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Do opioids help with your chronic pain? - Successfully?
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Aug 13, 2025 | Replies (85)Comment receiving replies
@carol1024 regarding your statement about opioid’s being recommended to treat chronic pain is not correct. Many studies have been done to support this finding. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK556253/
I too was in a similar situation as yours needing up to 6 a day Percocet, which was ineffective and I switched to a buprenorphine patch which I change every 7 days. I still receive a prescription for Percocet #28 but only need a few a month. Here is some info on buprenorphine.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4675640/
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I don't remember saying that opiods was "recommended" for treating chronic pain. It is however, what works for me. I have never needed 6 hydrocodone a day. The MOST I have ever taken is 4 and that's only a few days a month, depending how strenuous I am and how much bending I do. You do what works for you.
It was horseskisses that said they were appropriate for chronic pain when used correctly and I totally agree with that statement.