Do you think taking pain meds is bad???
464867
All pain meds are bad, but they feel good. Be careful its easy to get hooked, and easy to convince yourself that your not. So the answer is yes pain meds are bad, but in a very good way.
881653
Addicted to pain? Perhaps Masochistic, but I wouldn't say that's an addiction to pain and discomfort. Hope I helped, though.
105375
You're not supposed to take any mind altering drugs, even pain prescriptions. After medical treatment you're supposed to go to a session to heal your emotional body from the memory or trauma or something ( read: extra brainwashing ).
105708
Unfortunately, yes.  Ask your doctor for something with not quite so many negative side effects.
752702
lots of them will but they aren't too good for ya.  tylenol pm will knock you out for a while.  i am on rozerem and it works great!  you should go get a script for it.
941944
You aren't saying what type of medications you're taking. The stronger the pain medication, seems the more side effects like sleepiness go with it. Can you take Ibuprofen? \nI'm 40 and it sounds to me like you've done quite a bit in your life and you want to continue to do so, especially because that's what your children want? Children, bless their hearts, usually want what the parent wants, for their parents to be happy. =)\nAre there things you can do that aren't physically challenging? Maybe sell stuff on Ebay?\nIt's hard to give advice on something I have little feedback on. I hope you find the answers you're looking for.
945717
I think many doctors are afraid of patients becoming dependent or diverting the drugs (selling them instead of taking them).  Unfortunately, a few bad apples cause many to suffer.\n\nWe also have the problem of the DEA looking over our shoulders.  Doctors don't want to lose their license or go to jail for over-prescribing.\n\nI give my patients as much narcotic as I can without causing them to stop breathing (I'm an anesthesiologist).\n\nIn the very little experience I've had with chronic pain patients, I've seen a lot of dodgy behavior relating to pain meds ("The dog ate my prescription", "My pills were stolen - again", etc. etc.)  It makes you very suspicious of everyone.\n\nIn my regular practice, I also see patients who want 2 months of post-op pain medicine for a procedure that shouldn't require more than a day of Motrin.\n\nIf more people were honest, you wouldn't have the problems that you did.
800504
I have sciatica pain too. Pain pills make me numb and I last longer in bed. That could be a good thing.
852171
Another contradiction!!!! Seriously though, my grandparents believe you should not take pain medication because god makes you feel better. WTF, OK, so I suffer for something that may not even be there. (No offense, of course, to the religious folk. I DO believe in god. *Agnostic*)
242400
Finding another Dr. is the only way I can think of. Some Dr.'s are really leery though, husband's Dr. has "WE DO NOT PRESCRIBE OXYCOTIN UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES" posted all over. Sad, since it helps people. \n\nPlease don't be one of the reasons people who REALLY NEED pain meds can't get them...
1085968
no, that sure sounds f ing painful. sorry about that. hey, did they give you some good  drugs afterward. anything exciting?
874793
A LOT.  Pain management is a scary practice to be in if you are prescribing narcotics for chronic pain management.\n\nYour malpractice insurance is going to go WAY up if that is your field.  Consult a lawyer.
1102919
MY opinion is:  some are legitimate and some are just out to rip you off for your money - do background checks on some of the clinics your thinking of going to, make sure that they are indeed licensed doctors that specialize in pain management.
270883
It should say on the bottle...you could call your local pharmacy. If you are asking the question you probably shouldn't take the pills and see your doctor for your new pain.
925699
I, too, had horrible headaches. They gave me ibuprofen 800mg. It took some edge off, but not enough. Pain killers weren't an option for me, as I had addiction. I wouldn't recommend ECT either. It was horrible for me. I had it done 7 times and it never helped. It gave me memory loss, short term and long term. I was going through a divorce and I don't even remember why or how I felt or acted. Good luck and Bless You.
393340
Yes! I had to call my Doctor and ask to be put on something else! I could not sleep and was crying about everything! Once I was off that stuff I was just fine! It's good that you are listening to your body because this medicine might be doing\nyou more harm then good even if it's just a few days.
243914
personally I think unless you **must** take some medication, you should probably avoid it.  Why? Because no one really knows whats going to happen long term with these meds. Also, they don't seem all that effective in many studies..they often don't come out much better than placebo.