He didn’t follow the rules! He did this to himself and no doctor should bear responsibility for probably other things he was doing or perhaps getting more pills than prescribed. Let’s support and protect our doctors who help those suffering.
And how would you know that? Are you part of the innercircle? Unless you have facts and data, it is heresay. I am not saying you are wrong however in the court of law back it up with facts and data.
He was actually taken out by the Dark Ones so don't be a know it all. He was coming out with âlot óf disclosures añd they needed tó shut him down. Facts 100 percent
I feel so terrible for the chronic pain patients today. Advocating will not help much at all, as most doctors will NOT prescribe adequate PAIN medication. They are too afraid of the reprecussions!
I had a pain management dr tell me once that I even though I suffer with chronic pain my pain wasnt chronic enough for her to prescribe pain meds as she didn't want me To start a new addiction because I was already a recovering addict from meth.
If they would actually diagnose and treat the source of the pain we wouldn't need pain medication. I'm constantly fighting for figuring out what is causing the pain.
@@FortheBudgiesThere are some issues that have no cure. I have one of them and suffer every second of the day for the last 20 years. I used to be adequately treated and could have a life. Thanks to the CDC, DEA and medical boards I now have no life and I am in the bed suffering 90% of the time. I have tried everything and I mean everything, but the type of pain issue I have doesn't respond. I am being tortured.
During most of my youth, my mother was ill and mostly bedridden with untreated pain from multiple painful conditions that can't be fixed. I had to physically fight her, as a kid, to stop her from doing something to stop the pain that I don't know if I'm allowed to say in YT comments. Over a decade ago a doctor prescribed the infamous Purdue opioid. I think it saved her life because it got her out of bed and exercising, doing gardening intense enough I can't keep up with her. He dosage hasn't increase beyond the initially prescribed amount. She doesn't seem high or loopy. We agree she probably is physically addicted by now, but at 77, so what? Never in my wildest dreams did I think she would this long and in pretty good shape considering. I agree that Purdue did awful things to a lot of people and those people deserve justice; but in our zeal to do right, I hope it isn't forgotten that for some fraction of humans, such strong drugs might literally extend their lives and greatly improve quality of life. Mom's doctor will be retiring soon and we both worry the scandal will have made it essentially impossible to continue getting that medication.
I disagree thst Purdue did anything wrong or that there ever was an actual opioid epidemic pre illicit fentanyl. I knew that hydrocodone and oxycodone was basically synthetic heroin when I was in grade school at 10 years old. It wasnt a mystery.
dependence is not addiction, addiction is abuse and overconsumption. i am happy your moms pain was finally treated, im sorry for the trauma her untreated pain caused you both.
It’s really sad because if you are a chronic pain patient, everyone thinks you are drug seeking. Often, if you go to the ER & say you are a chronic pain patient, they automatically label people as drug seekers! Chronic pain patients know there is nothing that is going to cure them or take away all of their pain, but simply want some improved quality of life!
It wasn't addiction. It was staged to appear that way by a higher ul that gains from him gone. Sure if u look hard enough ull see who didd y it. Its all over the net. Dont reduce this guy to some junkie bc he isnt the culprit, he was simply the guy who made a bad deal and paid for it with his soul. Hard to believe angels and demons and devil and God real but im afraid to tell you the evidence is there if u seek it you will find it. Tap into that inner researcher. Itll pop up. Its so sad to hear. Those evildoers days are numbered. The truth is surfacing. U just have to get ur nose out of books and look bc the hidden is being revealed. So sad. His last interview he talked about the fact he got his dreams come true and it was hard to watch. Look for it. Know ur details before making conclusions
I've refused stronger pain medication several times because of the risk of being seen as a drug seeker. I accepted morphine once, returned a few months later after not being able to eat for a while and asked to receive help with getting nutrients; they turned me away telling me that they "definitely won't give you painkillers" I never said I was in pain, I said I was starving and couldn't eat... 😥
I am a biochemist and pharmacologist. Right now there needs to be push back on the the prosecution of Drs for prescribing. The chilling effect it will have will leave patients hurt. I am trying hard to push back on the war on benzodiazepines and I need help !!
@@MedicalSecrets One of the problems is the state medical boards are tepid and do not defend but usually participate in a meritless action brought against a physician. There needs to be some push back and physicians need to stick together!
The issue is they have no real mechanism for deferentiating between pill mills and legit pain doctors, because even the best pain management doctors have a good percentage of addicts as patients. I take my mom to pain management and watch the other patients. About half look like the type of people I partied with before I got serious about sobriety. Doctors aren't nearly as good at spotting them as they think.
30 years in direct patient care in the critical care setting. I can think of only one or two physicians in all my years that had even a slightly comparable position as yourself. And those were many years ago. Today’s physicians, most of them sadly, I don’t have much comment on. You are a blessing; to your patients, your viewers, and undoubtedly your coworkers and colleagues. Watching and listening to you is like a breath of fresh air. You should be an example for all aspiring med students (and current physicians).
It because he knows these opinions are popular and expressing them on YT for views carries no risks. I bet he isnt writing scripts for a bunch of opioids though, he probably isn't even that type of doctor.
Thank you so much for your discussion. Living with chronic pain is like constantly being in a nightmare. However, you never wake up, the nightmare never ends. Thank you for giving me hope. Their is now a light at the end of the tunnel. Thank you so much. Now, at least I have hope that this nightmare can end.
True & now that I think about what you pointed out, I have an excellent explanation of why having nightmares don’t bother me. They do not faze me bc I’m living in a nightmare (Whew, corrected autocorrect bf posting. It changed living in a nightmare to living in a nighclub😂) I found comedy is helpful 🤗 Laughter is a distraction to avoid a pain cycle and also releases endorphins 😊
You know my belief that chronic pain, especially now with “us” baby boomers is an under treated condition and and so many responsible individuals suffer.
I am 74 , did my PhD dissertation on opioid addiction & tolerance & efficacy in 1983. Have been through several pendulum swings of opioid use. I now have severe back pain & caught in the undtreatment of pain. I feel treated as an addict, pharmacies, insurance companies, & state laws all can overrule my doctor’s decision s of my medication. I certainly know about opiates but am treated like I know nothing. It has ruined my the “golden years “ of my life.
Maybe try medical marijuana.. I believe if they micro dosed with something natural like marijuana, the results would be so much better for everyone in chronic pain!
@@songbirdy27you think a micro dose of thc would help with chronic pain? How? I get kidney stones, and the only thing that stops the pain is a shot of hydromophone. Oxycodone wont even touch it. A micro dose of thc would be pointless.
@@Steve-ev6vxTHC even in very small doses can potentiate other pain killers and require lower doses of them. Definitely not pointless..... using on its own? Prolly not that useful. But THC can make it so you need less opioids for pain relief which helps long term
Yes , am a chronic pain patient also a retired nurse…. am now almost done being weaned off of my medication due to Pain Management not wanting to prescribe the medication any longer. Due to crackdown from DEA on all Drs prescribing & they are afraid of losing their license. I have never abused my medicine, Never, in fact I was overprescribed medication . I never took my meds other than prescribed nor failed a urine tox screen in 15+ years. I had breakthrough medication for really bad times & rarely used it. It is totally absurd that it took me 25+ years to get diagnosed with multiple herniated discs & Hubby was diagnosed & treated in less than 6 months. I Tried everything from PT, Water PT , OT, Massage , Chiropractic care, tens unit etc.. This was prior to having to have surgery which failed. Sad
Have you looked into natures answers. Big Pharma is evil, and very artificial . Mother always had the answers, and why they alter them to be able to patent. I used red kratom to come off the high doses of opiates, benzos, adderall, and so much more that my doctor mismanaged. So when they wanted to blame me, I walked away. I've never been healthier. I had problems like yours, plus. Turns out, the meds were keeping me greatly inflamed. I am now inflammation, and BIG Pharma Rockefeller medicine free. What a trap that is. they get you the minute you're born. And people wonder why the world is such a mess.
My primary care doctor diagnosed my disc degenerative disease off an X-ray. He said oh yea you have a problem. Of course he made ordered an MRI and sent me on a referral to a neurosurgeon. I saw three different neurosurgeons and all three said the same thing. Nothing they could but spinal fusion 50/50 chance surgery would work. Not to mention the surgery could have made my condition worse. Pain management is the only option I have. Because of insurance limitations on procedures doctor is unable to take care of all pain.
I'm being censored. Kratom saved my life, the red leaf. Only buy from reputable sellers. Never use the greatly altered gas station, or head shop kind. It saved my life. I am now inflammation, and totally drug free, going on eight years.
@@ericeric363wow that sucks, the va has been every 6 months burning my nerves for 15 yrs just to keep me walking and in my job. I finally had my back surgery, and he didn’t have to fuse me, thank god. I still get my back burned and now don’t work. I only take 100 mg gabapentin three times a day. My burning lasts 6 months and then the nerves grow back and I’m ready for it again. They put me to sleep semi with versed/ fentanyl if, Iv. Sorry they can’t do it for you , I’d die if I didn’t have it, they also inject steroids into the back which help
Any doctor that says, “Stay in your own lane” to another doctor comes across so arrogant. Many of us have lost trust in doctors. I’m so glad I’ve not needed a doctor in years.
I’ve lost so much trust in most doctors since 2020. Not sure I can ever trust them again. I greatly respect the ones that stood up for what was right. Like you I try not to go to any doctor.
@QueenOfTheNorth65 duh wake up sleeping sheep . wtf do you think ch/na tried to take down and control the world with their try at a virus. They brought so much disaster and crazy, drugs, economy breakdown and mental illness. Co/id 19
Thank God we have doctors like Dr. Kaveh who try to educate us on these important medications. I really appreciate that he shares his knowledge as best he can to lay persons. ❤️🇨🇦
Yes I’ve been in pain for years. I was up to 75 mg in fentanyl patches changed every other day. I have 18 specialists and I’ve been complaining for years that they never talk to each other. I had a Dr give me a perscription and I asked if it would interfere with my other meds and he said. I quote! “ if there’s a problem your pharmacy will let me know.” He wouldn’t take the time to look in my chart to see what I was on or even ask me. I left and never went back. 🤦♀️
Your doctor actually made a lot of sense. Doctors are NOT knowledgeable when it comes to medicine, pharmacists are. He was right, always ask your pharmacist and ALWAYS use the same pharmacy.
