w/ds starting on day 5

[glassguy]

I quit talking the soul sucking pills (Norcos) 5 days ago I've been on them exactly 1year do back surgery they started to get the best of me AGAIN!!! so I quit taking them 5 days ago w/ds seem to be starting. I think? ? I've been though this once before. Was clean for 7 months before surgery I know I said never again but couldn't take the pain from the surgery. I wished I never would have taken them in the first place!! But here I go again.

[VICourageous]

You are Welcome Glassguy.
I have so much faith in you! I know you will do this right this time around. Keep that Positive Mindset too! Your family is one of your biggest reasons to live on. We have to help ourselves before we can help others.
GO!!!!! YOU CAN DO IT!!!

[VICourageous]

Yep!
If you look up Addiction in a more Scientific way you will find out why we can not touch any mind altering substance. Our chemical make up is different then others and we also make it all unbalanced when we use. It takes a lot of time for all of the brain chems to balance back. Addiction runs in many ways too, from gambling, shopping, over eating, ect. They are now days, coming up with the fact that we might have been born with lower dopamines. The dopamine rush into the pleasure part of the brain that is responsible for survival. However, many other factors play in here too, like tolerance, environment, social anxiety, trauma, on & on. Once we give into our Addiction, the pleasure part always remembers that pleasure and will drive you crazy for more & more pleasure. It will take over the survival thinking, to one mind thinking to seek that drug or substance or whatever you have become addicted too. This is WHY Recovery is a day to day job! I wish there was a magic stick, so it could be wiped away, but it does not work like that. ha! Just always tell yourself.."Just for Today". Just for today I will NOT use. Living recovery day to day is a good thing to do. If we think of the future or put the cart before the horse, we can become very disappointed. I DO wish you the best!! Just be careful and always keep that Guard Up at all times.
Bless U
Vickie

[glassguy]

Thanks Vickie!

[rileygirl01]

No depression but I still have anxiety. But I've always had anxiety.just still have these stupid pains in my lower legs.I'm so done with these pills. I never want to go through this again.my dr will know when I go back . I don't want another script. Looking for a na meeting soon. Just waiting to get some energy. How are you feeling? Day six for you right?

[glassguy]

Yes it is! And I also have anxiety and a bit of depression that I am on medticaton and have been for years even before the pain pills it is most definitely higher now! So now I will just wait the wait and hope for the best as I have done before. if you read my profile you will see how it all started. I will NOT let this happen Again!! I love my life and my family to much to put them though this again.

[glassguy]

Yes it is! I also have anxiety and a bit of depression that I am on medication for that I have been on for years even before the pain pills.it is most definitely higher now! and I will just wait the wait and hope for the best. Like I said before I have been though this once before.then had surgery. If you read my profile you will see how it all started. But I know that I love my life and my family to much to put them though this again!! So here I go again.

[glassguy]

Wow I thought the 1st comment didn't go through so. sorry for the 2nd one.

[dominosarah]

Did your doctors know about your addiction?

[glassguy]

Yes and no! The 1st time he did but after the surgery I told him I would be able to control it this time. and was for the 1st six months thats when it started again. I should have stop it then. But the addiction got the best of me AGAIN!! But I know  I wont do it again!!!

[rileygirl01]

I'm on day eight , most of the symptoms are gone . I just get cravings right now I fight them with every inch. I was on the norco tens for fouteen years.twelve a day sometimes more. Ruined my life blew all kinds of money . I also have herniated discs in my back and knee displacement. I tried numerous times to get off these things with no success this is the longest I've made it. I never one to go through this again. If you need a buddy I'm here.

[glassguy]

Thanks! rileygirl01 and congrats on 9 days!  Well its day 6 for me and I know that I will not take those soul sucking pills again. I will work my way through this and be free again back surgery didn't work as well so I am going back in for a metal block shot in my spine on the 3rd hoping it will work if not its back in for metal removed BUT I WILL NOT BE TAKING!! any narcotic at all I will not be put back into the same spot as before. (NO MORE NORCOS!!!) OR any narcotic for that matter. so again congrats on day 9 and just work the work!!!

[glassguy]

Oh by the way do you still have any anxiety or depression Still?