Opiods can and do reduce pain. They are also addictive. They can and do lead people down that dark path.
I see way to many people get on opiods for minor issues, and not get off them. Heck, I had to argue to NOT get one a year ago.
Pain pills are not solving the problem. My father had double knee replacement, and then took himself off of Oxy because he was scared of how it was making him numb. Opiods don’t just numb the pain, it makes it worse when the drug wears off. Once he went on a different regiment, he was off the pain pills totally in a few weeks.
Absolutely. No argument here. They are a dangerous, but sometimes effective weapon in the fight against pain.
I see way to many people get on opiods for minor issues, and not get off them. Heck, I had to argue to NOT get one a year ago.
Patients need to judge for themselves whether their level of pain is worth utilizing this dangerous tool. Again, it's personal responsibility.
Pain pills are not solving the problem. My father had double knee replacement, and then took himself off of Oxy because he was scared of how it was making him numb. Opiods don’t just numb the pain, it makes it worse when the drug wears off. Once he went on a different regiment, he was off the pain pills totally in a few weeks.
I'm not a medical doctor, but in my experience, everyone's reaction to opioids is different. For me personally, they make me ill most times that I take them, so I really don't unless I have to. My need for opioids has fortunately been limited to a few surgeries, and, when I needed them, I was glad to have them. Again, I knew the risk and weighed it against the potential benefit. They helped my intense, time-limited pain enormously. I can't imagine having intense, chronic pain and not having access to these drugs.
Pain IS the problem. When you have something to offer besides second-hand hearsay, your opinion might have some value.