Fioricet headach addiction

[HelpMinL]

Hi all!
I have a mother in law who we believe is addicted to Fioricet the headach medicine. We've found out that she is ordering 180 pills everyone 10 days from some online no script needed site. She's going through a divorce and she's really depressed but were more concerned about they being addicted. She's wrecked her car too many times to count from being "high" but she says she's just tired. Were at out wits end. When we took her pills she became enraged and get's outta control when we wouldn't give'em to her. The bottle says to take them when you have a headach...so in reality she only needs them at that time. Is anyone else addicted to this medication...i'd like to compare how she acts and what she does and says to someone. She keeps telling us she needs them and that she actaully sells most of them. She says she get's $4.00 a pill. We live in Maryland is that normal? We don't think she's selling them and it's just a cop out to order all of them. I'd like to hear from anyone! I'd just like some insite from someone who actually knows and understands an addiction. Thank you all.

[wannabefree330]

The way she reacts when you take them away sure sounds like addictive behavior to me.  They are basically her life right now.  It is a combination durg containing acetominophen, a barbituate, and caffiene.  The barbituate is the one you need to worry about stopping CT.  I agree w/avisg  if you can't be w/her all the time then at least only give her like 5 a day.  You do have options, but if she doesn't want to quit, it will be tough.  You can do an 'intervention' if you will.  sit her down, tell her how concerned you are, and inform her what she is doing w/ the pills (selling) is illegal.  If she doesn't stop, you'll report her actions to authorities.  That might be the wake up she needs.  Does she have DUIs from the car accidents?  She shouldn't be driving!!!  if it continues, she liable to kill herself or someone else.  

[avisg]

She is going to need to see a doctor to help get off of them ...DO NOT TAKE THE PILLS AWAY unless you are giving them to her. It is very dangerous life threatening to go cold turkey off of them .If she is getting 180 every 10 days she is most likely taking more then 20 a day .If she gets in to a doctor and they can set up a taper plan for her to get off of the meds it would be a very big help if one of you could hold the meds and dispense them to her .That would be great .She can get better you just have to be very carful going off of them.