@@user-Danswife I do know that pharmacists go to school longer but I think they should look at us as a whole person. There has to be a reason I have 18 autoimmune diseases. But because they effect different organs I have to go to different Drs. I’m so weak and disillusioned with my Drs. I take my medications morning and night and struggle each day. I’m been in pain for almost 37 years now. I’m in a wheelchair, nerves throughout my body are on fire ALL the time, osteoarthritis and eroding bones in feet and back. 5lung diseases (ASTHMA, COPD, Emphysema & Interstitial LD, I also have bronchitises) I’ve never smoked in my life! I don’t drink or do street drugs either. Only my right kidney works but when I sleep it works double time so on meds to stop it at night. Angina (heart), celiac disease, Hashimoto disease, no control of bowels and bladder. Have pacemaker in left cheek of buttocks and lead inserted in Uterine wall to try and help bladder but had helped bowels a little, not my bladder so much. Narrowing esophagus, hiatus hernia, acid reflux, Epilepsy, short term memory loss from seizures. Fibromyalgia, my D-Dimmer is through the roof they don’t know why. Psoriasis, losing my hair, my shoulder are so painful I can’t lift them. I live alone and feel like a burden to society now. I’ve come to the conclusion that they can’t help me. Im not living. Im existing! 🤷♀️💝
@@darringrey4329 I have diverticulitis so no seeds for me. I also have Celiac disease so strict no gluten! Colitis so no fatty foods, nothing fried, can’t eat salad and they suggested me put my teeth because I was in so much pain. I felt like my teeth were all infected. I just wanted help. They pulled them all and I still have the nerve pain through out my gums. I can’t put in my false teeth I got. Just the pressure of them on my gums causes more pain. I mostly eat home made soup with fresh veggies and chicken, Spices. Yogurt and homemade low carb, gluten free muffins. I’m in early organ failure because of the interstitial lung disease. Oxygen won’t help me. It’s the alveoli in the lungs. Most of mine have died. They don’t know why. They say most likely autoimmune disorders. So my body can’t get enough oxygen to my organs. I would do almost anything if it would help. I think it’s too late for me. 🤷♀️🥰💝Thank you for your suggestions. 💝🥰
The hardest thing being a pain patient is I am constantly reduced to mental health issues. My husband knows me very well and knows Im not depressed, I am injured. I live in AZ and the laws here are very against opioids. I'm praying that my “new” doctor on Monday listens. It’s my 2nd time seeing her and I didn't realize she manages pain and has for 24 years. She's a real DO/MD. I recently realized Ive been receiving care from a non MD/DO facility run by a Physical Therapist (because there's no instruction guide to the medical system) anddoctors are limited by AZ laws but they want your money. So they don't tell you there are options. Everyone tells you to advocate for yourself but due to opidiood bias most doctors want nothing to do with opioids. When I’m trying to explain, I NEED HELP! They hearthen assume, “yes she needs mental help!” When my anxiety is always a response to medical PTSD. I'm a multiracial, female, that has medical pTsD. I am only triggered in medical settings because I've been abused by medical professionals. It’s insane.
Thank you for discussing this. I’ve had people who don’t understood Ketamine therapy assuming it’s simply dangerous. It’s a real challenge to explain to people the difference in seeking therapy and “ Other complex issues” during Ketamine therapy.
I have a real problem with people pushing it as a psychedelic, when its a dissociative. I also doubt any of these drugs effectiveness in actually curing depression.
Doctor, I am a chronic pain patient. I’ve had a horrible time getting continuous medication. I’ve had 10 orthopedic surgeries as well as SI fusions, spinal stimulator placement etc etc etc. I also have depression/anxiety/MS/pernicious anemia/lymphocytic colitis. I am 59. I don’t have an abuse/addiction issue. I have occasionally felt like giving up. (No plan etc). I found an IV Ketamine clinic near me (Florida). After 6 treatments I was able to put my wheelchair away and use arm crutch(s). It works. I am not cured. Not even close. But it gave me some of my life back. (I was an pediatric/nicu RN for >33 years, rode horses, rode motorcycles etc). Also I had a pain doctor - horrible, horrible experience. I wish I still lived close to SF. I’d come to you. Ty for your informative videos. I watch you often. Ty. Kristi
@@sandrabentley8111 Seeking: love, seeking affirmation, seeking understanding, As the Doctor explains any and all forms of addition is a symptom of a deeper root cause. As an example an addition to sex could be a symptom of seeking love. The Doctor explains that he is not a Psychiatrist but he talks from experience and exposure as and Itegrative Medicine spacialist.
Lorisalou - not having any other withdrawal experience for comparison, my Effexor withdrawal was HELL ON EARTH. Same symptoms you describe plus brain zaps & constant nausea. I tapered my dosage as slowly as possible, no way to stop cold turkey, yet it still took 10 months!
Effexor should be banned quite frankly. Withdrawing from that is Hell‼️ I found some interesting stuff online that assured me that I was experiencing w/d sx and not something else entirely. Bad stuff. It’s not an opioid but does act on opioid receptors. Those ZAPS are horrible.
ULTIMATELY, HE (HIMSELF) was responsible! I am certain he KNEW and was warned about all the medications he was taking. Most likely he must have had a heart attack while in the hot tub.
@@kristensorensen2219is that even so in canada. Because I had many surgeries and they will only give tramadol but I can’t take it. I’m also not allowed ibuprofen. So only Tylenol. And that does not work at all
Who says? I have had surgery, I refused Oxycontin. It isn't necessary. How did boomers survive back in the day? Pain isn't worse now than it was 30 years ago. White knuckling post-op and using ice are very helpful, you know the pain will go away.
@@ritasnow8319well back I. The day morphine was popular. They just said the new drugs were better. Nice that ice worked for you. But everyone else is not you
My husband has an aggressive squamous cell head and neck cancer and after a 6 hour surgery to remove it and he’s 70 years old with no history of addiction he cannot get any pain meds. His palliative care team gave him gabapentin, 2 scripts only and now only ibuprofen. Eating really hurts him and he’s lost 30 lbs. so far. They just shake their heads and say it’s better he’s not addicted. It’s really heartbreaking to watch
I am left untreated for pain my dr bullied by 3 letter agency stopped my pain meds which he stated was well documented and needed to acquire and maintain daily life. I am now untreated living in pain, quality of life is small. Wish there was better options for chronic pain 😢
About dr's staying in their lane... my rheumatologist wanted my anxiety treated...I had to stop anxiety medication to be able to have my chronic pain treated ... my rheumatologist made me get a non controlled anxiety medication buspare approved by my pain dr who was the one that took my anxiety (controlled medication) away. Thankfully my pain dr agreed and my anxiety is so so much better. Why my pain dr did not suggest this medication when he took the other one away I will never know.... but I appreciate my rheumatologist trying to be respectful of my pain dr and also trying to make sure I didn't void my pain contract and he was still trying to help me where no one else was and it was definitely something that needed to be addressed and effected all of my other health issues... they all effect each other... And I also wish all my specialists would try to all be on the same page and treat me as a whole and know what the other are doing. Would be much better care and a lot safer
I literally just talked to one of my doctors today about there being too many different specialists and all my different doctors having no idea what the other ones were doing. He agreed that it’s fk’d up.
Buspar did nothing forr my anxiety, but taking a benzo is a bad idea. Yeah it works, in the beginning, but then you die from withdrawal if/when you get cut off. Its better to address your anxiety, or learn to manage it.
@Steve-ev6vx buspare has been amazing for my anxiety....I also have been doing work on myself to deal with the anxiety. I've learned about mindfulness and meditation as well... which was also recommended to me by my rheumatologist.
@@theJenhha99 I'm glad it works for you. I didn't feel any difference taking it, past the first day or two. That's how most meds work on me though, they work great for a few days and then nothing. I agree with him about the mindfulness. You have to put a lot of work into it.
They have tied doctors hands and they’re either afraid or unable to prescribe pain medication. Reason because addiction is rampant and they just assume everyone is abusing it. It’s terrifying to be in agony and they will not help you. 😢 chronic pain and depression sucks
This is am amazing video. I am so proud of you for being such a compassionate doctor. It makes me sad to see so many people with chronic pain suddenly having their opiate treatment discontinued. We need more patient education BEFORE they start opiates. Patients are left feeling that they are at war with their doctors, when in actuality doctors are caught in the middle. Try to teach a chronic pain patient who is reliant on opiate that the opiates are contributing to their problems and you make an instant enemy. I greatly appreciate you dedication to teaching. Bless you Love. ❤️
Yes, you see it in the comments. The pain patients think their opioid of choice is a saving grace sent from God, and they think all the withdrawal symptoms and side effects are just part of the disease, and they need more opiods to fix it. They curse addicts, while many times being one..
This could be life changing for me! I need this therapy in my life. I need to check my insurance first. Insurance dictates medical care so much, I can not afford such therapy without coverage, most likely.
(Hi Doc!, I am a former Rescue Diver and have lived in Thailand, so yes you are right, the kids would have been sedated but not bp depressed and would breath through scuba as normal!) Irishman (out of your area doc)but still hurtin!' I am a (former I must admit) Rescue Diver, and have a spinal injury, I end up going to the street after being prescribed Oxy(contin and norm) for YEARS and have used Ketamine to personally wean me off opioids sorry for any spelling mistakes, you are amazing Doc,wish to meet your Irish counterpart...
It's most definitely underused in Ireland. I have been on fentanyl patches and Oxycodone IR for years, but weaned off from 50mcg patches ...ended up back on them a while later but recently (March) tapered off them and Oxycodone to move to Palexia and Brintillex antidepressants as I've had 20 years of depression stemming from severe trauma at 24. No one has ever even suggested ketamine to me. .yet I know some chronic pain patients who have ket infusions. 🫤
Multiple autoimmune disorders lead to chronic pain punctuated by severe episodes of pain, and even after surgery, often cannot get pain meds, even short term. Much thanks to you for addressing medical gaslighting as it is rampant.
I’m not able to get any opioids to help me with the chronic pain in my knee which is deformed by arthritis. Pain is just part of my life. I will be able to get help when I have my knee replacement surgery on the 23rd of July. I have been putting it off since I had a hip replacement after being denied surgery in March 2020 due to the pandemic for 2 months. Doctors will not consider prescribing it for any reason. I have needed pain medication since I ran out of the medication for my hip surgery. It’s like doctors are only trying to cover themselves from prosecution more than care for their patients. I am not addicted to opioids because I have had several surgeries from trauma and had no difficulty with stopping taking them. Those who are addicted have no control over taking drugs and take measures to procure them illegally. Doctors have taken the rap for addiction deaths that were not the result of their prescription. I am so anxious to get my knee replaced. I’m 70 years old.
This is weird because when I've had surgeries, 5 knee and 1 abdominal, they will not let me go home without some form of opioid, even though I won't take them because they make me sick. By my last one surgery I was very aware of what I needed to manage pain but they still sent me home with a bottle of Percocet. After my hysterectomy my pain was 100% from pelvic floor muscle spasms but they wouldn't give me muscle relaxers. Instead they have morphine and/or fentanyl? I get injections in my pelvic floor and the immediate pain is from muscle spasms, yet they give narcotics instead of the muscle relaxers I'm prescribed to take every night. I have to bring my own.
That's not entirely true :( Drs were handing oxycontin out like candy back when it first came out and that did cause A LOT of death and addiction. Now because of all of that, they have cracked down so much that it's nearly impossible to get any pain meds. They went from one end of extreme to the other. I'm sorry to hear about your difficulties and I hope all goes well with your knee replacement.
Prosecutors are being ridiculous. He is at fault for overdosing himself just like I would be if it happened to me. We all struggle ( those of us that do) but people that have elite status that die seem to always matter more to prosecutors. If I died it would be my fault plain and simple. Nobody would be prosecuting anyone.
Or his body became to used to the dosage he was on and he didn't know it could have been fatal to take more. God is the only one who knows and the only one who can Judge us all!
@@sharicook4747The threshold for a lethal dose goes up as your tolerance goes up. The issue is addicts always push the envolope and street drugs arent usually dosed correctly.
Holy shit..... I've never heard that before. Symptom of seeking.. ive got 8 years in recovery. But i still have that feeling.. seeking. Perfect word. I wonder how i go about finding genuine peace. I also have anxiety. Its so annoying Its less since having my first baby. I still feel a sort of, longing. Again seeking, good word.
@@FortheBudgiesI have that issue, except attention is fine. I have addiction issue with everything that releases dopamine and sertonin. Food, sex, drugs, I have to fight it all. I wish they could jusy inject me with the stuff or give me a patch.
I'm a chronic pain patient, never an issue. Same small family pharmacy for the last 35 years was suddenly and without warning restricted from ordering more narcotics for the month, 5 days before the end of the month. My pharmacist spent those 5 days apologizing to his clients instead of filling prescriptions. His pharmacy fills for the local Hospice services, has always been honest and never a complaint. I had a miserable 4 days and now book my appointment at the beginning of the month. THIS doesn't address the problem and harms patients.
Ketamine saved my life literally. As someone who has suffered depression and PTSD my entire adult life….we need access to this medication. Matthew Perry likely was experiencing para suicide ideation when he got in the pool while he was out of his mind.
