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sure wish i had that kind of energy..my housework began piling up after i got hurt and i haven't been able to catch up since...lol.........cin

Hi everyone, I am new here.  I have been addicted to hydrocodone 10/500 for about 1-1/2 years now.  I take anywhere from 4-7 per day.

Here's the deal... I have severe low-back pain, fibromyalgia and arthritis.  Before the hydrocodone, I also had depression, and ate my way up to nearly 200 lbs.

Since being on hydrocodone, I have returned to a normal weight... have the energy and lack of pain which enables me to do a wonderful job at work, and I have virtually NO depression.

I keep reading comments from people about their painful withdrawals, and their resolve to live with excruciating pain and depression.... WHY?  

Doctors are more than happy to prescribe me Zoloft for depression, pills to lose weight and I was once prescribed Vioxx for pain.  Why should I bother with three scripts when I have ONE PILL that takes care of everything?

I RESENT the fact that because there are kids out there taking this drug for fun, those of us who really benefit must jump through hoops to get our medication.  

Perhaps I am in denial, but taking a few pills per day has SIGNIFICANTLY improved my quality of life.  I am nearly out of pills now, and I am absolutely DREADING the impending depression and pain that is to come.

It is MY LIFE... and if taking a few hydrocodone each day improves my pain, depression and energy levels... why not have them?   Before starting this medication, I SUFFERED FOR YEARS!

I believe there is a stigma attached to the drug, because it can have some euphoric effects, AND OUR SOCIETY HATES ANYTHING THAT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD.  It is much better to SUFFER, SUFFER, SUFFER.

Anyhow, I'm sure I will get some hate mail about this, but I just had to put my two cents in.  Wish me luck, because I'm in for a horrible ride.

Sophie

You said it yourself, one of the problems is the "horrible ride" you referred to that is coming up for you.  Aren't you tired of being so dependent on something that you cannot just walk into the pharmacy and buy without a prescription?  It is hard work to keep the prescriptions coming in at the rate you need them to, and to me there is nothing worse than withdrawal, I think it makes a difference as to what meds you are on, I think the worst withdrawal for me was when I was on oxycontin.  I am on Methadone and Percocet now.  I have learned not to run out finally, and I do not take more than the prescribed amount.  I have a doctor who I see every 30 days and he refills my RX, but I hate knowing that I HAVE to see this doctor every month, that it is a priority in my life over everything else.  I feel like I cannot set and reach any goals in life anymore, as my primary objective is just getting the pills.  I have never heard of anyone who did not realize that addiction was not a good thing?  I know of people who are in denial about being addicted maybe but they at least realize that addiction is not something you want in your life, it is just something that happens sometimes when you are not looking.