Tetto
Recycles dryer sheets
I always read that opiods give an intense feeling of euphoria, but having been through 4 surgeries (part of the same illness treatment in 2013), 2 being major and 2 being minor, I never experienced that.
For a day or two after coming out of the operating room, I was given Dilaudid (hydromorphone) intravenously, switching to oral Oxycodone for the remaining stay and given 60 pills after each major surgery for home use. Never felt any euphoria. I did feel the pain if I did not have the drug.
I was afraid of getting addicted, so tried not to take any during home recovery. The pain was bad, so I took some, and had 1/2 the pills unused.
And reading about this in the media, I always wonder what's there to be addicted to. Is that feeling of euphoria something that depends on the person's physiology somehow? Or is it because the dosage was not high?
Not that I want to find out, or want to experiment, but I have always been curious how people get addicted.
PS. It may be the same as with alcohol. Many drunks get violent. When I got drunk, I just wanted to go to sleep. Not everybody feels the same with a substance.
I had major surgery as well and was prescribed oxycodone after leaving the hospital. I took one pill and the effect was as if my head was unscrewing from my neck...needless to say, I took Tylenol and only when the pain was bad. The rest of the time I endured. I have a higher pain threshold thank god...that oxycodone still sits in the bottle, 9 years later...