I agree with you about this medication. Perry's last thoughts we may never know. Treating patients with respect and dignity is always necessary for this treatment (and all others!)
Years of treatment from spinal injury, I was on oxymorphone for 9 years, then was cut off due to drug shortage during covid and no other opiate helping without brain fog or intoxication.... and now after leaving the pain program is been 3 years since I've found any Dr willing to even restart the same meds that I got off... because they said " well you got by okay without them for 8 months".... which were months ( and now years) of some real misery and torture.
Yeah, you went through opioid withdrawals, its horrible. And are you saying oxymorphone didnt get you high? Its one of the strongest opiods. No way you were fine on OM, but hydro or oxycodone where too strong, that diesnt make sense.
@@Steve-ev6vx that is a pretty judgemental statement. Opioids work very different for chronic pain and I can verify it's totally possible to have no effects like the " euphoria" and in fact it goes all to the pain and makes quality of life more normal. Everyone processes drugs different and some have a high tolerance or fewer receptors effected. It can increase quality of life and have no side effects besides constipation, in fact normalizes life and gets people up out of bed. If a medication helps someone for 9 years, to just take that away is cruel. It most certainly can not make people " high". And people who seek that "high" are ruining it for people who need pain relief.
@@lindakelley2676 Ok, but fewer receptors or a higher tolerance wouldn't make a weaker opioid intolerably strong. And I get Kidney stones regularly, I know all about living with extreme pain. I also know all about opioid addiction, which in many cases can be worse. And opioids relieve pain by getting you high, that is it, there is no other method of action. They don't "bind to pain receptors" or any of that stuff. They get the patient high enough that they don't care about the pain.
Don't give up, I found a pain clinic 2 hours away willing to help. After 10 years of sheer torture having meds discontinued out of the blue. There are supposedly new pain meds being developed that are not addictive but powerful for pain management . Hope they come out soon. So many people are suffering.
The reality is, man has been trying to change his state of being forever. But we need to figure out is why the appetite for drugs is so great in this country I think at this point the DEA is just a big business.
Severe pain addicts MUST be careful with this. My daughter would NOT be a candidate for this as I fear she would abuse this on top of her psych meds, Xanax, and weed already. She has severe panic attacks and is currently refusing to give up the weed even though they are trying to medically manage her on her meds.
I used to smoke cannabis for many years. Out of the blue, I started experiencing panic attacks and discovered that saliva strains cause them for some people. That's when I quit using it. A recent independent investigation, uncovered dangerously high levels of the toxic chemicals used by legal commercial growers are now using are extremely toxic, negatively effecting the endocrine system and brain. These products are being sold in dispensaries. The LA times put out a recent, detailed article about this. Testing labs are being paid off to look the other way. It included the (popular) brand names and test results, so if you can convince her to make sure she isn't using any of them. This investigation was in Cali, but it's logical to assume that it's happening nationwide. -One concerned mom to another
She's still very young. Sometimes it takes a while before people are ready to stop using. Has she tried CBD oil rather than MC flowers? Could be worth a try, alleviate the anxiety without the "high". . At that age she's very influenced by her peers. Getting her into a support group where she meets peers who have the same goal, to change their behavior. Therapy might help too. I was like your daughterat the same age, my addiction issues stemmed from being S.A'd when I was a child/young teen. Has she anything like that in her past? Worth trying to find out why she's driven to avoid reality and life. She's still young, there is time and her brain is still forming. Often that's part of the issue- growing from child to adult is very hard for some people. I wish you both the very best of luck. Stick by her- the love you show her maintains trust and truthfulness. Do draw firm boundaries though, some behaviours do require consequences but be strategic about it. Negotiation can work wonders with the right communication. Maybe you could both attend a few sessions together with a counsellor to mediate the agreement. Be kind to yourself, it's very stressful on parents and the constant worry will wear you down. I know both sides of this- my youngest daughter started on the same path I was on, which of course is my greatest fear-(No cptsd fortunately, more bulemia/anorexia and cutting herself, which was absolutely heartbreaking). She's finally been diagnosed with bi polar/bpd, I am the same, same build, same personality type, as was my mother and her mother before her- all very similar re physiology and behaviour patterns. Do you know if there isany history genetically of mental instability in your family? It could also be worth doing a bit of testing to see if any base chemicals are messed up in her brain. Again, good luck to you both, netfriend. You will both make It, hang in there. Parenthood can be so damn hard sometimes. x Edit: realised you didn't state her age. May be a different situation if she's older, but most addicts are still hurt little kids inside, it's why we readily take things that stop us feeling so much.
And yes, I agree- I don't think K would help her atm, she's got to want to participate in the right spirit, which is to heal, not collect another drug to misuse. Down the path though, it might help. But def agree, not right now.
@@desertatable she will be 25 end of August. Thank you for the encouragement. She has past issues with many things. An old stepfather who I am no longer married to. He was toxic. It IS heartbreaking to see her suffer. She’s in therapy and sees a psychiatrist. I wonder if she will ever give weed up. She’s been hospitalized in the past for over usage of that as well. Hyper Cannabinoid syndrome is a real thing. She went back to using weed even after that. I think you’re right she doesn’t want to deal with past issues. I have offered rehab, but her bf uses too. So I don’t think she would be successful at getting off it permanently. I’m frustrated, as I’m sure she is with me too. I try not to harp, but I do mention it on rare occasions that if and when she’s ready, I’ll take her to a facility to get clean. She says she’s not ready so I just back off. She’s stubborn too. Mental illness runs in her father’s side of the family. I definitely don’t think she’s a mental case, she just can’t seem to deal with reality without meds. Sigh… 😞
Stage 4 cancer patient here--I agree with the pharmacy statement. I have pharmacists refuse to fill all kinds of things. I've had to ask them point blank if they can't handle Stage 4 cancer; should I go somewhere else? Suddenly, things get done. I am so worn out from having to get my doc after them month after month after month. I am terminal, and they REALLY hate having to do early fills for vacations. What do they want? For me to sit on my butt until I die? What is life? I'm already losing a big chunk of my life; of course I want to visit a few places and friends and family before I can no longer do so! US heath"care" is making life not worth living, honestly.
Yeah, or the fact he had DOUBLE THE ANESTHETIC CONCENTRATION of ketamine in his system. Twice the blood levels you'd find in someone undergoing surgery having their chest cut open. He was beyond FADED. Drowning on ketamine is the most common way to die on ketamine. It's the first thing I learned about ketamine was I was younger about how to not die on it. And that was never ever go in water on it by yourself. Drowning is too likely.
@@HectorMartinez-gy8kp well he overdosed. There's a huge difference. Ketamine is not like opiates. It doesn't suppress breathing. You can absolutely use them together but you can overdose. That's the issue. Overdoses are intentional. You take 1 more than the recommended dose, you overdose.. it's not accidental.
@@HectorMartinez-gy8kp no literally it's a thing. It can be safer than just using a higher dose of opioids. The idea is low dose of ketamine plus low dose of opioid =pain relief greater than a high dose of either or at least equal to. This leads to less respiratory depression and opioid side effects like sedation etc. But this is something that has to be dialed in with a doctor. Ketamine in pain management has been around since the late 90's. It just didn't gain much attention with most people til the last few years. I've been a ketamine advocate since 2010.
Ketamine got me off all opiates and all benzos and all alcohol it was a wonder drug ketamine should be used more widely and prescribed more often under therapeutic conditions
I’ve been on methadone for 11 yrs. I want to try this, but am scared to death to go off my meds. Was addicted to heroin 7 yrs -and still take Xanax. Want to be free from substances completely 🤍
@@reneet5858quit drinking overnight with ketamine. I had already tapered down from 15+ drinks a day to 2 a day but I just couldn't stop the habit part even tho I was no longer super dependent physically. Did ketamine, didn't drink. Didn't drink anymore. I've had a beer or two a handful of times this year but last year I drank every single day. Heavily. I don't even have the urge now. Side effects of alcohol are too bad to be worth it. Plus it decreases the effectiveness of ketamine.
@@suetrublui know a lot of vets that were just put on opioids and zonked out by the VA, before they went in this direction. They deserved better than that too.
I just got dropped down on my statex without anyone telling me until I got to the pharmacy. 20mg drop a day is quite a bit for me. Now I'm going through withdrawal for no reason. What a great system we have in Ontario Canada.
I’m one of them. When I try to discuss additional or change of medications, he always tells me about some number and that if he changed anything, the pharmacy may not fill it. I have chronic pain, DDD, arthritis, migraines,and I’ve been on the same regiment for 6 years. My tolerance after all this time has made it where I don’t get relief from the pain. I’m hoping that I will be going to a pain specialist soon. I’m also going to need surgery soon, and I’m concerned about the pain after surgery.
Make sure you discuss paint management after surgery! I talked to my last dr about pain management plan after surgery. Apparently we misunderstood each other so make sure the dr is on board with what you need before surgery
I've been on Fentanyl 25 mcg patches that are changed q 72h ( every 3 days). I have a complex medical history- I live with a permanent J Tube, as I cannot take very much by mouth due to scar tissue issues with my esophagus after damage from a too tight Nissan Wrap for uncontrolled gerd. I also lost my stomach due to gastroparesis. I have always respected my medications, especially pain meds. Because I'm on Fentanyl, I have to sign a Yearly Contract and I'm tested once a year. My medication is always at the therapeutic levels for what is prescribed for me. The only time I have additional pain meds, for when I have surgery or other medical procedures where additional pain medicine is warrented. I take Extra strength Acetaminophen (Tylenol) as needed for any breakthrough pain. I've been on 25 mcg Fentanyl patches for 8 years now.
Listening to your introduction and as a former ICU, EU and theatre Nurse. I find I am just repeating my thoughts. What is he doing taking these seriously dangerous medications. We have seen this before with celebrities. Their personal Doctors prescribing or other source. Do people not understand the implications to their lives. I cannot get past that.
Terrified and not only for myself but my husband who has a traumatic brain injury. He acts like a child in pain and if he needs surgery then I am watching a 57 year old man crying and screaming in pain instead of happy camping
The US health system is dead last in industrialised nation, and the most expensive in the the world. Yay Murrica! I wouldn't call this slightly problematic. It's a tragedy. Hopefully only Matthew Perry. Nobody forced him to take drugs. It's not the Dr.'s or the pharmaceutical companies fault, either. I'll be on opioids the rest of my life. They are the the only things that enable me to have a normal life. Most opioid deaths were not caused by opioids alone, but by mixing it with alcohol or other drugs. They were counted as opioid overdoses. It was never as bad as reported. Now it's Fentanyl and Carfentanyl which are. Maybe it'll take the heat off drugs that people with chronic pain need. Pain is the most undertreated condition in the US.
Thanks so much Doc for bringing the great person and Doc that you are . You help so much with your informative videos .. much appreciated . God bless and keep you and yours .
Thats what happened, so how does this doctor not even know it is a possibility? Doctors should actually do these drugs before reccomending them. They are always wrong about how they work. He also said bupenorphiene doesnt get you high! Got me way higher than morphine or oxy.
If health care wasn’t a business in the US less things like this would happen. I grew up in a country where health care is a human right and moved to a country where health care is a business and it’s amazing the difference. Here the doctors give out prescriptions like candy on Halloween.
Chronic pain patient, in the UK, who at times has really struggled to get medications -- have been scrutinised as an addict by some. (This was primarily when I was only diagnosed with: fibromyalgia & myofascial pain, plus ehlers danlos signs, endometriosis and adenomyosis, and some mysterious undiagnosed pain.... ...... Since having been diagnosed stage 4 cancer (age 43), the palliative nurses will phone doctors to sort medication if I'm struggling.... ...... Prior to being recognised as stage 4 cancer, really struggled to get adequate pain relief, as the mystery pain was a mystery and I wasn't believed in how bad it was. Have found that psychiatric services (PTSD, but needed brief inpatient at one point) were immensely sceptical about physical health issues, and would not put in place reasonable accommodations... Tried to tell me I didn't have illnesses I've had since birth.
