Author: Romeo
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:06 am
Speaking as someone who abused the snot out of his pain meds for 10 years (and experienced significant pain for the duration) and then went to Suboxone for 3 years (experiencing pain for the duration of that treatment too) and then got off of opiates and I now basically have no pain to speak of, I agree that long term opiate use to control pain is not the best option.
While on full agonists, I was CONVINCED I needed more and more opiates for pain relief AND to continue getting high.
While on Suboxone, I took as much as I could for pain relief AND to enjoy what crappy little buzz I got from Suboxone.
NO ONE, and I mean NO ONE could convince me that I didn’t NEED some kind of narcotic pain med.
One of my greatest fears regarding coming off of Suboxone was what I was going to do about my pain, but I put that fear out of my head and quit Suboxone anyway.
These days, if I’m having a rough day where I’ve been on my feet all day at work, I take 2 Advil and the pain is gone. For the most part, I don’t take anything.
BTW, my injuries were sustained in 1997 when I fell 25ft and crushed both ankles and broke my left arm. I was in a wheelchair for 4 months, I didn’t start walking again until 5 months after the accident. By any measure, my injuries were pretty severe.
I’m NOT saying that everyone in pain is experiencing hyperalgesia like I did, but I’d be willing to bet there are plenty out there who are experiencing hyperalgesia or opiate induced hyperalgesia.
