I had surgery earlier today, and my doctor wrote me a prescription for hydrocodone and told me to take it if I needed it (I think it's 15mg hydrocodone, 700mg acetiminophen every six hours).
How addictive is this stuff? Is it "take it for a couple days while recovering and you'll be fine", or is this "scarily addictive and only take it if you absolutely have to"?
I've never been given prescription painkillers before, so I have no idea how leery I should be. At least I was able to convince them to skip the valium pre-surgery.
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[–] Gerplunckamo ago
Be careful, man. I've lost a lot of good, close people to stuff like that. Most of them started out just like you. Injury, surgery, chronic condition, they'll prescribe pain pills for all of them. Then one day it's not enough. And you'll go find more. I've been there. It is not a pleasant place. Its just a black hole that eats up all your time, money, relationships, social obligations.
If it ever does become a problem, I'm not gonna judge. I'm here to listen, and to help if need be.