Unfortunately there are still some medical professionals who are not aware of the current advances in research and still think that the problems are psychological. This is made worse by the difficulty in explaining and treating the pain. The doctors are used to judging the severity of pain by outward responses , the way you look for example. Pain from IC, and pelvic floor dysfunction fluctuates throughout the day and from one day to another. Some people have reported increased bladder irritation from anti-inflammatory pain killers such as Voltorol, or Ibuprofen which are not addictive.
Addiction is in fact very rare in patients with chronic pain.
They do not take narcotics to avoid life's problems, but to get rid of the pain, and do not take them when they no longer have the pain. The problem of physical dependence to opiates, can be tackled by slowly reducing the dose prior to stopping the drug. However , to balance this , chronic pain is not good for your health. However bad it feels, you are not in danger and it will go away eventually. Do NOT however take more than the recommended dose of pain killers.