too. Just give it a try. I know some in California and I got those names from NAABT. Wishing you the best.

Okay, first of all sweety, I feel your pain and exactly what your going through. Let me just say this.. I just moved from Tucson, AZ to eastern, NC and it seems that AZ doctors are easier going on prescribing narcotics or really any type of pain relief medication then the rest of the country.

I have severe medical problems and have been being treated with narcotics (among 9 other daily meds) for the last year. Then I move to NC, and run out of medication, finally get in to see a new primary care doc and they tell me tough $#!T. They dont prescribe narcotics. Hello, I was just told I need to see a breast surgeon because they believe the solid mass in my tatta is cancer and you wont give me a measly prescription? Okay, well the meds are for other pain not the boob but still, a little compassion would be nice. I mean I didnt put myself on the meds, so why do I deserve to go through withdrawls? That was the worst I had ever felt in my life. It was like Kimo therapy.

Oh God. Im sorry, I have been needing to vent for a few weeks now. So a doctor more be more willing to prescribe something called Zomig to you. Its for Severe migrains. And it works pretty good. But if your like me, after yolur migrain goes away, your entire head feels like its been beating with a baseball bat, almost like a giant bruise. So having a little narcotic on top of the Zomig should work great. Try telling your doctor that. Or even try going to the emergency room/Urgent care and telling them whats up. If your straight talking with them and let them know what works for you and who your doc was in AZ and what they were giving you then they might be more likely to give you what you ask for.

Or you just might need to drop this doc. I hope this helped, and my appologies for ranting on about my issues. :0) Hope you feel better.

I find relief for my migraines with the prescribed drug "Midrin". It can be compounded by a specialy pharmacy if you are unable to find a drug store that can get it for you. It has virtually no adverse side effects for me.

Stay away from Wa center for pain in Edmonds and Bellevue. I've found that both UW and Swedish have very long wait lists for their pain centers. Honestly I've heard wonderful things about accupuncture treating migraines very successfully. Not sure if you have tried it or not, but might be worth a try!

You can check the Medtronics site(makers of the pain pump) and they have a list of doctors that have been trained to use thier product. These docs usually Rx narcotics first before implanting a pump. The list of doctors are listed by state, address and usually phone numbers. It's a good starting source of pain doctors that rx opioids.