LIVING WITH CHRONIC PAIN WITH ANNA AND MAX

Tag: therapy

  • “Candy Fatigue,” aka Pill Fatigue No more useless pills, please!


    Dear readers,

    I  don’t know about y’all, but I certainly have ‘pill fatigue’. Y’all know those brightly colored things that come in a prescription bottle, those things that kind of remind you of little pieces of candy.

    Every day when I have to take mine, I like to imagine that they are brightly colored skittles, y’all know, the tiny candy that comes in all kinds o

    of flavors.


    If any of you have ever been on a strict pill regimen for anything, then you will be familiar. If not, that’s okay.

    When I came back from the emergency room last week, I had two more ‘candy’ pills to add to my collection. The doctor there prescribed oxyxontin  (believe it or not) for facial pain, as well as some ketorolac (which is prescribed as an anti-inflammatory for severe pain).

    I took this in the hospital as well as morphine. They really pulled out the big guns.


    So, unfortunately, I have to add these to my collection of colorful ‘candy’-coated misery that doesn’t work!

    Sadly, the doctor at the emergency room was quite rude and didn’t listen. I kept mentioning that strong pain medication as well as anti-inflammatories do nothing for my pain.

    I’m thinking, ‘No offense, lady, but I wish I knew what would work.’ Why won’t you listen and suggest something that might?’Why don’t you just stop prescribing useless.pills?’

    As some of you might know, when your doctor prescribes a new pill, the side effects can sometimes be worse than the so-called cure

    My medicine cabinet is already overflowing! No more useless  pills, please 🙏

    My psychiatrist is mad at me, too! She keeps wanting me to try new pills 💊 and I keep telling her, “No, thank you, I am already on five!”

    So, in conclusion, dear readers, I have pill fatigue.

    I don’t want any more to add to my ‘Candy Collection,’ except maybe some Valium (another psychiatric suggestion) because it might possibly relax the muscles in my face and jaw leading to some possible pain relief 😮‍💨

    If y’all don’t really understand, that is cool; I just thought I would throw this out there!

    Thanks so much, dear readers and subscribers. Have a wonderful day.

    Anna and Max The Cat 🐈 😻

  • Chronic pain specific therapy. Is there such a thing?.

    I have been doing some research lately because I was curious if there are therapists who specialize only in chronic pain. When I went to reddit, I saw a post 📫 where someone had mentioned a doctor like that.
    However, when I went to youtube, I didn’t see anything similar.
    It appears to “my knowledge” that there isn’t any therapy specialty that is chronic pain specific or living with chronic pain specific.

    I also asked my psychiatrist, and she said she had never heard of this either,so I suppose the lady on reddit was misinformed.

    While it is certainly true that a regular therapist can help you with your depression and anxiety surrounding the issue, I myself believe it would be quite difficult to find a therapist who really understands the condition

    As an example, I worked with a licensed clinical social worker about a year ago, but only for a few sessions. I, of course, told her all about the condition, but even so, it seemed by her conversation that she just could not understand the concept of being in pain all the time.

    I had mentioned to her that many simple things are difficult for me due to the condition. As I continued, she seemed to have not particularly like what she had heard, so instead of asking if I possibly needed a medical nurse for help, she threatened to call a mental health agency instead.

    This was certainly quite unfortunate 😕

    So, in conclusion, it appears there are no therapists who only deal with chronic pain. Perhaps I am wrong, but to my knowledge, I dont know of any.

    However, possibly by trial and error, you can find one who understands and is caring about your condition.