For four years, Marthe Bomo (43) was dependent on painkillers. Getting off the pills was no easy task.
The pain has stolen several years of her life. The 43-year-old is calling for an offer for those who become physically dependent on strong painkillers. Photo: Paul S. Amundsen
Sea view
Published: 26/12/2023 07:20
It felt like my thighs and calves were going to explode. Worse than cramps. It came from within, in the legs. She was shaking, freezing and sweating. She tossed around in bed in the darkened bedroom. Like a triple flu, with headache, nausea and feeling feverish. She called it one hold out day in the struggle to stop the medication. If you manage to overcome this, things may turn around a bit.
There was nothing that could help her. Apart from taking another pill.
Read the whole story with a subscription
Already a subscriber? sign in
2023-12-26 06:20:43
#43yearold #addicted #pills #happened #decided #quit
