Anyone else taking as prescribed?

[Susan252]

Hi, I have posted quite a bit here and am so happy I found this site.
When I originally posted I was taking hydros all day, popped them whenever I wanted to kill the pain in my back.  My dr. was giving me prescriptions with 5 refills every 3 months so I had all I wanted.  I took advantage of that.  For a long time I was killing the pain and it seemed that the pain came back with a vengeance only after 2 hours.  I was also chasing that "ahhhhhh' feeling and the euphoria that this drug provides.
Then I finally went to a pain relief center and put me on a controlled dose of one 10/325 ever 4 hours for the pain.  It took me two weeks to adjust to taking them as prescribed, I had lots of anxiety and depression but I think a lot of it was myself "scaring myself" about the withdrawls.
Now I some days take 6, sometimes 5 and sometimes 4 a day, and they seem to work great for the pain, it doesn't come back with a vengeance anymore. I actually took one last night at 6:00 pm and didn't take one again till this morning at 6:00 am and woke up with no withdrawls.  I am no longer chasing the "ahhhhh" feeling, as when they are taken as prescribed, they don't do that.  I am enjoying actually feeling back to normal.
I am so looking forward to getting the injections in my back so that maybe I won't have to take these anymore because my experience has shown me that I am a candidate for abuse.
Dr. says I am on a very low dose so not to worry and I will actually have about 30 extra pills left over for this month.  In the past I was running out early ever refill.  I think I scared myself into getting control of this and everyone on here has been so helpful and has shown me how far this addiction can go, thank you everyone for your stories of success and experience, it has really helped me tremendously.  Love to all.

[bmdad]

Just wondering what is wrong with your back? I had a herniated disc which caused sciatic pain that let to nerve damage and caused foot drop. Luckily the nerve somewhat healed and the foot drop did get better. I had the injections in my back so might be able to give some insight on that. I also tried numerous other things before finally getting my surgery.Our back issues may not be the same so I want to make sure I know what kind of back problems you are having before giving any info on what I did to try and alleviate the pain..

[NorcoQueenoftheUniverse]

Hey sweetie.. Let me know how the INJECTIONS for your back works as that is something that I am considering..

I have had 2 lumbar lamis and have been CLEAN for 64 days (I was taking 8-10 Norco a day x's 3 years) but still suffer with my back pain..

Soooo, if the injections WORK for you.. I would LOVE to hear about it.. I have heard mixed reviews regarding this... so.. please keep me posted...

Good Luck and God Bless!
NorcoQueenoftheUniverse

[ZJILLIAN]

Good work! I admire the way you have dealt with this. Certainly much much much better than I did. I can't stop when I have pills. Never took anything as prescribed....Keep up the good work!