"cause I like them"

[duceswife]

Does vicoden/lorcet cause mood swings?  My husband "likes" these pills and takes them along with beer at least 3 times a week that I know of.  He says he's not addicted to them, just that he "likes them"..  He also says that they don't cause mood swings, that he only has those because he hates me..  that's fine. I'm just wondering what this stuff is doing to him other then ruining my life and his liver.

[pillguy]

My wife can tell as soon as I take them.  I often get into arguments with her when I'm on them.  I deny it but after the fact I have to admit it has an effect.

[road2recovery]

I am so sorry for you pain..Yes he probably is already addicted..Mood swings for me was terrible...When i was running low, i would take it out on everyone...Very sad to say...My husband is my best friend , but i blamed everything on him....He mind is not clear.
My kids also noticed my mood swings...
He will have to want to get better, and it doesn't sound like he does..
Take care of you....
Addicts do not realize how much they hurt the ones that love them.
again i am sorry...
r2r

[Givitup]

He might not be taking them every day but I believe he will eventually.  Sounds like he needs AA and you may want to check out Alanon.

[IBKleen]

Yes hun--the rls is a symptom of withdrawal. He sounds like he is in trouble and pushing you away is a sign of that also.

If he is unwilling to own up to his addiction and take responsibility for it, then you have a decision to make. You cannot force him to get clean and sober. He needs to realize he has a problem and ask for help on his own.

I pray that he does that before it is too late. I am so sorry that you are going through this. It is not easy to love an addict.

Please be good to yourself. Know it is not your fault.

[duceswife]

my husband gets so angry, he's yelling at me telling me that I'm bored and that I need to mind my own business.  That I'm pushing him away from him and that I'm ruining the marriege/family.  He complains of RLS when he "trys" to sleep.. I read this has to do with when he didn't take the pills, is that correct.  SO either he passes out and I worry that he's not going to wake up or he's awake with these leg pains.  I know he's an alcoholic, but is he addicted to these pills if he's saying it's just because likes them? Even if he doesn't take them every day?

[BlotOutTheSun]

well he will probably stay happy if hes on them but if he goes without he will probably be mean, not intensionally he will go through withdrawals which just makes you feel like **** and you want to be left alone, so yeah thats a mood swing, of course sometimes when ive took pills if im working on something, i get tired of people bothering me so not sure, i do know alcohol causes mood swings, everyone knows that, it can turn the nicest people into the rudest meanest a-holes. hope everything works out, try to get him off those pills

hope this was helpful

[IBKleen]

Yes lady--they DO cause mood swings, and combined with the alcohol--that is a lethal cocktail.

Aside from ruining your life, it will ruin his as well. If he needs something outside of himself to make him feel good, I would say that is a problem.

Have you talked with him and shared your feelings? It may help him see what he is doing to people around him, then again--he may get defensive. It is worth a try, but do it kindly--do not attack him.

Let us know how it works out. Take care.

[lovebuckets10]

Yes they can cause mood swings. Mine would be when I needed more. But anytime anythng at all happened I would over react and just flip out.