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Norco withdrawal again??!?? Idiot!!!
I have been on and off opiates, again for a few months on and off (mostly on). I had a five year clean stint but that has all gone to crud since June. I started using a little again here and there....Percocet first and norco this last week. I have a few pills left and I'm done. I'm trying to make it through work this week with the few norco 5 mg have left but am in a constant state if withdrawal. I'm so upset that I am in this position again and trying to ready myself for the jump this weekend while already in a pretty bad state from a rapid decrease in dosage (I wouldn't even call it a taper). I'm down to taking 6 of the 5mg norco per day and am feeling it pretty bad. Tomorrow I have to cut down to 4 pills a day to maintain some semblance of sanity to make it through work through Friday. So two 3 days at 6 pils a day. Tomorrow starts 4 pills a day and I will jump off this weekend and thankfully for me it's a 3 day weekend. So depressed and upset with myself for getting back in this predicament. I feel very much like a failure. Does anyone have any insight as to how much worse the weekend when I do the actual jump will be than what I an experiencing right now? I'm already waking up in withdrawals. I have done a taper once and did very well during this time period of using on and off again for the last few months but I guess I had to learn again the hard way! Gallstones sent me to the ER Friday night and that is where I got the 20 that I have left to make it through the week. I'm just feeling so stupid!
Okay so no narcotics from dentist or doctor. Got that taken care of. The only downside is the dentist can't see me until Monday so my tooth is going to be screaming at me for meds I'm sure. I was able to taper down to less than four 5mg norcos today so I will take it. It's progress. Hoping to get as much of the withdrawal done during the taper while I'm busy at work as possible if that makes sense. I did have to take a Xanax today though. I had my ups and downs today but they were mostly mental and the Xanax helped with that. I will use the Xanax sparingly. I do have a prescription for them but I'm Leary of them due to their addictive nature. It did help me tremendously today with the anxiety so we will see how this goes. Maybe I can actually wean down more tomorrow. I'm definitely not trying to trade one addiction for another
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Please do not beat yourself up because that just makes it worse. You have been down this path before. Just do it again but this time add a bit more Support. I try to get it every where I can even at 2 years. Telling your Dr & Dentist is a BIG issue here. You will find out that they will also Support you all the way. I wish you the best and just get back on that horse and take a new path.
Bless
Please do not beat yourself up because that just makes it worse. You have been down this path before. Just do it again but this time add a bit more Support. I try to get it every where I can even at 2 years. Telling your Dr & Dentist is a BIG issue here. You will find out that they will also Support you all the way. I wish you the best and just get back on that horse and take a new path.
Bless
I have the Epsom Salt for baths. One of my worst symptoms during it that generally is the one that breaks me is the mental past. The anxiety, depression and just general feeling of apathy. Like I have to pull little tricks on my mind to even get myself in that bath even though I know it will help tremendously. Today my gallbladder is fine but a tooth that needs filled is screaming at me. A bit if the runs. Bouts of anxiety. Thankfully after the filling the dentist doesn't offer narcotics so I need to call his office and get that squared away too so that it won't be a trigger.
I started dabbling with percocets that a "friend" had that I no longer speak to back in zzz June do that is cut off. I wasn't using steady but enough to send me into some minor withdrawals a few times and I still didn't heed the warnings. I had done dental problems so for the past few weeks it's been solid daily use of hydrocodone. No I didn't tell them at the ER that I was an addict. My primary care should know...I was on suboxone years and years ago right before my clean time through my Primary Care's office but I will remind them tomorrow and yes I need to have myself red flagged again at all the ER's again. You are right. Accountability. My thought was I was already getting some minor withdrawals when the gallbladder thing happened and I could taper with these Norcos....addict thinking. Now after only the weekend I'm already in a constant semi state of withdrawal even with the norco. I do not want them offered to me at the doctor. I go in the morning do I will make sure they still know up front. Today I took 6 of the 5mg Norcos but since I have a runny nose, anxiety and the runs always alternating but one always present I'm not sure what to do. I halved them all to see if I can step down below the planned 4 pills of 5mg each. I'm already in withdrawal so I might as well push it ? I'm just confused as to what my next few dats should be. And yes maybe I could go ahead and do day one while working and stay busy. Can't believe I did this to myself again. Time to also let the dentist know I am an addict and just stock up on some ibubrofen!
