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4049912 tn?1349372210

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Im a 25 year old mother of two wonderful kids and im addicted to painkillers. I wanna quit sooo bad but i need them to just feel normal now. I was prescribed lorcets 10/650 two years ago after an injury and it has completely ruined my life!!! Any help on how to get off of them would be greatly appreciated.
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1881798 tn?1339680233
I understand you completely. Highly educated, great future, and an addict. You will be surprised at the difference you will see between real you and addict you. I thought I was being a great girlfriend, coworker, and daughter. Looking back, I was just getting by, waiting for the next pill to take. We mask a lot with the pills and our brain and body will have to "defrost" pretty much. Think about how slowly something frozen melts. One drip at at a time right! Before you know it, all the layers are gone. Please hang in there. Set a goal of 10 days, and then look back at how far you've come.
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Can anyone help me? Im in a hotel room in Lynnwood WA and about to die.
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2218783 tn?1357571081
Can you ask her dad to keep her for a few more days?
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4049912 tn?1349372210
?????
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4049912 tn?1349372210
Ok ive been having time to myself because my daughter has been with her dad but he's bringing her home today. How in the hell am i suppose to deal with a 18 month old in this condition???
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4049912 tn?1349372210
Im still alive so i guess im ok. I just feel bad
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495284 tn?1333894042
COMMUNITY LEADER
How are you doing today?
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480448 tn?1426948538
How are you?  Haven't posted in a spell, everything okay?  Everyone is waiting to hear from you!
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2218783 tn?1357571081
How are you doing today ?
keep posting to get support You can get through this!
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2218783 tn?1357571081
Look back at your first post its been 24 hours at least 1 whole day and you have made it tomorrow will be tough but just remember you made it through a day already a whole day and thats alot . You can push through The Physical part of this each hour each day. Are you working the next few days?
Stay positive write some goals down I would look into a group meeting for addicts I go to group therapy 4 people and I go 3 times a week some weeks 2 But It helps me alot!
There are many forms of aftercare and to stay clean you should look into it.
You will get support from people that are going through what you are. And I do still think you should tell a close friend or family member everyone keeps on you about this I know But thats only because we all know how important it is.

Good job on drinking water also like Kyle said you need nourishment protein drinks smoothies help alot.
Alcohol is Not good during your WD it can make the Detox worse.

Keep posting and Think about getting help from a friend or family member It WILL HELP YOU get through this!
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480448 tn?1426948538
Just want to also offer my support, you're in the right place, hon.  These people have gone through it.  

You really should avoid the alcohol all together, it;'s going to make the emotional stuff MUCH worse.  I'm sure it's so hard, but TRY to listen to these smart people.  Do you not have ONE person you could confide in?  A close co-worker?  I know you're scared, but I think you'll be shocked at not only the outpouring of love and support you'll get (that you desperately need) and also surprised at just how many people probably knew anyway...at least knew SOMETHING was up.  I bet there's a few people in your life that have a good idea something wasn't right.

Keep posting...take nice long hot baths, sip some Gatorade, and TRY to distract your mind, with a movie, TV show, anything.  You can do this.  A few more days, and you'll be on the uphill climb, feeling better and better every day.

I'm thinking of you!
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4049912 tn?1349372210
Is there anyone on here who would be comfortable texting me if i give my cell? I just would like to b able to communicate quicker. I will still post on here also
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4049912 tn?1349372210
Ok so i just went walk (im in no condition to drive) and got me a beer lol i hope this takes a little if the edge off!!!
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2122807 tn?1560619706
oh sweeetie, we have been there, and I feel for you so deeply.
The physical stuff is so much easier than that mental monster.
Like was said here, it goes away, it really does.
It just takes time.

That anxiety was horrible for me. I hate clowns, they scare me to death, and I remember thinking the anxiety was like having to live with clowns, ok, I don't know if you will relate with that, but it was horrible, and I kept pushing on, each day I made it through I was like, "no way am i letting this day go to waste, i am gonna keep on keepin' on" and I did, and by God I am so glad I kept pushing through those dark times. The people in here said it would go away, and I belived in them, even when I thought there was no way this horrible anxiety would end, this sweating, this ringing in my ears, this feeling in my throat, but IT ENDED, just liek they said, and Now i have my life back. I am at 105 days today and I have a new wonderful life. I wouldn't go back for anything or anyone.

