Had an issue with narcotics when I was in the Marine Corps so I don't like to take them. Add to that, about this time rlast year my ex had an opioid overdose on my bathroom floor.... so no.... I don't like being around them. It's fine when the doctors are giving them to me through an IV but other than that....no thanks
Tylenol and ibuprofen sometimes actually work the best as well. I'd cycle them, take one every 3 hours, repeating each every 6 hours........ if that makes sense, hour zero take Tylenol, hour 3 take ibuprofen, hour 6 Tylenol, hour 9 ibuprofen, etc