7th October 2007
Hi everyone.,
The "old timers" on the board will remember when I detoxed off Hydros and Darvocet in May this year. Well, it has now been 5 months that I have been clean....but it is still far from easy. The only thing I take now is Cymbalta (for nerve pain) and Soma. I cannot believe that nearly every day I feel some sort of "withdrawal" symptom. Has anyone else experienced this? Mostly, I deal with those nasty chills with simultaneous sweating. Of course, the intensity is much less severe than when I detoxed...more of an annoyance than debilitating. But, I really thought that I would be feeling so much better after 5 months clean. I know that Soma is also addicting and I have started to worry that my body has developed a tolerance to THAT. I do take it exactly as prescribed.
My most serious threat to my sobriety is the severe back and neck pain that I endure daily (this is the monster that got me addicted in the first place 3 yrs ago). I do not know what to do. I simply cannot take the level of pain anymore. I am about ready to go back to the doctor and ask for pain meds again. I know that is not the right answer., but what else is there? I have done just about everything imaginable medically to resolve these ongoing issues, and I guess this pain level is where I will be for the rest of my life. Which is very depressing for me....kinda a catch 22 situation with no happy ending.
I don't mean my first post in a long time to come across as a whine session. I am grateful to be 5 months clean. And I thank all the members on this forum for giving me the strength and support to succeed. Now I just need the strength to face all this pain....
Lou
The "old timers" on the board will remember when I detoxed off Hydros and Darvocet in May this year. Well, it has now been 5 months that I have been clean....but it is still far from easy. The only thing I take now is Cymbalta (for nerve pain) and Soma. I cannot believe that nearly every day I feel some sort of "withdrawal" symptom. Has anyone else experienced this? Mostly, I deal with those nasty chills with simultaneous sweating. Of course, the intensity is much less severe than when I detoxed...more of an annoyance than debilitating. But, I really thought that I would be feeling so much better after 5 months clean. I know that Soma is also addicting and I have started to worry that my body has developed a tolerance to THAT. I do take it exactly as prescribed.
My most serious threat to my sobriety is the severe back and neck pain that I endure daily (this is the monster that got me addicted in the first place 3 yrs ago). I do not know what to do. I simply cannot take the level of pain anymore. I am about ready to go back to the doctor and ask for pain meds again. I know that is not the right answer., but what else is there? I have done just about everything imaginable medically to resolve these ongoing issues, and I guess this pain level is where I will be for the rest of my life. Which is very depressing for me....kinda a catch 22 situation with no happy ending.
I don't mean my first post in a long time to come across as a whine session. I am grateful to be 5 months clean. And I thank all the members on this forum for giving me the strength and support to succeed. Now I just need the strength to face all this pain....
Lou