Sorry.....2 cups to a very hot bath...Dr. Teal's has an aromatherapy selection...I like the Eucalyptus Spearmint......:):)
Welcome Mlynn....I had never posted on any board anywhere before either when I arrived. You're doing great; keep sharing with us, ok?
Some observations/suggestions, ok? You were clean for 5 yr and graduated with your Masters in May....but in June you found some way to get some Percs and started dabbling, right? Where did you get the Percs?
Is that source still "open" for you? And you didn't tell them at the ER that you were a recovering addict?
I found that I had to tell ALL my doctors and in every single medical situation OFFER the fact that I am a recovering opiate addict. It only takes one to awaken the beast of addiction and tickle our brain chemistry.
If I do this, unless it's surgery.....I am not given any opiates. That's a good safeguard to have in place.
You said you have accountability with your family...that's good.
You said NA may have ruined this relapse....that's good.
You are currently at 30 mg/day of hydro, right? And plan to go to 20 mg soon.....what do you think about taking NONE starting Friday? That would give you an extra day to add to your 3 day weekend and you could have some imodium or pepto with you at work that day? You can drink lots of water and be moving around which will jump start the detox. That would give you 4 days before you have to head back to work on Tuesday.
Keep posting and let us know how you're doing. Epsom salts are a necessity....2 cup
Some observations/suggestions, ok? You were clean for 5 yr and graduated with your Masters in May....but in June you found some way to get some Percs and started dabbling, right? Where did you get the Percs?
Is that source still "open" for you? And you didn't tell them at the ER that you were a recovering addict?
I found that I had to tell ALL my doctors and in every single medical situation OFFER the fact that I am a recovering opiate addict. It only takes one to awaken the beast of addiction and tickle our brain chemistry.
If I do this, unless it's surgery.....I am not given any opiates. That's a good safeguard to have in place.
You said you have accountability with your family...that's good.
You said NA may have ruined this relapse....that's good.
You are currently at 30 mg/day of hydro, right? And plan to go to 20 mg soon.....what do you think about taking NONE starting Friday? That would give you an extra day to add to your 3 day weekend and you could have some imodium or pepto with you at work that day? You can drink lots of water and be moving around which will jump start the detox. That would give you 4 days before you have to head back to work on Tuesday.
Keep posting and let us know how you're doing. Epsom salts are a necessity....2 cup
And I'm new so this is my first post on any board anywhere ever. It's a little scary but it helps somehow!
Vicki....thank you for responding. I'm up and down emotionally real bad right now so it's good to hear from someone until I can get to a meeting ya know?
I go to the doctor about my gallbladder tomorrow morning but from what I understand it isn't an emergent issue that has to be surgically removed immediately. I am hoping to put some clean time between the surgery and now and family members will help hold me accountable fir the narcotics associated with surgery when that time comes. I'm honestly not hurting from the gallstones now. I'm simply taking the pain medication to stay out of withdrawals. I have come off a much longer and higher habit before so I feel a bit like a whiny baby this time but I'm also more alone this time which I think makes a big difference in mindset? I'm much more icky and depressed this time around which may be due to all the clean time I had and work I had out in before? I've heard that NA can ruin a relapse :) It might have for me. Should I tell the doctor tomorrow that I'm experiencing withdrawal symptoms? I am planning on hitting my first NA meeting this weekend and was just going to CT it because I think tapering....even the bit I am...is sometimes death by a thousand cuts as they say. I'm very upset with myself and hate being a slave to that pill bottle! It's ridiculous! Today is a down day for me. It's slow so I have too much time to think. I believe that makes it worse.
Hi there- Yes, it's hard but you can do this...Your on and off usage is a problem, obviously, so I would concentrate on how you're going to end THAT behaviour! The wd's will be what they are and probably not too bad...so much of it is mental.
You need to get involved in some recovery care. We preach that a lot here because we know that the odds are against recovery from addiction so we employ all the help we can get.
Having chronic cholecystitis is a problem, too. What's the plan for treatment?
Keep posting-
You need to get involved in some recovery care. We preach that a lot here because we know that the odds are against recovery from addiction so we employ all the help we can get.
Having chronic cholecystitis is a problem, too. What's the plan for treatment?
Keep posting-
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