Yes, what a shame that they so label you, when you simply want relief
Hey all,
New girl on the block here. I stumbled across this amazing community after years of chronic pain in my back, knees, and feet. Not to mention the severe migraines that land me in the hospital. After all these years of era not being able to find a suitable diagnosis to their liking I have been labeled a "drug seeker" by most ers and doctors alike. I find it humiliating and devestating. I have started looking elsewhere for relief, which led me here. Anyway, thanks to whomever actually read all this. Be blessed. ??
Good day, Lady,
I knew someone who was, sometimes, incapacitated by migraines, so much so that going to work was out of the question. This was my first introduction to how extreme can be the pain.
This was also before the work of recent years with migraines and cluster headaches and psilocybin and LSD.
If you are uninitiated to these "classic" psychedelics (add mescaline - which is obtainable from San Pedro cactus (in addition, of course, to peyote) - and you have the big three such drugs), know that, essentially, they provide the same experience - indistinguishable at peak - varying mostly in duration of action.
As toxicity (I'm talking physical, here, as they psychological effects can be extreme, as well as varying widely, per a person's mindset, going in, the situation in which they take these substances, and dose) is nearly non-existent with these (people die from what they do when on them, it's true, but not from direct effect of the drugs, themselves), you may be fairly safe (controlling for dose, set, and setting) in experimenting. Certainly, discussion groups, herein, can help, but also you might Google, using the appropriate key words and you might include "documentary" to your search word list, as there's a great documentary (or more) that aired on one of the main U.S. TV channels, a few years ago, that'll probably come up.
As, long term, even morphine is show to be ineffective at reducing pain, until tolerance kicks in, with all the problems of addiction attendant, I suggest downloading the headspace app and giving some guided meditation a try, because studies have shown it more effective than placebo at reducing chronic pain and on par with many prescriptions, at least in the way that our medical establishment tends to approach pain cessation.
I hope you find information, relief, and peace,
Rita Prell