I had taken Effexor for depression for many years. Once my physician and I decided to switch to another medication for depression, the withdrawal process was very difficult.
My wife and I are both prescribed ketamine for anxiety and depression. We’ve tried so many other methods and this is the only thing that has really helped. It’s truly a miracle and has changed both of our lives for the better. That said, mixing drugs are always risky business. Always do your research
My ex husband made sure he only took meds prescribed by his pain management doctor. He bought them off the street from people who also went to pain management and knew they only needed to take enough of their meds on the dr visits they checked for prescription levels. These addicts get around the system. I divorced him because of his addiction. I couldn't take it anymore.
And I am sure he is just like the pain patients in these comments, swearing they arent addicted and it is the reall addicts ruining it for everyone. I have several in my family. They will rave about hating addicts, and then go buy some crack and heroin.
I got issues with optimism and having a savage chronic pain issue definitely doesn't help in any way. After a year and a half I finally got the referral for pain management. The doctor was shocked at my state and asked me a lot of questions. Even though I really want a no pain solution, I really, REALLY don't want a new problem. So I was honest with him and said I'm a prime candidate for opioid disaster. He took me seriously and I'm glad I was honest with him. I still have huge pain, but it's not nearly as debilitating as it was. More importantly, IMHO, I didn't get addicted to opioids. Addiction is horrible.
I am near Pittsburgh, PA and i live with chronic pain, C-PTSD and other related conditions and have so since i was 14. For a short time, i attended a pain clinic where i had pain medicine but i accidentally overdosed and ended up in the ER. I was kicked out of the clinic and no other clinic will take me. I accidentally took 6 pills, i was very sick (Sinus and UTI infections that were diagnosed in the ER) . As soon as i realized i made the mistake, i told my parents and the people at the pain clinic. They said i didn't need Narcan but i passed out a few hours later. Scared me and my parents. That was in 2020.
💜 hi, Hope all is well with you and everybody! I just needed to say a Big Hello, and know there's someone out there that cares, from the bottom of my heart, and hoping you have a good day!! And of course and always,, Thank You Doctor for your time and compassion!
I have chronic pain from RA and Felty's Syndrome. My Rheumatologist has told me, to my face, anyone looking at my x-rays would know I need opiates for pain control. Will she give me what I need? NO!! If I am in active treatment with the biologic I get the pain goes down. The biologic wastes my immune system on the B cell side. So when I have to rest my body from the biologic, Percocet does not control pain. Up until a couple years ago, I was being treated by a pain clinic and treated like a drug addict and I was mentally ill.
New subscriber here... I take buprenorphine for long-term chronic pain management, and have found that it helps a lot better than the traditional opioids/opiates such as oxycodone/hydrocodone, etc. The pain relief lasts hours longer than with those other short-acting medications and doesn't make me feel woozy/uncoordinated/nauseous. I take it by mouth sublingually though. I take the tablets because I kept getting the strips stuck to my teeth and once they're placed, they're not moving. lol. I was also prescribed Narcan, and the pharmacist told me I was able to use it on any person I suspected of overdosing so I try to carry it with me wherever I go because our homeless population is ridden with fentanyl addiction.
We live in a society where it's easier to call someone and addicting than to realize what kind of life it is to live in chronic pain Twenty four hours a day, seven days a week, three hundred sixty five days a year. No, unless you live in chronic pain, you don't understand!!!
Hi,it's a terrible loss,addiction comes in many forms, if I ever overdose I have only myself to blame, mostly, respect, peace and love, thankyou, J. Grist
I want to thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise on these medical subjects. All of these comments saying that ‘Matthew was a junkie, blah, blah, blah’ have apparently never been ‘touched’ by addiction. Mathew Perry was a very transparent addict who was clearly fighting with himself in his own mind. If one has never been exposed to or, experienced any type of mental health issue, it can be a horrific inner turmoil much less sharing it publicly. I do believe this is a highly serious issue and NEEDS to be brought into the spotlight.
I have taken an opioid for 17 years and have never once abused. I have severe muscle spasms but now government wont let mu dr prescribe a muscle relaxer as im over 65. One size fits all is their mantra.
Here is advice from an older physician who has practiced and been board certified in internal medicine, hematology, medical oncology, radiation oncology, hospice and palliative medicine and medical acupuncture(without board certificcation) and who has had multiple serious medical issues personally: With the exceptions of normal body constituents such as water, lipid, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, insulin, thyroid hormones, and so on, NO DRUG belongs in your body and ALL of them are by nature poisons. They ALL have potential toxic effects, and there safe and effective use comes through pharmacologic training and experience. Alcohol and other”recreational substances” are included in the very long risk of toxins. Live your life as best to you can to avoid them all, and if you can’t avoid them, make VERY SURE that the goals of your care should include at ever visit a discussion of what you can do to get off them and how to determine when the risks of using those drugs outweigh the desired benefits. No doctor worth 10 cents will avoid such discussion. After all, your life is the life that bears the cost.
I’d like to say that i’m in the UK and we are so far behind you in terms of getting Ketamine for depression. Only certain places in the Country provide it so you have to live close enough to get it. But no one is really talking about it here. Again in the UK Mental Heatlh is on the back burner. Its virtually impossible to get counselling on the NHS. Sometimes i’m so ashamed of my own Country.
Two and a half years ago, I was given IV ketamine in the ambulance after a car accident in which my fiance and 2 others were killed. Apparently I told the medics that I was a former heroin addict and hadn't used [thanks to 8 years on Suboxone] so they gave me ketamine rather than opiods to address the trauma and injuries from the crash. Unfortunately the effects of the ketamine made a horrible and tragic experience exponentially more terrifying. I don't know why it helps so many others while for me, it was like being trapped in my worst nightmare. Ever since the accident, I have wondered why I had such a terrible reaction to it but I have not yet found any answers that make sense. I have so many unanswered questions surrounding that day in general but the more time that passes, the further away answers seem. The grief and trauma following that crash are still pretty overwhelming and difficult to articulate...
This is my story and may not apply to everyone, however I renovate homes and found myself popping two Advil a day for about two months straight to manage achy muscle pain. Edit: I would paint a wall and just feel achy all over and need to stop whereas in my 20's I could paint a whole floor, sleep on the ground, wake up and then paint the upper floor. I have never been a pill popper in my life and figured this is what getting old feels like. Well I started taking collagen for my skin and noticed that it removed my knee joint pain. (Glucosamine wasn't helpful, but it is effective on dogs (confirmed by my vet)) I also started taking Essential Amino Acids and didn't notice anything so I doubled up the recommended serving size. WOW! The histamine gave me a headache for a whole day, however I haven't taken Advil for muscle pain since!! Now I just go back to regular dosing so I don't get the headache. I wish I knew which amino acid I was low on so I can just take that. The point is, our cells need protein and fat. Give your cells what they need and they'll stop screaming.
Just because somebody is dealing with a drug problem.And they overdose, because you saying that they have demons from drugs?They're trying to solve their mental issues
Greetings Doctor! I'm giving a LIKE to this video for two reasons... 1.) The content is absolutely fantastic information... and 2.) Your hair looks GREAT!!
Dr.Kaveh, this was EXACTLY what I needed to watch today! I have been suffering from chronic pain from a spinal cord injury suffered over 40 years ago. I had been blessed with a wonderful Pain Doctor but he retired 7 years ago and my GP is now trying to manage everything. I take Suboxone as my main pain medicine and it’s not very effective. Sometimes the pain is so unbearable. I start getting dark thoughts sometimes. But you gave me hope and I will speak up next time I am at the doctor’s office. Thank you for what you do 🤗❤️🇨🇦
Integrated medicine is wonderful. Off-label use is a catch-22 in healthcare. Doctors must absolutely talk to each other, but the litigators burden public health and insurance/pharmaceutical companies burden private health with their own intrests.
Why does any doctor have to be charged?? Patients are sneaky. He has a very long history of alcohol and drug abuse and he's an actor so I thinking he has connection for drugs. Can we ever in America take blame for what we do ourselves??? Always, always, always, Americans instantly have to blame someone for whatever has happened no matter how big or tiny the situation may be. Never can an American move forward and try to correct or solve a problem without first dogging whoever is to blame. I like my country but I hate the way a lot of Americans act. All these tiny groups that constantly ruin things for the majority is another one that bugs me. So what if you are offended by something stupid. And the egos....ugh.
I don't know think anyone other than Matt Perry should take on the responsibility. He passed so it's taken care of. The truth is , if he didn't seek the ketamin, there wouldn't have been an accidental overdose. We love in a society that is quick to pass off blame to others, and rarely take accountability for our own actions. If we didn't seek, we probably wouldn't find !!
He didn’t follow the rules! He did this to himself and no doctor should bear responsibility for probably other things he was doing or perhaps getting more pills than prescribed. Let’s support and protect our doctors who help those suffering.
How do you know this information?
@@janetf9076I was thinking the same thing
And how would you know that? Are you part of the innercircle? Unless you have facts and data, it is heresay. I am not saying you are wrong however in the court of law back it up with facts and data.
He was actually taken out by the Dark Ones so don't be a know it all. He was coming out with âlot óf disclosures añd they needed tó shut him down. Facts 100 percent
Agree.
I feel so terrible for the chronic pain patients today. Advocating will not help much at all, as most doctors will NOT prescribe adequate PAIN medication. They are too afraid of the reprecussions!
I had a pain management dr tell me once that I even though I suffer with chronic pain my pain wasnt chronic enough for her to prescribe pain meds as she didn't want me To start a new addiction because I was already a recovering addict from meth.
If they would actually diagnose and treat the source of the pain we wouldn't need pain medication. I'm constantly fighting for figuring out what is causing the pain.
I am going thru that now
@@FortheBudgies if it is muscular or skeletal, go see a good PT. They can figure out a lot of issues and find the cause. You'd be surprised.
@@FortheBudgiesThere are some issues that have no cure. I have one of them and suffer every second of the day for the last 20 years. I used to be adequately treated and could have a life. Thanks to the CDC, DEA and medical boards I now have no life and I am in the bed suffering 90% of the time. I have tried everything and I mean everything, but the type of pain issue I have doesn't respond. I am being tortured.
During most of my youth, my mother was ill and mostly bedridden with untreated pain from multiple painful conditions that can't be fixed. I had to physically fight her, as a kid, to stop her from doing something to stop the pain that I don't know if I'm allowed to say in YT comments. Over a decade ago a doctor prescribed the infamous Purdue opioid. I think it saved her life because it got her out of bed and exercising, doing gardening intense enough I can't keep up with her. He dosage hasn't increase beyond the initially prescribed amount. She doesn't seem high or loopy. We agree she probably is physically addicted by now, but at 77, so what? Never in my wildest dreams did I think she would this long and in pretty good shape considering. I agree that Purdue did awful things to a lot of people and those people deserve justice; but in our zeal to do right, I hope it isn't forgotten that for some fraction of humans, such strong drugs might literally extend their lives and greatly improve quality of life. Mom's doctor will be retiring soon and we both worry the scandal will have made it essentially impossible to continue getting that medication.
I disagree thst Purdue did anything wrong or that there ever was an actual opioid epidemic pre illicit fentanyl. I knew that hydrocodone and oxycodone was basically synthetic heroin when I was in grade school at 10 years old. It wasnt a mystery.
dependence is not addiction, addiction is abuse and overconsumption. i am happy your moms pain was finally treated, im sorry for the trauma her untreated pain caused you both.
