I was prescribed opioids for pain after surgery but after taking just a couple of the pills I discovered that I was rapidly falling in love with their effects and knew I’d have a tough time when my scrip was done. I stopped immediately and took Advil instead and I got along just fine. Addiction is real, and it takes will power and in many cases a willingness to be uncomfortable for a while to weather the effects of some pain.
I thought the same initially, but the side effects of the meds quickly changed my mind. Now I hardly take any, except for the first few days post surgical procedures unless I am in agony. I usually ask for the least amount I can get because I have less meds to get rid of (invariably there will be left over pills because they kill my gut).
Funny how different people react differently to pain meds FOR PAIN. 4 years ago i started oxy for cervical stenosis. When the pain hit i was completely incapacitated. Started low dose 4 a day. No buzz just easing of pain. After starting PT and getting my first shot I was down 2 most days, 3 some days. In 6 weeks after PT and second shot I was off them completely. NEVER got a buzz, just relief.
Now my MD has to send me to a pain doctor who does not know me, if I need pain meds. Just STUPID.
I could not have functioned without them.
I had an oral surgeon insist on handing me a prescription I assured him I would never fill; he wouldn’t take “no” for an answer, and I never filled it.
This “opioid crisis” is like the crack epidemic for the middle and upper classes, turning productive normals into junkies. Criminal!