Stop the LEG PAIN!

[bstpitch]

Hi I am 25 years old and I broke my back skiing in colorado in jan of 08. I have been on narcotics since then but recently moved to another state and had to find another pain dr. He is not keen on prescribing any meds so I am in trouble. I have raised how many pills i take slowly since the accident and for a while now have realised i am actually abusing them massivly. I was taking percocet, about 10 of them per day, while also getting 2 or so 80mg oxys per day from a neighbor. then i switched pain centers and the new pain dr put me on methadone 60 mg per day for the pain. and really that helped soooo much. pain was gone and i didnt abuse them. i actaully didnt take anything during the day but took 4 instead of the 2 im supposed to take, at night to sleep. so i was prescribed 6 a day but took only 4 at night. was doing good and thought finally i was done abusing meds. well now that i moved and this dr absolutely will not give methadone or narcotics i went back to having my old neighbor send me oxys and was abusing at about 320 mgs per day. i ran out bout month ago and said i was done. went through massive withdrawal and i can handle the back pain, but i cant handle the leg cramps and muscle shakes. the dr gave me zanaflex but it does absolutely zero for the legs. What can i do???  there is no way i can deal with the leg pain. i called the usual and got more meds and have 2 more oxys left, and will certainly go through withdraw again. i have a real injury and back problems, so i need to see a dr but i know i abuse narcotics. what to do? someone has to have an answer to the leg pain!!! help... i dont want to abuse but i cant have the leg pain. plus my oxy source is now dried up, so i have no choice but to withdraw now... ahhhh!

[bstpitch]

hey guys.. just woke up. didnt sleep at all!!! How is this worth it? How can pain, no sleep, and nausea be worth it? Shouldnt the answer be to find a way to take the pills responsibly, and not just to deal with it... Surely im wrong, since its such an epidemic, but it just doesnt seem worth it. What am i gaining? Also, i didnt know tramadol was addicting. i see alot of people on here coming off tramadol. I was prescribed that years ago but got no relief from it and was taking tons of those as well... thought they erent narcotic. didnt know you could even get high on tramadol... pick your poison i guess... geeez this *****.. i can handle the chills and nausea, but the leg pain and diahrea is brutal... i dont have a choice now i guess though... i go to see my pain dr tomorrow, and he refuses to prescribe narcotics so i dont have to worry there. they do massage and PT in house though so i hope it helps.. ill try and get out of the house to buy those leg pain helpers you decribed.... I have a bottle of requip, have you heard of it? does it help?  

Send me good vibes! I NEED IT

[maydecember62]

Hello~

As far as my experience (which my husband and I are 8 days off oc cold turkey), it's a b@#$@ and you gotta get thru it. You didn't get this way in one day, and it wont stop in one day. You think you wont make it, you can't take anymore, but trust me....life w/o pills is worth it!!! Extremely freeing!!! Think about it, it's 1-2 weeks our of your life.

Just so you know, day 8 AND we STILL can't sleep (which is why it's 1am and I'm here:-), legs still act up, it comes and goes. People on here said force yourself to do something. We thought they were crazy, it's was hard enough getting in the shower on day 3, right? It does help to move around and makes it go away for a while.

You can do it, it *****!!! But you can do it!!! The mind is a awesome organ.

BTW, the new OP's are out so you might be forced to quit. They're really cracking down right now. I know alot of people are in our same place right now!!!

Take care!!! Post back please!!!

[ladylisa109]

Those things that Tramahater suggested REALLY do work and yes you can find them at Wal-Mart and they are inexpensive.   I am 35 days Tramadol free now and the legs stuff is what almost had me giving up that first week of WDs.  I still occassionally get RLS at night and first thing I do is stretch my legs really good then take my Hylands....it has been a Godsend for me.  Take care and hang in there!  Blessings, Lisa

[Punkinhead75]

I hear ya with the pain.  I get back trouble to and have trouble with my right leg.  Did the doctors give you any kind of physical therapy to do.  I regularly do stretching and strengthening exercises and this helps quite a bit.  It seems the better shape my core muscles are in the less often I have do deal with a lot of pain.  I also drink 3/4 to a gallon of water everyday.  When the pain is bad I generally only need tylenol, advil or aleve.  Sometimes I need a muscle relaxer and when I do I have a neighbor that holds on them for me.  Once I take one I want more.  That's just how I am once I get started.

[GoingToMakeIt]

Try taking brisk walks, later in the day. It helps the legs too. Taking hot baths with 2-3 cups Epsom salts can help too. Bananas are a great source of potassium and other things that help the legs. Don't give in to the temptation to use. It will be there as long as you entertain the thought of using. Temptation is always there, but as you close the doors to it, it looses it's power over you.

[bstpitch]

Id like to live without the pain pills but how long can I expect to have the leg pain? My mother came off morphine and loratabs about 60 days ago and still get sthe leg cramps every other night.. i dont think i could handle that. I can handle the back pain, and even if it was just pain in the legs, but it is a tear jerking annoyance that nothing eliminates. I have not tried what you suggested and when i run out in 2 days i will go buy..i can get all those OTC at wal mart? I have something called requip. have about 10 pills, but i have taken them before and they didnt help at all... so frustrating... why isnt there a smoking gun miracle fix for this!!!!  Im so close to just finding a drug dealer!!

[chronicmistake]

Robitussin DM helps with the RLS.

[LeaAnn807]

Hi!  You have to decide if you want to live with the pain or the pain pills???  This would be a great time to see if you can.  Give yourself a month and see how your pain is.

Hylands Leg Cramps, Hylands Restful Legs and Mag/cal/zinc supplement ALL help legs, and they can be taken together!  I never thought anything OTC could possibly help, but they made a huge difference!

Let us know how you are doing! : )