Just consider everything you’ve heard about addiction and how no one ever set out to learn they have addictive tendencies. Don't let some dude you don't know from Adam try to convince you that if (a) is not true you won’t become addicted. No one who knows what they are talking about would ever say that.

Let your physician guide you. Ask for a pain specialist referral if you think that might help. Ask about the generic version of Flexeril - a great muscle relaxer and there are two new brands of it now - generic name is cyclobenzaprine. I don’t tolerate synthetic narcotics so when i had lung surgery I went home with enough of that to get me through a few nights.

You can also get pain patches - even prescription strength.

There are options. Just tell your Doc you need attention to the issue. And good luck !