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Norco Withdrawl
Trying to be a good boy tonight and not going out to celebrate the New Year and risk the chance of taking a few pills.
I've been off Norco now for 8-days. I've had a pretty long history of opiod abuse. I started several years ago (~1995) with using Vicodin to relieve migraine/cluster headaches and my addiction escalated to Percosets, then to growing Poppies/Opium to snorting Heroin (I didn't think I was a junkie because I didn't use the drug IV). I've run the gamut from enjoying years of sobriety to dealing pills, writing scripts, doc shopping and most of the other things people experience.
Things got pretty dangerous when I started mixing Benadryl and the Norco to potentiate the effect of the drug alone. I don't know if my doc was trying to scare me, but he said this could've easily lead to my death.
Seems that each time I've relapsed it gets more challenging when I want to quit. My habit wasn't too severe IMO (by comparison to my Heroin-snorting days) with me taking anywhere between three to six pills a day (10/325). Anxiety, cravings, and depression I've experienced for the last three days have been severe and don't seem to be getting much better. In the past when I've quit, these subsided a couple of days after the muscle aches, but not now. I am getting older too at 46.
Thanks for listening and any suggestions.
I've been off Norco now for 8-days. I've had a pretty long history of opiod abuse. I started several years ago (~1995) with using Vicodin to relieve migraine/cluster headaches and my addiction escalated to Percosets, then to growing Poppies/Opium to snorting Heroin (I didn't think I was a junkie because I didn't use the drug IV). I've run the gamut from enjoying years of sobriety to dealing pills, writing scripts, doc shopping and most of the other things people experience.
Things got pretty dangerous when I started mixing Benadryl and the Norco to potentiate the effect of the drug alone. I don't know if my doc was trying to scare me, but he said this could've easily lead to my death.
Seems that each time I've relapsed it gets more challenging when I want to quit. My habit wasn't too severe IMO (by comparison to my Heroin-snorting days) with me taking anywhere between three to six pills a day (10/325). Anxiety, cravings, and depression I've experienced for the last three days have been severe and don't seem to be getting much better. In the past when I've quit, these subsided a couple of days after the muscle aches, but not now. I am getting older too at 46.
Thanks for listening and any suggestions.
Some people taper off, some go CT (cold turkey). Read the Thomas Recipe and Amino Acit Protocl located on the lower right hand side of the page. they will give you some ingredients to help you with the w/d. If you quit ct, you will feel like you have a really bad flu for about 7 days. First 4-5 days are the wrost and the reaminder is just fatigue and anxiety. But, many many people have quit and you can too. Sounds like you want to quit and admitting you have a problem is the first step. you have reached out to others who have been where you are and can help you more than you will ever know. You have come to the right place!
You have commented on an old post. I would suggest you go to the top of the page and re enter the question you have. Click on post a question and you can even copy/paste the info you placed here.
I started to take vicodin 500 mg. in november of 2007. I was taking like 8 per day. Than I started to take norcos 10/325 in february of 2008. And I've been taking 8 of them since. How can I stop. My wife just had our first baby. Please help.
Have him go to this site and spend some time reading all the stories and i'm sure he will relate to some and it will encourge him to continue.
I have a friend you has been on norcos for a while and has been taking I would guess about 15 a day. He is on day 7 and having a really hard time sleeping. He has quit cold turkey. When he lays down he says his feels like his muscles are moving inside. He is also starting to feel a little crazy but I am wondering if this is from little sleep. He feels fine if he is moving but since it has been many days of no quality sleep he is feeling worse. He is foggy headed also. Please could anyone give me any insight on how long this will last. Please help.. Need to give him so sort of answer to look forward to before his decides to give up.
