When do the norco withdrawal symptoms stop?

[LAM49]

I have been taking norco for about 3 yrs. at first it was just something someone gave me that was "fun" to party with, so it was an occasional one here and there whenever we would party, then I felt myself wanting them more often but didn't like taking a whole one at a time (don't remember the dose amount) but they are the yellow ones, if that helps, so I would only take a 1/2 at a time, it was enought to keep my buzz and keep me comfortable.  I soon began to have lower back pain, thought it was real and was able to get a script from my Dr. of 90 a month, that's when the trouble began because I was taking more and more to the point of finally taking 3-5 a day, still often only taking 1/2 a pill at a time but much more often through the day.  Well, it finally came to a head with my fiance, he said my behavior was different and he could tell when I was taking them.  I have never been addicted to anything in my life, never smoked, never took anything, am a social drinker and that's it, so this was very new to me and I hate it!!  At first I went c/t for about 3 days and by the third day in the evening, we had company and I was an absolute mess, everyone was telling me how pale I was and sick I looked and I just wanted to crawl in a hole and die.  I had all the symptoms that everyone has talked of having, flu like symptoms, etc.  My fiance finally gave me a 1/2 of one to take the edge off and it did help but only for so long and I was back to feeling horrible the next day but still didn't take any for the next 5 days and I was miserable.  He finally called a pharmacist who told us that I should not have gone c/t for medical reasons and told him to give me 2 a day for 2 weeks and taper from there, well I was afraid to take any since I had gone so long without, so we decided to make it 1 a day and cut them in to 1/4 pieces that we could spread throughout the day and that seemed to help.  What I experienced was lots of the body aches, constant headaches, and burning, runny nose with constant sneezing (and I am not a sneezer.)  What I found is that my body told me when it was time to taper down more and in 4 days I went to 3/4 of a pill for about three days, then to 1/2 a pill for about three days and went through major headaches for a couple of days and now it's been three weeks and I had my last 1/4 of a pill two days ago.  I am still having some temperature changes with an uneasy feeling in my legs and arms, but more than that is the constant burning in my nose and sneezing, feel like I have major allergies.  I read an article that said this is not mucous but cranial fuid running throught my nose!  Very weird what this stuff does to you and I don't ever want to take another one again!  So the symptoms are there but are mild and I'm able to get throught the day without needing a pill but I think about them often and I just want my energy back and to feel good 100% without thinking about these darn things!  How can something that initially makes you feel so good, become soooo evil?!  Can anyone who has been through and beat this addiction tell me if my nose will ever feel normal again and when I will get to feel like myself again, am I close to it?  Thank you and thank you all for sharing your posts, they really helped me get through most of this, I didn't feel so alone.  By the way, my fiance was absolutely loving and wonderful throughout this ordeal, he was my hero.

[LAM49]

Thank you for the well wishes.  You can do it and you will feel so free.  It really is a short time of misery for a long time of happiness.  YOU CAN DO THIS!

[lonelyguyy]

hang it there my friend , i have been addict to cough and sleeping pill for 4year and it mess my life up. my wife leave me because i am of those thing make my temple really bad. i am trying to cutting down and detox it now. god bless

[LAM49]

On day 8 of no pills after 3 week weaning.  Had the best day yet yesterday, but today not so good, some of the achy body is back today, lack of energy and mostly the nasal stuff, i.e. burning, runny nose, sneezing.  I tried Sudafed, thinking it was an antihistimine, but it's not, so I took an anithistimine for allergy/sinus and it worked pretty good, ran out and bought the wrong thing, forgot the last ones were for sinus too and bought one for just allergy, not working so well and it makes me so sleepy, AT WORK!  Not good.  Going back to store to get the other ones, apparently for me, the sinus part makes the difference.  No headaches though for about 3 days and I am so thankful for that, those were miserable.  So is it like this, I will feel no w/d symptoms and feel like I'm over it and then all of a sudden it rears it's ugly head and says, "here I am, now what are you going to do about it?"  Like a tease to see if I will give my body what it's craving, well I'm not!  I don't want to look at another one of those pills for as long as I live!  This last month is sooooo not worth it!  The feeling is not strong enough to make me go back, just feels a little icky, like I'm coming down with something.  I can deal with that.  If you are just starting your detox, hang in there, it does get better and sooooo worth the struggle for a little while.

[LAM49]

Thank you and how are you doing?

[Bruthab42]

Imodium ad I'm a strong believer in Imodium ad it works I'm currently on day three without my best friend ( norco) and I feel fineind you I had a 150-250 mg a day habit for three years

[Arsia]

You're doing great. :D