Any Chronic Pain Sufferers

[Mr Ehrmantraut]

i don't think it's the most effective, but the lack of side effects are what i think makes it so appealing. let's be real. you can probably take enough morphine to make any nasty [non life threatening,] injury feel pleasant. you can't do that with weed.

enough morphine can kill you. even reasonable doses will have hugely negative effects on your health over time. if you smoke a ton of weed you're going to get a headache, and eventually fall asleep. the greatest casualty would be the half dozen doughnuts you trucked through.

I don't think anyone would get prescribed morphine for chronic pain.

[RlCKY]

So the general consensus here is stick with the drugs? Oh and one vote for physical therapy.

[RlCKY]

I don't think anyone would get prescribed morphine for chronic pain.

My father in law had a morphine pump installed inside his body. He had a motorcycle accident, and was taking pain medication for so long (20 years) that having the pump was the only way to deliver narcotic pain relief.

[Tay Roc]

physical therapy vote here.

It can have anywhere from a marginal to significant impact. Always worth a shot if your insurance covers it.

[genco]

You must not have been on them for that long?

I was for a few months at least - regularly! But every time I would come off of them I would sleep deeply for a day or so but be fine. If you are talking higher doses of oxycontin then yeah, withdrawal for sure.

[genco]

i have lyme disease. it was pretty far advanced before i caught it. i get joint pain, but it's not unbearable. the heart palpitations are what scare me. down the road i may be f#cked, but i always have the option of putting a gun in my mouth. i take comfort in that.


i'm still one of the best athletes any of you will ever be around extensively, so don't get any ideas.

please fool. I am nearly 40 and I bet I am faster than you. And my stamin ain't bad either.

sorry about the lyme disease though. what the heck does it do to you?