my point it that a lot of people in pain are finally able to act normal, or close to it, once medicated properly. Not everyone that takes pain meds is chasing a high or feels they are medicating some other deficiency with opiate in able to feel "normal" . No I was talking about a Normal feeling, as opposed to feeling the stinging pain in the lower abdomen, or the constant pain in the spine, or the pain of DVT, or migraines. People in pain feel more normal once medicated. Initially the drug will make you high, but that wears off and is not what pain patients are after.
And no of course these will never be OTC, where the hell did I think I was? Just a dose of reality.