Woman, 30, claims she beat her opioid addiction by using ORGASMS to control her chronic pain – revealing how twice-daily sexual pleasure has enabled her to quit all painkillers

A woman has revealed how she beat her opioid addiction by using orgasms to control her chronic pain.

Hannah Shewan Stevens, based in Canada, was prescribed codeine and tramadol after she began suffering with pain at 14 years old.

But she quickly became hooked and at the peak of her addiction was popping up to 15 pills every day.

Now, aged 30, she has turned her back on prescription medication and instead relies on orgasms morning and night as part of a ‘system’ that minimizes daily pain.

Hannah Shewan Stevens, based in Canada, was prescribed codeine and tramadol after she began suffering with pain at 14 years old

But she quickly became hooked and at the peak of her addiction was popping up to 15 pills every day

Describing the pain she experienced as a teenager, Hannah told Insider: ‘A constant ache lived in my lower back, my joints stung with the slightest movement, and stabbing pains shot through every limb, rib and vertebrae up to 100 times a day. 

‘It interfered with everything from sleep and food to studying and socializing. I sleep-walked through daily life, unable to escape chronic pain’s grasp.

‘I also experienced extreme chronic fatigue, chronic insomnia, and my mental health plummeted.’

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Hannah said the doctor prescribed codeine and tramadol which could be refilled anytime and soon she ‘developed a reliance on drugs.’

She revealed she ‘could not survive a day’ without dosing herself with the prescription drugs before revealing that at the peak of her addiction she was popping up to 15 pills a day.

At 21 years old, Hannah quit cold turkey and described the withdrawal as ‘brutal.’

She later received a diagnosis that ascribed the chronic pain to fibromyalgia and joint hypermobility syndrome. 

She revealed: ‘After an intense session with an ex, I basked in the afterglow of orgasm and realized that, for the first time in 10 years, my body wasn’t in any pain. 

Now, aged 30, she has turned her back on prescription medication and instead relies on orgasms morning and night as part of a ‘system’ that minimizes daily pain

‘It didn’t last long, but the experience forged an obsession with achieving painlessness again.

‘Since my accidental discovery, I have curated a system that minimizes my daily pain levels – namely, with morning and evening orgasms to reduce overall intensity – and separates sexual pleasure from pain management.’

Hannah has concluded that orgasms, along with daily physiotherapy and meditation, make up ‘the perfect coping mechanism cocktail.’ 

And although experts state that orgasms should not be considered a primary treatment method, studies suggest that they could prove beneficial.

For example, analysis from 2013 published in Sage showed sexual activity could lead to partial relief of headaches in some migraine patients.