im having a real hard time trying to control my pain. i am already taking Ultram which barely touches the pain. im having a hard time getting stronger meds online or offline. can someone help?

If You have been scripted the Meds that you seek before and Have Med. Records of your condition....Your best Bet is to find a company that has a F2F Doc in your State. Click on the F2F link and Check out the different company's....That is where I would Start if I were you. Also If you Google Fibro you will find Links to Doc's that specifically Treat Fibro.

Have you tried Lyrica, or perhaps Cymbalta? Most physicians don't prescribe narcotics for fibro.

if you are speaking of 'pain meds' specifically, (thus the thread title) I agree with Stevo.
Gather any scripts you were given, even if it was only Tramadol/Ultram or darvocet.
Talk to a F2F dr and ask for help. If you were ever given a small script for something stronger, that helps too.
No one can say for certain what the Dr will give you, that all depends on the company you choose etc...
These places are expensive but if you can swing it
you are far better off than relying on illegal sources.
**I can not control my fibro pain either, I understand**

I bought Dihydrocodeine from Prescribe4u.com and use them a couple of times a week when I get too achy to do anything. They are great.

My question is for the people who mentioned that they use Dihydro or Hydrocodone or Oxycodone is how often are people using these pain killers?
I try not to use Dihydro more than two days in a row because I get worried I might get addicted to them. So I save the opiates for the really bad days.

People with chronic FM - are you needing to use them everyday?
I'm interested to know how many days in a row I could take them if need be? Dihydrocodeine 60mg.

Thanks

I get Norco, 6/day from my regular doctor, but I have to tell you it is was very long, hard path to get to that. I also take flexeril, trazadone, and ambien daily. They made go through trying a lot of things over a very long period of time to get to where I am now. I had to take Yoga classes, various antidepressants, lyrica, etc. So, my advice to you would be that you can go to a F2F or you can keep going back to a regular doctor who is willing to work with you over a period of time.

One thing you need to understand is there are only two reasons doctors use to justify cronic opioids -- paliation and function. Paliation means to relieve pain and suffering, which is usually reserved for cancer and other near end of life conditions.

Treating to function means that opioids are used to opitmize how much you physically move around, which is the usual justification for doctor prescribing them for chronic pain. If you can't move, can't walk, can't work, then maybe you need more meds. If too much meds you will stay in bed and not be as active. For this treatment approach they don't really care too much how much pain you are in, only that your measured, documented physical activty level is optimized to as reasonably close to normal as the doctor is willing to go for.