Yes! Why isn’t anyone considering what keeping chronic pain under control can positively do for people, not those who abuse it.
It’s really sad because if you are a chronic pain patient, everyone thinks you are drug seeking. Often, if you go to the ER & say you are a chronic pain patient, they automatically label people as drug seekers! Chronic pain patients know there is nothing that is going to cure them or take away all of their pain, but simply want some improved quality of life!
Exactly. Some of us need pain meds just to function. Something people without pain don't understand
It wasn't addiction. It was staged to appear that way by a higher ul that gains from him gone. Sure if u look hard enough ull see who didd y it. Its all over the net. Dont reduce this guy to some junkie bc he isnt the culprit, he was simply the guy who made a bad deal and paid for it with his soul. Hard to believe angels and demons and devil and God real but im afraid to tell you the evidence is there if u seek it you will find it. Tap into that inner researcher. Itll pop up. Its so sad to hear. Those evildoers days are numbered. The truth is surfacing. U just have to get ur nose out of books and look bc the hidden is being revealed. So sad. His last interview he talked about the fact he got his dreams come true and it was hard to watch. Look for it. Know ur details before making conclusions
I've refused stronger pain medication several times because of the risk of being seen as a drug seeker.
I accepted morphine once, returned a few months later after not being able to eat for a while and asked to receive help with getting nutrients; they turned me away telling me that they "definitely won't give you painkillers"
I never said I was in pain, I said I was starving and couldn't eat... 😥
Even acute pain in my case 😢
I am a biochemist and pharmacologist. Right now there needs to be push back on the the prosecution of Drs for prescribing. The chilling effect it will have will leave patients hurt. I am trying hard to push back on the war on benzodiazepines and I need help !!
Very well said. Governing bodies are sometimes totally out of touch with the reality of patients
There’s a group called “don’t punish chronic pain” they would love u on board to help!!!
@@natalienewkirk8362 I will certainly pitch in !! Thanks for the information
@@MedicalSecrets One of the problems is the state medical boards are tepid and do not defend but usually participate in a meritless action brought against a physician. There needs to be some push back and physicians need to stick together!
The issue is they have no real mechanism for deferentiating between pill mills and legit pain doctors, because even the best pain management doctors have a good percentage of addicts as patients. I take my mom to pain management and watch the other patients. About half look like the type of people I partied with before I got serious about sobriety. Doctors aren't nearly as good at spotting them as they think.
30 years in direct patient care in the critical care setting. I can think of only one or two physicians in all my years that had even a slightly comparable position as yourself. And those were many years ago. Today’s physicians, most of them sadly, I don’t have much comment on. You are a blessing; to your patients, your viewers, and undoubtedly your coworkers and colleagues. Watching and listening to you is like a breath of fresh air. You should be an example for all aspiring med students (and current physicians).
It because he knows these opinions are popular and expressing them on YT for views carries no risks. I bet he isnt writing scripts for a bunch of opioids though, he probably isn't even that type of doctor.
@Steve-ev6vx He is an anesthesiologist. I would say since medications are his specialty , I respect his opinion
Thank you so much for your discussion. Living with chronic pain is like constantly being in a nightmare. However, you never wake up, the nightmare never ends. Thank you for giving me hope. Their is now a light at the end of the tunnel. Thank you so much. Now, at least I have hope that this nightmare can end.
True & now that I think about what you pointed out, I have an excellent explanation of why having nightmares don’t bother me.
They do not faze me bc I’m living in a nightmare
(Whew, corrected autocorrect bf posting. It changed living in a nightmare to living in a nighclub😂)
I found comedy is helpful 🤗
Laughter is a distraction to avoid a pain cycle and also releases endorphins
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@@Reneemfenn Haha!! I actually did ‘laugh out loud’ so *thank you* I needed that!! 😅🙏🏼
No one should face charges he was a grown man with addiction issues.
Agreed
Agreed
🛑 Someone needs to be held accountable. He was NOT prescribed Suboxone. It’s illegal to take home Ketamine sublingual tabs.
A doctor injected him, you think Matthew held him at gun point and forced the doctor to do it.
Addiction is a disease whether you want to believe it or not!!!!🙄🤔
You know my belief that chronic pain, especially now with “us” baby boomers is an under treated condition and and so many responsible individuals suffer.
YUP..I am one of those boomers who is suffering from untreated chronic pain since 2017.
I am one I suffer every day at times life isn't worth living DAM PAIN
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I am 74 , did my PhD dissertation on opioid addiction & tolerance & efficacy in 1983. Have been through several pendulum swings of opioid use. I now have severe back pain & caught in the undtreatment of pain. I feel treated as an addict, pharmacies, insurance companies, & state laws all can overrule my doctor’s decision s of my medication. I certainly know about opiates but am treated like I know nothing. It has ruined my the “golden years “ of my life.
I'm so sorry to hear about what you've gone through. I hope you find a healer you can trust 🙏
Maybe try medical marijuana.. I believe if they micro dosed with something natural like marijuana, the results would be so much better for everyone in chronic pain!
@@songbirdy27you think a micro dose of thc would help with chronic pain? How? I get kidney stones, and the only thing that stops the pain is a shot of hydromophone. Oxycodone wont even touch it. A micro dose of thc would be pointless.
@@Steve-ev6vxTHC even in very small doses can potentiate other pain killers and require lower doses of them. Definitely not pointless..... using on its own? Prolly not that useful. But THC can make it so you need less opioids for pain relief which helps long term
@@Dude8718 yes, I agree with that. It doesn't really kill pain, but it makes you not think about it.
Yes , am a chronic pain patient also a retired nurse…. am now almost done being weaned off of my medication due to Pain Management not wanting to prescribe the medication any longer. Due to crackdown from DEA on all Drs prescribing & they are afraid of losing their license. I have never abused my medicine, Never, in fact I was overprescribed medication . I never took my meds other than prescribed nor failed a urine tox screen in 15+ years. I had breakthrough medication for really bad times & rarely used it. It is totally absurd that it took me 25+ years to get diagnosed with multiple herniated discs & Hubby was diagnosed & treated in less than 6 months. I Tried everything from PT, Water PT , OT, Massage , Chiropractic care, tens unit etc.. This was prior to having to have surgery which failed. Sad
Have you looked into natures answers. Big Pharma is evil, and very artificial . Mother always had the answers, and why they alter them to be able to patent. I used red kratom to come off the high doses of opiates, benzos, adderall, and so much more that my doctor mismanaged. So when they wanted to blame me, I walked away. I've never been healthier. I had problems like yours, plus. Turns out, the meds were keeping me greatly inflamed. I am now inflammation, and BIG Pharma Rockefeller medicine free. What a trap that is. they get you the minute you're born. And people wonder why the world is such a mess.
It's a disgrace
My primary care doctor diagnosed my disc degenerative disease off an X-ray. He said oh yea you have a problem. Of course he made ordered an MRI and sent me on a referral to a neurosurgeon. I saw three different neurosurgeons and all three said the same thing. Nothing they could but spinal fusion 50/50 chance surgery would work. Not to mention the surgery could have made my condition worse. Pain management is the only option I have. Because of insurance limitations on procedures doctor is unable to take care of all pain.
I'm being censored. Kratom saved my life, the red leaf. Only buy from reputable sellers. Never use the greatly altered gas station, or head shop kind. It saved my life. I am now inflammation, and totally drug free, going on eight years.
@@ericeric363wow that sucks, the va has been every 6 months burning my nerves for 15 yrs just to keep me walking and in my job. I finally had my back surgery, and he didn’t have to fuse me, thank god. I still get my back burned and now don’t work. I only take 100 mg gabapentin three times a day. My burning lasts 6 months and then the nerves grow back and I’m ready for it again. They put me to sleep semi with versed/ fentanyl if, Iv. Sorry they can’t do it for you , I’d die if I didn’t have it, they also inject steroids into the back which help
Any doctor that says, “Stay in your own lane” to another doctor comes across so arrogant. Many of us have lost trust in doctors. I’m so glad I’ve not needed a doctor in years.
Oh yes, the lanes....
I’ve lost so much trust in most doctors since 2020. Not sure I can ever trust them again. I greatly respect the ones that stood up for what was right. Like you I try not to go to any doctor.
@@B-24LiberatorSince 2020? Why?
@@QueenOfTheNorth65 think about it…
@QueenOfTheNorth65 duh wake up sleeping sheep . wtf do you think ch/na tried to take down and control the world with their try at a virus. They brought so much disaster and crazy, drugs, economy breakdown and mental illness. Co/id 19
Thank God we have doctors like Dr. Kaveh who try to educate us on these important medications. I really appreciate that he shares his knowledge as best he can to lay persons. ❤️🇨🇦
Yes I’ve been in pain for years. I was up to 75 mg in fentanyl patches changed every other day. I have 18 specialists and I’ve been complaining for years that they never talk to each other. I had a Dr give me a perscription and I asked if it would interfere with my other meds and he said. I quote! “ if there’s a problem your pharmacy will let me know.” He wouldn’t take the time to look in my chart to see what I was on or even ask me. I left and never went back. 🤦♀️
Your doctor actually made a lot of sense. Doctors are NOT knowledgeable when it comes to medicine, pharmacists are. He was right, always ask your pharmacist and ALWAYS use the same pharmacy.
@@user-Danswife I do know that pharmacists go to school longer but I think they should look at us as a whole person. There has to be a reason I have 18 autoimmune diseases. But because they effect different organs I have to go to different Drs. I’m so weak and disillusioned with my Drs. I take my medications morning and night and struggle each day. I’m been in pain for almost 37 years now. I’m in a wheelchair, nerves throughout my body are on fire ALL the time, osteoarthritis and eroding bones in feet and back. 5lung diseases (ASTHMA, COPD, Emphysema & Interstitial LD, I also have bronchitises) I’ve never smoked in my life! I don’t drink or do street drugs either. Only my right kidney works but when I sleep it works double time so on meds to stop it at night. Angina (heart), celiac disease, Hashimoto disease, no control of bowels and bladder. Have pacemaker in left cheek of buttocks and lead inserted in Uterine wall to try and help bladder but had helped bowels a little, not my bladder so much. Narrowing esophagus, hiatus hernia, acid reflux, Epilepsy, short term memory loss from seizures. Fibromyalgia, my D-Dimmer is through the roof they don’t know why. Psoriasis, losing my hair, my shoulder are so painful I can’t lift them. I live alone and feel like a burden to society now. I’ve come to the conclusion that they can’t help me. Im not living. Im existing! 🤷♀️💝
Look into what your eatíng , fruit ,veg, grains ,seeds are toxic , search it no harm no foul lots of successful people on CZcams
@@darringrey4329 I have diverticulitis so no seeds for me. I also have Celiac disease so strict no gluten! Colitis so no fatty foods, nothing fried, can’t eat salad and they suggested me put my teeth because I was in so much pain. I felt like my teeth were all infected. I just wanted help. They pulled them all and I still have the nerve pain through out my gums. I can’t put in my false teeth I got. Just the pressure of them on my gums causes more pain. I mostly eat home made soup with fresh veggies and chicken, Spices. Yogurt and homemade low carb, gluten free muffins. I’m in early organ failure because of the interstitial lung disease. Oxygen won’t help me. It’s the alveoli in the lungs. Most of mine have died. They don’t know why. They say most likely autoimmune disorders. So my body can’t get enough oxygen to my organs. I would do almost anything if it would help. I think it’s too late for me. 🤷♀️🥰💝Thank you for your suggestions. 💝🥰
Drs don't know what drugs interact with each other. Your pharmacist is the expert in that.
The hardest thing being a pain patient is I am constantly reduced to mental health issues. My husband knows me very well and knows Im not depressed, I am injured. I live in AZ and the laws here are very against opioids.
