Day 8 off Norco; feel worse than ever

[innocencelost]

I loathe coming on here and moaning about my status, but frankly this site is where I can be honest and forthright.So hoped I would feel a tad better today, instead lay in bed most of day gripped by depression and anxiety. Tried to find an addiction counselor yesterday but none take my insurance and are very pricey. Decided too to get some clonidine but again easier said than done. Don't have a regular doctor (can't go to the dr. that prescribed the Norco as I B.S.'d about my pain and betrayed his trust in me). Thinking I will go to e.r. if I can get the energy. I have PTSD and have read that clonidine really helps with the symptoms, as I look back I see that I was using Norco as an antidepressant; a serious medical problem started me on prescribed morphine along with Norco 8 yrs. ago, was going to a pain clinic. Slowly I got better and I spent almost 3 months w/d from the morphine..your brain wants to just commit suicide, horrible. Now here I am w/d from the Norco, another nightmare. Other posters have said that w/d recovery takes 11-12 days min. and one does not feel entirely normal for a month or two. Stomach really upset. All alone in this madness which only makes it worse. Really need support

[YesLife4Me]

I think when people say 'a week' they mean ( or at least I do ) that the worst of  the physical is over for the majority of people.   Meaning the daily trudge of feeling horrible most of the day.   After that the symptoms still come and go in varying degrees and times for about a month.  

[Andie015]

Honestly you need to give it a good 30 days to really start feeling consistently well. I think it's a bit misleading when people say it only takes a week. There are other symptoms that pop up like shaking, mental fogginess  and stuttering just to name a few. So just be aware that it doesn't necessarily take just a week to feel better. That being said...please don't be discouraged. I can't tell you the happiness and satisfaction you will gain when you loose the pills. The several weeks of misery is worth your life in the end...take your life back...only YOU can give yourself the gift of sobriety. Good luck!

[Achyquakey]

I realized after I was off 480 mg oxi and 5 Norco a day that I was self medicating and talked to a psychopharmacoligist.  I've been chronically depressed the bad end of bipolar,  for ever. And I have been adjusting my meds for the last three months.  I'll get it right eventually... You can try that.  And then there's always the three martini dinner...yust yoking.

[innocencelost]

Don't let my experience dishearten you in the least........although it sounds like you are determined and have a strong backbone. I have PTSD so these w/d symptoms are amplified 10 fold ie. the anxiety and depression. I get frustrated because I know this is making it more difficult. Thank you for your encouragement and all the best to you.

[gettingoff]

Hi! I too was on norco + soma and even morphine (long lasting for a short time) and it me a good 2 weeks to feel sort of ok. I really feel your pain as my doctor and others told me it would be 4-6 days and I would feel better...I guess I am more sensitive or took the drugs for too long as CT withdrawals was a lot longer than I had hoped. The GOOD news is that I am almost at 1 month now and I feel SOOO much better! Once you round the corner, you really start to feel like you are getting your life back. Hang in there! You already put in 8 days...it's so worth going for the gold : )

[Beckers74]

I am on day 9 of w/d's off loritabs/Perc's. I was really thinking it was never going to end. Today I had the chills on and off, but overall I am not as miserable as yesterday. I can now see the light at the end of the tunnel. I took hot baths everyday also, and followed some of the Thomas recipe. Love what you reposted hope!

[OpenMind24hours]

Love your post! It reminds me...
One of the greatest post I ever read on this site:
In the end everything will be okay. If everything isn't okay, it isn't the end yet.

[chey_85]

I'm 56 hours into my wd, and damn....its no joke man lol. Its disheartening to hear you're still miserable 8 days in. i'm sorry. But, if your anything like me, the stubbornness of wanting to be "normal"again will keep you going strong. Keep the goal in focus and remember this hell is only temporary. Is the best advice I have and its what's keeping me going right now. I'm miserable too, but we'll be ok eventually. Promise.

[hope4good]

For me most of the physical pains went away in about 10 days.  The lack of energy, anxiety and lack of sleep gradually got better by a month.  I know it ***** and it is a nightmare, but I swear to you it is so worth it.  You will be miserable for a while but if you quit you will be happy for many years to come.  Good luck & stay strong.

[OpenMind24hours]

Sorry you still feel like you do. As you know first hand, It's going to take a bit more time to get it all out of your system. Restless legs and arms were my worst symptoms and they lasted almost 3 weeks. I was on 22 to 30 mg (or more) opiate a day for 2 years. The really rough stuff with the digestive system, anxiety, muscles, lasted about 8 days. I learned how powerful the hot soaks in the tub were. I spent lots of time doing that. It helped me get some sleep along with easing my anxiety. Don't stop, your miracle is right around the corner. Keep on keeping on, you'll improve quickly!