Hey all... well, I messed up and totally forgot ( fibrofog) an appt. with the pain doc which had been on Dec27th. When I finally realized I had missed it, I thought it was supposed to have been the 28th or 29th, so I was in a bad fog...

I am just getting out of a flare from the holidays, and getting over bronchitis too so its no wonder I forgot it.for some reason, this doc doesn't call to remind me like my other docs do...and I'm rambling...

They can't see me until Feb and of course,I am low on meds( which is how I realized what I had done)so I asked the girl," So,is he gonna call in a script for me so I don't run out then?" and she said.." do you want him to call in some withdrawal meds" and I panicked... this is my first time on medication for pain... I don't know how this stuff works... so I was like," You mean,I'm gonna have to withdraw off meds?I'm gonna be punished for missing an appt?"

See, she was VERY sarcastic and demeaning in her tone towards me and so at first I got defensive....but when she told me that was what would have to happen, I broke down and started bawling ...

Now, when I went to pick up the scripts, they gave me a "cocktail mix" of 3 different meds specifically to use for withdrawal from narcotics....

My question to you wise folks is this.... is it typical to have to go thru withdrawal of meds when you miss an appt like that? And I know I should be able to find it here, but I couldn't..are lyrica and lexepro considered narcotics? I'm not on anything else.. no opiates...

I dunno. besides being poorly treated by the woman on the phone,I am just not sure about this withdrawal stuff... these meds all have awful side effects...bad enuf to make a person feel like they are being punished for sure....

And just so ya know, I already have plans to talk to the doc himself about her behavior...it was way out of line.I am a gentle spirit and I wasn't being ugly to her.... although I got to that point where I wanted to say some not very nice things to her

I'm planning to call him tomorrow and talk to him about these meds too, but I want your input so I know what to trust when I DO talk to him ya know?thanks ya'll!

I hope everyone is having painfree days and joy-filled hearts....Faith