I had a very bad day last week, could hardly move for the pain and was clock watching to get to the next painkiller in order to get some relief. I just thought, oh my goodness, I am behaving like an addict here. Not a good thought at all. The next day, once my head had cleared, I wrote my thoughts down.
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I would say no you were just in pain and like all of us in serious pain once the painkiller starts to wear off we feel it so much more so we tend to clock watch to tell us when the next lot are due . Some people’s day even revolves around when they take painkillers.
Unfortunately it’s not something that can be helped if painkillers are the only way for you to get any sleep or relief.
To me a person addicted to painkillers is when they take them and they aren’t even in pain or they take them for the sake of it that’s an addiction. Most people have to take painkillers everyone just to get through the day but that doesn’t mean they are an addict at all
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You need to figure out the difference between addiction and dependency.
The main concern is that you are not abusing the medication - ie - taking it when you don't need it.
Addiction is when you are prepared to be antisocial and need to inxrease the med even beyond pain necessity. Dependence is like a crutch - you need enough to control the pain but no more , and are in control at most times- it's ok to be anxious at end of dose time- especially if you have had a tough time physically or emotionally.
Hope that helps.
Any medication taken without doctor's prescription or directions then they may work against our health and give harmful side-effects.Make sure you consult your doctor about it.
I’m not sure you read the blog?
Hello,
By the sounds of it you had a really tough day with pain and I'm sorry to hear that. I understand with my own pain that the bad days can be awful. I feel dreadful when a day passes away and I can't do anything cause of the pain and I feel like it is a complete waste of day and life is very rubbish and I think to some extent you feel the same on these days so I empathise with you. I wouldn't say that you are an addict at all, you were being very careful and not taking the medication to soon which is good, I don't think an addict when have that kind of self control and you mentioned it was one day and not every day as well and that it was after a bad night and a journey which I'm guessing made it ten times worse. I think it's really good that you are writing these thoughts down, gives you time to reflect as well. If you are really worried that you are an addict talk to your GP or the pain team that you are seeing.
Hope you have less bad days and more of the good days.
Read your blog. Pain killers just kill pain. And also kill the sensitivity to what ever damage you may be doing to yourself by moving in a poor manner.
Google "erythromycin anti inflammatory". There have been articles in the Science journal Nature about bacterial infection entering the body. This infection is different than that the NHS classes as infection requiring antibiotics.
Worth seeing a McTimony chiropractor for a second opinion. And an Alexander Teacher to learn about better movement control and how bad control of your own muscles can cause pain. Alexander Technique is a hands on learning approach where you are enabled to learn how to do things in a better manner.
Hope I have been helpful.
My GP told me in m uncertain terms that I was an addict. I was on morphine to help control severe pain. However when the morphine caused m to have an ischaemic event I was so frightened I would have another that I weaned myself of it in less than two weeks. The hospital doctors were amazed - I think it proved I was not an addict, I was simply taking the required (and prescribed) dose to keep my pain as minimal as possible. Good luck x
I hate it when docs have e no clue and tell us harmful things! Addiction and dependence are very different things, and it's entirely possible to use opiates/opioids and have neither.
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