Best way to get off of Norco?

[screwedinStLou]

I just got kicked out of the house.  Norco addiction is killing me.  I go to see a Dr in 2 weeks to get on suboxone to finally get me right, and hopefully get my family back soon.  It's been 3 days without a pill and I'm drinking a ton to be able to sleep and to deal with the withdrawls.  I'm just worried about suboxone now and things I've read about that.

[leeisgettingclean]

glad you are doing good. Keep it up and you start to see the way your life changes

[whitie]

good job.........see you can do it !!


they might see a new you and spot it !!

[Needout]

just wait for the suboxone. It will change your life

[BIKERDAD1963]

Nice job screwed. This is diffinately the best way to start the efforts to get your family back. Keep up the good work and dont give up. Just remember if you dont get them back your life will still be better sober and clean.

[screwedinStLou]

Things are going much better now 13 days off of Norco.  I have a twitch in my left quad that won't go away, and I can't seem to stay out of the bathroom taking 2 or 3 Immodium per day.  Maybe I should take more.
Otherwise, my mind is clearing, and I am feeling much better.  I'm trying to make an AA meeting every day.  So far so good since Monday.
I just hope I can get my family back soon.

thank you all and God bless

[whitie]

just dont comprimise at all and in a few weeks your are going to drop your jaw at how well you can sleep. will be amazed at how much money you are now saving, and will suddenly remember what NORMAL life is like.


wd's are the most common reason why people continue use.


keep us updated, there are somethings you can do for the day and night issues, have you read about them??

[screwedinStLou]

Thanks White.  I sure hope so.  I feel like I'm going insane, and this anxiety is unreal.  Thanks for your words of encouragement.

[whitie]

hang in there, a few more days and things will start to get better.  you will be much better off just getting off all mind altering pills. in the end you will VERY glad you did.

[screwedinStLou]

Well the last day and half have been a literal HELL for me.  This wd *****.  

[screwedinStLou]

Wow, a huge weight seems lifted, but anxiety at the same time....I've been seeing a pain mgmnt Dr since March of this year - I've had 3 surgeries on my back to try to relieve pain from several car accidents.  Sooooooooo  I just got off the phone w/ that Dr. office and told them not to refill the Norco for me and not to ever give me narcotics.  Relief.  NO MORE LYING!!!  Day 4 w/ no pills, now I need to quit drinking alcohol.

I guess I failed to mention I'm an alcoholic too and have been in AA since 2001.  Had 2 1/2 great years of sobriety until my back problems started and surgeries started in 2004.  So, now to start going to meetings and getting honest.  Thanks to everyone for your words of encouragement.  Like my sponsor says "You know what you gotta do!!"  Now I just need to do it.
God Bless
FeelinBetter in St Lou

[worried878]

2 weeks clean of opiates is not really the time to start sub..ur wd will be over...if u feel u need it then educate urself on it but i dont blame u for being afraid to start on that sub highway..i would be but u gotta do what u gotta do..i wouldnt after 2 weeks opiate free...the drinking is just another part of our addiction..the process...u r looking to escape and in reality u need aftercare to learn how to cope,,,addicts are major escape artists..we do not want to feel any pain so we "escape"  most of the population does not do this...they can have a bad day and deal with it...we can not when we r in active addiction...we can even spin a web around our brain that makes us even beleive our own lies/our own manipulations...it is a complicated thing/adiction is/and if u dont seek counseling or aftercare to understand why u r doing what u do...then u r in a vicious cycle that will never end...this addiction stuff dont get any better..only worse..it just depends on how much u want to lose before u give in and stop...we all have a different bottom...u will know when u hit ur bottom...but many have to lose everything to realize they hit their bottom.some never realize it and lose their life....dreary words but true...reflect upon where u r and how u got here...and keep us posted

[avisg]

I am glad you did .I really would just get the recorvery care going intence at first and stay away from the sub and its a whole lot stronger and at some point you would have to WD off of that which I hear can be bad for some people.You can do this .We will be here for support .

[screwedinStLou]

Thanks.  You posted on another forum and I was finally able to be honest and come clean here.  I've been taking about 12 Norco a day, but then will run out and drink for 2 weeks until a new script comes in.  I haven't been honest with my pain mgmnt Dr. yet.  I am 3 days off of pills now and I try to go to AA meetings at least 3 times a week, but the Norco has faded all of that into nothing but lies to my brothers in AA.

[leeisgettingclean]

prob not good idea to start a hard thing to kick two weeks after you already kicked the hydros

[avisg]

You are going to start sub when you will have two weeks off opiates .Why don't you look into recovery care by the time you get to the sub doctor the physical part will be over .You do need intensive care to learn the tools to stay clean  but it can be done without using another opiate .How many narco were you taking a day ?I don't even need to tell you that heavy  drinking is not a good idea either