Category:
Medications
Yes, multiple times. It takes a ton of mental strength and a very big effort to deal with the pain without medication. The pain always sticks around, or comes back very quickly and ends up forcing me back on the meds. I’ve been through these pain issues many years ago without any kind of medications and the effects were far worse than what I feel now. Even when I can get by without medication, I’m not as active and often can’t be upright for most of my days.
My goal is always to be drug/medication/alcohol free. Whenever I have a streak of good days, I stop or taper meds. When I assess whether I’m better off with or without the meds, unfortunately, the answer is that I’m better with them. It’s not a medication problem, it’s a pain problem.