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FWIW, I've had several knee surgeries and have taken everything under the sun. I always feel the ups and down but never have become addicted. I think some of
by ipunchghosts 10y ago
FWIW, I've had several knee surgeries and have taken everything under the sun. I always feel the ups and down but never have become addicted. I think some of my feeling is anxiety but it wears off after I am active again; I simply don't think about it because I'm off during fun things.
I dont think that everyone who feels anxious taking pain pills becomes addictive. My take is there is a lot more at play.
- digi_owl 10y agoYou had something you enjoyed doing that you could reach for rather than dive back into the pill bottle once the down and anxiety set in. the trouble is when someone do not have that.
- stordoff 10y agoI think there's more to it than that. Due to a combination of OCD/anxiety/chronic pain, a lot of the things I would enjoy doing aren't currently possible - I rarely leave the house, and I can't cook for myself, for instance. Despite that, each time I've stopped lengthy (>6 months) periods of opiate treatments, I've just stopped (no tapering) and had no ill effects (withdrawal etc.).