I'm in Norco Hell

[norcohell]

What I would like to know is why me?!? I was a collegiate athlete, strong believer in not smoking, and generally felt good about life. I injured myself in college and had to seek treatment where I was prescribed many pain pills. I didn't like them, and gave them away to anyone who asked. So now WHY? What was the trigger 10 yrs later to create such an addictive monster? I don't understand what the trigger was nor do I know how to get out of this mess. I have been reading many posts and I know what the obvious answer is, but tell that to the pain I'm in now. I hurt so bad, its worse than any injury I've ever had. I am awful to everyone I encounter, and, its all I can do to speak to anyone. Does anyone have any advice?

[norcomonster]

contrary to the solid logic behind tapering off opiates; i agree with hippygirl - cold turkey is the only way to go... i was taking 15-18 norcos a day, and i finally decided it was time to cut the ties and quit. The day before i made that decision i would have told you there was no possible way i could quit cold turkey - but i knew i owed it to myself to try, and did not want to go to rehab.  i am now on day 35 with no opiates whatsoever. this site is a great place to realize you're not alone... but the true strength for quitting is inside yourself and you just gotta give that strength a chance to show itself.  the worst of the w/ds will be over soon for sure (for me, it wasn't as soon as other people - a lot of people say 3-4 days, i felt ok on day 3, but horrible day 5... but by 9 or 10 i began to remember what it felt like to be normal and FREE).  my point in this post is really to reply to your comment "nor do i know how to get out of this mess"... well, you get out of it the same way you got into it: TIME.  it ***** that you have to deal with it, but if you think about it, the time it took you to get this far into addiction pales in comparison to how long it will take you to get past it (at least the hard part - again, i'm only on day 35, but i feel waaaaaay better).  exercise, at any level of intensity, is the key to getting your natural endorphines back.  The endorphines you get from a treadmill are so much better than from a 10/325 because they're produced by you, and not by Watson. (that's sort of a dry joke that only someone whos life was run by norco might enjoy)

along with everyone else on this site that has or is currently going through what you are dealing with, i'm here if you need encouragement and/or moral support. the great part is that there are people at all stages of NORMAL on here :)

[HippyGirl100]

sorry, i am there too. Tomorrow will be day 7. I actually have visions of beating my head with an iron frying pan to knock myself out. Can't sleep!
I also said "This would never happen to me!" I am tough, strong had a very successful business in a big City. Tomboy. Taking 7 10/500 a day for .. 3 years..
I have relapsed twice. The second time i tapered. Therefore prolonging the agony.
Cold Turkey is the only way.
Yeah, and my body clock knows when "dosing" times are, very hard to deal with my hyper 8 year old.
I am struggling too.  Don't feel alone.
Get rid of your "medication". There can't be any around you, there have been moments this last week let me tell you.
But I want to be FREE
They all say it's great.. I so want to believe that.
Hang in there

[beatingthis]

Hello and Welcome!!

Sounds like you know what you have to do. It is time to stop.I was like you , same darn drug too. I did a taper. It is time to stop.
Can you tell your doctor? There are few things he or she can do.

Also you have poted on the social side. At the top of "post a question" is the link to the addiction side.

Terry