ENDO Messages for October, 2003: Re: What's wrong with pain pills?

Re: What's wrong with pain pills?

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Oct 31 20:40:19 2003

Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ]
Next message: April: "Re: What's wrong with pain pills?"
Previous message: Misty: "Re: LUNA"
In reply to: catie: "What's wrong with pain pills?"
Next in thread: April: "Re: What's wrong with pain pills?"

Catie, I don't think that the problem is in taking the pain pills, but rather in the addiction. Depending on pain pills to make it through the day because you are in a lot of pain is understandable, and I don't see any other way to make it through. But being addicted to pain pills is another story. Addiction is a scary thing and it changes people. Take for instance alcohol-alcohol is not necessaraly "bad" for someone who is not addicted, but for someone who is addicted, it can ruin their lives and their families lives. My father was prescribed pain killers for his back and he became addicted- the addiction is what caused the problem. Getting his "fix" became more imoportant than anything else, including his wife and children. Needing a pain pill to dull the pain so you can live a semi-normal life is okay, needing a pain pill so you can continue to live is another. I am not sure if I was able to explain this the way I wanted to, basically I was saying that there is a big difference between dependence and addiction. And hopefully all of the people who are so angry and mean who would attack you and start a war over this have since left this forum. Jules

At Thu, 30 Oct 2003, catie wrote: >
>I know I'll probably get yelled at and start a war, but I'm really
>having a dilmea here. What is so wrong with being addicted to pain
>pills. No, i'm not addicted, but I can totally see it happening, but I
>don't see the harm. The only time I feel normal, happy and pain free is
>when I take pain medication (ultracet). Shouldn't I be able to feel
>like this all the time? I'm sick of always being in pain. And I'm sick
>of having to take pills when I know I have to do some kind of normal
>activity like clean, do laundry, have a night out with friends just to
>get through it without being in such pain I have to either not finish
>whatever i'm doing or leave my friends early because I can't stand the
>pain anymore.
>
>So please...tell me why I shouldn't take these pills every day!!

Next message: April: "Re: What's wrong with pain pills?"
Previous message: Misty: "Re: LUNA"
In reply to: catie: "What's wrong with pain pills?"
Next in thread: April: "Re: What's wrong with pain pills?"

Women's Insurance Checklist from Auto Insurance Quote

use when must restrict search to only the endometriosis forum...
Enter search keywords:
	Returns per screen: Require all keywords: