I am so thankfull I am going to go into a detox center for 5 to 7 days, to get off the Norco. My husband and I both are going in, me the first week and him the second week. We have to wait till we can get vacation from work. I am so looking forward to being free. Right now I feel like a prisoner and I am imprisoned by these pills. I tried two or three times to get off by myself and It didn't work. I just couldn't do it. When I read about the people hear who went cold turkey I just couldn't believe it. My hats off to them. I have to wait about a month. But I am so relieved to know that I can go into this detox center for free. Well insurance pays, but what a relief. I just found out today. Now I just need to make it there with the minimum I need to survive. I know I will be needing support. Reading this board has really helped just knowing your not the only one. Thanks for being here.

I am glad you where able to get into a detox center. I am on day 11 of coming C/T and it is getting better each day. I was taking about 8-10 15mg pills a day for the last couple months. Just hang in there and going to detox you will have great support. Let us know how it goes.

How do you deal with the cravings or do they start dwindle.

They do start to get better each day. It is not easy at all it is very tuff to get your mind off the pills but it can be done. Whenever I am having a craving I get out and do something to get my mind off it. I am on day 12 now and I am still having them pretty bad. The energy does come back each day but the cravings sometimes last for up to 2-3 hours at a time. The best thing to do is to be active and get your mind off things. I would say this is just as much a mental thing as a physical thing. It does play alot of mind games with you so you just need to stay busy.

Thanks for the help, I am sure I will be needing a lot more help after I go in. It is just so scary for me. I have never done anything like this before. I was always the codependent. This time I got sucked in. I just feel like when I get off I will be so happy not to have to spend money on pills I can not afford. This is something else.

Hey Shel!! Well if I had known what I know now, I would not have went cold turkey, especially off 90mgs of oxy a day.. It can cause seizures and all kinds of bad things and they do recommend tapering first...

IT put me in the hospital twice, and on the 4th day I caved and went to detox.. Oxy w/d ws awful though, right up there with w/d's from heroin..

You will feel good as new in no time!!!

Thanks for the encouragment I really need it. I have to deal with this crap until August 14th when I get to go in. It seems like forever. You know you can't run out or your doomed and can't go to work. I wish I would have known how bad this is to kick. I would have never gone there.