Re:The making of an opioid epidemic
by 24gttghh on Thursday November 08, 2018 @05:06PM
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Same here (2008-2010). That shit made me sick and it only helped for like an hour anyways (0hr: took pill; 1hr: pain relief + nausea; 2-3hr: pain resurgence; 6hr: take another; rinse, repeat.). I stopped taking it after a day. I can appreciate its usefulness for chronic conditions, but damn, it's criminal how many I was prescribed in retrospect.
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Re:The making of an opioid epidemic
by nicetryguy on Thursday November 08, 2018 @05:21PM
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I generally don't get headaches, not even from drinking too much, but i remember clearly the day after i stopped taking those damn things having The Worst Headache Of My Life.
Looking back, what a blessing that was. Haven't taken another opiate since. Never will.
Remember this comment when you need serious surgery. Maybe you will come to understand how limited your understanding of pain is.
You're not entirely wrong, but you may also have a similarly limited understanding, having never been completely in thrall to an addiction. I know many recovering addicts who have white-knuckled through recovery-from-surgery (including blunt trauma from a propeller, partial hip replacement, and major oral surgery) in order to preserve their freedom from (what they described as) the intense suffering that failing to continue their recovery-from-addiction would entail.