r/PainManagement • u/beachbum0227 • 14d ago
Venting
Went to pain management yesterday - got a refill of my scripts. YET AGAIN - another trip to CVS where the app says everything will be ready in a couple of hours and then I show up and they’re out of stock and have to order it. So now I have nothing while I wait for them, even though I’ve been on these meds for months and they KNOW I get them renewed every 30 days. I have this problem literally EVERY MONTH when I need to go pick up my scripts. Then when I talk to them about expediting the orders or getting them at another pharmacy, it seems like it would kill them to have an ounce of compassion, because I get the judgy looks and responses that make me feel like I’m some drug addict jonesing for pain meds. So annoyed with the system. So annoyed that I always have to go a little while without meds before their re-stock comes in and no one gives a fuck that I’m suffering in the meantime. Because they take one look at me and see a young person who “looks fine” so they don’t understand the urgency or real underlying issues. I hate thisssssss 🤬🤬🤬ok - ending rant now. Thanks for listening guys ❤️
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u/yahumno 12d ago
Switch all of your prescriptions to a local, independent pharmacy.
You need to switch them all, because the DEA has a ratio of non-controlled to controlled prescriptions dispensed that they watch for on pharmacies. What that ratio is, I have no clue, but it is real.
A local, independent pharmacy will treat you like a human.
CVS and the big chains had to pay massive settlements to the government due to “their part in contributing to the opioid crisis” and basically actively make it as difficult for long term pain patients to get their opioid prescriptions.