I'm praying that my “new” doctor on Monday listens. It’s my 2nd time seeing her and I didn't realize she manages pain and has for 24 years. She's a real DO/MD. I recently realized Ive been receiving care from a non MD/DO facility run by a Physical Therapist (because there's no instruction guide to the medical system) anddoctors are limited by AZ laws but they want your money. So they don't tell you there are options.
Everyone tells you to advocate for yourself but due to opidiood bias most doctors want nothing to do with opioids. When I’m trying to explain, I NEED HELP! They hearthen assume, “yes she needs mental help!” When my anxiety is always a response to medical PTSD.
I'm a multiracial, female, that has medical pTsD. I am only triggered in medical settings because I've been abused by medical professionals. It’s insane.
Thank you for discussing this. I’ve had people who don’t understood Ketamine therapy assuming it’s simply dangerous. It’s a real challenge to explain to people the difference in seeking therapy and “ Other complex issues” during Ketamine therapy.
I have a real problem with people pushing it as a psychedelic, when its a dissociative. I also doubt any of these drugs effectiveness in actually curing depression.
Doctor, I am a chronic pain patient. I’ve had a horrible time getting continuous medication. I’ve had 10 orthopedic surgeries as well as SI fusions, spinal stimulator placement etc etc etc. I also have depression/anxiety/MS/pernicious anemia/lymphocytic colitis. I am 59. I don’t have an abuse/addiction issue. I have occasionally felt like giving up. (No plan etc).
I found an IV Ketamine clinic near me (Florida). After 6 treatments I was able to put my wheelchair away and use arm crutch(s). It works. I am not cured. Not even close. But it gave me some of my life back. (I was an pediatric/nicu RN for >33 years, rode horses, rode motorcycles etc).
Also I had a pain doctor - horrible, horrible experience. I wish I still lived close to SF. I’d come to you.
Ty for your informative videos. I watch you often. Ty. Kristi
Your teaching style is amazing. Great work and keep going.
"Addition is a symptom of seeking"...this simple but profound concept is the key to the whole presentation. Well done Doctor Kaveh! Thank you.
I agree it’s a very accurate observation.
Symptom of seeking? What is so profound? Seeking what?
@@sandrabentley8111 Seeking: love, seeking affirmation, seeking understanding, As the Doctor explains any and all forms of addition is a symptom of a deeper root cause. As an example an addition to sex could be a symptom of seeking love. The Doctor explains that he is not a Psychiatrist but he talks from experience and exposure as and Itegrative Medicine spacialist.
I went thru effexor withdrawal. It was apsolute hell. I had non stop episodes of vertigo. Diarrhea, headaches, anxiety. My brain was in outer space.
Lorisalou - not having any other withdrawal experience for comparison, my Effexor withdrawal was HELL ON EARTH. Same symptoms you describe plus brain zaps & constant nausea. I tapered my dosage as slowly as possible, no way to stop cold turkey, yet it still took 10 months!
Effexor should be banned quite frankly. Withdrawing from that is Hell‼️ I found some interesting stuff online that assured me that I was experiencing w/d sx and not something else entirely. Bad stuff. It’s not an opioid but does act on opioid receptors. Those ZAPS are horrible.
ULTIMATELY, HE (HIMSELF) was responsible! I am certain he KNEW and was warned about all the medications he was taking. Most likely he must have had a heart attack while in the hot tub.
Even after surgery drs won’t address pain and it sucks.
It is malpractice to under treat post operative pain.
@@kristensorensen2219is that even so in canada. Because I had many surgeries and they will only give tramadol but I can’t take it. I’m also not allowed ibuprofen. So only Tylenol. And that does not work at all
Who says? I have had surgery, I refused Oxycontin. It isn't necessary.
How did boomers survive back in the day?
Pain isn't worse now than it was 30 years ago. White knuckling post-op and using ice are very helpful, you know the pain will go away.
@@ritasnow8319well back I. The day morphine was popular. They just said the new drugs were better. Nice that ice worked for you. But everyone else is not you
@@ritasnow8319 says you , recovery from surgery in pain delays healing
My husband has an aggressive squamous cell head and neck cancer and after a 6 hour surgery to remove it and he’s 70 years old with no history of addiction he cannot get any pain meds. His palliative care team gave him gabapentin, 2 scripts only and now only ibuprofen. Eating really hurts him and he’s lost 30 lbs. so far. They just shake their heads and say it’s better he’s not addicted. It’s really heartbreaking to watch
I am left untreated for pain my dr bullied by 3 letter agency stopped my pain meds which he stated was well documented and needed to acquire and maintain daily life. I am now untreated living in pain, quality of life is small. Wish there was better options for chronic pain 😢
Same for me, since 2017.
@@Visitor2Earth1986 for me.😢
Same thing here.
About dr's staying in their lane... my rheumatologist wanted my anxiety treated...I had to stop anxiety medication to be able to have my chronic pain treated ... my rheumatologist made me get a non controlled anxiety medication buspare approved by my pain dr who was the one that took my anxiety (controlled medication) away. Thankfully my pain dr agreed and my anxiety is so so much better. Why my pain dr did not suggest this medication when he took the other one away I will never know.... but I appreciate my rheumatologist trying to be respectful of my pain dr and also trying to make sure I didn't void my pain contract and he was still trying to help me where no one else was and it was definitely something that needed to be addressed and effected all of my other health issues... they all effect each other...
And I also wish all my specialists would try to all be on the same page and treat me as a whole and know what the other are doing. Would be much better care and a lot safer
EXACTLY .. it is a mess
I literally just talked to one of my doctors today about there being too many different specialists and all my different doctors having no idea what the other ones were doing. He agreed that it’s fk’d up.
Buspar did nothing forr my anxiety, but taking a benzo is a bad idea. Yeah it works, in the beginning, but then you die from withdrawal if/when you get cut off. Its better to address your anxiety, or learn to manage it.
@Steve-ev6vx buspare has been amazing for my anxiety....I also have been doing work on myself to deal with the anxiety. I've learned about mindfulness and meditation as well... which was also recommended to me by my rheumatologist.
@@theJenhha99 I'm glad it works for you. I didn't feel any difference taking it, past the first day or two. That's how most meds work on me though, they work great for a few days and then nothing. I agree with him about the mindfulness. You have to put a lot of work into it.
I learned so much, that so sad about Matt, it’s always important to have an anesthesiologist when using ketamine!
They have tied doctors hands and they’re either afraid or unable to prescribe pain medication. Reason because addiction is rampant and they just assume everyone is abusing it. It’s terrifying to be in agony and they will not help you. 😢 chronic pain and depression sucks
This is am amazing video. I am so proud of you for being such a compassionate doctor.
It makes me sad to see so many people with chronic pain suddenly having their opiate treatment discontinued. We need more patient education BEFORE they start opiates.
Patients are left feeling that they are at war with their doctors, when in actuality doctors are caught in the middle. Try to teach a chronic pain patient who is reliant on opiate that the opiates are contributing to their problems and you make an instant enemy.
I greatly appreciate you dedication to teaching.
Bless you Love. ❤️
Yes, you see it in the comments. The pain patients think their opioid of choice is a saving grace sent from God, and they think all the withdrawal symptoms and side effects are just part of the disease, and they need more opiods to fix it. They curse addicts, while many times being one..
My older sister was addicted on opiates. She almost over dosed on them. She is now off them permently
This could be life changing for me! I need this therapy in my life. I need to check my insurance first. Insurance dictates medical care so much, I can not afford such therapy without coverage, most likely.
(Hi Doc!, I am a former Rescue Diver and have lived in Thailand, so yes you are right, the kids would have been sedated but not bp depressed and would breath through scuba as normal!)
Irishman (out of your area doc)but still hurtin!'
I am a (former I must admit) Rescue Diver, and have a spinal injury, I end up going to the street after being prescribed Oxy(contin and norm) for YEARS and have used Ketamine to personally wean me off opioids sorry for any spelling mistakes, you are amazing Doc,wish to meet your Irish counterpart...
It's most definitely underused in Ireland. I have been on fentanyl patches and Oxycodone IR for years, but weaned off from 50mcg patches ...ended up back on them a while later but recently (March) tapered off them and Oxycodone to move to Palexia and Brintillex antidepressants as I've had 20 years of depression stemming from severe trauma at 24. No one has ever even suggested ketamine to me. .yet I know some chronic pain patients who have ket infusions. 🫤
Outstanding presentation
Multiple autoimmune disorders lead to chronic pain punctuated by severe episodes of pain, and even after surgery, often cannot get pain meds, even short term. Much thanks to you for addressing medical gaslighting as it is rampant.
I’m not able to get any opioids to help me with the chronic pain in my knee which is deformed by arthritis. Pain is just part of my life. I will be able to get help when I have my knee replacement surgery on the 23rd of July. I have been putting it off since I had a hip replacement after being denied surgery in March 2020 due to the pandemic for 2 months. Doctors will not consider prescribing it for any reason. I have needed pain medication since I ran out of the medication for my hip surgery. It’s like doctors are only trying to cover themselves from prosecution more than care for their patients. I am not addicted to opioids because I have had several surgeries from trauma and had no difficulty with stopping taking them. Those who are addicted have no control over taking drugs and take measures to procure them illegally. Doctors have taken the rap for addiction deaths that were not the result of their prescription. I am so anxious to get my knee replaced. I’m 70 years old.
This is weird because when I've had surgeries, 5 knee and 1 abdominal, they will not let me go home without some form of opioid, even though I won't take them because they make me sick. By my last one surgery I was very aware of what I needed to manage pain but they still sent me home with a bottle of Percocet. After my hysterectomy my pain was 100% from pelvic floor muscle spasms but they wouldn't give me muscle relaxers. Instead they have morphine and/or fentanyl? I get injections in my pelvic floor and the immediate pain is from muscle spasms, yet they give narcotics instead of the muscle relaxers I'm prescribed to take every night. I have to bring my own.
That's not entirely true :( Drs were handing oxycontin out like candy back when it first came out and that did cause A LOT of death and addiction. Now because of all of that, they have cracked down so much that it's nearly impossible to get any pain meds. They went from one end of extreme to the other. I'm sorry to hear about your difficulties and I hope all goes well with your knee replacement.
@@FortheBudgiesThey did send him home with opioids, but he said he ran out and wanted more. They probably saved his life by denying them.
Prosecutors are being ridiculous. He is at fault for overdosing himself just like I would be if it happened to me. We all struggle ( those of us that do) but people that have elite status that die seem to always matter more to prosecutors. If I died it would be my fault plain and simple. Nobody would be prosecuting anyone.
Very well said
Or his body became to used to the dosage he was on and he didn't know it could have been fatal to take more. God is the only one who knows and the only one who can Judge us all!
He did it to himself.
@@sharicook4747The threshold for a lethal dose goes up as your tolerance goes up. The issue is addicts always push the envolope and street drugs arent usually dosed correctly.
Those drugs were controlled substances. They absolutely should be held accountable
Holy shit..... I've never heard that before. Symptom of seeking.. ive got 8 years in recovery. But i still have that feeling.. seeking. Perfect word.
I wonder how i go about finding genuine peace. I also have anxiety. Its so annoying
Its less since having my first baby. I still feel a sort of, longing. Again seeking, good word.
This is very descriptive of ADHD where people are seeking ways to increase the dopamine we lack because our brains don't have enough.
@@FortheBudgiesI have that issue, except attention is fine. I have addiction issue with everything that releases dopamine and sertonin. Food, sex, drugs, I have to fight it all. I wish they could jusy inject me with the stuff or give me a patch.
