Why can't I get strong pain meds without seeing a doctor?!

Why can't I get strong pain meds without seeing a doctor?

I get kidney stones regularly and I know the drill, just drink lots of water and take strong pain meds. Only Oxycodeine, Demeral or morphene work. But I need to get a prescription to get those. I hear that people get addicted from pain meds. Why? That makes no sense. But that is another issue. There should be an easy and cheap way for people to take care of their medical problems.

1 month ago
On Sunday I had a kidney stone causing problems. I started out taking 3 Acetaminophen with Codeine, then another and then another with still no help. Then I took one oxycodone/ASA and that worked in 20 minutes and I was fine for the rest of the day. But I only have one tablet of that left so I have to save it for when the pain is really bad again.

When I had gall stones, the only thing that would touch the pain was morphine or demerol.

Probably because the three that you are specifically asking about are 3 with the highest rates of addiction, and most commonly requested by drug seekers. All are a little extreme for most kidney stone cases as well, typical narcotic regimine consists of codiene, hydrocodone, or oxycodone, these usualy being combined with acteaminophine.

Morphine and Demerol do not work well orally as the majority of the drug is wasted, which is why they are typically given IV and therefore staples for use in hospitals.

If the stones are a regular problem then you should hopefully have a regular physician with whom you are in contact and is familiar with your situation. Talk to them. If your pain is severe enough that only morphine or demerol will help it then you need a different treatment regimine.

But be fore-warned if you go to the doctor and tell them that those are the only drugs that work for you they will be wary because it is classic drug-seeking behavior.

Good luck