Current Regulations Around Opioid Prescribing...For example, North Carolina has recently passed the STOP (Strengthen Opioid Misuse Prevention) Act which enforces a 5-day or 7-day limit on opioids for... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
The Stigma Around Pain and Medications...The opioid crisis refers to the increasing prevalence of opioid-related overdoses and deaths since their introduction in the 1990s.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Access to Medications in an Opioid-Crisis Era...pain relief alternatives, or using non-opioid pain relief options in addition to opioid therapy.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Get Involved: CDC Opens Comments for New Opioid Guidelines...There is no dispute that opioid use can turn into addiction, which can then turn into a heroin addiction. 14% of opioid users graduate to using heroin.... By Katie M. Golden4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments32 comments
What Do Female Hormones Have to Do with Pain & Pain Medications?...One of the big revelations of their research is that estrogen levels play a role in the way some opioid receptors react to opioid pain medications.... By diana-lee1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
Opioids and Migraine: A Tough Conversation...Speaking against the use of opioid and butalbital-containing medications was Dr. P. Christopher H. Gottschalk.... By Shoshana Lipson4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Opioids...Conventional wisdom says we shouldn’t use opioids for migraine pain but some days taking a low dose opioid makes the difference between spending the day...Reactions 0 reactions Comments13 repliesTreatment
A Balancing Act – Opioid Use Throughout History...Nothing creates controversy in the migraine community quite like the topic of using opioid medications. ... By tammy-lrome3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments17 comments
Migraines and the Opioid Crisis...What are migraine sufferers to do in this world of opioid addiction?... By luvjones031 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments12 comments
Narcotic Analgesics...They are also known as narcotics, opiates, opioid analgesics, and opioids. An analgesic is a drug used to relieve pain.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
Are these symptoms normal?...Right now (after) my body feels fuzzy and I'm a bit nauseous, almost exactly like I've taken an opioid, except I haven't!...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesSymptoms
Knee Surgery, Migraine, and Opioids...Due to this handful of conditions, I do have a prescription for an opioid.... By Amanda Workman2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments14 comments
The Other Side of the Spoon...Last week, the university where my husband is an instructor held a "teach-in" about the opioid crisis.... By Elizabeth Roberts-Zibbel3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments50 comments
Migraine.com Patient Perspective - Kratom...Sometimes it does have a similar feeling of being on an opioid. If I take an opioid, my nose starts to itch and kratom can do the same.... By Sarah Hackley6 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
8 Reasons Not to Ignore Episodic Migraine...I don't want to take opioid painkillers ('narcotics'). Perfect! Opioids aren't recommended for treating migraine.... By Kerrie Smyres3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments27 comments
When My Doctor Gave Up on Me...tried to soften the blow, but his words made it very clear: he could think of no other treatment ideas for me, so I should go on Opana, a long-acting... By Kerrie Smyres3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments17 comments
Born with Migraines...Shortly after the opioid epidemic made my Dr. deny me the 20 fiorinal a month he had been prescribing for years.... By tamera1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Do we have an Advocate for Opioids...Chronic pain sufferers are the ones being punished in the Opioid "crisis" not the ones abusing or od'ing on opioids....Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
Need help finding ER doctors views on using narcotics?...Of course, with the new opioid laws, I can no longer get these shots, but I would still like to know the actual metrics on this method....Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 replies
Ultram® (tramadol)...Ultram is an opiate agonist and is believed to work on opioid receptors in the central nervous system.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