This is your wheel house, thank you Dr. K
I'm a chronic pain patient, never an issue. Same small family pharmacy for the last 35 years was suddenly and without warning restricted from ordering more narcotics for the month, 5 days before the end of the month. My pharmacist spent those 5 days apologizing to his clients instead of filling prescriptions. His pharmacy fills for the local Hospice services, has always been honest and never a complaint. I had a miserable 4 days and now book my appointment at the beginning of the month. THIS doesn't address the problem and harms patients.
Ketamine saved my life literally. As someone who has suffered depression and PTSD my entire adult life….we need access to this medication. Matthew Perry likely was experiencing para suicide ideation when he got in the pool while he was out of his mind.
I agree with you about this medication. Perry's last thoughts we may never know. Treating patients with respect and dignity is always necessary for this treatment (and all others!)
Years of treatment from spinal injury, I was on oxymorphone for 9 years, then was cut off due to drug shortage during covid and no other opiate helping without brain fog or intoxication.... and now after leaving the pain program is been 3 years since I've found any Dr willing to even restart the same meds that I got off... because they said " well you got by okay without them for 8 months".... which were months ( and now years) of some real misery and torture.
Yeah, you went through opioid withdrawals, its horrible. And are you saying oxymorphone didnt get you high? Its one of the strongest opiods. No way you were fine on OM, but hydro or oxycodone where too strong, that diesnt make sense.
It's horrible. So many are suffering and unless you have suffered chronic pain it's impossible to imagine the torture of it.
@@Steve-ev6vx that is a pretty judgemental statement. Opioids work very different for chronic pain and I can verify it's totally possible to have no
effects like the " euphoria" and in fact it goes all to the pain and makes quality of life more normal. Everyone processes drugs different and some have a high tolerance or fewer receptors effected. It can increase quality of life and have no side effects besides constipation, in fact normalizes life and gets people up out of bed. If a medication helps someone for 9 years, to just take that away is cruel. It most certainly can not make people " high". And people who seek that "high" are ruining it for people who need pain relief.
@@lindakelley2676 Ok, but fewer receptors or a higher tolerance wouldn't make a weaker opioid intolerably strong. And I get Kidney stones regularly, I know all about living with extreme pain. I also know all about opioid addiction, which in many cases can be worse.
And opioids relieve pain by getting you high, that is it, there is no other method of action. They don't "bind to pain receptors" or any of that stuff. They get the patient high enough that they don't care about the pain.
Don't give up, I found a pain clinic 2 hours away willing to help. After 10 years of sheer torture having meds discontinued out of the blue. There are supposedly new pain meds being developed that are not addictive but powerful for pain management . Hope they come out soon. So many people are suffering.
Yes Effaxor has severe sweating
Effexor is evil
The reality is, man has been trying to change his state of being forever. But we need to figure out is why the appetite for drugs is so great in this country I think at this point the DEA is just a big business.
Catching the replay. Hi Doctor. 💙💙💙
I study package inserts and it gives full information. Off label is important to quality care when on label meds don't work. Great discussion.
Holistic support plan three of the best words you can ever say doctor!
I’m so impressed that you are speaking out and helping us the patience, 🎉💙🌟🌟🌟🌟
Severe pain addicts MUST be careful with this. My daughter would NOT be a candidate for this as I fear she would abuse this on top of her psych meds, Xanax, and weed already. She has severe panic attacks and is currently refusing to give up the weed even though they are trying to medically manage her on her meds.
I used to smoke cannabis for many years. Out of the blue, I started experiencing panic attacks and discovered that saliva strains cause them for some people. That's when I quit using it.
A recent independent investigation, uncovered dangerously high levels of the toxic chemicals used by legal commercial growers are now using are extremely toxic, negatively effecting the endocrine system and brain. These products are being sold in dispensaries. The LA times put out a recent, detailed article about this. Testing labs are being paid off to look the other way. It included the (popular) brand names and test results, so if you can convince her to make sure she isn't using any of them. This investigation was in Cali, but it's logical to assume that it's happening nationwide.
-One concerned mom to another
She's still very young. Sometimes it takes a while before people are ready to stop using. Has she tried CBD oil rather than MC flowers? Could be worth a try, alleviate the anxiety without the "high". .
At that age she's very influenced by her peers. Getting her into a support group where she meets peers who have the same goal, to change their behavior. Therapy might help too.
I was like your daughterat the same age, my addiction issues stemmed from being S.A'd when I was a child/young teen. Has she anything like that in her past? Worth trying to find out why she's driven to avoid reality and life.
She's still young, there is time and her brain is still forming. Often that's part of the issue- growing from child to adult is very hard for some people.
I wish you both the very best of luck. Stick by her- the love you show her maintains trust and truthfulness. Do draw firm boundaries though, some behaviours do require consequences but be strategic about it. Negotiation can work wonders with the right communication. Maybe you could both attend a few sessions together with a counsellor to mediate the agreement.
Be kind to yourself, it's very stressful on parents and the constant worry will wear you down.
I know both sides of this- my youngest daughter started on the same path I was on, which of course is my greatest fear-(No cptsd fortunately, more bulemia/anorexia and cutting herself, which was absolutely heartbreaking).
She's finally been diagnosed with bi polar/bpd, I am the same, same build, same personality type, as was my mother and her mother before her- all very similar re physiology and behaviour patterns. Do you know if there isany history genetically of mental instability in your family? It could also be worth doing a bit of testing to see if any base chemicals are messed up in her brain.
Again, good luck to you both, netfriend. You will both make It, hang in there. Parenthood can be so damn hard sometimes. x
Edit: realised you didn't state her age. May be a different situation if she's older, but most addicts are still hurt little kids inside, it's why we readily take things that stop us feeling so much.
And yes, I agree- I don't think K would help her atm, she's got to want to participate in the right spirit, which is to heal, not collect another drug to misuse. Down the path though, it might help. But def agree, not right now.
@@desertatable she will be 25 end of August. Thank you for the encouragement. She has past issues with many things. An old stepfather who I am no longer married to. He was toxic. It IS heartbreaking to see her suffer. She’s in therapy and sees a psychiatrist. I wonder if she will ever give weed up. She’s been hospitalized in the past for over usage of that as well. Hyper Cannabinoid syndrome is a real thing. She went back to using weed even after that. I think you’re right she doesn’t want to deal with past issues. I have offered rehab, but her bf uses too. So I don’t think she would be successful at getting off it permanently. I’m frustrated, as I’m sure she is with me too. I try not to harp, but I do mention it on rare occasions that if and when she’s ready, I’ll take her to a facility to get clean. She says she’s not ready so I just back off. She’s stubborn too. Mental illness runs in her father’s side of the family. I definitely don’t think she’s a mental case, she just can’t seem to deal with reality without meds. Sigh… 😞
Marijuana is a medication.
Stage 4 cancer patient here--I agree with the pharmacy statement. I have pharmacists refuse to fill all kinds of things. I've had to ask them point blank if they can't handle Stage 4 cancer; should I go somewhere else? Suddenly, things get done. I am so worn out from having to get my doc after them month after month after month. I am terminal, and they REALLY hate having to do early fills for vacations. What do they want? For me to sit on my butt until I die? What is life? I'm already losing a big chunk of my life; of course I want to visit a few places and friends and family before I can no longer do so! US heath"care" is making life not worth living, honestly.
Im sure no doctor told him to take Perks and Ket. at the same time.😢 Sometimes, people gotta take responsibility.
Yeah, or the fact he had DOUBLE THE ANESTHETIC CONCENTRATION of ketamine in his system. Twice the blood levels you'd find in someone undergoing surgery having their chest cut open. He was beyond FADED.
Drowning on ketamine is the most common way to die on ketamine. It's the first thing I learned about ketamine was I was younger about how to not die on it. And that was never ever go in water on it by yourself. Drowning is too likely.
Actually you can use low dose ketamine with opioids.
@@ILOVEDANNYELFMAN He thought so to obviously 😮💨
@@HectorMartinez-gy8kp well he overdosed. There's a huge difference. Ketamine is not like opiates. It doesn't suppress breathing. You can absolutely use them together but you can overdose. That's the issue. Overdoses are intentional. You take 1 more than the recommended dose, you overdose.. it's not accidental.
@@HectorMartinez-gy8kp no literally it's a thing. It can be safer than just using a higher dose of opioids.
The idea is low dose of ketamine plus low dose of opioid =pain relief greater than a high dose of either or at least equal to. This leads to less respiratory depression and opioid side effects like sedation etc.
But this is something that has to be dialed in with a doctor.
Ketamine in pain management has been around since the late 90's. It just didn't gain much attention with most people til the last few years. I've been a ketamine advocate since 2010.
Ketamine got me off all opiates and all benzos and all alcohol it was a wonder drug ketamine should be used more widely and prescribed more often under therapeutic conditions
I’ve been on methadone for 11 yrs. I want to try this, but am scared to death to go off my meds. Was addicted to heroin 7 yrs -and still take Xanax. Want to be free from substances completely 🤍
How does magically eradicate dependency on Opiates or Benzo's? How does it eradicate bone on bone pain when you have a bone disease?
@@reneet5858It doesn't. Its like medical canabis, they are going to claim it does everything while trying push for its legalization.
@@reneet5858it doesn't.
@@reneet5858quit drinking overnight with ketamine. I had already tapered down from 15+ drinks a day to 2 a day but I just couldn't stop the habit part even tho I was no longer super dependent physically. Did ketamine, didn't drink. Didn't drink anymore. I've had a beer or two a handful of times this year but last year I drank every single day. Heavily. I don't even have the urge now. Side effects of alcohol are too bad to be worth it. Plus it decreases the effectiveness of ketamine.
Blessings to you. Relapsing Polychondritis and Magic syndrome. Chronic pain is life ruining.
The ER at the VA hospital stopped giving emergency pain treatment to all patients with chronic pain. We have to ride it out for months.
That's disgusting. You deserve better
@@suetrublui know a lot of vets that were just put on opioids and zonked out by the VA, before they went in this direction. They deserved better than that too.
I just got dropped down on my statex without anyone telling me until I got to the pharmacy. 20mg drop a day is quite a bit for me. Now I'm going through withdrawal for no reason. What a great system we have in Ontario Canada.
I’m one of them. When I try to discuss additional or change of medications, he always tells me about some number and that if he changed anything, the pharmacy may not fill it. I have chronic pain, DDD, arthritis, migraines,and I’ve been on the same regiment for 6 years. My tolerance after all this time has made it where I don’t get relief from the pain. I’m hoping that I will be going to a pain specialist soon. I’m also going to need surgery soon, and I’m concerned about the pain after surgery.
Make sure you discuss paint management after surgery! I talked to my last dr about pain management plan after surgery. Apparently we misunderstood each other so make sure the dr is on board with what you need before surgery
Thank you so much for this doctor. You are one of the big CZcams gems. Finally able to join your group away from CZcams.
Thank you for the kind comments! 🙏
I've been on Fentanyl 25 mcg patches that are changed q 72h ( every 3 days).
I have a complex medical history- I live with a permanent J Tube, as I cannot take very much by mouth due to scar tissue issues with my esophagus after damage from a too tight Nissan Wrap for uncontrolled gerd. I also lost my stomach due to gastroparesis. I have always respected my medications, especially pain meds. Because I'm on Fentanyl, I have to sign a Yearly Contract and I'm tested once a year. My medication is always at the therapeutic levels for what is prescribed for me. The only time I have additional pain meds, for when I have surgery or other medical procedures where additional pain medicine is warrented.
I take Extra strength Acetaminophen (Tylenol) as needed for any breakthrough pain. I've been on 25 mcg Fentanyl patches for 8 years now.
Listening to your introduction and as a former ICU, EU and theatre Nurse. I find I am just repeating my thoughts. What is he doing taking these seriously dangerous medications. We have seen this before with celebrities. Their personal Doctors prescribing or other source. Do people not understand the implications to their lives. I cannot get past that.
The FDA... meh
Terrified and not only for myself but my husband who has a traumatic brain injury. He acts like a child in pain and if he needs surgery then I am watching a 57 year old man crying and screaming in pain instead of happy camping
The US health system is dead last in industrialised nation, and the most expensive in the the world. Yay Murrica! I wouldn't call this slightly problematic. It's a tragedy. Hopefully only Matthew Perry. Nobody forced him to take drugs. It's not the Dr.'s or the pharmaceutical companies fault, either. I'll be on opioids the rest of my life. They are the the only things that enable me to have a normal life. Most opioid deaths were not caused by opioids alone, but by mixing it with alcohol or other drugs. They were counted as opioid overdoses. It was never as bad as reported. Now it's Fentanyl and Carfentanyl which are. Maybe it'll take the heat off drugs that people with chronic pain need. Pain is the most undertreated condition in the US.
Thanks so much Doc for bringing the great person and Doc that you are .
You help so much with your informative videos .. much appreciated . God bless and keep you and yours .
Maybe he used powder K and went into a K hole which knocks you into an immobilized state causing him to drown?
Definitely what I think happened. Seeing how big the amounts was in his body
Thats what happened, so how does this doctor not even know it is a possibility? Doctors should actually do these drugs before reccomending them. They are always wrong about how they work. He also said bupenorphiene doesnt get you high! Got me way higher than morphine or oxy.
If health care wasn’t a business in the US less things like this would happen. I grew up in a country where health care is a human right and moved to a country where health care is a business and it’s amazing the difference. Here the doctors give out prescriptions like candy on Halloween.
Chronic pain patient, in the UK, who at times has really struggled to get medications -- have been scrutinised as an addict by some.
(This was primarily when I was only diagnosed with: fibromyalgia & myofascial pain, plus ehlers danlos signs, endometriosis and adenomyosis, and some mysterious undiagnosed pain....
...... Since having been diagnosed stage 4 cancer (age 43), the palliative nurses will phone doctors to sort medication if I'm struggling....
...... Prior to being recognised as stage 4 cancer, really struggled to get adequate pain relief, as the mystery pain was a mystery and I wasn't believed in how bad it was.
Have found that psychiatric services (PTSD, but needed brief inpatient at one point) were immensely sceptical about physical health issues, and would not put in place reasonable accommodations... Tried to tell me I didn't have illnesses I've had since birth.
Thanks!
I had taken Effexor for depression for many years. Once my physician and I decided to switch to another medication for depression, the withdrawal process was very difficult.
I also suffer from Depression and Ptsd, Anexiety
My wife and I are both prescribed ketamine for anxiety and depression. We’ve tried so many other methods and this is the only thing that has really helped. It’s truly a miracle and has changed both of our lives for the better. That said, mixing drugs are always risky business. Always do your research
My ex husband made sure he only took meds prescribed by his pain management doctor. He bought them off the street from people who also went to pain management and knew they only needed to take enough of their meds on the dr visits they checked for prescription levels. These addicts get around the system. I divorced him because of his addiction. I couldn't take it anymore.
And I am sure he is just like the pain patients in these comments, swearing they arent addicted and it is the reall addicts ruining it for everyone. I have several in my family. They will rave about hating addicts, and then go buy some crack and heroin.
@@Steve-ev6vxThere is a difference between taking drugs to get high and taking drugs to escape pain.
Terrifying ❤
I got issues with optimism and having a savage chronic pain issue definitely doesn't help in any way.
After a year and a half I finally got the referral for pain management.
The doctor was shocked at my state and asked me a lot of questions.
Even though I really want a no pain solution, I really, REALLY don't want a new problem.
So I was honest with him and said I'm a prime candidate for opioid disaster.
He took me seriously and I'm glad I was honest with him.
I still have huge pain, but it's not nearly as debilitating as it was.
More importantly, IMHO, I didn't get addicted to opioids.
Addiction is horrible.
Now I am drug free and successful in business
I am near Pittsburgh, PA and i live with chronic pain, C-PTSD and other related conditions and have so since i was 14. For a short time, i attended a pain clinic where i had pain medicine but i accidentally overdosed and ended up in the ER. I was kicked out of the clinic and no other clinic will take me. I accidentally took 6 pills, i was very sick (Sinus and UTI infections that were diagnosed in the ER) . As soon as i realized i made the mistake, i told my parents and the people at the pain clinic. They said i didn't need Narcan but i passed out a few hours later. Scared me and my parents. That was in 2020.
It's hypocritical for CA to pursue this while its cities distribute free drugs to addicts. But that's CA thinking.
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Honesty and trust between Dr and patient would help a lot with these issues. Non judgement from many medical staff would also help
I have chronic pain from RA and Felty's Syndrome. My Rheumatologist has told me, to my face, anyone looking at my x-rays would know I need opiates for pain control. Will she give me what I need? NO!! If I am in active treatment with the biologic I get the pain goes down. The biologic wastes my immune system on the B cell side. So when I have to rest my body from the biologic, Percocet does not control pain. Up until a couple years ago, I was being treated by a pain clinic and treated like a drug addict and I was mentally ill.
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I take buprenorphine for long-term chronic pain management, and have found that it helps a lot better than the traditional opioids/opiates such as oxycodone/hydrocodone, etc. The pain relief lasts hours longer than with those other short-acting medications and doesn't make me feel woozy/uncoordinated/nauseous. I take it by mouth sublingually though. I take the tablets because I kept getting the strips stuck to my teeth and once they're placed, they're not moving. lol.
I was also prescribed Narcan, and the pharmacist told me I was able to use it on any person I suspected of overdosing so I try to carry it with me wherever I go because our homeless population is ridden with fentanyl addiction.
We live in a society where it's easier to call someone and addicting than to realize what kind of life it is to live in chronic pain Twenty four hours a day, seven days a week, three hundred sixty five days a year. No, unless you live in chronic pain, you don't understand!!!
Hi,it's a terrible loss,addiction comes in many forms, if I ever overdose I have only myself to blame, mostly, respect, peace and love, thankyou, J. Grist
I deal with persistent moderate to, at sometimes, severe depression and deal with chronic pain, and as a woman it is hard to juggle both.
I want to thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise on these medical subjects.
All of these comments saying that ‘Matthew was a junkie, blah, blah, blah’ have apparently never been ‘touched’ by addiction.
Mathew Perry was a very transparent addict who was clearly fighting with himself in his own mind. If one has never been exposed to or, experienced any type of mental health issue, it can be a horrific inner turmoil much less sharing it publicly.
I do believe this is a highly serious issue and NEEDS to be brought into the spotlight.
I have taken an opioid for 17 years and have never once abused. I have severe muscle spasms but now government wont let mu dr prescribe a muscle relaxer as im over 65. One size fits all is their mantra.
Here is advice from an older physician who has practiced and been board certified in internal medicine, hematology, medical oncology, radiation oncology, hospice and palliative medicine and medical acupuncture(without board certificcation) and who has had multiple serious medical issues personally: With the exceptions of normal body constituents such as water, lipid, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, insulin, thyroid hormones, and so on, NO DRUG belongs in your body and ALL of them are by nature poisons. They ALL have potential toxic effects, and there safe and effective use comes through pharmacologic training and experience. Alcohol and other”recreational substances” are included in the very long risk of toxins. Live your life as best to you can to avoid them all, and if you can’t avoid them, make VERY SURE that the goals of your care should include at ever visit a discussion of what you can do to get off them and how to determine when the risks of using those drugs outweigh the desired benefits. No doctor worth 10 cents will avoid such discussion. After all, your life is the life that bears the cost.
Thank you for your transparency and courage.
I’d like to say that i’m in the UK and we are so far behind you in terms of getting Ketamine for depression. Only certain places in the Country provide it so you have to live close enough to get it. But no one is really talking about it here. Again in the UK Mental Heatlh is on the back burner. Its virtually impossible to get counselling on the NHS. Sometimes i’m so ashamed of my own Country.
Two and a half years ago, I was given IV ketamine in the ambulance after a car accident in which my fiance and 2 others were killed. Apparently I told the medics that I was a former heroin addict and hadn't used [thanks to 8 years on Suboxone] so they gave me ketamine rather than opiods to address the trauma and injuries from the crash. Unfortunately the effects of the ketamine made a horrible and tragic experience exponentially more terrifying. I don't know why it helps so many others while for me, it was like being trapped in my worst nightmare. Ever since the accident, I have wondered why I had such a terrible reaction to it but I have not yet found any answers that make sense. I have so many unanswered questions surrounding that day in general but the more time that passes, the further away answers seem. The grief and trauma following that crash are still pretty overwhelming and difficult to articulate...
Thank you for informing videos
This is my story and may not apply to everyone, however I renovate homes and found myself popping two Advil a day for about two months straight to manage achy muscle pain. Edit: I would paint a wall and just feel achy all over and need to stop whereas in my 20's I could paint a whole floor, sleep on the ground, wake up and then paint the upper floor. I have never been a pill popper in my life and figured this is what getting old feels like.
Well I started taking collagen for my skin and noticed that it removed my knee joint pain. (Glucosamine wasn't helpful, but it is effective on dogs (confirmed by my vet)) I also started taking Essential Amino Acids and didn't notice anything so I doubled up the recommended serving size. WOW! The histamine gave me a headache for a whole day, however I haven't taken Advil for muscle pain since!! Now I just go back to regular dosing so I don't get the headache. I wish I knew which amino acid I was low on so I can just take that.
The point is, our cells need protein and fat. Give your cells what they need and they'll stop screaming.
Yes because My One Dr thinks I need to go off opioids, ,When I suffer chronic pain ,broken knee and feet , ❤
Hello from Colorado in currently suffering chronic pain and on butrans patch 7.5 and taking hydrocodone 5/325 and still suffer in pain
Just because somebody is dealing with a drug problem.And they overdose, because you saying that they have demons from drugs?They're trying to solve their mental issues
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It is tragic and horrible. However self accountability has tp be a major factor here
Thank you for you're videos love em
I can relate to all of this and a lot of your videos and they are really helpful thanks so much 🙏 ❤
Dr.Kaveh, this was EXACTLY what I needed to watch today! I have been suffering from chronic pain from a spinal cord injury suffered over 40 years ago. I had been blessed with a wonderful Pain Doctor but he retired 7 years ago and my GP is now trying to manage everything. I take Suboxone as my main pain medicine and it’s not very effective. Sometimes the pain is so unbearable. I start getting dark thoughts sometimes. But you gave me hope and I will speak up next time I am at the doctor’s office. Thank you for what you do 🤗❤️🇨🇦
Integrated medicine is wonderful. Off-label use is a catch-22 in healthcare. Doctors must absolutely talk to each other, but the litigators burden public health and insurance/pharmaceutical companies burden private health with their own intrests.
Well said 👌
It's too expensive in the UK
Why does any doctor have to be charged?? Patients are sneaky. He has a very long history of alcohol and drug abuse and he's an actor so I thinking he has connection for drugs. Can we ever in America take blame for what we do ourselves??? Always, always, always, Americans instantly have to blame someone for whatever has happened no matter how big or tiny the situation may be. Never can an American move forward and try to correct or solve a problem without first dogging whoever is to blame. I like my country but I hate the way a lot of Americans act. All these tiny groups that constantly ruin things for the majority is another one that bugs me. So what if you are offended by something stupid. And the egos....ugh.
I don't know think anyone other than Matt Perry should take on the responsibility. He passed so it's taken care of. The truth is , if he didn't seek the ketamin, there wouldn't have been an accidental overdose. We love in a society that is quick to pass off blame to others, and rarely take accountability for our own actions. If we didn't seek, we probably wouldn't find !!