3 weeks off percocet and norco!

[30yrOldMommyOf3]

Hi everybody! After months and months of quitting for 3 days, going back on for a week or 2, then starting the w/d process alllll over again, I've finally made it to 3 weeks! In the past 5 years I've never gone more than a week without taking something. I wish I knew how much better things got after week 2. I'm *finally* feeling clear again. Now I'm working on quitting drinking, which in my case has been nowhere near as hard as getting off pills.. I have always been kind of a heavy drinker, and the first 2 weeks of withdrawals I went on kind of a drinking binge and decided I was trading 1 addiction for another,  so I quit drinking a week ago. I actually feel really really good, like I forgot what it felt like to be totally sober, and its really not bad lol. My MAIN problem is lack of motivation and depression/anxiety. Some days I wake up happy and cheerful, and full of energy. other days I wake up scared for no apparent reason and the anxiety really gets to me. Dreams are also really getting to me too. I dream about taking pills almost every night and wake up super depressed. I know it'll all get better, I just hope it'll be sooner than later.

[30yrOldMommyOf3]

DeeDee- so true. I definitely felt like supermom. I know people who cant take 1 pill without going to sleep, I'm the opposite. Id start my day with my pills and a couple cups of coffee and felt like there was no limit to what I could get done! Thats until I ran out a week or 2 early and would lay in bed miserable, yelling at everyone and crying, not answering my phone etc, then once I got my refill I was supermom again. Ugh! Such an exhausting cycle, and had to be so confusing for my kids! One minute I'm baking and doing art projects,  going on family outings,  the next minute I'm locked in my room crying with a bottle of wine. Thats what I have to remind myself of every time I have those moments where I'm like, if I just had "a couple pills" yeah right. A couple is never enough!  Lol.

[DeeDee718]

   I am in the process of tapering off of 3 years of Percs and Norcos as well. I can't wait to say I am 3 weeks clean! Congrats to you Sodonemom. It's good to know the 2nd week is a little better. I have a 4 year old and I can totally relate about gearing up with pills before you go out and making sure you have enough with you. So sad isn't it? That we have to rely on a pill to get us through the day. Those pills make me "Supermom". You could do it all, right? This seems to be an all too common problem. Moms who are addicted to prescription painkillers? It's crazy how many posts there are from moms with little ones that are in our situation.

30yearoldmomof3 - I so want to be done for my family as well. Even though I consider myself a "well-functioning" addict. I take care of my kids, my house is spotless, I cook dinner every night. It is hard to quit something that "works so well", right? Maybe we could help each other along the way :)

[30yrOldMommyOf3]

I totally understand. I am a stay at home mom, I seriously hated my kids seeing me in withdrawal. I didnt cook for like a week. I really felt like I was never going to get out of bed, but I swear after the 2nd week you really start feeling normal again. I kept trying and failing too (I think everyone does at first) but you'll get to a point where you're SO tired of going through w/d all the time, quitting is the only option. It feels good to leave the house with my kids and not have to worry about bringing my pills. Best of luck to you! :)

[sodonemom]

Hi I just want to say how awesome it is to hear you say that. I am trying to quit Percs and keep failing. I just know I can do this. I need to get past the physical part so I can move forward with my life. I am a married mom of two boys and need to be clean for us all.