My first experience with painkillers or holy moly no wonder people get addicted to these

[Squirrel Killer]

Is it possible to like... not feel the effects of painkillers? I think the most I've ever been prescribed is Tylenol w/ codeine, but when I took it, it certainly wasn't a "holy moly" moment either in regards to pain or in regards to wanting to take it recreationally. Maybe my pain wasn't all that bad to begin with or maybe I was just staying top of the pain by following the doctor's orders.

I dunno I think I have some sort of tolerance to these kinds of things. I took half a Vicodin for my wisdom tooth surgery and basically didn't feel any desire to take anymore. I think I got something lesser for my ACL reconstruction and I switched to Advil almost immediately (then off fairly quickly). I guess I am lucky.

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That's where I'm at, but the worst I had was a badly sprained ankle and my wisdom teeth out.

 

[Atom Heart Mother]

My first experience was on Tuesday after I too got my wisdom teeth removed! I got mine in liquid form so it's all good. I don't really feel much, but it helps. I take a teaspoon every 6 hours.

 

[Kayla]

uhhh Tylenol 3 is nothing....

 

[The_Inquisitor]

Is it possible to like... not feel the effects of painkillers? I think the most I've ever been prescribed is Tylenol w/ codeine, but when I took it, it certainly wasn't a "holy moly" moment either in regards to pain or in regards to wanting to take it recreationally. Maybe my pain wasn't all that bad to begin with or maybe I was just staying top of the pain by following the doctor's orders.


That's where I'm at, but the worst I had was a badly sprained ankle and my wisdom teeth out.

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I literally did not feel any need to ever continue taking them. In fact I had to dispose of most of my pills.

 

[ash32121]

When I got my wisdom teeth removed, they only give me like ibuprofen 800mg.

Shit hurt like a motherfucker, really should have ask my surgeon for something stronger lmao

 

[Freakzilla]

They are hella addicting. Anytime I was prescribed them after a procedure, I would use as little as needed so I could save them to get fucked up later. I remember going to physical therapy high on painkillers and booze. It was great.

 

[ElephantShell]

I've never had anything stronger than T3s when I got my wisdoms out and they definitely helped with the pain but it wasn't anything crazy.

My cousin had to check himself into rehab though because he was addicted to oxy after a bad car accident. Shit almost ruined his life.

The Pharmacist on Netflix is a crazy docuseries about the over prescription of opioids.

 

[Tatsu91]

I'm from Spain and I remember some minor yet really painful surgery a few years back. I couldn't sleep afterwards due to the pain so I begged the doctor for stronger painkillers and they said that pain is a part of life and that, sometimes, we must endure it. They gave me some drugs to help, but they also told me my pain would be gone soon regardless and if they gave me stronger painkillers we could create a much worse problem.

Later I started to hear about the situation in the US with people becoming addicts after similar situations. I believe now my doctors were being incredibly responsible, took the harder path of fighting their patients, if necessary, for their own good. As a consequence, I also believe now your dentist was being extremely irresponsible and for infuriating reasons.

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Nah i don't agree if someone is in pain due to injury or surgery they should have an option to not suffer that thought process is very dangerous to people as its how Republicans view the world.

 

[Paquete_PT]

The ridiculous part is how easy and common-place the prescription of opioids is in the US that a simple dentist would prescribe them

 

[Spine Crawler]

I took ibuprofen when i had my wisdomtooth removed. I dont think it was pleasant.

 

[Djalminha]

Nah i don't agree if someone is in pain due to injury or surgery they should have an option to not suffer that thought process is very dangerous to people as its how Republicans view the world.

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Wtf? That's not what I'm saying, what I'm saying is that American doctors prescribe painkillers like they are lollipops which led to a nationwide epidemic of overdoses when people get addicted to those drugs and resort to heroine to continue with their habit. Doctors in other countries understand that and only prescribe painkillers when they are absolutely necessary and the patient can be monitored, or otherwise prescribe stuff that's weaker and has no opioids. We can all endure a few days of pain in order to avoid having a country full of junkiesand ruining our lives, don't you think? A dentist prescribing what OP says is bonkers in most of the world, it causes more problems than it solves and is absolutely irresponsible, I've seen that shit prescribed to children in the States, for fucks sake. I thank my doctors for taking a harder road and understanding the dangers of painkillers instead of just saying "sure, whatever, if it hurts, no need to suffer or try other alternatives, this will kill your pain even if you amputate an arm with a kitchen knife", but that's because our doctors are there to help people not to serve multibillion dollar corporations in their shady, no morals practices.

