Five Clues that Your Opioid Prescription May Not Be Helping As Much As You Think
Many pain patients, who have relied on opioid painkillers for extended periods, have experienced the harsh reality of abrupt medication reduction due to physicians' concerns about legal consequences if they don’t adhere to CDC guidelines for prescribing opioids. Many patients who attribute their pain relief and functionality solely to these medications, report horrific suffering and a deterioration in functioning as a result of these reductions. Involuntary and/or abrupt prescription opioid reduction should never be forced on a patient who is experiencing pain relief and is showing no signs of harm. However, there is substantial evidence that opioids are overrated for pain relief and that other approaches to pain relief may be better options. Here are five clues that this might be the case. Find a Provider today! The Placebo Effect When a patient is given a placebo, an inert substance such as a sugar pill that ...