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Could this be PAWS or something more serious?

So began taking Lortab 5/325 for a broken collarbone. I took about 4 pills a day for almost two weeks. I quit when the pain began bareable. That's when weird stuff started happening. I became extremely hungry and fatigued, Bad muscle cramps and spasms (ended up being an electrolyte imbalance), dizziness, anxiety, crying etc. Its been almost two months since I stopped taking Lortab and I have pain and spasms in my legs. I still feel tired, have numbness and tingling at timess, and weird nerve pain in feet. Is this PAWs or something more serious?
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I took lortab for nearly two months not two weeks
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Hi the symptoms you experienced after you ceased  Lortab don't sound like opiate withdrawal were withdrawal symptoms also you were only taking this medication for 2wks. So PAWS is highly unlikely and occurs many months after ceasing opiates.

Making an appointment to see your dr to discuss the symotoms you are experiencing would be ideal.
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