 

[Pankratous]

This thread is blowing my mind a little bit.

I've taken many painkillers in my life including ones with codine as many folk are talking about in here and never once felt anything remotely close to an addiction. Just take them on the schedule and once they run out, they run out.

I've also never really felt painkillers to be that effective, either. A slight reduction in pain.

 

[Ramirez]

Tylenol 3 made me so sick I vomited the one time I took them. Maybe I'm allergic, or a pansy.

 

[SigSig]

jesus era it's enough you are hyping me up for games, don't hype me up for fucking opiates

 

[XenIneX]

My experience with opioid painkillers is that they don't do a hell of a lot for me.

Dilaudid took the edge off of pain, and probably made me a bit fuzzy, but there sure as hell wasn't any kind of "high". And Percocet mostly just gave me night-sweats like you wouldn't believe -- like, waking up to change my sodden shirt three times a night.

I don't know if "opioid insensitivity" is a thing, but I feel like it must be in my case.

 

[Deleted member 13328]

I got some strong stuff when I had stones in my gall bladder, fucking hell. And that was just morphine. I mean there are painkillers that are more or less heroin.

 

[WhiteRabbitEXE]

I've been prescribed Vicodin and OxyContin did jack shit for me. Like, they probably helped the pain, but they didn't make me feel any different at all. I didn't even bother after the first couple doses and they all expired. And actually one of them I took on an empty stomach and later on had the worst fit of vomiting I've had in my entire life lol.

But then cold medicine like NyQuil does literally nothing for me either (at best I feel marginally better to the point where it could practically be a placebo).

And neither does alcohol, though granted the most I've ever had wasn't that much (a couple Mike's Hards, some random mixed drink, and a shot of scotch).

And caffeine stopped doing anything for me like 15 years ago.

 

[blackhawk163]

I got oxy for my knee surgery last year, and while the pain was gone, it made me nauseous and thirsty and constipated. Thankfully the only time I took it was post surgery, the 15 pills that were prescribed to me, I returned back to the pharmacy.

How people get hooked on this I'll never know. It made me gag.

 

[CDX]

The only ones I've ever taken didn't really do much for me.

When I had a massive severe toothache I was prescribed antibiotics and I can't remember exactly what opioid. But it was a combined pill of acetaminophen and 5mg of an opioid/opiate. It was my first opioid/opiate ever, and with all the stories about how addictive they are I was honestly just a bit nervous.

It did almost NOTHING. I was still in severe pain.

It was comparable pain relief to the Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen combination I was previously instructed to take, which also barely dulled the pain. I guess for the pain I was experiencing I needed something much stronger. It was the worst pain I've ever experienced. It was so painful I couldn't even sleep at night or sit-up for more then a few minutes, even while taking pain pills. I can't remember much other than how painful it was, and for some reason my dentist wanted to WAIT to do dental work until after a course of antibiotics.

Perhaps I did a poor job of communicating just how much pain I was experiencing but it was awful. I think it happening on a national holiday when most offices were closed also contributed.

 

[TaterTots]

That is why I refuse to take them. I'll just take regular aspirin and deal.

 

[jetpacks was yes]

Yeah, I never experienced the pull of prescription meds until I got prescribed Oxycontin after getting kidney stones removed and a stent put in. I had tylenol with codeine and vicodin before, but my body did not respond to those like it did with the Oxy. That shit is no joke.

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Yeah same, I apparently have a high drug tolerance. After having been prescribed that, I had the exact same thought as the title of this thread. I have such empathy for addicts. They need to be treated, not imprisoned.

 

[Dizastah]

What the hell.
I just got 800mg ibuprofen both times.

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Same.

Painkillers are no joke. My mother n law has cancer and is pretty much addicted to fentanyl patches and absolutely cannot function without them. It's rough.

