Norco addiction

[therealmattj]

Hi everyone, I am a serious abuser of Norco painkillers and take up to 14 a day.  About 3 months ago I decided to get clean and every single day I say " I will start on monday". Everytime I fill a bottle of pills or get some I always lie to myself and say" this is the last bottle and I am going to weeeeen off". Three days later bottle empty. I woke up this morning and felt that my spirit has abandoned me and now truly know that I want to get off these pills more then anything in my life. My question is, does anybody here know of any clinics? any phone numbers? any websites? any places perhaps in the los angeles area where I am from? I heard that rehabs are way to expensive!! I would do anything to be in care while I go through withdrawls anything!!.. Please if you know any info for me please I pray pass along.. I seriously cant wait to stop. Last question is, if I cold turkey 13 norco will I die? Thank you for your time all.. love and respect to you.

[AZKathy]

actually, i really believe it's often the case to feel like a new and different person... in contrast to you (and to compare) i was on a 20 year habit at least taking 70mgs oxycontin 3x/day and 40mg percocet/day -- my dosages went up that high during the past year, and I just became so tolerant and dependant on the drugs, that i kept doing more and more and kept running out, and ended up getting dumped by my pain doctor...

something else that happened to me, is that i LOST a lot of weight.. about 30 pounds, and that's from a 5'4" person who only weighed 105 to start with ... I'm finally starting to eat now that i have an appetite again, and am up to a whopping 82.5 pounds now, lol

i also used to sleep til about noon every day, 11 am at least and stayed up til the wee hours of the morning... now i get up in the actual morning.. so it's been an all around change for me.. i'm disabled so can't get out and do the exercise that you do; so you've got that positively in your favor

hope you're hanging in and doing well, keep us posted
kathy

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[therealmattj]

mari300... oh my god without question!!!! I used to be in the best shape of my entire life 3 years ago. washboard abs, was running miles and miles, I mean I was a health nut, i had to be due to the buisiness I WAS in. I dont want to get into why or how I became addicted but this is how it all went down for me. Taking norco would allow me to sleep in until noon which meant my exercise in the morning was gone. When I take Norco the little magic opiate power inside makes food taste soooooo good!!! And here is the catch, when I take norco not only does it make me starving I DONT CARE WHAT I EAT, because when you are on norco you are ignorant and can care less. 2 years of that I gained 70 pounds. This has affected my life so much that I do not talk to any friends anymore and rarely family because of my weight issue and the guilt that I carry with it. On top of that it is proven that painkillers give you water weight and also makes you puffy. Just look at old pictures 4 years ago of artist EMINEM and see how beloted he was opposed to now when got off norco. I am not a doctor but this advice just comes from experience. Look at my profile picture playing the guitar, that was about 2 weeks before I started this norco monster eating nightmare, picture me 70 lbs more. Hiiiiii.  

[mari300]

I was reading your post and the commen about weight gain jumped out at me.  I've been on norco for a year and have gained 50 lbs.  I didn't even think there might be a correlation between the two, I was always told the medication made you loose your appetite.  Do you think the meds made you gain weight?  I wonder if that's what happened to me? hmmmm. Gives me even more motivation to quit if that's the case.

[therealmattj]

Hey tiggz1977.. all the love and respect to you for your reply. You are so right when you say I can not weeen off. Its sounds so easy doesnt it yet impossible. There has been time where i get real strong and only take 4 and then bed time comes and I just loose it and pop the rest. Thanks for your support on all this.

[therealmattj]

THANK YOU AZkathy.. appreciate the words. Are you starting to feel like your self again? Is this normal to completely feel like a different person? Ive been on norco for 2 years straight living bottle to bottle. I gained weight, lossed my personality, lossed my job. I cant wait for the day I wake up at 7am and go to the gym opposed to waking up and popping 3 norco just to get out of bed. Thanks again.

[therealmattj]

It is such a liberating feeling to have people that know what I am going through and to be able to talk about it. Its crazy because no person really knows about my addiction, but the truth is that it is way out of hand. Thank you so much for your support Lisa and love.. Worst case scenario I am gonna lock myself in the bed room, man up, and kick this habbit real hard! The only thing that scares me in this scenario is that 8 years ago a cold turkey 8 extra strength vicodins and two days later I wound up in the hospital for an irregular heart beat. The difference of now and then is that I had health insurance and felt very confident ad taken care of as if I could just roll into the hospital and they would take care of me no matter what... now I feel so alone! So scared! I did a little research on rehabs and its like thousands to go! I have not found one place that can help in all of L.A without spending 1,000 dollars a night. I love and respect the support that this forum gives mentally and all, and the wisdom passed on but I seriously feel so defeated on getting help... maybe I should just cold turkey. Thanks for your reply. :)

[AZKathy]

I went cold turkey from 70mg/day oxycontin and 40mg/day percocet, and i'm 60 years old and on my 51st clean day... so no, you won't die... if you can get some meds from your doctor to help u thru the first few days, like something to settle your stomach, and anti-anxiety, it will help you greatly... this forum is also a great place for support...

wish I had more info for you, but from what i've read here, cold turkey is really the best alternative, as withdrawals from things like methadone can be much worse to deal with

good luck, and do what u gotta do.. just get urself clean because you'll have a life again

hang in there,
kathy

[Lisa0345]

Welcome to the forum, you have come to the right place.  We are all here for you without judgement.  You will never have to be alone again.  In answer to your question "Cold Turkey 13 Norco, will I die"  If you are otherwise a healthy person, then no you will not die.  You will wish you were dead.  Belive it or not 14 pills a day is not so bad, it is about the average pill habbit.  Some here have been addicted to a whole lot more than that and did just fine going cold turkey. If you decide to go the cold turkey route, you will feel like you have the worst kind of flu for about 5-7 days. After about a week you will start to feel better.  What ever you decide to do we will all be here for you. Keep posting and let us know how you are doing and what you decide to do.  Good Luck and God Bless.


Lisa

Jacksonville,FL

[tiggz1977]

welcome to the forum. to answer some questions you have weening off you cannot do yourself we have all tried and all failed. you need to tell someone about your problem, doctor close friend. your doctor will set you to get off these. your friends will help you succeed, we can't do it alone. you will not die going ct. you see you have a problem, great!! next step tell someone, you will continue to abuse these pills untill you do. support is always a good way out. you can do it!! make a goal write it down, continue to post here we will support you every step of your way!! God bless