Opioids

I am having health issues that cause me severe pains to the point where even talking or even thinking or even writing this seems like a herculean task. My pain is so much it is starting to affect me as a parent. In the evenings I need a moment to simply sit down and focus on my pulsating pain before gathering the strength of putting my kids to bed. My doctor prescribed me with an opioid. I did not realise. I took it twice. I started to want to vomit and having cold sweats. The second time this happened I looked the drug up. Sure enough, it is an opioid. So I threw it away. I don't want to get addicted to it. Because the thing is, after 20 minutes of the side effects, the only thing remaining would be no pain. I was back to my old self. Cleaned the house. Did so many activities with the kids. I now completely understand why people get addicted to these drugs. It is so dangerous. I wish I could find something that would take away the pain but not be an addictive substance.