Angry & Scared

[Getreal1210]

Hi all, I'm new, so if I've jumped in at the wrong place, I apologize. My story: Got hurt 6yrs ago as an ultrasound tech. Messed up my neck pretty bad. 3yrs ago PM doc put me on 90mg of morphine. I just felt like I didn't have any motivation anymore & weaned myself off. Told my doc too. She gave me a new rx for norco 3xs a day. It's been only 8 days since my last dose of 15mg morphine. Most of my withdrawals have subsided, except I'm so weak! I try to be active & I start seeing stars, as if I'll faint. Does this get better? Am I too impatient? I eat fairly well & take vitamins too. So angry I didn't read up on morphine first! ANY kind words, or advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

 

[herbavore]

What non-drug therapies have you tried for your neck pain? Either morphine or norcos longterm are going to present problems--is there anything else that you could do? Surgery? Chiropractic manipulation? Acupuncture? IDK your situation and you may have initially tried all these.

 

[G.R.S.H.]

Give yourself time to heal, keep taking good care of yourself (walk, the vits, laugh, and icecream, etc.). Even switching your opiates can cause a reaction like you are experiencing, mine took months to get manageable! If you are having a problem breathing, and that is why the stars, go back to your doc, let the doc know! I can't take vicodin or norco (they are basically the same drug, noco just has less tylenol) and continue to breathe right. My breathing becomes shallow, and I get so little air into my body that I can't stay awake.