can darvocet cause withdraw symptoms with just taking one a day for a yr cuase you to have withdraw symptoms?

Question

if you quit taking them and what are the symptoms of withdraw. i feel tired,weak,nausea,and shaky i also have a headache and eyes are bothering me.

Answer 1

Modern pain management doctors do indeed keep people on narcotics for chronic and severe pain if a) there is no other viable choice or all options have failed, or b) the next option is surgery that may or may not fix the problem or the patient chooses not to have surgery.

I was on cancer level morphine for a year and yes, even with darvocet, your body will develop "tolerance" for the med and expect it. This doesn't mean you are addicted. Addiction is a psychological construct where you are psychologically dependent on the med and other symptoms.

After awhile, many long-term pain management patients get side-effects that are similar to the ones you describe. But, if you miss a dose after a year of consistency, yes, you will chemically throw your body for a loop and it will go into withdrawal.

If you want to stop taking the narcotic after so long --DO NOT GO COLD TURKEY! You can have a heart attack like that.Your doctor will gradually lower your dose, allow a period of time for your body to adjust to the slightly lower dose, then the doc will lower it again and wait -- repeating the process until you are off.

I'm almost off now myself and the withdrawal is uncomfortable at first, but it goes away. Addiction happens too when someone fears the pain and ends up thinking they have to take the med in order to be happy or in order to function, when there is evidence saying the opposite.

If you want off, just hang in there and ride out the initial discomfort. Your doc can give you other meds to make the side-effects more bearable until your body gets used to not having the pain med in your body.

Good luck!

Answer 2

I don't think withdrawal after one day. Perhaps you should consider the symptoms are a problem from what you took the Darvocet for.

Answer 3

Darvocet gives me an adverse reaction. When I take it, I get shakey, like a junkie and vomit, and weak, so when they prescribe pain medicine for me, Darvocet is out. You may be having the same type of reaction. I would mention it to your MD
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Answer 4

sgnuses is right and also rigth on its composition why were you perscrebed one a day for a year controlled subsctances can only be filled for a six month percription did you go back and get a new perscription for the same pain or did you take less than the doctor directed usaually its as needed so it makes since what doesnt make since is why you have been taking the medication for a year and in pain for a year and youre doctor hasnt suggested another course of action

Answer 5

Yes it can.
You are describing the withdrawal symptoms.
As darvocet has an opiate (propoxyphene) and tylenol (acetaminophen/paracetamol) you can develop withdrawal to both medication. Tylenol withdrawal will also give you headaches and make you feel bad.

Answer 6

no way possible