I have some left over from my shingles which I am hoarding for any severe pain situations.

And the very existance of such a stash brings me comfort. Its like "if this is bad enough, I can hit the stash and feel sooooooooo good"

I've never liked taking medication. It bugs me. Even taking vitamins annoys me. I cannot claim that this is reasonable behavior (Well, a little reasonable -- medicine seems to affect me a LOT). That's why the love of the Perc is so funny to me.

Of course, it does make me fuzzy-headed which is fun for a few hours would get real old real fast if I had a chronic-pain situation.

cheerios: My kitty has been lying on my arm and the computer, and we've been all cozy and wonderful. Now, she has taken me typing this post as a cue to get up. I suppose that means that I, too, should get up and do something practical, huh. I don't wanna, but I really didn't get anything done all weekend, so I think I should.

Overall, opiods seem to get rid of my pain, but make be woozy, then sad, then hyper and panicky.

Mine is warm, then calm, then mooshy, then tired. All with an overlay of "Aw, isn't that nice? Life is nice.". But less than bright to be sure.

Your experience sounds much nicer, Trudy. We're all people; why don't we all work the same?!

I know, right?

Once when I was younger I took coedine after oral surgery and it made me a lunatic. Loon. A. Tick.

It's amazing my Mother still speaks to me.

libkitty, your post about your kitty made me think of this!

Of course, it does make me fuzzy-headed which is fun for a few hours would get real old real fast if I had a chronic-pain situation.

Yeah, I can't stand that fuzzy-headed feeling at all, so I tend to stick with a glass of wine or whiskey and aspirin in large quantities for my more severe pain. I don't get migraines though.

That's great, Kathy. I think lolcats is one of my favorite guilty pleasures. I never seem to go there unless someone posts a link, though.

GF's dad is in hospital and started chemo so he is on lots and lots of mind-altering drugs. My fave thing he's said so far:

Her husband is missing. And when you're Superman's wife, that's a real problem!

I took something in the emergency room once that got rid of my pain and left my head clear, which I loved beyond all reason. Alas, I have no idea what it was called.

It might have been Toradol (generic name Ketorolac), which is a non-opiod pain reliever. We use it a lot for post-operative pain during the first 24 hours after a c-section; the regional anesthesia we use has a generous helping of narcotics in it, injected directly into the spinal column, and people can't get any supplemental opiates for the first 24 hours after getting intrathecal narcotics. So we use Toradol.

People love it; it works really well and has none of the side effects of opiates (sleepiness, nausea and vomiting, etc.).

Unfortunately it's only available by prescription.