Today is day one of my w/d!! I HATE this...I cannot work, think, move, talk and have the worst feelings from my head to my toes...I mean EVERY inch hurts, hell, typing this hurts my fingers!! I have been on Norco 10 and Perco 10 for about 2-3 years offf and on.. In May, i went to a detox rehab for 7 days, came out and within 3 days was at the doc's again, getting more~ I take usually 20-30 a day of either the NOrco's or the Perco's, I am VERY worried about possible legal problems as well, for using 2-3 doctors to get scripts. I pay for them without the insurance, but i know that one day the "man" will be coming to get me. I am so scared and freaked out about everything!!! I have NO clue of what to do to make these pains go away....does that Thomas Recipe work? Please help, ANY advice would be greatly appreciated
Sounds like familiar territory with the issues I'm dealing with. I've got a brother that lives in town and sees my mother about four or so times a year. Usually it's the holidays and taking her to a doc appointment that I can't take time off to accomodate (one last year -- not that I'm counting, LOL). He does call about once per week, but not much else. What I find most irritating is that he makes "suggestions" about her care, but spends little time actually doing anything to help her.
About a month ago, my brother send my mom into near hysterics when he suggested she'd be better in a assisted-living center. Given her reaction, I don't think he's going down that road again.
My sister lives in California and calls about once a week and occasionally sends her money for stuff (not too much). She used to try to suggest I do one thing or another to make my mother's life more pleasant, but stopped after I suggested (partially in jest) that I'd be happy to help my mother move in with her and her husband for a month or so.
Given my health, I often wonder how she'd make ends meet if I had a major crisis. The Norco relaxed me to the point where I wouldn't obsess about "what-ifs" and didn't have the corrosive anxiety that went with the scenarios that I've spun in my head. One of the best sayings I've ever heard is that "you can't pick your family" -- not that it's much comfort.
Tim
About a month ago, my brother send my mom into near hysterics when he suggested she'd be better in a assisted-living center. Given her reaction, I don't think he's going down that road again.
My sister lives in California and calls about once a week and occasionally sends her money for stuff (not too much). She used to try to suggest I do one thing or another to make my mother's life more pleasant, but stopped after I suggested (partially in jest) that I'd be happy to help my mother move in with her and her husband for a month or so.
Given my health, I often wonder how she'd make ends meet if I had a major crisis. The Norco relaxed me to the point where I wouldn't obsess about "what-ifs" and didn't have the corrosive anxiety that went with the scenarios that I've spun in my head. One of the best sayings I've ever heard is that "you can't pick your family" -- not that it's much comfort.
Tim
Thanks for all of the positive comments.
I'm feeling a bit better today, but still depressed and lethargic. The muscle aches are minimal, but I still have the runs.
Besides the addiction aspect, I have a high-stress job which the Norco did help (I didn't use at work, but when I came home like a chemical double Martini). I take care of an elderly parent who is prescribed 180 Norco per month (10/325) plus Fentanyl patches. I've used up my own stash and a few of hers.
As a caregiver, it's really challenging taking care of a parent without much help from siblings plus paying a mortgage, car payments, and all of the other day-to-day stresses. Not to whine, but it's pretty easy to pop opiods to relieve the pressure.
Living in Oregon, there's not a lot to do during the winter months. As an avid gardener, I'm stuck waiting for the sun to start shining again so I can spruce up my front and back yards.
I've been thinking about what escalated my latest adventure into prescription pain pill abuse. Last year I had a nasty skin abscess (MRSA) and I was hospitalized.
Not to be too graphic, but when I went in the ER, the doc on staff informed me that to he had to drain the sore and that it'd be particularly painful -- which was an understatement. Before he performed the surgery, I was given Dilaudid (the opiod All-Day Pass at Disneyland) and Xanax both IV. After this, I found that I had a growing taste for Norco. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to shift blame to the physician who treated me here, but it was certainly a trigger. In his defense, he did suggest that I could opt for general anesthesia, but this wasn't the best thing for me as I'm Diabetic.
What concerned me about this latest foray into Norco is the growing number of celebs that have been in treatment. I thought back often to George Carlin's rehab, particularly since he was taking about as many Norcos as I was per day (which at the time I thought I had under control). Compared to my previous usage at my worst (~15 to 20 per day), I didn't think I had too much of a problem until I started reading the horror stories of people in the media. So I hope this time it sticks.
