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Scared of Withdrawals
I am a 43 year old mom who has been prescribed pain meds from my doctor for major problems with my cervical spine. These drugs have changed me greatly, I range from 5-8 pils a day, depending on my pain, or is it? I enjoy reading this forum and it is nice to know that we are not alone in this battle. These drugs do control you, they keep your mind on them all day. It is horrible, but your body and mind is telling you that you hae to have them, it is awful. Any ideas where to start when you really do have the pain and feel that these pills are your lifesaver, They make me smoke double the cigarettes and I have to be careful all the time not to take them too close together.
plasmagirl1,
Wow, you sound a lot like me! I too am scared of Withdrawals. I actually tried to go cold turkey from my pain meds twice but failed both times. I had been talking to my doctor for months telling him I was worried about how much of them I was taking and that I really wanted off them. He brought up Suboxone but thankfully, I did my own research on that stuff before I decided anything....talk about trading one addiction for another...wow! So then we finally decided on a tapering program. I used to take about 10 of my 7.5 Oxycodones a day....now I am down to 5 a day...and today, I have an appt and I am almost positive he is going to cut me down again today. He did say he wants to go slow with me with this so that I don't get discouraged...but sometimes I just wish I were able to go through the week of hard witdrawals and be done with them...but there is a lot of the psycological stuff that I need to deal with also...so, he says for me, the slower the better. I just want my life back! It is true that the real pain...the whole reason for being put on the pain medicine in the first place, began to slowly be masked by a lot of other aches and pains....my lower back started to hurt, then my legs began to ache all the time and then my shoulders. I am 37 yrs old and shouldn't be in pain like this all the time right! So then I started doing research and discovered on my own how the pain medicine works and how it actually causes pain!!! I also now suffer from constant RLS (restless leg syndrome) which was caused by the pain meds. I don't think it has anything to do with any kind of withdrawal for me because even after I take my pill, they are still hopping and jumping around all day long. I can't sit still even for a minute before I notice them bouncing around again. I guess my best advice for you would be to see your Doctor and talk to him or her about how you feel and be honest! The Doctor will give you all kinds of information and you can then choose what seems best for you to get off the meds. God Bless and good luck!
Wow, you sound a lot like me! I too am scared of Withdrawals. I actually tried to go cold turkey from my pain meds twice but failed both times. I had been talking to my doctor for months telling him I was worried about how much of them I was taking and that I really wanted off them. He brought up Suboxone but thankfully, I did my own research on that stuff before I decided anything....talk about trading one addiction for another...wow! So then we finally decided on a tapering program. I used to take about 10 of my 7.5 Oxycodones a day....now I am down to 5 a day...and today, I have an appt and I am almost positive he is going to cut me down again today. He did say he wants to go slow with me with this so that I don't get discouraged...but sometimes I just wish I were able to go through the week of hard witdrawals and be done with them...but there is a lot of the psycological stuff that I need to deal with also...so, he says for me, the slower the better. I just want my life back! It is true that the real pain...the whole reason for being put on the pain medicine in the first place, began to slowly be masked by a lot of other aches and pains....my lower back started to hurt, then my legs began to ache all the time and then my shoulders. I am 37 yrs old and shouldn't be in pain like this all the time right! So then I started doing research and discovered on my own how the pain medicine works and how it actually causes pain!!! I also now suffer from constant RLS (restless leg syndrome) which was caused by the pain meds. I don't think it has anything to do with any kind of withdrawal for me because even after I take my pill, they are still hopping and jumping around all day long. I can't sit still even for a minute before I notice them bouncing around again. I guess my best advice for you would be to see your Doctor and talk to him or her about how you feel and be honest! The Doctor will give you all kinds of information and you can then choose what seems best for you to get off the meds. God Bless and good luck!
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