Need advice to help me with husband addiction to painkillers.?

my husband has been addicted to painkillers for over a year. he doesnt need them at all, it was just something he got into! which i cant tell you how much that enrages me to think about, but thats neither here nor there. he is so dependent upon them now and he says that they are what make him not depressed. but i cant stand the side effects: drowsy, irrational, impulsive, mood swings ranging from high to low and he has ocd so it makes his ticks worse. he never was like this till he got on them. now the only thing is that is good is that they somewhat control his seizures. he has temproral lobe epilepsey. i find myself constatley annoyed with him, with the actions he takes, the money he is spending and i just dont know what to do at all anymore.-mommy b

It sounds like he has no interest in stopping? If that is the case, then there may be nothing you can do. An Addict has to hit "a bottom" in order to be rational about their use. I am sure that you have already told him how displeased you are with the situation so if that has been done, there isn't much more for you to do for him, you will have to do what is best for you and hope that he will be included somehow.

I will let you know that an addict will make up a thousand excuses as to why the drug is "good for them". Don't believe
1 or them, if he has something that requires medication he
can go to the doctor and get the right thing legally. When they try to say that they can't afford a doctor, (with out insurance), let them know that can't be true because what they are spending on street drugs is way more than a visit.l
Not to mention the free places that can be utilized.
Since it is your husband and you can't just pack up and go, you will have to make some really tough decisions about how you want things to happen around your home and discuss them with him and discuss consequences, maybe that will show him that although he may not have hit his bottom, you have reached the end of your rope!!

Good Luck!

As with most addicts, he'll have to hit 'rock bottom' (financial, emotional, jail, etc.) before he'll seriously address this. The sad thing is you all have to suffer while this insanity goes on.
If I were you, I would come down with some no-nonsense 'tough love' to get him to stop.

one word "rehab"

Ditto. My hubby was addicted to prescription tablets too. It was a really horrible time. He managed to kick the habit. It took many many fights, and i would always hide his tablets, etc. I think the only way he beat the addiction was because i would get so mad, and he got scared of me! Apparently i wear the trousers in this relationship!
Have you been to see his doctor? Maybe the doctor could help you out or give him some placebo's maybe? Maybe the doctor could stop prescribing him all those medications and prescribe him anti depressants instead?

There's nothing you can do for your husband until he decides to see for himself that there is a problem. But you can lay down the law: Either he gets treated for that addiction or you walk out the door.

From the way you're both steaming, a little cool-off time might be in order anyway.