[angelgirl]

Hi lyssa,,

Nice to meet you, nice to have you here.. My DOC is Percocet. They were my favorite drug. I too started my long addiction to them with a legit reason, a surgery.
I found though, that they kept all of my pain away, and when I went back to work, 6 or 8 weeks later, I then needed then to physically go on with the shifts I was working, and the life I was leading at home.

You may very well be right, your body has probably adjusted to the amount of the drug that you were taking, and now requires more. That is the way they work. When our body adjusts, it screams for more. That is probably your arms aching.. But, no matter what, the best thing that you can do for yourself at this point is to GO talk to you DOCTOR,, right away.. Let him know what is going on. Be sure you tell him exactly what you have told us. Oh, I just read you called your doctor. Good..

Especially if you have been addicted to alcohol in the past. I might want to tell the doctor that as well, but that is up to you. But at times doctors don't always take addiction seriously. But, tell him, and see what he says. They need too change your meds. I don't know how long ago you broke your leg, but they don't normally keep you on such strong meds for real long. Maybe it's time to slowly switch over to Advil.

Doctors are just negligent sometimes when it comes to prescribing these types of meds. It is my feeling, that at times, ( not all the time, but alot of the time) the doctors over prescribe pain killers, when Advil should be used,, and people just become dependant on them.

I hope you stick around and keep us posted,, I hope you get a grip on this right away, and don';t let it get anymore out of hand than it has. Believe me, it can get so much worse. I am sure you know, if you have dealt with alcohol addiction.. I have battled opiate addiction for years, in and out of recovery..

Wishing you the best..

Love,
Becky