Hm, I'll try a new perspective:
1. gabapentin or pregabalin.
2. modafinil
3. carisoprodol or tramadol.
(3) is kind of odd but since I had to stick to 3 choices I did that (actually tramadol is the unnecessary one in this combo). I am actually prescribed 50mcg/hr of fentanyl and 20mg/day of oxymorphone for severe spinal pain (which is healing well) that I extract and use in one week. I'm also prescribed gabapentin which is effective but severe tolerance develops within days. I tapered off the opiates and switched to medibles which were effective for the pain but tolerance followed for that also (and eating 3 brownies right after waking up is actually kind of nauseating). I now find a combination of modafinil and gabapentin to be effective for my pain (a muscle relaxer, like carisoprodol or tizanidine helps). It's only been two days since I've tried this and I've not felt ANY pain and I'm wondering what the hell is all this about (I'm thinking of reports where extended opiate use has led to increased pain sensitivity).
In addition to the above, melatonin and tizanidine work wonders for sleep.
My point in making all these suggestions is to present less addictive/dependent substances (physically at least). My personal opinion of those three substances is that they're not physically addicting to me (at this point and how I've been using it), unlike alcohol (which is physically addictive to me, I would now say "fortunately").
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