Should I smoke pot?
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May 1st, 2017 at 12:46:19 PM permalink | |
terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11786 |
I am proof Been reading a lot about opioids and the addictions and over doses Why my big interest. I was in the hospital for major emergency abdominal surgery recently and complained that I was still in pain regardless of getting Hydromorphone every 4 to 6 hours They actually let me self medicate. Hooked me up to a Hydromorphone dispenser where I hit a button and get a small dose. Locks me out for 6 min so cant OD. I was hitting that button every 6 min getting a very small dose. Maybe it was psychological but it worked after a few hours no pain and just pressed the button as needed, few times an hour Now home and they prescribed Oxycodone I was taking prescribed dosage, pill every 6 hours. Don't like pain. After a few days home, started taking less and less. Off it and still have plenty of pills. Never experienced an opioid high and have absolutely no interest in one I smoke pot, I nice buzz while recovering is the best way :-) Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
May 1st, 2017 at 1:01:37 PM permalink | |
ams288 Member since: Apr 21, 2016 Threads: 29 Posts: 12422 |
I've had back surgery twice and they gave me 100 Oxycodone pills afterward to deal with the pain. I hardly needed them after the surgery (BEFORE having back surgery is when you need pain pills!) so they just sit in my cupboard. I've never experienced a high on them either. I think that's a good thing. They can be handy to have around if I tweak my back or have some other kind of semi-major pain to deal with. “A straight man will not go for kids.” - AZDuffman |
May 1st, 2017 at 2:44:39 PM permalink | |
pew Member since: Jan 8, 2013 Threads: 4 Posts: 1232 | I believe when a person is in physical pain they tend to not get high/become addicted to pain meds. |
May 1st, 2017 at 3:14:09 PM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18136 |
When I have tooth or kidney pain I occasionally get a slight cloudy feeling, which helps if you have ever had that kind of pain it is a phantom sometimes even after the pills. Otherwise I do not care much for it. Just want the relief. The President is a fink. |
May 1st, 2017 at 3:59:51 PM permalink | |
Face Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 61 Posts: 3941 | I think, especially now as it's at the forefront of my being, that it ain't no one's business that you do what works for you. Pain simply f#$%ing sucks, and everyone experiences it differently. And, surprisingly in that it's surprising, but different stuff works differently on different people. We have a good sampling here. My preferred route is opiates. Why? Cuz they work in my body. My pain becomes manageable, I have no addiction traits for it, and the downsides of dependency and withdrawal are both things which are well within my power to control. Not only that, but I don't get no mellow haze or drifting in the clouds. I get a slight jitter buzz, like I imagine a non-coffee drinker like me would get if he had a cup, and coupled with the state of being pain-free, means I get productive as a mofo. As far as drugs go, I could not imagine one that fit me better. Does that make it "The" option that all must use henceforth? It's just dumb. OG says he likes a little booze, terapined likes to burn one, I say let 'em. I can't booze, it makes me too tired and clumsy. Weed... it's better than booze but for me not a good vike supplement. I get sleepy. Lazy. Scattered of mind. And it does absolutely nothing for my pain; its success is in either little snippets of forgetting about my pain, or making me OK with sitting around doing nothing, as opposed to the strenuous task I had wanted. It's something, but it's not an answer for me. I have my answer. You have yours. Maybe just let each other have them? Be bold and risk defeat, or be cautious and encourage it. |