Tim
I'm feeling a bit better today, but still depressed and lethargic. The muscle aches are minimal, but I still have the runs.
Besides the addiction aspect, I have a high-stress job which the Norco did help (I didn't use at work, but when I came home like a chemical double Martini). I take care of an elderly parent who is prescribed 180 Norco per month (10/325) plus Fentanyl patches. I've used up my own stash and a few of hers.
As a caregiver, it's really challenging taking care of a parent without much help from siblings plus paying a mortgage, car payments, and all of the other day-to-day stresses. Not to whine, but it's pretty easy to pop opiods to relieve the pressure.
Living in Oregon, there's not a lot to do during the winter months. As an avid gardener, I'm stuck waiting for the sun to start shining again so I can spruce up my front and back yards.
I've been thinking about what escalated my latest adventure into prescription pain pill abuse. Last year I had a nasty skin abscess (MRSA) and I was hospitalized.
Not to be too graphic, but when I went in the ER, the doc on staff informed me that to he had to drain the sore and that it'd be particularly painful -- which was an understatement. Before he performed the surgery, I was given Dilaudid (the opiod All-Day Pass at Disneyland) and Xanax both IV. After this, I found that I had a growing taste for Norco. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to shift blame to the physician who treated me here, but it was certainly a trigger. In his defense, he did suggest that I could opt for general anesthesia, but this wasn't the best thing for me as I'm Diabetic.
What concerned me about this latest foray into Norco is the growing number of celebs that have been in treatment. I thought back often to George Carlin's rehab, particularly since he was taking about as many Norcos as I was per day (which at the time I thought I had under control). Compared to my previous usage at my worst (~15 to 20 per day), I didn't think I had too much of a problem until I started reading the horror stories of people in the media. So I hope this time it sticks.
Tim
I am a caregiver as well. *Banging head on desk because it feels better* .... it's her job to make sure I experience a little bit of hell every day.
Financially, she is not a problem for me...and I can still leave her alone during the day... if I'm going to be away MY SISTER will make sure she either prepares dinner for her or will pick her up... but it's a grusome task.
She hasn't moved from her phone all day, waiting for my brother to call and say Happy New Year.
"Now I'm crying" ...... Lordy
Gip
Financially, she is not a problem for me...and I can still leave her alone during the day... if I'm going to be away MY SISTER will make sure she either prepares dinner for her or will pick her up... but it's a grusome task.
She hasn't moved from her phone all day, waiting for my brother to call and say Happy New Year.
"Now I'm crying" ...... Lordy
Gip
Hey! Welcome to the forum! I want you to know, I have REALLY been just where you are now. I was taking anywhere from 12-20 norcos a day! That's 200 mgs. of hydrocodone a day.....eeeegads, its amazing I am alive to tell about it!
Now, I quit cold turkey because I found out I was pregnant. It was the worst 3 days of my life....the first day, It felt like I was swimming in GLUE..I was lethargic, sweaty, just plain OUT of it. The 2nd day, MAN that was the worst! It literally felt like FIRECRACKERS were going off in my stomach...wow I had cramps, nausea, the runs...then the 3rd day was better. I woke up the morning of the 3rd day just drenched in sweat---and I had a headache but the worst part was over for me.
I had alot of psycological withdrawals..."What am I gonna do without my pills?", and "how do i grocery shop, work, talk on the phone...etc etc, w/out my pills?"
That lasted longer than the physical withdrawals....
But I got through it, and I still give alot of credit to God for keeping me safe...because after I went through that hell I found out that for me to quit c/t like that during pregnancy was actually very dangerous, I could have lost the baby, gone into seizures, etc. I was taking WAY to many of them to just quit c/t like that...at least that's what I was told by a close friend that is a med student. NOW she's a doctor and still tells me the same thing...."BOY were YOU LUCKY......" she still tells me.
