It never ceases to amaze me why so many doctors don't understand proper chronic pain management. You'd think they, of all ppl, would understand the body and how, with chronic pain, it needs and responds to pain medicine differently than those who have intermittent pain med needs.

Except for one or two recent pain meds (though I wonder really, if it isn't the popularity and street use of them)... there isn't any addiction to pain meds with chronic pain. And I don't know why doctors are worried about any tolerance..for chronic pain patients... I mean, the goal should be to alleviate as much pain for as long as possible with the medicine that works. If tolerance should happen, then give more... it's chronic pain and isn't going away. Like, gee they let us deal with the pain... in case of ??? what???? for fear it might go away if we take enough meds?

So if MDs don't all get it, I have little hope for the average mental health worker.. unless they deal with chronic pain and have worked//dealt with it with a pain specialist who really knows the score

Good wishes... don't let them get to ya!