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thats soo weird i didn't know that. do you know  if that happens to kids too? my child wakes up with these same symp. like you said is that was causes it?

I get the sweating you're talking about too on and off, but its not too bad in my case. I'm pretty sure it is my pain medication, which is hydrocodone. I can be sitting at my pc and all of a sudden just start sweating for a minute or two for no apparent reason..even when its kind of chilly it happens...then it stops...also happens at any time day or nite. Its annoying for sure.

Thanks for the link Goat. Interesting info..the only other symptom on the list I have (had) is mild anemia. So I guess I'm still ok

Hi NJDarkViking,

I'm not really sure in my case what causes it, but I tend to think its from meds more than anything else. It has eased up a little the past week for me..but I can always tell when the sweating will start because I get this weird sensation just beforehand...you may get that too? Where you can feel the whole process starting up and you feel hot even when its chilly first thing in the morning...its a very clammy feeling too once the sweating starts..I get it lying in bed alot of the time also, there seems to be no rhyme or reason for when it starts up..and it does happen at the computer first thing in the morning alot. I really don't like it at all lol and wish it would go away for good. Oh well, at least its nothing serious., and hopefully will be a temporary thing...for you too! Hope yours goes away and gets better real soon!

but I do take narcotic pain meds. I take Opana 10mgx 2 daily as well as Percocet 10s x 4 daily for breakthrough pain. I also am on Lyrica 100mg 3x daily. I think what we are all experiencing is def some sort of minor withdrawl in between med dosing. I also notice that if I run out a day or two ahead of my scheduled appt and start to withdrawl these are the very same symptoms. I just decided to set my alarm clock for around 3am (my husband is not very happy about this) and take a Percocet. I started to do this last night and as expected I woke up without incident. I started last night since I knew I would be able to sleep in a little this morn, my husband got the kids ready for school. Do you all take break through meds? If so maybe take one right before you go to bed and see if it makes a difference.

have any stomach issues in the morning when you are experiencing the other withdrawl stuff?  Like just slight pain and overall bloated feeling.  And, Good morning to you as well.  Maybe should have posted this first before I got into the stomach issue stuff.

I guess everyone experiences w/d differently. I mostly get gastro symptoms and some anxiety. I also, obviously, feel my pain more acutely as well. There is no up side to dealing with chronic pain and just knowing there are others out there who experience much of the same is comforting. You know the old saying "Misery loves company". So try when you wake up in the middle of the night taking one of your breakthrough meds and see what happens. I bet your body is just telling you that it needs it. Then try going back to sleep and see how you wake up feeling. I did it last night and woke up semi pain free with no uncomfortable w/d symptoms.

If you are really in such a need for constant opiate meds in your system and are not wanting to go through the hills and valleys of immediate release pills why dont you talk to your doctor about getting on an extended release med? If your dependency is high enough that you are going through withdrawals in the morning untill you dose then perhaps its time to get on a low dose extended release med and some norco for the breakthrough med. If your pain is severe enough that you need a constant level of opiate in your system I just dont see why you are taking immediate release norco especially when you are waking up in withdrawal. If your new med regimen is working then of course dont change it but this is just something for you to think about and discuss with your doctor. It may help in the long run. Also if your doctor were to give you Oxycontin 10mg twice a day with 1 or 2 norco for breakthrough it would let you build up tolerance slower due to cross tolerance from taking two different meds and you wouldnt need to up your dose or add an extra pill as often as you were now. Would you mind sharing what condition you actually have with us cruise control? If you dont want to i will of course respect your privacy I am just curious.

Thanks to all for the posts, ahh yes, Misery Loves Company, and a special hello to my two new buds, SweetP and Cruise Control.  Sorry I haven't responded or posted lately, just got back from being out of town on business.

I am going to try the waking up and dosing and see if that works, good idea!  I have been weaning myself off my breakthrough med., 15mg percocet pills, not so much to anything except the fact that they just don't work like they used to!  I've been on them for probably two years now, and the funny thing is my Doctor gives me literature about how we build up tolerance over time, but then tells me he really doesn't have anything stronger for me, so I'm kinda stuck!

Since we're on this subject, anybody have any ideas on what I might try and ask my Docotr as a different meds regimen?  As I said previous, I take a 75mg Fentyl patch every day, (I alternate arms each day), and 15mg. of percocet for breakthrough, which again hasn;t seemed to help much of late.

I love this forum, it is nice to know others are going through these probelms as well.  Thanks all!

But - But - But, they MAY be why I'm sweating so much, body is looking for that little yellow percocet!  I don't want to start "double-dosing", so it gets futile at times.

Thanks SweetP,

And yes, I was thinking more for the breakthrough pain, I am going to ask about Opana.  I just don;t want to start popping more than what is prescribed, I think a change in these type meds is due, so that may be a possibility.  I appreciate the info.

Like you said, most important, . Just don't give up and keep an open mind. I'll keep all posted, thanks!

NJDarkViking

My withdrawl symptoms are mainly physical.  I do also have some anxiety during withdrawl but mostly It's the feeling like I should be taking one at 5 oclock like its a routine.  I keep thinking about it until I finally give in.  I try to occupy my mind with differnt things but its hard.  Soon I will be able to play golf when my shoulder gets 100 percent and that will help.

I never heard of Opana, so I Googled it.  It says it is for short term post-operative acute pain and not to be used as a maintenance medication.

 Have you heard differently?  I mean, obviously, you said your on it?  I am not questioning you, just checking all this out before I go back to my Doc, so I have someideas to throw by him.

Thanks!

It is a mess!  Thanks for the info.  Your on Suboxone, that is to get off the patches, right?

 What else are you taking then, nothing?  KUDOs to you fi that is the case.  I tried getting off these and felt miserable.  Not only with the withdrawals, but the pain that came back was unreal.

I am convinced after all the information shared, that it is the patches.  And yes, you are supposed to change them every three days, my Dr., said to chaneg the patch every two day, cause nothing was happening on the third day, I assumed and and he agreed, that my body must absorb it quicker, people have different absorption rates.  So, that would mean one patch every two day instead of three, but I leave the remaining patch on as well for an extra day.

So, in my great wisdom, with that dosing, it means I can change a patch everyday just about, 30 patches monthly.

should have stated Opana ER when I made those posts . I only have experience with the ER version of Opana and was only referring to that med. It is indicated for Opiate tolerant patients and not to be used short term, post op or prn. Now, Opana IR is a different story and since I don't have any knowledge personally or from research to speak of about this med I will defer to your judgement. I have been getting great pain relief from the ER version and would highly recommend for long term chronic pain that needs to be addressed on a round the clock basis. It might also be a good idea depending on the nature and intensity of thier pain to talk about break through meds while on OpanaER. I know I have said that I am experiencing great pain relief from this drug but there are still instances of pain spikes during the day that I treat with Percocet IR 10/325. I hope I have cleared up any confusion.