Are withdrawls from Norco really that bad??

[219angels]

I have been taking Norcos (10mg) for over 2 and a half years. I had been on workers comp for back injury from work but the drs never gave me any strong pain pills. The strongest I was given was tramedol which is not even a control substance. I was sent to physical therapy and a chiropractor. It just seemed to be making my back worst. Sometimes I can't get Norco so I will get vics (500mg), or perkocets. So I'm not constantly taking the same narcotic. But it mainly is norcos I take. Everytime I talk myself into quitting cold turkey, I find myself calling my hooks ups less then 24hrs later. How can I stop n lessen the withdrawl symptoms? Is there any OTC aids tht wud help? Hope someone can help.

[219angels]

Day 30-Well, I'm almost done w my first full calendar month clean!! Tomorrow is the last day of the month! Lol. I'm feeling fine without pills. I do sleep irregular, but I think that has to do more w the daily stresses I have in my life right now. I have no desire to do pills and I couldn't be happier, then to be free of the pill bottle! I hope anyone reading this will get inspiration to reach inside urself and let the pill bottle go. It can be done! I'm living proof! I know I have a long way to go but a month is a good start! ;)

[219angels]

Day 27-Still doing well. It will be a month clean from pills tomorrow!

[rush2112]

just read your thread here...nice work buddy...keep up the good fight and be proud...

[219angels]

Day 21- still pill free! 3 weeks today! Fools good! And I'm even sleeping better! :)

[219angels]

Day 16- still no pills. I've noticed I don't sleep longer than 6 hours a night though. Oh well, I'd rather sleep irregular, then be on pills!

[gnarly_1]

HI THE Sleep thing is kinda cyclic coming off this stuff for most you will eventually settle in to a normal sleep pattern once again but it can take a few weeks to a month for me it was 2 mo and since I quite my habit I have been unable to sleep more then 6 hr a night 4 to 6 is normal for me now ...I have found a new tea that really helps releave stress and with sleep its ...''yogi''......kava stress relief tea .....it works better then the sleepytime tea I was using
you might want to give it a shot theres like 6 different  ingredients in it not just camomile
I wish you luck congrats on 11 days your doing great .....God bless...... Gnarly  

[new2thisAZ]

CONGRATULATIONS!! I've been following your thread, and I'm so happy for you!! Keep up the great work!

[219angels]

Day 11- Still doing ok. I've just been having trouble sleeping for the past 4 days.. Hopefully, that will end soon.

[tgtiffany]

YAY!!  Things will get clear again, just keep going you're doing great!!! :)

[219angels]

Day 8: I feel like I'm having trouble remembering things tht happen earlier in the day or the prior day. Idk if tht makes sense. I jus feel in a haze when I look back on the day lately n it was hard to sleep last night. Other thn tht I'm still doing fine n still no pain pills!

[tryingtocope39]

Congratulations on 1 week clean! Good job and keep it up!

[219angels]

Day 7 (1 week sober at noon today!): Im feeling pretty good! I still have the normal aches and pains to start my day but I feel great not needing to depend on pills anymore!

[219angels]

Day 6- Im still taking all the vitamins from the thomas recipe. Not sure when I should stop taking them. Im feeling fine. I dont let myself think about pills, and honestly I dont care about them anymore. I guess I was just scared to get sick from withdrawls and thats whats took me so long to stop. Im hoping the "worst" is over.

[219angels]

Day 5- Its just after lunch at work! Im feeling fine! Better then fine! Withdrawls were so minor I guess I just expected them to be hell. I know I will have times where i may feel anxious for something in the future..but for now, im happy and pill free! i'll let you know how im feeling later..take care all....