I tell HER I KNOW...God was really looking out for me then.
Well, He still is :)
Because all this happened 3 yrs ago, then for SOME reason, after thanksgiving, I started up again....like a fool after being 3 yrs off the dang pills and I stopped taking them AGAIN about a month ago.
I will say, this time wasn't so bad cuz I wasn't taking nearly as much as I did 3 yrs ago, but I knew eventually I would so thats why I quit cold turkey again. And, Once again...God was there to help me through it.
The people on this board are EXCELLENT....the salt of the earth. They are supportive, not judgmental when you 'fall off the wagon', and would give you the BIGGEST cyber-hug you ever had when you ask for one! ;)
Tim....please keep coming back here so we can help you through this...everyone has different advice and support and they are ALL great.
My advice is always gonna be look to God...He is only a breath away. Some other people on here have great detox recipies and wonderful stories that let you know YOU are not alone!
BUT no matter who's advice you take on here...its all great advice and so very helpful.
I think God has a special place in heaven for all the sweet supportive people in here.
:)
Take care! Keep coming!
Scarlet
Now, I quit cold turkey because I found out I was pregnant. It was the worst 3 days of my life....the first day, It felt like I was swimming in GLUE..I was lethargic, sweaty, just plain OUT of it. The 2nd day, MAN that was the worst! It literally felt like FIRECRACKERS were going off in my stomach...wow I had cramps, nausea, the runs...then the 3rd day was better. I woke up the morning of the 3rd day just drenched in sweat---and I had a headache but the worst part was over for me.
I had alot of psycological withdrawals..."What am I gonna do without my pills?", and "how do i grocery shop, work, talk on the phone...etc etc, w/out my pills?"
That lasted longer than the physical withdrawals....
But I got through it, and I still give alot of credit to God for keeping me safe...because after I went through that hell I found out that for me to quit c/t like that during pregnancy was actually very dangerous, I could have lost the baby, gone into seizures, etc. I was taking WAY to many of them to just quit c/t like that...at least that's what I was told by a close friend that is a med student. NOW she's a doctor and still tells me the same thing...."BOY were YOU LUCKY......" she still tells me.
I tell HER I KNOW...God was really looking out for me then.
Well, He still is :)
Because all this happened 3 yrs ago, then for SOME reason, after thanksgiving, I started up again....like a fool after being 3 yrs off the dang pills and I stopped taking them AGAIN about a month ago.
I will say, this time wasn't so bad cuz I wasn't taking nearly as much as I did 3 yrs ago, but I knew eventually I would so thats why I quit cold turkey again. And, Once again...God was there to help me through it.
The people on this board are EXCELLENT....the salt of the earth. They are supportive, not judgmental when you 'fall off the wagon', and would give you the BIGGEST cyber-hug you ever had when you ask for one! ;)
Tim....please keep coming back here so we can help you through this...everyone has different advice and support and they are ALL great.
My advice is always gonna be look to God...He is only a breath away. Some other people on here have great detox recipies and wonderful stories that let you know YOU are not alone!
BUT no matter who's advice you take on here...its all great advice and so very helpful.
I think God has a special place in heaven for all the sweet supportive people in here.
:)
Take care! Keep coming!
Scarlet
My drug history parallels yours. Funny years ago I tried to grow poppies. Oh well. My last detoxify went like clockwork. This one. Man it is a *****. Must be the Oxy
Wow Tim! Good for you...8 days seems like an eternity to me. I'm in my mid-40's also and been on these things for a few years (Lortab 10/500).
I hope you can make it to the two week mark, from what I've been reading from this forum and others....14 days is the magic number, the fog lifts from your head and you start feeling normal again.
I pray you make it Tim! Hang in their!
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!
TB
I hope you can make it to the two week mark, from what I've been reading from this forum and others....14 days is the magic number, the fog lifts from your head and you start feeling normal again.
I pray you make it Tim! Hang in their!
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!
TB
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