nancy I personally cannot function without naproxen, I don't think it's psychosomatic. But, as live says, it's not really a painkiller in the same way as opiates, or even paracetamol, but as a an inflammatory reducer, and should be used regularly, not to address the immediate pain. Your GP should know that too and should know it takes a few days to build in your system and give you something else to help with the immediate pain. Remember, as sometimes we forget, to take paracetamol on top of other meds if they don't already have paracetamol in them. So, you can take an opiate (say Codiene or tramadol) plus an anti inflammatory (eg naproxen) plus paracetamol, plus a nerve blocking painkiller like gabapentin, if prescribed. Co-codemol already has paracetamol in though as you probably know. And you also need to add a stomach acid reducer like omeprazol if taking naproxen etc longterm.
Ok drug education over.
Survived work. My manager is on annual leave and has been for over a week then as of Tuesday when he returns is probably not my manager any more, or certainly not as it is now. The whole building is moving floors around/desks around Friday and Monday, into our new teams, but don't know what team I am in, who I will be working with, and desk plan shows me pretty much on my own on a little bit of the office, the only place my desk can fit. I told the only manager in the building that if I am isolated I want a normal desk. No one thought to tell me while off that these changes were happening, none of cases are in any kind of order, work has not been done in my absence apart the absolutely most urgent cannot avoid (like recall to prison), have a homeless guy who is at risk of causing harm to others just wandering the city, none of my target driven risk assessments haver been done, and the only manager in the building didn't even know I was off sick until I said hello in the absence of any other manager. He sits right next to my current manager who is on leave, and said he was not told by him I was off despite them talking daily and this manager covering his work! It's fucking chaos, and needless to say I am not a priority. Straight into work today, no chance to catch my breath or read through my 420+ emails. Nt even reception knew I was off officially, or coming back, only because I told them when I called the office.
So. A normal day at the office 
I stood up the whole time. My new desk is not available until Tuesday. I fucking hurt, but I expected that. I stood there trying to focus on my work, wondering how the fuck I am meant to do this for another year, five years, twenty five years...
live problem with just sitting and enjoying nature! is that I am not a natural sitter. So I find myself sitting looking at the sea which I love, and instead of enjoying it, I feel sad that I am not out there with the other surfers/swimmers, or on the moors watching ramblers, wishing I was doing that. I have to get those things out of my head and just enjoy being for the sake of it.
matilda how was the additional guest today? Bet you are worn out now!