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I am a stay at home mother of 5. Its a blended family!! I was in a car accident over a year ago, and have been addicted to pain pills for 6 to 8 months. I stole pills from my mother in law. Looking back I can't believe all the things I did. I have been off the pills for two weeks now,(two weeks of hell). I am doing good but think about doing pills all the time. I really have pain in my back, I don't know how much of it is withdraw or even how long withdraw lasts. I have been taking a ton of aleve and tylenol, but still feel achy and sore. I know I need help and am so erabarrassed I don't want anyone to know. I would love to hear from someone who has been in my place and help me know what to expect and do!! Thanks
 
2 weeks is a lifetime without drugs. Congratulate yourself. You are awesome the W/D's should be tapering off. I too think about using alot, what helps me is to keep busy with 5 kiRAB I know that you are crazy busy. Take time for yourself a hot bath, be kind to yourself. Talk to your doctor see if there is something you can take. My best advice is you need a support group of some sort NA has helped me tremendously (sorry sp). I know you don't think you have the time make the time go to at least 1 meeting a week or more if you can. There you will find people just like you, and remeraber you are not alone we are here for you.

Take Care.
Lori
 
larajane, I also got addicted to pain pills because of back pain, then back surgery. I was addicted for over 10yrs and I've been clean for a few months now. Does the over-the-counter meRAB help enough so you can live with the pain or are you still in horrible pain? Addiction can trick your brain into making pain worse especially when your in wd, God knows it did it to me many times. I can't believe the things I did to get pills either, that is what this disease does to you. I was so ashamed of the things I did, but now I realize, (and I'm not excusing what I did either) how bad my addiction was, and I learned from the things I did. There are very few addicts that hasn't done things just to get their fix and mainly to keep from wd-ing. You are not a bad person just an addict like me. You hang in there and keep trying and I was also ashamed and wanted no one to know what I was doing. I'm a 55yr old grandmother and I was so ashamed of myself, but the important thing now is I'm in recovery and I know 1 day I will tell my family about this, they know I took pain pills, but not how many and that it got to the point I was mainly using them for the energy and good feeling. Well I'm going to quit rarabling for now and I'm sending you love, hugs and support. There are alot of good people on here to help you thru, with good advice. May God bless you and your family. LOL, Fiesty
 
Two weeks! That is awesome. Have you tried taking Ibuprofin, instead of Tylenol? I truly hope that you start feeling better soon. I am also sorry you are feeling so terrible. What about soaking in a hot tub? I wish you all of the luck in the world, and hope and pray that you start feeling better quickly. You have got to be one tough cookie to have suffered for two weeks! Take care, TaCot
 
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