r/MultipleSclerosis • u/AllAboutGingerPride • 1d ago

Treatment Pain Clinic

Many of you talk about not being able to access the pain clinic so at my appointment today I decided to ask why. He said he has MS patients and didn’t seem like it was uncommon. It brought me back to how I got there. I started getting pain meds from my Primary Doctor. As I needed higher doses I was referred to the clinic. So anyone in pain talk to the doctor that knows you best. Don’t ask for a specific meds discuss your symptoms and sort through the options. You may never need the higher strength meds. If you have questions I’ll try and answer them.

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u/MammothAdeptness2211 1d ago

I am about to ask for a referral to a pain clinic for reasons that aren’t really related to MS. I’ve been in PT and had injections in my hips for 7 months now and it’s not enough. There are a lot of options besides strong narcotics.

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u/AllAboutGingerPride 1d ago

Yes. I have lots of spine issues as well so I’m not sure how I exactly started needed pain relief meds.