norco addiction

[mnm0]

I have been on Norco 2 yrs taking around 50mg daily for bulging discs in my tailbone and neck and kidney issues.In recent months I have tried tapering down but didn't succeed. 3 weeks ago I threw away my meds to quit cold turkey. First day I was in excruciating pain, cold sweats, and felt like I had seizures in the night. Second day minimal pain but so sick like I had flu. Third day took some old tramadol I had and sickness went away and starting feeling better. But I only had 4 days worth. Second week for first few days I felt close to normal without any meds. But then yesterday I woke up in pain and sick again, had night sweat and twitching all night. I called pain mngt dr today and they jumped my *** for quitting and told me go to er, then er dr gave me nausea med, clonidine, and more norcos. I took the nausea med and clonidine but 6 hrs later still bad. I gave in and took a Norco, feel 90% better. So what do I do? I cant do rehab, I have 4 kids and would lose my job. My pain mngt dr said they will put me on different meds to detox but those sound bad too, and what about my pain? The pain is what started this hell. And why did I get better then sick again? I wish that I had known all this before I started taking them.

[Jinx_777]

wish we could edit posts because I should have said :
that is dependence.  your brain depends on the opiate medication

[Jinx_777]

you got better again because you fed your aching brain another opiate.  then you ran out of that, so it is going to start screaming again until you break down and give it some more.  that is the addiction.  
you can talk to the doctor about trying non opiate type treatments, TENS units, ultrasound, heat, rubbing compound (prescription strength), non opiate medication, etc.  you have chronic pain and have to decide whether you want the monkey of addiction on your back.  being a slave to it, or if you can find relief in some other way.  
the quickest way for a busy doctor to treat you is just to write a script and send you on your way, not caring if you get addicted or not.  it is not their problem.