I have had several surgeries the past year, cervical spine, rotator cuff, and ulna nerve. As a result I have been taking daily doses of pain meds from morphine to percocet to norco. For the past six months I have been taking 120 miligrams of norco daily.

I have a habit of carrying my cigarettes and meds in my sling and four days ago they both must have slipped out when I was getting in or out of my car while I was running errands. I chose not to call my doctor because of the stigma attached to this kind of claim and tough it out until refill time.


I quess I am writing because I am not experiencing the "event" I expected from reading other peoples posts on their withdrawal experiences. I am feeling a mild restlessness in my arms and legs, which is slightly irritating, and a bout of insomia, which is why I am up writing this. But that is it! Nothing earth shattering! No agonizing!

What's up? Why is my experience so different from so many of the others i've read? I know that i've been on high doses of opioids for a year. For the first six months the doses of percocet and morphine exceeded the 120 milligrams of norco that I take now. I'm happy that it is so easy for me but i'm also confused. Can someone shed some light?