[worried878]

I do think 90% of how "bad" it will be is related to how "bad" you plan on it being
I found that attitude is ultra important...but not as important as a plan that includes aftercare
Mpost do not include aftercare/support...nor do they make a plan
Good to make a back up plan too....and educate yourself as u r doing on what to expect and be ready for what may come your way
The health pages r full of great info...and the thomas recipe is great

keep posting

[219angels]

Day 4 (cont)- still feel fine. These vitamins n immodiom from the thomas recipe must really work. Thank you all for ur help n support. I'm realizing from here on its gonna be a mental thing. I'm done w pills for good! I will continue posting

[atthebeach]

here is the link to find na meetings

http://portaltools.na.org/portaltools/MeetingLoc/

[219angels]

Day: 4- sleep thru the night. Woke up for the most park fine. Ate a couple cracker, took my vitamins, then at a larger breakfast after tht. So far so good! I had one bad spell yesterday (day 3)after I had a couple shots of jagar then about an hour later took l-tyrosine. I jus felt like I was gonna be sick. But it past. I'm not gonna use liquor anymore. I feel fine still. I have been drinking lots of gatorade. Maybe thts helping. Not sure, but I sure am happy I'm getting over the worst of the withdrawls.

[219angels]

Also, I don't want to be dishonest on this page. I have been using liquor a bit as well. I drank 4 shots friday night to help w sleep and I drank 3 shots right now jus to hopefully stop the trigger of any anxious feelings I might being to feel today. I know now thts I'm older tht I can't drink the way I use to, nor do I enjoy get **** faced the way I use too. So I'm basically jus using the alcohol to help get thru this withdrawl period. Its almost the middle of day 3!!! The second I second guess myself n start tryin to talk myself into takin them, they will be flushd. Until then, I feel at ease knowing I'm strong enough to want to get clean n not have to rely on them to live a "normal" life. I want soberity from pills! N so far, its happening! Thank you all for ur support. I'm thinking of attending NA meetings in a week or so.

[219angels]

I took a walk first thing this morning. I was kinda sluggish, but still did it. I didn't walk very long maybe 20-30min, but hey it was something. I've also eaten a full breakfast and for the most part feel fine. I have a very addictive personality so I know I'm gonna need something else to take up my time. Hopefully I can stick w walking or something.

[reallyneedhelp76]

Good job!! listen be careful with the xanax because last thing you want to do is swap addictions.  but hey  i think that withdraws are 10% physical 90% in your head.  sounds like your head is in the right place and that's really important.  I was always waiting for the white elephant in the room to rear its ugly head too. but hey if your feeling ok TAKE IT!!   And eating is a really good thing, have no idea if this is true but i think that keeping your body fueled helps you process the drugs out quicker.  for me day three was the beginning of the end of the physical withdraws so you should feel better tomm. just remember the hardest part is mental so keep your positive attitude!  also, START excercising!  i took super long walks for the first two weeks, i promise this will make life SO much easier for you.  

Just think about how much better off you r now that your mind is clearing.  around day 4-5 i entered what i refer to as the purple hazy period, my emotions started to come back and i LOVED everything! lol.  felt real true happiness and laughed for real for the first time in years! also go ticked off and that felt great too! lol

[219angels]

Ugh! I posted last night before I went to sleep and it didn't post on here! Well anyways, I was starting to get antsy and anxious around 1pm yesterday so I took a hot bath n shower. It did help. Other then tht and the runs I've been fine.  I didn't realize it wud be this easy so far. Yeah, I am lazy and sluggish, but I'm not hugging a toilet or shaking out of my mind. I do have Xanex, a few soma to get me thru the first few days, n maybe thts what's making it easier, or maybe its the vitamins.

Day 3: Still haven't taken any pills!! I just ate a few crackers so I can get my vitamins down.  Its only 730am, I'm sure things cud change thru out the day.Well I hope things stay like this, n don't get real bad. I jus keep telling myself tht eventually I have to quit and why screw up the 2 days I've been sober (now 3 days) and have to start all over again? I'm doing this for real!! N I hope by tomorrow I'm even stronger!

[GACarol]

I sent you a private message.

[tgtiffany]

Hope that you are still doing well!!! :)