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I did something a few months ago and pulled something in my back. Went to the doctor when the pain hadn't gone after a few days and it was exactly as described.
by collyw 8y ago
I did something a few months ago and pulled something in my back. Went to the doctor when the pain hadn't gone after a few days and it was exactly as described. He made me do a few movements until i triggered it, then told me i had lumbago, take some painkillers. I got home and googled lumbago, which basically told me I had back pain.
(As a side note I had some kratom, which worked wonderfully for this, better than the ibuprofen I was prescribed. Fortunately my pain went away after a few days, but I see that the DEA wants to ban kratom in the US. That would be pretty bad for many who use it for chronic pain).
- slfnflctd 8y agoMy understanding of the kratom situation is that the worst danger is how it's all too easy for it to become habitual. I absolutely do not think it ought to be banned (nor any psychoactive plant for that matter), but interested parties should be forewarned. Many advocates may only use it occasionally and/or in consistently low doses, but there are plenty of accounts out there of users ramping up dosage and then having a really hard time getting off it. Withdrawals from heavy use read a lot like similar accounts of kicking a Vicodin habit.
- collyw 8y agoAgreed, I subscribe to some kratom subreddits and some people do seem a bit irresponsible with their use. And after two or three weeks of daily use I could see it getting addictive. Though it wasn't hard to cut back on at all, but I wasn't using particularly high amounts.