Ultracet and grouchy

I have been taking ultracet for a year now,( off and on) and it makes me feel alive, everything is clearer I'm more socialable, I have more energy. It was precribed to me for back pain but it helps with other pains I suffer from also.
I know that it's wrong to take it just to feel " normal " but to me it's better than any anti depression drug I've ever taken.
The side effects; when I'm " coming down "from them I get grouchy, and I start getting depressed because I like the way they make me feel and now that feeling is waring off. I could take another one but I limit myself to 2-3 a day max
Is it so wrong to want to feel like a " normal " person, to feel full of energy, to enjoy talking to people, to want to do things beside sitting on the couch all day watching mindless TV.
When I stop taking Ultracet I have a hard time sleeping, my body feels old, I feel exhausted, and I don't feel like doing anything.

I took my first prescribed dose, and it felt like I drank 20 cups of coffee, and the effects lasted all night and the next morning! It also made me enormously irritable and grouchy, not to mention I did NOT get one minute of sleep all night, and I took my first and only dose at 6 pm, early evening. What is worse is that my doctor basically called me a liar by stating he's never heard of that happening when I told him about my reaction. He also believes this drug is better and safer then hydrocodone! He said that ultracet is not narcotic, which is not the information I've found out about it.

I took an ultracet for pain aroind 3:45 yesterday. I was up all night and today I feel like I have been ran over by a truck. I am very fatigued, grouchy, emotional. If I didn't have a hysterectomy three years ago I would think I was having a bad case of PMS. I have cried over petty stuff all day today. I am clearly not myself. My Dr.also told me it was non addictive and not a narcotic. I believe Ultracet could indeed become addicting as it gives one a very nice feeling of uphoria much like that of a narcotic.