 

[MazeHaze]

uhhh Tylenol 3 is nothing....

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right. they gave me percs when I got my wisdom teeth out lol. I have a jar of tylenol 3s just sitting in my cupboard because I took two of them for an injury and moved on with my life, they're basically just tylenol imo

 

[Okii]

I got some strong painkillers after a surgery I had it was the best feeling honestly, I could absolutely see how people could get addicted to them after that. Zero pain and pure relaxation during the most painful month of my life. It's scary stuff how effective they can be.

 

[RockmanBN]

I remember taking pain killers in high-school after getting my wisdom teeth removed. Don't remember anything other than just taking them as said.

 

[astroturfing]

normal painkillers do nothing for me :( i've tried them all for my lower back pain, zero effect.

only morphine into my veins after surgery felt pretty damn good. but pills do nothing, i probably have a hundred opiate pills that have gone bad because i didn't bother using them.

right now i'm trying to fix my sleeplessness with some benzos the doc gave and warned me not to get addicted, but they just make me feel like shit, no idea how people could get addicted to these.. but apparently that happens too.

 

[Elfotografoalocado]

You mean in the US doctors give out opiates for wisdom tooth extractions? Holy shit, I got two and two extracted and they basically told me "You can take ibuprofen if you want, but it won't do much and you'll see the pain will go away before you notice".

 

[Xando]

I got morphine once and... yeah it was insane

 

[teruterubozu]

When you start getting into a foul mood without it, that's when you're in trouble.

 

[gaugebozo]

Whenever I've gotten opiates, they just make my heart race and I feel awful. I wanna get high damn it!

 

[SgtCobra]

Tramadol is pretty strong stuff yeah

 

[Aurongel]

I was prescribed some after having four very painful wisdom teeth extractions. I took them for about 3 days at half doses and never touched the rest. I'm familiar with the elation or "high" feeling but it didn't strike me as more profound than just being buzzed (ignoring the pain reducing effects).

 

[Deleted member 1248]

I've taken opiates and tried to play video games that require a certain level of focus and timing (fighting games, shooters) and I could feel my reaction time being hindered. Dropping combos and missing shots that I otherwise would be able to hit every time. Couldn't imagine that feeling being regular in life.

 

[LunaSerena]

I got some after my gallbladder extraction, two pills for the two following days. I had one at the hospital, and the other at my house, when I was discharged - it was the best sleep I've ever had. No idea what they were, maybe codeine? They were welcome, though, because all the bloating made me really uncomfortable.

Still, it's easy to see why some would get addicted. The effects are so strong it's almost scary.

Still, giving such strong painkillers for wisdom tooth removal? Here they just gave me ibuprofen, said to put ice to reduce swelling and sent me on my merry way. And they extracted two at a time, with one basically breaking in half due to the root being stupidly big (yes, it hurt).

 

[Joco]

I made the mistake of taking the Vicodin they gave me after I had my wisdom teeth removed.

Shit was terrifying...

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I was given Vicodin as well after wisdom teeth removal, but it made me so nauseous that after the effects wore off I said screw it and that I'd rather just deal with the pain then feel like that again.

Probably my one and only time of trying it.

 

[Weltall Zero]

I haven't had a sleep like that in a while. Pure bliss.

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Well, it... kind of sounds like you may have an undiagnosed sleep disorder that the painkiller temporarily shut off. The takeaway here is that you should probably consult with a sleep specialist to fix that disorder permanently, and improve your quality of life. :)

Incidentally, my experience with wisdom tooth extraction was kind of the opposite and one of the worst nightmares I've lived through. Excruciating pain due to dry socket that painkillers did not only do nothing about but actually made it worse by making my liver hurt like hell. I also permanently lost sensitivity on the right part of my lower lip; fun times!

 

[themoralcenter]

My brother for the last 7 years has been going in and out of rehab for pills... it hurts me but he's trying so that's something to be thankful for

 

[rckvla]

Not exactly a painkiller, but I used to get Benadryl injected straight into my veins during medication infusions for Crohn's Disease, and oh boy, I felt like I was flying with the clouds within seconds of the injection. What a lovely sensation.

