Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Rules For the rest of the Site also accessible on the sidebar.
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Yes, ty for the links! Seems you can get it soon, maybe depending on where you live and the condition.
Unfortunately, in the one article:
People with chronic pain are the ones who could really use it.
Yep. I think someone I know may get to try this soon, not sure if it would be off-label or not, I just don’t know enough about pain. It concerns me while also holding some hope.
I hope so, too, as SpouseAnon has chronic pain and those 'Pain Management' clinics are a joke. Trying to get them to prescribe any pain meds at all was like pulling teeth!
A family member has trigeminal neuralgia and is facing anti-seizure meds not working anymore/toxic levels so must just live with the pain, or possible brain surgery. Not sure if this would be considered chronic, but I believe the neurologist has suggested it as last Rx option (never taken opioids) so maybe the attacks or episodes are considered acute? In any case, if/as I learn more I am happy to share here for anyone interested.