darvocet addiction

[daisieann]

hi all... i have been taking darvocet for chronic pain for about 3 years now.  though i admit, i enjoy the way the drug makes me feel more than the relief from pain that i get.  i always run out of my prescription early.  i get refills for 6 months and i will usually go through them with a month left to go till i can get more.  well, now i've gotten myself in a bind.  i had surgery a month ago.. for which i was prescribed even more, stronger pain killers... i've gone through them so fast that i have gone through all my pills and refills two months early.  i was in a LOT of pain from my surgery so really, a lot of the use was needed.  but now i am scared... i'm scared to go to my dr and tell him that i've gone through them way too fast and that i need more.  i dont want him to think i am addicted but i know that i am.  i also know i can not go two months without another pill.  i'm feeling depressed, tired, not caring about work, not wanting to go through my day because i don't have any pills.  i do not know what to do and any help would be appreciated.  i know i need help from my dr... and that perhaps i should taper off the pills... but it's hard.

[worried878]

If you do not really want this//u possibly will not do This
Knowing u need to is usually a fleeting thought....when i used i would have flashes of guilt and recognition of my addiction///a feeling of fear///but a few pills would take care of that...quickly!
I didnt like feeling uncomfortable///guess i didnt like feeling much of nuttin at all

U run out a few times and the light starts shining down upon u
But everyone has a different bottom they must reach to wake up//perhaps u r not there yet

Darvocet is a very weak narcotic but at 650 mgs of tylenol per pop//u r frying ur liver if u r taking it long term or too many per day///experienced users go to drugs without tylenol when use gets high///not recommending it!  Stats show that tylenol alone is just as potennt in pain relief as darvocet

Think about it hard//especially since now u had a taste of a stronger narcotic....it doesnt get better///only worse from here on out if u do not let go

[daisieann]

bmdad, you are right... i am not ready to stop.  i am ready i guess but i don't want to.  or i should say... i know i need to, but i'm not ready to give up the way it makes me feel and that is the problem.  i can't feel that good off the pills.
gnarly, even though i have been on pain killers for about 3 years (i get 100/month, which i go through in like 15 days) i do not experience withdrawals when i stop taking them.  physical withdrawals at least... i know i am mentally dependent on these things, but physically, i feel fine.  just my mind feels like crap.
all i want to do is go to my dr to try to get more.  i can't just stop, it will need to be tapered i guess.  i did have surgery a month ago and it is still causing me pain... i dont want to use it as an excuse but i have such a high tolerance i had to take more to actually kill the major pain i had from the surgery!!!
anyways, thank you for all the advice.

[daisieann]

thank you... i am just very nervous to go back to my dr and tell him i went through 6 months worth of pills (100 pills/month) in 4 months!  on top of that, i was also given prescriptions for percocet and vicodin due to my surgery.  but honestly, i had a very painful surgery that i am still experiencing pain from 5 weeks later... which is why i went though mine so fast.  i guess i need to suck it up and talk to him... i just don't want him thinking i am an addict, but i guess it is coming to that...
best of luck to you!

[gnarly_1]

HI....I lived your lifestyle for 10yrs it was ezer when I did it you could get 2 doctors to write scripts without the computers to ketch you that they have in place today....the best advise I have for you is end the madness wile you still can it only gets worst the farther you get in to it
we can help you do a home detox ....you wont feel great for about a week but slowly you get your life back living the way your living is not living at all your constantly counting pills
trying to figure out how to get more and always running short...your doctor will not refill your script if its 2mo early thats not an option your best bet is to detox start with some form of aftercare like N/A and start treating the disease so you can get well and be done with this whole mess...if you need help we can help but you got to want it....right now you want a refill
your not done with the game yet when your ready will help you detox point you in the right direction to get well with aftercare and support you 100% but right now the call is up to you....Good luck and God bless.....Gnarly

[bmdad]

The way it sound you don't even wan to get off the darvocet? As your tolerance grows you will continue to taking more and more to try and achieve the same effects. The thing is, once you cross that line that same effect will no longer be achieved. Have you tried any over the counter pain reliever? Darvocet is one of the weaker of the narcotic pain meds and really don't provide much more relief than what prescription strength ibuprofen does. If you have made it over a month in the past do you really think you need the darvocet? I too suffer from chronic pain but once I stopped taking oxycodone I found that it actually caused me more pain that what I had thought. We tend to have rebound pain once we stop taking it. Our brain will also trick us into thinking we are having more pain than normal so we give it what it wants and that's the opiate.
They have numerous types of prescription strength pain relievers that are non narcotic. Maybe talk to your doctor about some of them. You will continue to run out earlier and earlier the longer you take them. Trust me when I say to put an end to this now before it really gets out of control. Once you cross that line into addiction there's no such thing as taking as prescribed any longer.

Brian

[iamdonefinlly]

I went back to the doctor and told him ,,, Hey listen i went threw this bottle really fast can get another refill. I said i got a little carried away but I want to tapper off them now.
So he gave me another bottle of pills and I did it so far 36hours ago since I took my last 2 pills Percocects Wish me luck As I will wish you luck as well.. YOU CAN DO IT!   :)
Just be honest with you doctor let him know whats up he will give you another fill.
Then its up to you to make it happen Be Strong Stay Positive You Can Do It!!!!

[LeaAnn807]

If you need help from your doctor, be honest with him, and get off the pills!  This can be done without help though.  There are things you can do to help the WDs and come out on the other side a lot better off, ok?  Don't keep living like this.  It is SO much better without being chained to a pill bottle all the time to be happy.