Mandiet

My cravings have been really bad lately. They usually hit when I'm in pain but then they hang around for a while. About 7 1/2 weeks off opiates and still feel it was the best decision ever but the cravings are kicking my trash! No intentions of going down that road again but do the cravings get less with more time?

SniffyGuy50

so what do you take for your pain now ?

Mandiet

Just ibuprofen or Excedrin extra strength. Icy hot has become a good friend too. I have finally learned I can't be responsible with narcotics.

four812

The cravings should tend to get less.

For me if I continue to have cravings all the time that becomes a problem. It's like maybe I want to use and so I don't let the craving pass and then I have an excuse to use: unbearable cravings. I'm not saying that's so in you'd case but your post reminded me of a time when I would feel these cravings like all day long and I was so exhausted that eventually I gave up.

So how is it going today?

Rdphish

The obsession to use will lift. At least that's what I hear in my NA meetings.

Mandiet

So far so good today! They don't last long luckily but they have been coming on more over the last few days. I don't want to ever be reliant on a pill to make it through the day again! I just wish the pain would lay off! But to me its worth it to stay sober!

SniffyGuy50

What causes your pain ?

Mandiet

I have degenerative disc disease. My whole lumbar spine is herniated or bulging and there is some compression on the nerves att s1/l3-4. I need a fusion but would like to put it off because we don't know how beneficial it would be and would likely lead to a series of surgeries.

FallenAlien

That's exactly what happens to me.