11 days clean off norco-- when will my energy come back?

[shantelle916]

so i just quit cold turkey my horrible habbit of 20-30 norco's a day after 4 years. it was hard, and still is a struggle. but i am staying strong. the physical withdrawals are over now i dont notice anything. my sleep is still a little irregular but improving. my question is when will i feel normal again? when i was on the pills i had so much energy and could keep up on all my chores and house work. now i cant do anything! i feel rather depressed and useless. i dont want to get up out of bed in the morning. dishes seem like the hardest thing in the world to do! i have tried energy drinks and stuff, nothing helps. is this a normal thing to go through? it seems like it has been a lifetime since i quit, and i want to keep off them but i dont like this feeling!

[VeronicaL9]

Hi Sashamae1, I just decided to go back to this post to see if anyone new has been successful with their detox and saw that you wrote to me :).  Thank you for the support!  Today I am 2 months and 1 week sober from my Norco addiction, and my life has drastically changed for the better.  It makes me emotional to read what I wrote on day 2 of my withdrawal, but I hope that whoever reading this, including you, is continuing to do great with their recovery, and can trust that with time, everything gets better.  I had moments where I felt I would never be okay, and today, I am living proof that it is 100% possible to get off of these horrible pills & lead a healthier life.  I hope you and your recovery is going great! I will continue to pray for you and everyone else who has battled with addiction and for you all to continue on your path to sobriety every day!

[0901]

I'm have been on norco 10/325 for approximately 9 months due to three total knee replacements with complications of infection in the knee.  Dosage has been 4-5 daily every 4-6 hours.  I have tapered down to 15 mg daily. With 8 hours between 1/2 tabs.


This is the second day of 15mgs.  So far so good.  I plan to drop to 10 MSG on 3/31.  I don't know how to taper the 10mg.  Someone please advise me.

[Sashamae1]

I hope you're feeling better. I was taking 10/325 Norco's 12 a day for three years. I didn't tell my Doctor I was going to quit but I couldn't take the side effects and how it controlled my life. Today I'm on day 8. My only problem now is energy. I read littlebit667's post and he had some good info. I'm going to try the  amino acid protocol he suggested. I have to go back to work in one week and I'm scared I won't be able to make it through the day. I hope you'er doing well and sticking in there. It's going to take time for our bodies to get back to normal. Take care.

[VeronicaL9]

I am new to this online support community.  I am on day 2 of being clean from a Norco dependency.  I was prescribed Norco for 15 months for back pain relating to a terrible car accident I was in.  So far, I feel extremely sad, tired, depressed, I have chills, and I cry for no reason the second I get home from work.  I don't know how normal this is?  I was used to taking anywhere from 6-8 pills a day and I feel this awful after 2 days.

[cathyb949]

Or to anyone who may have some answers...

[cathyb949]

Hi, I'm withdrawing from a "normal" dose of Norco; 10 mg 4x daily. I have always taken them as prescribed. I'm not finding people with my experience of coming off this dosage. I'm wondering if my withdrawals might be less severe? Or is it the same across the board? I'm down to about 4mg 4x daily. I've experienced some anxiety and some shakiness, inside and out. I almost feel manic at times, with more energy than normal. I'm also feeling some anger and short-temperedness. I'm just kinda lost on what to expect since my experience is different than what I'm coming across online. Btw, I just decided I didn't want to be on them anymore after a few screw-ups with the docs office, and ended up without them over some weekends. Having to beg them off other people to get me thru those weekends. Don't want to be at the mercy of the docs anymore. I take/took them for fibromyalgia, but want to try to handle my illness in other ways. Would much appreciate your, or anyone elses, input. Thank you!