@kaptainkat I would be weary of using psychiatric drugs for pain. I have had bad side effects from all of them, luckily only small permanent effect on my mental function as confirmed by neurological testing. I know this is not the current popular opinion, judicious use of pain medication along with finding the physical therapy that helps reduce the pain and therefore the amount of pain medication is a journey that takes time and money. Whether it is dry needling, massage, water therapy, TENS, trigger point therapy, myofascial therapy, kinesio tape, etc., something will help. I have also found a course offered by the University of IL. It is a once a week course offered by video conference for a nominal fee, I think $25, that provides so much information to help you manage your chronic pain and it has helped me reduce the need for pain meds. If you are interested in the course, you can reach out to lemm6@uic.edu, that is the email address for the professor of the course.