She is 21. Dropped out of college. Thinks Covid is the worst thing ever and recently got a booster shot. The issue is she is in a lot of pain from another problem (too much to explain here) and the pain meds they are giving here is Opioids. She is taking 6 to 8 a day and im worried she is becoming and addict. She claims the pain is so bad she can barely get out of bed, which is her excuse for not working. But I know she goes out fine and hangs with her BF on a norm. I just fear for her mental and physical health. It feels like the enemy owns my daughter.
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The pain is caused by the opioids. It's a sick game big pharma plays with us.
Years ago, after several surgeries,I was taking 8-10 opioids a day and unable to get out of bed because the pain was so bad. I was in a wheelchair. Once I came off the meds, my pain went away... and now I go to the gym and run on a treadmill (something I never thought I'd be able to do).
I'm so sorry she is suffering. If she is able to get off the meds, she will get her life back.
I would also suggest that she taper off, and also ask her prescriber to give supplemental meds for the process like Zofran and Clonidine. These will help lessen the side effects of withdrawal. Believe me, they are nasty. I was on opioids for several months after back surgery. I know first hand.
THIS. Make every effort to assist her in getting off the opioids. I can personally attest - they CAUSE the pain. Once 'on' them, getting 'off' is painful, sometimes for weeks as your body re-calibrates what it thinks pain is in absence of the opioid. The longer you take them, the longer it will take to get away from them.
I've seen several surgeons and pain specialists, over more than a decade - NOT ONE explained this to me. I had to piece it together from others on the internet and my own experiences. Only recently did I muster the strength to get completely off the meds. It took nearly 3 months of slowly taking less and less - cutting the pills into fractions and stretching each next dose just a bit longer apart.
I pray that God helps you free your daughter from this evil - all things are possible thru Him.