So I've had a few surgeries before and taken drugs like oxycodone (in percocet) and oxycontin afterwards. I always heard people talk about how the meds got them buzzed and feeling good, but besides the pain relief it didn't affect me at all otherwise.

However, now that I've developed nerve pain after a needle injection I started taking the pain pills again. I notice this time getting some of those effects, like a full body calming, feeling a bit of a nice floating feeling, etc. I guess I understand a bit of what other people experience and why some might get hooked on the feeling.

I'm wondering why the same drug and dose feels different now, though. I was thinking either some of the neurological changes that have happened (like central sensitization, etc) may have made me more sensitive to nerve drugs, or perhaps the psychological side of me both being on edge from the pain and a bit depressed about the situation has made me more sensitive, too.

Just curious if any of you notice the same thing. I mentioned in another post I'm getting a compounded cream later this week so I'm hoping to be able to avoid opiates in general, but it's a curious feeling nonetheless.