just out of curiosity, why did you refuse the surgery? i got fusion on my back and it was the best thing ever. i'm not gonna lie, the recovery period is incredibly painful, but the worst of it is over after about 2 weeks.
I've got Lorcets (just another brand of lortab) for my migraines, and it's pretty amazing going from crippled to not being in pain. I don't really get a high from them though, but I try to avoid taking more than one a week since I still worry about getting addicted to them.
on day 20 now felling kind of rough today. but not as bad as i should be felling. cravings are all gone now. I spend all my time downstairs or with my daughter no more shut inside my bedroom
I think you're good buddy...whatever it takes to get off of those pills.I wish I was that smart.
On day 19 now. I will stop counting when i hit day 21 since thats half way through plus I dont wanna keep bumbing this thread up i dont wanna annoy anyone
Don't worry about that bumps I like reading this thread.
I can relate somewhat. I didn't suffer the mental addiction that you did, I think because I was only on them for 2 months. But I definitely felt the physical withdrawals when I stopped taking them. I got vicodin ES before my knee surgery and percocet after. Spent 2 months on percocet while in rehab and then when I ran out I used the leftover vicodin to ween myself. If I could have easily gotten more, like just go to the store and buy them off the shelf, I'd still be taking them. It was the fact that I had to ask my doctor every time I needed a refill that kept me from getting more... I ran out of percocet on a Friday afternoon and decided I'd just wait until Monday to get a refill. By Saturday afternoon I was having some minor cold sweats, couldn't sit still, diarrhea, etc. Then I realized I had to stop taking them and broke out the vicodin to ween myself off.
I agree you should be careful with those pills but I see no harm in messing around with them every once and awhile. Sure if you keep taking them like an addict that will cause problems but it is all about balance. Research + Knowing your limits + being self assured will go a long ways.
With smokes it was like this. Smoking is way more addictive in my experience and you get addicted much quicker. By addicted I mean you feel withdrawls much sooner with smoking.
Ive gone from being a pack a day smoker to quitting cold turkey the next day with no problems other than a headache. It isn't fun but anyone can do it.
Most of this is I expermented with this stuff at a young age so the physical effects are much sooner gone because of the extremely fast metabolism I had.