I'm a 38 year old mom of 4. I've been taking lorcets for about 3 years off and on due to some muscle/nerve problems. Just like everyone else, in the beginning, I took them only when I needed them. I thought I was being SO careful. I haven't taken them regularly over the past few years. I would go for a few months at a time without them but always went back to them to help deal with the aches and pains. Now, over the past few months, I went from 2-3 a day to 6-8. What I've realized is that although I know I've built up a tolerance and it's probably taking more to ease the pain, I was also taking them just to be taking them... to feel good.
So here I am, almost 48 hours since the last dose (which was only half a pill), and although I know everyone's experience is different, I was wondering if you all could give me some advice on what to expect and how much longer these withdrawals will go on.
Yesterday was hell on earth. Depression, anxiety, nausea, shakes, loss of appetite, I haven't slept in 2 nights now. I can't stop tossing and turning... jerking my legs, etc. And all that isn't even mentioning the pain that I was taking them for to begin with! I thought I felt a little better when I woke up this morning, but I'm feeling worse by the minute. I can handle the craving for that "feel good", but if there is ANYTHING I can do to ease the rest of it at all, I would be forever grateful to know about it. Any advice on when the symptoms will begin to subside?
I can't take them anymore. I just can't. I have a family that needs me, and I want to go back to remembering my days and the things that happen in my life!