I know that with my questions i need to see a doctor to get real answers... but I think i am just wanting to share? Hopefully no one will think this is dumb....

Well i have restless-leg syndrome (RLS) which makes my legs hurt really bad at night, and usually in the past I have taken ibuprofen or tylenol to ease the pain to get to sleep. well lately (dunno if its side effect of a med or just more stress or what)its been getting worse and regular OTC pain meds don't work ...

Over the summer i had gotten some vicoden for a sprained ankle from the doctor and didnt take very many of them, so had a lot left. Then after my ear surgery back in aug. i had been given lortab (a bit stronger) for recovery pain and i didn't take any of them cause I didn't need them.

Well, being desperate for pain relief lately from RLS, I first turned to the vicoden and took 1 or 2 each night till it ran out... (about 3 weeks) then I had to switch to the lortab and have been taking them every night for the past 2 weeks so far. I know its not a lot, and so minor and stupid to think oh she can get addicted to them that quick, and only taking 1 or 2 a day. But i have noticed on the few days i have not taken it, I wake up with really stiff sore muscles until I do take it, then i feel better. Ive been trying to kind of ween off so I took 1/2 a pill the past 2 days but tonight the pain was sooo bad that I was looking for the bottle and was freaking out cause I couldn't find it! then i did, and felt sooo relieved... I took 2 just now. It's like, i felt like I could get through everything just by taking a couple pills. what the heck...

Sorry if this sounds so stupid ... I just don't want to stop taking them, because of the pain in m y muscles, however I am going to run out eventually!