You will make it, keep trudging on, view it as a contest, view it as a challenge, it will end, I promise you, and we will be here for you.
keep hydrated and drink ensure when you can't eat, you will be posting here when you are free.

hugs,
Lily
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1970885 tn?1435860428
Why are you scared of telling someone you trust? Someone you know?
It is so important.
And remember, if you can't eat, drink Ensure, fruit smoothies, something. You HAVE to keep your body nourished. Its going through hell and needs fuel.
And if you're going to the bathroom alot, get a drink with electrolytes added.
A final thought, something I had to accept; the pills are nothing, they are dust. For some people (I have a friend who uses them as prescribed and can't function without) they allow pain to be managed. For others (like us) they can be addictive. I had the same problem with booze.
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4049912 tn?1349372210
No i still havent told anyone. Im scared. But yes ive been drinking alot of water but i dont have an appetite and i really want to eat
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2218783 tn?1357571081
just hang in there Did you think about what I said about telling a friend some close by? We need all the support we can get and if you opened up to a family member or friend that was close you could get support.
Everyday that goes by gets easier it does you just have to get over the hump and you will Stay strong stay busy.
make sure you are drinking lots of water Flush those toxins out
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4049912 tn?1349372210
I wish i had someone to go fishing with   :(  
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4049912 tn?1349372210
When i was prescribed the lorcets i had never heard of them and therefore didnt know anything about them. Before the lorcets i had only tried excasty once and hated the comedown so i never did it again. I never thought that something a doctor gives would be so brutal. At this moment i would gladly take the comedown feeling of excasty(a man made street drug)  which isnt pleasant over this ((medical DOCTOR PRESCRIBED) drug ANYDAY!!!  
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4049912 tn?1349372210
Ok i never would've thought this would b so hard. I mean i never thought this would be me. A very smart young lady who graduated top of her class and was supposed to be attending medical school is now an addict. I dont understand why doctors prescribe this evil stuff. Do they not know it ruins lives? Or do they just not effin care? I know that it works well in helping pain after surgeries or whatever but i would've rather been tylenols or something after my surgery and just dealt with the pain. I mean the pain would'nt last forever. I would've rather been in pain for a week or so and still have my effin life. The pain relief was not worth this ****!!!
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1970885 tn?1435860428
I've written this several times - on about day 3 of my detox I too was going nuts. I was wishing that there was a zipper somewhere so I could unzip and step out of my own skin. The creepy crawlies were almost unbearable - then they stopped; just like that. The mental battle continued, and I had the "usual" panic attacks and anxiety episodes, but it was better.
Please believe that this crap will stop; the time passes and it's over.
You started this thread 18 hours ago! That's 18 hours down; 18 hours closer to being free of your addiction. Get through it minute by minute, hour by hour...Before you know it you'll be counting weeks and months clean.
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4049912 tn?1349372210
I wish at least one of ya'll lived in my city because i really need physical support right now. I know this might sound crazy but i wanna lay in someones lap and just scream and cry!!!!
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4049912 tn?1349372210
Its the mental part thats killing me. I feel like im about to freaking lose it!!! Im a effin emotional wreck. I wish there was a dayum button to turn off the voices in my head. Im sorry ya'll im so aggravated right now
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4019906 tn?1349415944
aloha and welcome, im on a rapid detox and using the thomas recipe. in less then 2 mths went from taking 14 or more percocets 10/325 daily, to six, then to vicoden since i moved and thats all my dr can call in over the phone. was on 16 7.5s, and now on day 4 of rapid detox and taking 8 a day. but today im gonna cut out half a pill out of a dose to help bring me down more. day 3 was hell on hell. thought i was gonna die and finally begged my dr and he called in xanax to help produce sleep. thru a detox that is one helpfull tool. look up the thomas recipe that will help alot. keep comming here cause we all are going thru , or have gone thru and want to help. take care, leanne
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