Chronic Pain Management

hi @sandym and welcome

i also suffer from severe chronic pains. im so sorry you experience all that you do as well as having an addiction.

do you have any supports in place for your mental health and to help you through the addiction? while the pain may not go away, sometimes its about learning to live with the pain and trying to find a way forward.

perhaps you could do some research on pain management infusions. there are a couple of different sorts offered within australia. a pain specialist would be able to assist with some of these i believe.

i get pain management medication infusions each year and it has been a life saver for me in that i can go to work now

Hi @outlander how are you? Thanks for your reply, actually I really don't have anybody regarding pain management. As I do take a medication for opioid dependence. Which does help very little, to be honest. And never heard of pain medication infusion. So instead I have been medicating with pain killers before, but now I haven't had any pain medication for a while. Because been dealing with so many other issues, also nobody suggested of it. But on top of that I do struggle with tremors and extrapyramidal side effects of antisicotic medications. There was nothing done, as I have a addiction problem. So the doctor might see it as a drug seeking behaviour too. Which honestly I don't oppose, because they might be right. As you don't know when, these medications becomes habit forming. And a person turns into a drug addict. On top of that I can't deny so many other things. But I never lied to my last doctor, and the current one either about my drug habbit. Because the last one helped tremendously while my dad was real sick. So I feel like owing him. But the pain never got better, ever. And with that I started using other drugs. Plus now started to hear voices. Now the doctor says every time I visit, about giving a reasonable help. But if you are in agony with pain, hearing voices, struggling with depression. Can't get over the trauma. Find out so many other things
What do you do. And everything you do is under surveillance, your internet connection is restricted. Making things even more difficult for you. What you can do

hi @sandym

things do sound really tough for you. i would really recommend seeking out some supports for yourself.
can you speak to your gp about getting a mental health care plan to see a psychologist? they may be able to help with your addiction, and also helping you through how pain affects you and your life as well.

have you considered joining a support group for those with an addiction or those who have chronic pains? sometimes hospitals or community centers run these groups for free.