Day 5 Norco wd

Question

So I had a hernia repair about 4 months ago but have been taking 10mg norcos over the last 6 months in total.  I was up to about 8 a day. I recently discovered a doctors work on people with mindbody disorders, and ordered his book off amazon as I've tried everything else with the exception of surgery for my back pain ( I have had what seemed like chronic back pain for about 5 years now). After reading his book I have found my pain in my surgical area and my back have greatly gone down. Part of his treatment is to stop all treatments aimed at fixing a physical symptom because the pain is actually due to repressed emotions in the unconscious mind. So I have stopped taking the pills 4 1/2 days ago and the wd symptoms are very intense. Ive been feeling so hopeless and emotional, hot and cold, haven't slept more than 5 hours in the last 4 nights, and pretty bad Gi problems. Yesterday j went on a little over a mile walk and felt hardly any pain if any at all, until I woke up this morning. My pain has tried to stay with me all day, I'm curious if this is a normal wd symptom and if so when will it get better? I really wanted to add to the support forums, so if any of you are experiencing any back pain, fibromyalgia, cts, RSI, herniated disk, migraines, ulcers, insomnia, or OCD you really should give this book a read, it had cut my pain meds in half for a few days after reading it then I went CT. We have to remember that our mental health is linked to the physical body and that if there is alot of tension in the mind there is tension in the body. Give it a read

Dr John Sarno
"The mindbody prescription"
It all about tension myositis syndrome and teaches you that most structural abnormalities diagnosed are not associated with the pain experienced but is actually due to mild oxygen depravation to the muscles, nerves, and tendons because of unconscious decisions made to distract you from the psychological issues at hand, a defense mechanism intended to protect us from the fear of those psychological issues rising into the conscious mind causing the tension in the mind. 


Thanks to everyone for reading and for any help or support you can offer.  This has been one of the roughest 4-5 days of my life, well 6 months really of being numb and some kind words would really help me out :/

atthebeach · Answer

please try to be patient. you will start to feel better each day. how are you doing today? did you go to therapy?
drink some sleepy time tea, take a hot bath,take the melatonin then just try to relax, watch tv on the couch. sometimes it is more frustrating to stay in bed. you are doing great. keep on keepin on. you got this

Taalian · Answer

No sleep yet again, 3 very broken hours. I hope I can make it through today :(

Taalian · Answer

I'm starting therapy tomorrow actually :) 

This anxiety really can go F@ck itself. I'm so zombie right now u really hope I get good sleep tonight, or at least better sleep. It would make the next day just that much easier... Thanks so much for all the help getting to the other side again... I can't wait to have my full emotions again and be pain free like I was 5 years ago :) this is my motivation!

atthebeach · Answer

keep up the good work, 6 days is awesome. i am so glad that you are feeling better. the acute physical symptoms  typically last about 7 days. the pain  can be re-evaluated after a month of being off the meds. 
you can take motrin for the aches and pains.continue with the hot baths and the exercising.
have you considered therapy?
yes the pain pills suppress your endrophins "feel good chemicals" that your brain produces. it will take some time for your brains natural chemistry to start to produce on its own. 
the exercise helps this. keep yourself busy, move around as much as possible. make sure you are eating, even small amounts at a time are good. i will pray for you.
sending hugs and prayers
debbie

Taalian · Answer

Thank you so much for your kind words, @12 noon today I will be at the start of day 6 and I'm glad that I can say that. I did manage a little sleep last night, but still not much. I took 9mg of melatonin with other natural sleep aids and it helped relax me enough that at least laying down wasn't a task in itself and my min was able to get some rest. When do you think I'll start to see improvements in the sleep and the aches and pains??? I want to know so I can distinguish between the withdrawal pain and my tension myositis syndrome. Again your words have inspired me thank you for the comforting words!!

atthebeach · Answer

Hello and welcome. Yes everything you are experiencing is part of the detox. Keep yourself hydrated lots of water.juices.gatorade. immodium for the stomach issues. Hot baths with epsom salts for the aches and pains. You can get natural sleep aids over the counter alteril.sleep by nature made.main ingredient is melatonin with other natural substances. Walking is good keep that up. You are on the 4th days.good for you you should start to feel better from here on. Keep posting.