I have been addicted to opioid painkillers for over 3yrs.I'm currently taking norco and I am just so fed up with this addiction...i want to get better for so many reasons...I'm tired of my life revolving around this...I'm tired of constantly worrying about if I'm going to have enough pills tomorrow...I'm tired of not being able to date or travel or do anything without first making sure I have enough pills.
I want to get better so bad but I'm extremely scared of going thru the detox and experiencing all the withdrawels and then I'm so scared of getting better and relapsing...please if anyone has gone thru this or is going thru it currently give me some incite or advice on how to get better.thank you
Hi Single mommy_1, Welcome to SupportGroups.com . I suggest seeing your doctor for help with this. You may also check out going to NA http://www.na.org/ meetings. You can find them online here http://www.stepchat.com/ . Take it one day at a time. Keep coming and letting us know how you are doing. We are here for you. ((((hugs))))
i was in your same boat.vicodin ,percs,and the all so powerful oxy's-80 mg.i had to plan out everything,then make sure i didnt run out---this can be phrased "chasing the dragon",although it has other meanings also. the paranoia of running out,then 50 phone calls in a day,over and over.
you must really be ready,i had a friend take me to a suboxone dr. My advice is to begin weaning yourself down ,even if its a sliver every few days.The withdrawl on vicodin can be done,little by little, but you will feel crappy,for a week,but the 1/2 life is not nearly as bad as subox.( Detox takes much longer) . I would suggest just going for it without the suboxone ordeal. It can prolong things .....too long ,because when i quit those ,it really was a living nightmare. gimme a shout anytime!!!!
Thanx for taking the time to write me…i not only want to quit but really need to…I’m so tired of my whole life revolving around this crap.i have been taking them so long that i have forgotten how it feels to be normal or to experience true happiness. All my physical n emotional senses have become numb. They don’t even make me feel like they did when I first started taking them anymore. I find myself getting depressed for no reason, snapping at people for every lil thing. I have no motivation to do anything, which has been torture becuz I have always been an active person…into extreme sports and competing in salsa dancing…and now nothing.
My worst fears are first: having to go thru the horrible and not to mention life threatening withdrawels & second: fear of going thru detox and getting better and then relapsing…failing would be enough to send me back in to this hell I’m living in…
Any of this sound familiar? Feel free to tell me ur personal experience or any advice…thnx for listening 