Mary J. O'DOnnell v. Joanne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security

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• use of medications such as oxycodone and Skelaxin (a muscle relaxant) support allegations of disabling pain
• use of narcotic medications and numerous attempts to find pain relief supportive of claimant’s claims of impairment
• use of narcotic medications and numerous attempts to find pain relief supported the plaintiff’s claims of impairment
• failure to follow a prescribed course of treatment may detract from a plaintiff’s credibility
• ALJ improperly discredited claimant when he had been persistent in seeking medical treatment, including numerous trips to doctors, many diagnostic tests, use of various pain treatment modalities, and even a trip to the Mayo Clinic
• numerous attempts to find pain relief supportive of plaintiff’s claims of impairment

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