I'm worrying that my DH has an addiction to painkillers but don't know if I'm over-reacting.
Every morning without fail, the first thing he does is to go to the bathroom cabinet to take a couple of paracetamol, or migraine tablets. Most evenings, he'll also take some paracetamol before bed, saying he has a mild headache and won't be able to sleep otherwise. He probably also takes more whilst at work - I know he keeps some in his desk drawer.
His approach to pain management is to take painkillers at the first sign of pain, as he says (and he may be right) that it's easier to treat the pain before it arrives, rather than retrospectively.
Even if he's right, surely it's not good to not be able to get through the day without taking pills? I've suggested he goes to the doctors as he always seems to have a headache but he says it's just lack of sleep and stress at work.
Has anyone gone through this themselves, or with a partner or friend? What can I do to help? Or I am blowing this up out of proportion?
Have namechanged btw.