Viki That is not a bad little way to deal with it all OTCs ...
I am actually starting to feel human again. There were a few days I didn't think I was going to make it but I crawled into bed and waited it out. My head is sore and my body is sore but manageable. I am going to make it. I think my body needs a lot of healing to do. I spent my entire 9 days of vacation resting and drinking a lot of water. I am so glad to be off the fioricet. Thank you all for helping me through this horrible time. I know I will be having som effects here and there but I hope the worst is behind me.
Cindy
Congrats on being clean for 8 days..that is awesome! You are over the worse part, now its only going to get better. Like Vicki said, if you take a tylenol with caffeine that will help alot. The caffeine withdrawal can cause really bad headaches. I had body pain (sometimes quite bad) on and off for about the first month. I was also very tired. This will pass!! Its helped to take 800 mg of motrin, and to do get out and do some stretching and walking. Exercise helps to burn off some of the stress too.
You will be ok if you just hang in there for a little while longer!! You've come too far to go back now. Take care and please let us know how you are doing.
Cindy~ You're also withdrawing from the caffeine and Tylenol that's in the Fioricet. The whole combo just messes us up...What I did during this time was try to replace what I was lacking.So...I took 2 Excedrin Migraine(caffeine,apap,aspirin),a cup of coffee,vitamins with a huge glass of water and Sudafed every am when I first got up.
I repeated the Sudafed and Excedrin every four hours. I only had to do this for about a week and the headaches gradually became less and less. It really helped me.
Congratulations on 8 days!!! The fioricet is now out of your body!!! I'm proud of you!!
Vicki xo
I dont know much about fioricet but you are just about through it. This may be the right time to talk with your doctor about alternative ways to treat your headaches.Tough it out as best you can, and don't look back. Keep posting here for support and find yourself any other means of support that you can. It will help.
God Bless, Jacky