r/ChronicPain is a subreddit with 162k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses pain, chronic, chronic pain, medication, and doctor, and they frequently recommend/review muscle relaxers, pharmacy, and home office chair.
For the broken, malfunctioning, pained people of the world and their friends/family. Got pain? This is the place to be. Bitching, complaining, whining, and otherwise venting about your condition is encouraged. Stop by the chat and say hi!
Popular Themes in r/ChronicPain
#1
Pain & Anger
: "I’m tired of the medical community pushing a mental health approach to chronic pain when what I really need is actual medical treatment"
36 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "What is it like to have chronic pain in the US??"
11 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Is there a centralized place to report surgical practices that are Tylenol-only or have a policy of no-opioids?"
5 posts
Popular Topics in r/ChronicPain
#1
Pain
: "Chronic Fatigue, Chronic Pain and Brain Fog"
172 posts
#2
Chronic
: "How do people survive years of Chronic pain without losing their mind?"
87 posts
#3
Chronic Pain
: "My Chronic Pain has distracted me from my severe depression"
56 posts
#4
Medication
: "New doctor, new Medication…"
53 posts
#5
Doctor
: "People who get rx opioids, do you worry at every single appointment that your Doctor might cut you off or back, basically because oPiOidS are bAd and they can do what they want?"
43 posts
#6
Looking For A
35 posts
#7
Treatment
: "Palliative Care for Chronic Pain"
19 posts
#8
Chronic Illness
: "The way healthcare workers treat Chronic Illness/pain scares me sometimes..."
18 posts
#9
Diagnosis
: "What’s your Diagnosis/condition?"
15 posts
#10
Depression
: "My chronic pain has distracted me from my severe Depression"
9 posts
Products Discussed in r/ChronicPain
Muscle Relaxers
87 reviews
#1
Baclofen
4.0★ from 21 reviews
#2
Tizanidine
4.2★ from 13 reviews
#3
Robaxin
4.1★ from 10 reviews
Pharmacy
14 reviews
#1
Independent Pharmacy
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Walgreens
3.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
CVS
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Home Office Chair
9 reviews
#1
Herman Miller
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
A
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Serta
5.0★ from 1 review
Member Growth in r/ChronicPain
Yearly
+30k members(22.5%)
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Last updated: June 20, 2026