Pain and Withdrawals

[H3Girl]

A lot of people are saying they are in pain when they try to go off of their pills. Isn't that what withdrals are? You feel terrible pain in your body and legs. You have to go through that to get over it. I'm sure a lot of people are put on the pills for pain from whatever but the people that are addicted and trying to quit have to go through pretty bad pains withdrawing from the drugs. The pain does go away it take many day though. You are not going to go thru withdrawls and feel good.

[oxysbliss]

I wish my pain went away while I wasnt withdrawing..but that isnt the case for some..

So getting ideas of what helps, or can help...and alot of vitamins and such..but others cant do that......unfortantely.......

but those that can..its true some of us will feel better once the wds are over....and the pain will subside...for others...well we have to find something else....

[H3Girl]

While I was W.D. I tried all the vitimins, thomas reciepe, motrin etc. I tried it all because my body hurt so bad and I was so depressed but nothing seemed to help. Finally everything seemed to turn around after about 10 days.
P.S. the end of my message didn't make sense I was trying to talk and type at the same time.

[singha]

well I am fortunate in that I don't have "pain" never really took them for pain. When I use the word pain now I mean discomfort and that is from the wd symptoms.....like headache stomache cramps and so on

[Beavershot]

H3girl......What is the best way that I can email you?

[H3Girl]

Sorry, don't give out any info.

[Beavershot]

I understand.

[oxysbliss]

yea Ive heard that the thomas recipe doenst work for everyone

I ddint realy do the recipe...while I went back and forth from picking up to tapering to quiting to whatever....I changed alot of things..

Like what I ate...how much I ate, I do a 7 klm walk daily or treadmill.....apporx. the same distance. I take alot of vitamins..and teas and alot of hot baths with epsom salts and stuff..

Not to say I wasnt in pain and it hurt..but I FORCED myself out of bed to just do things...dispite how I felt....and its helped....and when Islipped..since Jan I havent done anythying higher than a perc.....

I used to take up anywhere up to 400 mg of oxys in any given day....or crack..or blow..E, K, meth...whatever...Im a trash can

When I stopped in Dec, I did it cold turkey and it was HELL.....but I managed.....how who knows...alot of pot....and sleep....

Anyways, I guess in a way alot of the has helped, and eased the pain a bit for me.....

Im happy to read your doing okay..for the most part......
Keep posting love to hear from you's all..

[sosad5306]

I think DannyDanko is a good example of someone who will still be in pain even when w/d's are over with!  W/d's will always increase and intensify pain but for some, there are preexisting problems that require pain meds and this pain will be there with or without and before, during, and after the w/d's.
I think people in this postion have it the worst.  
It is one thing to have pain, get put on meds, have the problem fixed and then have to go through the pain of w/d.  But at least when you are done with w/d the pain is gone b/c the problem was treated while you were addicted.  That is the case for me.  I no longer need the pain meds for a legitimate reason (although when I started them I did) so when I quit using and after all is said and done, I should be pain free.
For some, the battle is so much harder because even if they get through the w/d's and are clean, they will still live in pain and must fight an often endless battle for pain mangagment and clean living.

[DannyDanko420]

yes thats true when my W/D's are over i still have pain. im in pain 24/7 around the clock with or without pills. some people in this world actually need the pain meds that people are abusing. im not talkin about pain that u can bear im talkin about pain that puts ur ass in bed all day. when im going thru withdrawls its 10 times worse.

[CinnFire]

Ok, migraines started 2 years ago - was given of different kind of medications until it worked for me. I was given of Tylenol #3 (as needed if Imitrex didn't help) and Imitrex for migraine. Then last year, I started having back problem. For few months, with first MRI, they didn't find anything wrong with my back. But neurogolist gave me 5/500mg of Vicodin for my lower back pain anyway and also take it for my migraine as well if Imitrex didn't help. Then couple of months later, I had MRI again at different hospital and they found BULGE disc (Sagittal T1 and T2; axial T1 - L5-S1) then upped to 7.5/750mg of Vicodin. I was also given of Xanax, Mortin 800mg and Flexeril. At first, I had no addictions or dependence on opiates until about last year, I started taking more than what it was needed just to feel good "high". I didn't realize what I was doing until few months ago and realized what I'm doing to myself. I realized that now I have addictions on opiates. I'd take up to (usually) 15 pills per day. I do know that APAP is high and it is not good. I could ask for lower APAP, but then doc would question to why I want lower APAP and raise suspicsions, you know? It's just so hard to control myself - to take what I neeed, not just to feel good "high." I'd just keep popping it. Everytime I run out of them, I'd go through WD's few times and wait for refills I say to myself - this time, take easy... don't take too much of them, etc. But yet, I just keep popping them anyway until I realize that I'm out of it. Same pattern over and over again. I really want to get off it, but I'm just afraid of having to suffer with pain. My lower back problem and what if Imitrex didn't help and what pain medication can I take? Mortin 800 won't cut it and Flexeril will just make me very sleepy so I only take them before I go bed at night. I wish I have somebody that I can give meds to and just give me medications when I need them, but I don't. I don't know what to do. I've been in and out ER to get relief for the pain. So, knowing if I'm out of it... I'd drive to ER, get treated, then doc would give me RX for pain medications. I've done that few times. Any help, advice, or anything would be appreciated. Thanks.