Posted by floatingbridge on April 4, 2011, at 17:34:01
In reply to Re: sensible help needed with norco » floatingbridge, posted by Phillipa on April 4, 2011, at 16:36:47
As I begin to understand these meds and my own reactions to them, I realize (and have been told) that norco is short term treatment and has a rebound effect.
I really feel the rebound effect--I have a wicked headache right now :(
It's not the right treatment for my pain, even before the new dx. I still have spine damage. The norco works for that, but daily use creates headaches (!).
I don't know what to replace it with, but know it needs to be returned to it's former emergency med status at the back of my cupboard. I had a few tabs left over from my c-section 7+ years ago. When I started having 'pain episodes' after a trial of Strattera almost 1.5 years ago, I dusted it off. Then my ex-gp refilled. It seemed to help everything--mood, pain, anxiety. (My social anxiety was terrible--knotted stomach, etc.)
I've been looking for pain management help for that long now :(
Was accused of abusing tramadol; that doc wouldn't write out the scripts properly (short scrip--wouldn't check his math--hubris!), and was the one who really helped make a simple case of escalation (in retrospect) a naughty, NA type of event. And I was so freaked out about being an addict!
Anyways, I just need help off the norco. I am overly fearful of both med trials and tapers.
Just shave down every day you think?
I thought with the longer life, a little ultram could help.
Could I drop to 10 norco, or 5 norco, take Ultram for no more than four days?
Guess I need to know how long the norco withdrawal might last. And how long before real ultram dependence began.
Thanks.
*a rose by any name
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