Why do doctors not prescribe pain medication for RA and fibromyalgia?

Hello @Rheumandy12,

How are you feeling today?

I'm so sorry to hear about your diagnosis and the struggles you're facing. It's so disheartening to feel unheard, especially when dealing with RA and fibro, on top of your slipped discs. Your feelings are completely valid.

It's unfortunate but not very uncommon to hear that experiences in pain management can sometimes be affected by things that shouldn't matter, like gender, and actual studies have shown that women's pain is often taken less seriously than men's, leading to disparities in treatment and care.

Thank you for starting this discussion and calling our attention to this issue. Let me go ahead and tag a few members to weigh in:

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Have you faced similar challenges because of your gender? Please let us know in the comments.

Take care now,

Somya from the Carenity team 🌼

Hi all...today is a high pain day and unfortunately I got hardly any sleep last night. Not sure if I mentioned it but my new psychiatrist recently had me do a drug urine screen test and the CBD gummies I take at night to help calm my pain has showed up as THC in my urine. So she took away my anxiety medicine I need to sleep. Then when I saw my narcolepsy Dr on Mon she saw the urine test and is threatening not to renew my narcolepsy meds. I can not win. They both just pay me on the knee and say "work closer with pain management to get your pain under control". Like I haven't been trying!!!! So frustrated and disheartened right now.

Hi. Unfortunately there are too many addictions to pain killers and a good Dr will find anything else to help you so you don't become an addict.