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QuestionHow do you stay away from drugs?
Lauren Urban, LCSWLauren Urban is a licensed psychotherapist and the owner of Psychobabble Therapy based in Brooklyn, New York. With over 16 years of therapy experience, Lauren has worked with children, families, couples, and individuals, providing an anti-oppressive, identity-affirming space. Lauren is also a certified hypnotherapist at Moon & Key Hypnosis and the co-founder of Get Right Wellness Collective. She received her Masters in Social Work from Hunter College in 2006, and specializes in working with the LGBTQIA community and with clients in recovery or considering recovery for drug and alcohol use.
Licensed PsychotherapistIf you have a partner, it’s definitely a good thing to ask them to support you while you engage in healthier activities. Even better, ask them to join you in the activities. -
QuestionI have been on the Fentanyl patch for 16 years. Trying to get off seems so hard. I feel like killing my self when I try. What should I do?
Chris M. Matsko, MDDr. Chris M. Matsko is a retired physician based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. With over 25 years of medical research experience, Dr. Matsko was awarded the Pittsburgh Cornell University Leadership Award for Excellence. He holds a BS in Nutritional Science from Cornell University and an MD from the Temple University School of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Matsko earned a Research Writing Certification from the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) in 2016 and a Medical Writing & Editing Certification from the University of Chicago in 2017.
Family Medicine PhysicianTalk to a pain specialist. They will be able to titrate you off the medication so that you do not have side effects. I know that this is very challenging. -
QuestionI have been taking 75 mcg Fentanyl patches, one every three days and 15 mg morphine pills two times a day for three-and-a-half years. I have severe back pain from a horse riding accident. How can I get off them?Chris M. Matsko, MDDr. Chris M. Matsko is a retired physician based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. With over 25 years of medical research experience, Dr. Matsko was awarded the Pittsburgh Cornell University Leadership Award for Excellence. He holds a BS in Nutritional Science from Cornell University and an MD from the Temple University School of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Matsko earned a Research Writing Certification from the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) in 2016 and a Medical Writing & Editing Certification from the University of Chicago in 2017.
Family Medicine PhysicianYou are on a very high dose, Talk with your doctor about other ways to control the pain and try, with the help of your doctor, to slowly decrease the amount of narcotics that you are on. -
QuestionI'm on 6, 10mg of oxycodone. 2ng of Xanax and 20 mg of OxyContin. I need to get off this. Anyone have any opinions or ideas to help me get through this?Chris M. Matsko, MDDr. Chris M. Matsko is a retired physician based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. With over 25 years of medical research experience, Dr. Matsko was awarded the Pittsburgh Cornell University Leadership Award for Excellence. He holds a BS in Nutritional Science from Cornell University and an MD from the Temple University School of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Matsko earned a Research Writing Certification from the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) in 2016 and a Medical Writing & Editing Certification from the University of Chicago in 2017.
Family Medicine PhysicianI would seek out the advice of an Addiction Psychiatrist for the most innovative treatment options.
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