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Originally Posted by Halibut
I agree, it's a sad problem for legitimate patients, Golfingnut. Does your sister feel like she's "addicted" to pain meds after so many years?
My dr. recently gave me a prescription for hydrocodone (Vicodin) to help alleviate pain associated with an autoimmune condition. I was a bit leery because of the addictive properties but honestly, I felt nothing when I took it. Relief of pain, yes, but certainly no euphoria or any other kind of high or mood elevation or buzz. Absolutely no change.
Thankfully, the pain subsided on its own after a few months so I stopped taking the meds. I noticed zero difference then, as well. I dunno. Maybe the dose wasn't high enough or something. *shrug*
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She has no clue. One day when she was taking her noon dose of meds, I asked what that was she replied with Xanax. I asked if she really needed a tranquilizer and she said: "they are nerve pills silly, I would
never take a tranquilizer". What do you say to that? I don't like it, but at our age and stage of life, I doubt if she could get off of them now. In my opinion, she is hooked on both tranquilizers and pain pills. She also professes to be plagued with sever fibromyalgia often used to justify the need for these types of medication.