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I had a lot of that too when I needed some blood transfusion due to Dengue fever. It was once or twice a day if iirc. It was painful going through my veins at first, then slowly I get that lovely high. I had one or two bad trips though, I was hearing some scary shit or something.

My first time experiencing that was maybe around high school, it was great for a few seconds then I blacked out lol.

 

[astro]

Tramadol is pretty strong stuff yeah

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On 2-3 a day at the moment. Coming off this shit is horrific...

 

[Brannon]

I still have a full bottle of Codeine in my cabinet from when I got my teeth pulled. I'm a pretty pain tolerant person so I ended up not needing anything and saved the pills in case I ever would. I'm ignorant to its effect and would like to stay that way.

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This was the same with me and Percocet after getting an appendectomy. Got a script for that and nausea medication, but took one pill for the nausea and none of the Percocet because the pain was middling at best.

Eventually some family member or another saw the full bottle and took them (with my permission) since I clearly wasn't going to use them, and that's that.

On that note, if a pill is going to relax me to the point of sleep, I'd probably be pissed off because then I'd feel like a chunk of my day was stolen.

 

[Lakeside]

On that note, if a pill is going to relax me to the point of sleep, I'd probably be pissed off because then I'd feel like a chunk of my day was stolen.

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It depends on where you are in life. When I was taking benzos, I was super depressed (due to the medical issue that necessitated). Taking one was fantastic BECAUSE it eliminated a chunk of the day. Sleep was by far the best part of my day.

Of course once you take them for a couple months they don't have the same effect. At that point you're taking them just to ward off withdrawal.

 

[T-Virus]

Wait until they gave you morphine(Anesthesia).

 

[Deleted member 4321]

Is it possible to like... not feel the effects of painkillers? I think the most I've ever been prescribed is Tylenol w/ codeine, but when I took it, it certainly wasn't a "holy moly" moment either in regards to pain or in regards to wanting to take it recreationally. Maybe my pain wasn't all that bad to begin with or maybe I was just staying top of the pain by following the doctor's orders.


That's where I'm at, but the worst I had was a badly sprained ankle and my wisdom teeth out.

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Yes, especially with codeine. It needs to be metabolized to its active form to work. If the gene you have they codes for the enzyme that metabolizes it is a certain variant, the enzyme could be much slower. Alternatively, some people have versions of the gene that rapidly metabolize codeine to morphine and its other metabolites — the OP may be one of these.

This is why codeine is kind of a shitty drug.

 

[Deleted member 5359]

My first experience w/ pills was Percocets after a knee injury. Felt amazing.

Second experience was with Vicodin. Felt good but not as good. And a lot of nausea it they wore off.

I'm just glad that it wasn't easy to get more Percs because I easily could've formed a habit.

I got prescribed Percs again a few years later after oral surgery. They felt good like before, but they made me constipated as fuck. Apparently that's a common thing.

 

[Fuchsia]

Luckily for me they give me severe nausea so I'll hopefully never feel addicted to them.

Do be careful, OP. Hope your recovery is a smooth and quick one! Be well.

 

[Deleted member 9932]

That's a sketchy ass doc prescribing you codeine for wisdom tooth removal

 

[_swee_]

I had collarbone surgery a few years ago and thought I could hold off on taking the oxy the doctors gave to me. I took a few and it helped and the pain came back and I took more. It seriously is addictive

 

[onadesertedisland]

I've had everything from Tylenol 3 to oxy to morphine, never had any euphoria and honestly they seem to not really work on me. They make me tired but not much pain relief.

 

[MazeHaze]

That's a sketchy ass doc prescribing you codeine for wisdom tooth removal

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Tylenol 3s are like, the wealest opioid imaginable. It's just 30mg codeine mixed with like 500mg of tylenol. They are over the counter in some countries. You can't use them to get high, they are very commonly perscribed for very minor discomfort.

 

[Telaso]

That's a sketchy ass doc prescribing you codeine for wisdom tooth removal

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If there is extensive damage to the teeth its common. My mouth bled for 3 days after I got mine removed, and the pain was like being stabbed in my gums non stop. Without the pain pills I would have gone insane.