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		<title>Methadone Madness Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Getting off of Oxycontin is no small feat. I tried once before, but after a month I could not deal with the pain. Last time around I used Subutex, but it gave me horrible head aches. I will probably end up using it again to detox, but I still have some time before I get [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifewithchronicpain.com/?p=77</link>
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		<title>Methadone Madness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have taken the plunge. I have decided to switch to methadone and slowly start weaning myself of opiates. During the course of my life I am going to need opiates from time to time, but while I am feeling relativity good I would like to see if I can lower my dose. I was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifewithchronicpain.com/?p=74</link>
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		<title>Pharmacy Trouble</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last month I was feeling pretty good. My Oxycontin dose had been constant for 5 months. During my monthly check up, I told my doctor that I was feeling okay. He was happy to hear that and he told me to see him in two months. He gave me two sets of prescriptions, one for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifewithchronicpain.com/?p=72</link>
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		<title>Ativan for Chronic Nausea</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been a while sense I have posted. I have been very busy with a new job and some other very crazy things have happened in the last few months. I will tell you more in future posts. Today I wanted to talk about Ativan (Lorazepam). Most people think of Ativan as strictly for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifewithchronicpain.com/?p=67</link>
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		<title>October 17, 2009 &#8211; Biofeedback for Chronic Pain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Biofeedback is a relatively new and exciting treatment for chronic pain and many other conditions where emotions are involved. The best part about it is that it is chemical and side effect free. Last week I went to a psychologist who specializes in patients with chronic pain. We talked about different treatment options and biofeedback [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifewithchronicpain.com/?p=62</link>
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		<title>October 7, 2009 – Narcotic Habituation and Medical Marijuana</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As February turned into March I was in more and more pain every day and the painkillers were becoming less and less effective. There were days that I just felt hopeless. Every day was filled with constant pain. By mid March, Vicodin was no longer effective and so my doctor switched me to Percocet. For [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifewithchronicpain.com/?p=59</link>
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		<title>October 4, 2009 – My First Visit to the Pain Doctor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last February my abdominal pain was becoming unbearable and my primary care physician felt uncomfortable prescribing me narcotics for a long period of time. As a result she referred me to a pain management doctor. My insurance was a little sketchy so I had to drive from downtown LA to Pomona to see a doctor [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifewithchronicpain.com/?p=55</link>
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		<title>September 30, 2009 &#8211; The Role of Anxiety</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have realized during my time living chronic pain, that my mood can greatly affect the pain that I experience and my perception of the pain.  When I first started seeing a Pain Specialist, he recommended that I see a therapist that specialized in therapy for chronic pain. When I first started see the pain [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifewithchronicpain.com/?p=48</link>
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		<title>September 8, 2009 &#8211; Zofran</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My first experience with Zofran was in the emergency room in Washington D.C.  When I went into the ER I wanted to die I was so nauseated.  Then they gave me IV Zofran and the nausea went away almost immediately.  It was like a miracle drug. Through out my hospital stay I received IV Zofran [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifewithchronicpain.com/?p=45</link>
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		<title>September 2, 2009 &#8211; My Marinol Experience</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, I went to my GI doc for a checkup after I got out of the hospital.  He is a very good Gastroenterologist and he specializes in diseases of the pancreas. He was very perplexed why my pancreatic enzymes were so highly elevated, but they could find no other signs of pancreatitis.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifewithchronicpain.com/?p=42</link>
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