Vicodin & Opium based medications

[sparkey]

So what does one do when they are in pain and need relief? I have also thought many times lately over the last few months how percocets have made me very depressed and have made me so fed up with taking them and when I try to cut back on taking them the pain just is so unbearable that I cannot stop taking them but do take less. I would like to get off these all together.

I have a pain clinic I went to that told me that my primary doctor now has to prescribe my narcotics. After speaking with him he decided to do it. Now I want to change to the patch and afraid to ask him cause my daughter uses it and thinks it is the best thing to do. I do not know how to go about it or if it is even a good idea. I really feel the percocets make me lazy and not want to do anything and want a pain pill that would also give me energy to go out and do things as a family again.

I went for a cervical steroid injection today at the pain clinic and pray that this takes away the pain. The doctor thought he would give it a shot ( no pun) and still feels that even though he thinks I have RSD in my hand/arm that maybe it is the cervical discs and maybe this could be our last chance at maybe this will work and it will not be RSD and will be a cervical problem instead even though the MRI said everything was fine.

I just want off these meds. So BB what are you going to be doing now to get some pain relief of your back if you are not going to be taking the vicodin? How are you going to be dealing with this pain??? Did you have any withdrawls?