Actually, when I herniated a disc and couldn’t walk, I craved unconsciousness because nothing would help with pain. Was taking ibuprofen, tramadol, oxycodone, kratom, paracetamol, gabapentin, methocarbamol, medrol, diazepam and weed, and nothing touched it. I had some old carisoprodol and that helped, but only because it allowed me to sleep through the pain. I definitely wouldn’t have taken Ritalin. Being awake was not helpful. A steroid epidural was the only thing that made it better.
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