norco

[tr1shangel]

To: anyone
i had 5 shouler surgies in the past 1 1/2 years I was on 10 norco a day 10/325, i never realized there were withdrawels until they started ,, the achy legs were the worst, i started taking requip for that at night,it also helps sleep.after finally stopping, i jsut cut back 1/2 every 2-3days. I was on my treadmill sneezed and my back went out. found out i have bulging disks and osteoarthritis and a tear ,, so here i ma back on these damn things,,, my doc decides to start cutting me back, (she seems more concerned about how much she gives me then how im am feeling) i hate the withdrawels,, i feel tired and those nasty leg cramps, runny nose, and i cant keep still but too tired to do much,, im cutting down once again  but at least this time i was only keeping myself at 5 a day  no more then that,, the weaning takes time and patience and most of all u have to be honest with yourself,, my husband holds the bottle and give me my meds when its time and there are times i will say im going to wait another 30 min then maybe another 30 min,, then i get to where i cant take it anymore,, what makes me crazy is I am still in pain and it is worse from not having the meds in my system, someone mentioned suboxone. i have never heard of that, im waiting to get in a chronic pain clinic and im told they give u tramidol dont know what that is either,, hopefull its not addicting,, im really at my wits end,, i can function on the norco,doc wants me off,, and i jsut want a normal life .. is it really so bad to take 3 or 4 a day when i still am in so much pain??     i dont wnat to trade one addicting med for another,,  thanks for listening and if anyone has advice ,i thank u,,, trish

[tr1shangel]

thanks for your responses, I know in my head that i shouldnt rely on the pain meds,, i have stopped before and the RLS  was the worst part of it,, I am down to 1/2 of a 10/325 4 times a day,, i know not to bad huh? but there are time my back ,my leg and foot (allont the right side) is absolutly horrible and i question why im doing this to myself by stopping now.The doc said the tear would take up to 18 months to heal up and thats if i take it easy..im still active i ride my bike and do the treadmill everyday,,I think the guilt from my Doc for taking so much in the last few years is whats keeping me from going overboard and taking too many pills each day, she is my regular doc, and i have a neuro guy but he hasnt prescribed anything, and my husband and i both think my reg doc is more worried about the amt she prescribes then actually thinking about my pain level,, she give me 120 for 30 days,, and at the end of the month she will have the nexy bottle ready,, i need to stay with the smaller doses and stay strong keeping myself to where im at now. I can quit,its not easy, but i have done it before and i was taking up to 10-12 a day,,  it makes me a little nervous the thought of not having any, i get really edgy when im waiting for her to ok the script,and thats a bad sign i know,, seems she like to play games like shes holding it over my head,, i dont know what i really want  to do,, i haave grocerys to do today and i could hardly walk this morning ,, so i guess i take it day by day,, and writing all this out sure helps,,

[worried878]

Tramadol is addicting...My friend who quit lortabs with me has been taking them...she admitted that she is chewing them..they are time released so she is abusing them...she flushed them today...It just depends on where you are...I came to the conclusion that i am an addict and could no longer take them for a chronic back injury that occurred 25 years ago...i never managed it with narcotics until a few years ago...and you know it is not any better...i really still had the same amount of pain...You have to evaluate your self and come to terms with where you are as far as the narcotics go...My tolerence just went up and up and up....it took30 mg to do the same job that .5 used to do....in five years I would have needed 30 a day...that is when most move to a stronger drug like oxy...or even stronger....If you are beginning to worry...dont know...everyone is different...I have gone back to using ice, chiropractic, yoga and massage...muscle relaxer when it is bad ...ibuprophen...not everyone gets addicted...I did

[shelly405]

Hi,
You can quit the meds, but it doesn't sound like you want to or are ready to. What is it that you want? I know you are in a lot of pain. I went through it with neck fracture. So, I understand the need for pain meds. But they are not meant to be a total pain management plan. We have to get to the point where we can stop, because we are healing. Are you there yet? If you are, you have come to the right place. It's going to be hard, but you can do it. You need to decide if you want to taper or just stop right now. That's your first step, no pressure. So, what do you think?
Shelly