I have had chronic pain since 2008, drs have told me I will always need something
for pain ( I know very depressing, at age 36) but I have a great
pain management, I have injections and stay on a lower class of pain meds, and try not to take them, to keep tolerance down, so that when I do have a BAD day, or a very bad flare up, they will work. You can't just pop a pill to stay numb, cause you will have to take more, stronger meds.