29th February 2008
Hi Everyone,
I am in need of advice and know there are some very smart and informed people on these boards that can hopefully help me.
I have been taking pain meds for almost 3 years now. I take approximately 8 (5mg) percocets a day. I started using ultracet and did that for 2 years but have been taking narcotics for the past year. I started using like most of you because I have legitimate back pain. But soon enough, I started taking more than prescribed and now I feel I have a real problem. I can't make it through a day without thinking about taking a couple of pills the minute I wake in the morning.
I need to quit but the thought gives me severe anxiety. I don't know where to start. I can't do it on my own. If I could, I would have already. I am a married mother of a grade schooler and going to rehab isn't an option. As a matter of fact, my husband doesn't know the extent of my problem. He thinks I use percocets recreationally and doesn't know just how many I have been taking.
Can anyone recommend a course of action? I have been seeing a pain management doctor. Do I tell him what I have been doing? Or should I see a psychiatrist or my family doctor? I need a starting point. I am very scared about actually saying the words to a doctor. It's much easier to type them here to a bunch of strangers who won't judge me.
If it makes a difference, we have money so I can pay for any type of treatment that I need but I just don't know how or where to start.
Thanks to any and all who can help me.
I am in need of advice and know there are some very smart and informed people on these boards that can hopefully help me.
I have been taking pain meds for almost 3 years now. I take approximately 8 (5mg) percocets a day. I started using ultracet and did that for 2 years but have been taking narcotics for the past year. I started using like most of you because I have legitimate back pain. But soon enough, I started taking more than prescribed and now I feel I have a real problem. I can't make it through a day without thinking about taking a couple of pills the minute I wake in the morning.
I need to quit but the thought gives me severe anxiety. I don't know where to start. I can't do it on my own. If I could, I would have already. I am a married mother of a grade schooler and going to rehab isn't an option. As a matter of fact, my husband doesn't know the extent of my problem. He thinks I use percocets recreationally and doesn't know just how many I have been taking.
Can anyone recommend a course of action? I have been seeing a pain management doctor. Do I tell him what I have been doing? Or should I see a psychiatrist or my family doctor? I need a starting point. I am very scared about actually saying the words to a doctor. It's much easier to type them here to a bunch of strangers who won't judge me.
If it makes a difference, we have money so I can pay for any type of treatment that I need but I just don't know how or where to start.
Thanks to any and all who can help me.