Why does the Emergency Department treat me like a drug seeker?...When we checked later, I was horrified to find my records were prominently marked DRUG SEEKER.... By ellen5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments18 comments
Getting denied to go to Dr?...So needless to say they didn’t want to see me or help me and made me feel like a drug seeker....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
Frustrations in the ER...Why does the emergency department treat me like a drug seeker?... By Katie M. Golden5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments13 comments
What do I do now......Never even smoked a joint as a kid.. but now I am a labeled drug seeker because of a condition that I have that causes me horrific pain... By staci1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments20 comments
Sick and tired of being sick and tired....seeker.... By jksangel771 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
A father kills his daughter with severe migraines in Chilliwack, British Columbia...When people call migraine "just a headache" or when they assume that my husband is a "drug-seeker" when he seeks pain relief, I come unglued.... By allisonfilek1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Just a fellow migraineur...I have been treated as a drug seeker and told that I was just experiencing a bad headache. When all I wanted was the pain cycle to stop.... By Lms20201 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Born with Migraines...I went to the ER where they sat me on a cold cot and gave me anti-nausea drugs which made me vomit even more violently. Drug seeker?... By tamera1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Anyone given Decadron in the ER?...I was tempted to ask for the narcotic, but don't want to look like a drug seeker, so I was discharged home....Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesTreatment
Keep on fighting..."You're sick and I know you're not a drug seeker. You need to break this cycle". I cried.... By cass8264 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Feeling hopless...So that there should show that I am not a drug seeker..... By khendricks851 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments11 comments
Occipital nerve stimulator for migraine...I gave up going to the ER because they just make me feel like a drug seeker.... By kelia2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments18 comments
Migraine...I still feel as though doctors think I am a drug seeker which is why I delay getting from the ED for as long as possible.... By riverleigh2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Smooth Sailing to Troubled Waters...I was treated like a drug seeker. I do not even take prescription pain meds because I fear having rebound headaches.... By monicaburek2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
No one without them seems to get it.......So as good as it was I am now going to have to have it upped without looking like a drug seeker. ugh My current issue is people... By aphena2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Losing Precious Time...I'm currently in my 17th day of this migraine and even though my physician sent me to the ER the doctor treated me like a drug seeker.... By shelleysqrd2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
I'm experiencing different symptoms, what should I do?...I hate going to the emergency room as I always feel like they treat me like a drug seeker....Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 replies
My new Internist: "There's no such thing as Chronic Migraine."...addict ' NOT and a "drug seeker" NOT.... By sfnative3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
3 Tips for Creating an Emergency Room Plan with Cluster Headaches...One, in particular, treated me like a drug seeker when I came back the next day, explaining that hydrocodone did nothing for the pain.... By Ashley Hattle3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments