 [ Symptoms ] should i change my primary doctor if he is not giving me pain medicine for my ra he is not helping & always says no  my mother was diagnosed with ra in late july and since then she has been treated with prednisone & methotrexate no improvements the prednisone was at 60 mg and was then lowered to 10 her primary doctor does not want to prescribe her any other pain medication besides tramadol but it doesnt help we have been to the arthritis org website & we have found that her primary doctor could prescribe her narcotics but he refuses too what can she do should she change her doctor to get better treatment [ Disease ] i could explain it to you but i do not want to get your doctor off of the hook it is his or her responsibilty to explain this finding ito you n detail so you will understand they know your medical history and have a moral and legal obligation to do so call them today or make a follow up appointment