@jchandler64 Good to hear that! Sometimes we all say things like ‘I could kill myself when I get this pain” and doctors immediately put us on SSRI’s, fearing for our mental state…😤
I know many people who suffer terrible constipation from this class of drugs so the more you can wean yourself off, the better.
The notion that elevating one’s mood is going to
make the pain more acceptable - and thereby seem
‘less’ is really not helping the problem, right?
I remember seeing Jerry Lewis on TV years ago praising his newly installed TENS unit. He said that all his pratfalls over the years had completely destroyed his spine and that multiple surgeries had left him in even worse shape.
Of course, pills followed - MANY pills - and it got to the point where he was in terrible chronic pain - and addicted to pain meds!
He literally had a gun in his mouth when he called his friend, Dr Michael DeBakey ( of heart surgery fame) to say goodbye.
DeBakey convinced him to try the new TENS technology and the rest is history. I know it works for pain fibers, but not sure about other nerve impulse functions.
You might want to look into one of these, at least to address the pain problem while the digestion issues hopefully resolve.
Best,
Phil