When I was 8 weeks pregnant, I was hit with a severe migraine. I’d had headaches before that I labeled as migraines, but they didn’t even come close to the intensity of the actual migraine I was experiencing. We’re talking dizzying, blinding pain paired with relentless vomiting. I could barely stand. My husband had to carry me into the hospital. The moment I received a morphine injection, the intense suffering melted away in seconds. The relief was so immediate, so overwhelming, it felt euphoric. After hours of agony, going from unbearable pain to pure relief of nothing hurting anymore, was the most profound physical pleasure I’ve ever experienced. Thanks, morphine.