How to tell when you have a problem - Darvocet

[JoeyR]

I would like some information please. I have been taking Darvocet for sometime now... about 8 months and take 12 pills a day...Usually 3 or 4 at a time. How do you know when you are addicted? I dont feel so good if I go without it for more than a day. I get nervous, sweat (god i hate that) and hurt. I am taking them for a sinus problem I have because I cannot afford the surgery to fix the problem. I really want to stop this, but am afraid to. I live in the Chicago area. My name is Joey.

I should also say that I have been living with clinical depression since I was 16... now 28 and I take wellbutrin twice a day. I also have Ativan which I use to sleep, but unlike the Darvocet, I do not find a "high" in taking the Ativan. I use that for what it helps me with. (Anxiety and sleeping).

After reading some of the warnings that go along with pain killers, it scares the hell out of me to think I am in that situation but just dont realize it I guess. I never in my life thought I would become addicted to "legal" drugs like this. This really sux

[phear]

rowanshyne, nod, tex3:     thanx so much for your response not sure if it wuz the depression but as i read the support regarding me, i got these proud tears in my eyes.. thanx so much, made me feel so good..  and as being this big tattooed guy i must of had an emotional over load you guys triggered, maybe i need one of my l-tyrosines... thanx

Dive:       Okay I cant hold back.. Sounds like you needed this forum at one time and you seem to of taken from it for your benefit.. My gawd, man have some compassion as others did for you of your time of need. I read that post and pictured you sitting in a pickup truck at a signal blowing your horn at some poor little old lady not able to make it completely across to the other side before the light changes.       OK i feel better, did i just flame someone lol...

JoeyR:     I feel that you getting onto the Internet finding info on this subject is the best thing for you to do is educate urself on addiction, your med's, and wut has helped me is knowing what I will have to look forward to as i WD. I am on 7 days and would not been able to do it if it wuz not for the knowing of wut to except and for how long.. Joey ignore the bullshit here print out all these post and put them next to the toilet, cuz I while wd spend lots of time in there.. Read only what you want. Put your head up, not high. Wow that sounds good.. This is my first day I feel this clarity about things more alert... educate first, then work on getting off... stay strong!

phear

[rowanshyne]

You are both almost there.  
For RLS, keep warm, hot baths and chamomille tea are great, really.
The depression eases up gradually, you're not going to wake up one morning and feel tremendously better from the day before, but you *will* wake up one morning and realize how much better you feel than you did earlier in the week.
Just
keep on keepin' on
Wren

[hippy]

HE WHO  SLINGS MUD LOSE'S GROUND

[hippy]

thanks, always good to hear from ya,
and read all your post they are filled with  a shining kindness.

thought  4 the day-----------------hate, anger,and lies are acids that destroy the jar that holds them.

peace-----------------------!!!!!!!!!!!!! michael

have great week end

[vikequeen]

Go get laid it sounds like you need it, you have a serious bug up your ass

[Nod]

hello there.  Congrats on 6 days clean.  I'm 2 months a couple days ago!  Great feeling isn't it!  I'm not a doctor and only had small RLS problems which ended which didn't last but a few days.  I would suggest giving it a few more days and see how it goes.  If you don't feel a decline in the RLS, you might consider talking to your doc if you have a good relationship.  From what I understand, if addiction related it should slowly fade but I have read other cases where it is unrelated to the RLS.  Again, no doc here, just saying what I read.

Again, congrats on 6 days clean.  After 3 year habit (mine was 2yrs) that is one hell of an accomplishment.  You are just now starting to feel the "good side" and it will keep getting better!
Keep it up.
Nod