Please I need help fast. I have been on lortab and viciodine for a year and a half do to my endometriosos. In October I had a hystercomy. But I can't come off my pain medicine. I have to have at least 7 or 8 a day. I wake up every morning and take at least 2 then so on through out the day. I hate being addicited! I have a 7 year daughter that needs me more than anything. Nobody knows that I'am having this problem except my husband and he is my angel go sent to me, he will do anything to get me off of those. So if you are reading this and you can help please reply asap! I've heard so many stories about withdrawls that I'am scared to death- some say sezisure-some say the shakes and alot more stuff. Please help me ease my mind and start my treatment the right way. I also don't want to try methodone because I've lost to close family members so to mixing it with xanax. Please just reply and give me a boost to start my treatment I really need your help. I'am just stick in a hard spot. It is 12-19-04 in the morning and I've already took 2 of my pain med. so please help!!!!!!!!!!!
Abby, i know how you feel!!
I haqve been addicted to Vicodin for the past year and a half and i cant seem to stop eaither. I have been trying to tapper off of them because im to affraid of the w/d's and my kids were always asking questions like"why are you still not feeling good." And " are you getting out of bed today mom?"
Its very hard for me to because i was taking about 20-30 a day and my fiancee told me that he would keep the pills for me and give them to me only when i needed one the most.
He to, wanted to help me as much as possible.
I have already got down to about 4 a day and its still hard. Now i have to take more because i just had my appendix and ovarie removed because of probloms.. It realy plays with you head.!!
I know how you feel!!!!
Im going through it right now to. Im scared to death that i will be going trough w/d's on x-mas and its gonna end up ruining x-mas for the whole family.
Your Friend, Christina
I haqve been addicted to Vicodin for the past year and a half and i cant seem to stop eaither. I have been trying to tapper off of them because im to affraid of the w/d's and my kids were always asking questions like"why are you still not feeling good." And " are you getting out of bed today mom?"
Its very hard for me to because i was taking about 20-30 a day and my fiancee told me that he would keep the pills for me and give them to me only when i needed one the most.
He to, wanted to help me as much as possible.
I have already got down to about 4 a day and its still hard. Now i have to take more because i just had my appendix and ovarie removed because of probloms.. It realy plays with you head.!!
I know how you feel!!!!
Im going through it right now to. Im scared to death that i will be going trough w/d's on x-mas and its gonna end up ruining x-mas for the whole family.
Your Friend, Christina
Ok so I take it you have never been through w/d's before?? Is your doctor writing you enough pills each month to beable to take 7-8 per day? This is just my opinion I would try and wean yourself down once a week. Like on Monday's take 1 less pill per week... If you have been on 8 starting tomorrow take 7 pills thorughout the day and then next monday go to 6 a day and so on. Get down to the lowest possible dose per day and then talk to your doctor about helpng you get off altogether.. If you do not want to share this with your doctor as I didn't in the past just stop on your own. You will not die from it.. Yes you will probably feel drained,flu-like symptoms will occur,diarrhea,hot flashes,lack of energy and probably a few more symtoms. I have withdrawn off lortab.vicodin a few times and this is what I did. I just weaned myself down to a low daily dose like 5mg a day and then just stopped and took 500mg tylenol or motrin is good too and just sucked it up and suffered through a couple weeks with feeling like crap.. Everyday gets a little better and you will start feeling like your old self again... Best of luck to you,Rae
Rae, wondeful advise. I do beleave that you gave me that same advise when i came her looking for it a month or so back.
Your the best. Your Friend, Christina
Your the best. Your Friend, Christina
Rae73 thanks for the info. I will try my best to start tomorrow and take it down to 7 a day. I'll just take it week by week. And my doctor was giving me 250 a month in pills and if i ran out I would get them elsewhere! And no I've never been through withdrawls before and I'am scared to death. I just hope you guys will be here to talk me through this because I can't talk to none of my close friends because they don't know.
abby, dont worry, we will all be here to help if you need it.
Just keep posting and let us know how your doing. Maybe somewhere along the line you can help and give me advise as well.
Your Friend, Christina
Just keep posting and let us know how your doing. Maybe somewhere along the line you can help and give me advise as well.
Your Friend, Christina
Abby, dont be so scared. I'm talkin worse case scenerio, wds from vikes might not be what u think. problem is u know too much from reading this board. they are not like wds from h or oxys, or even percs. if u didnt know anything at all about wds & just stopped, probably in a couple days ud start thinking u were sick & leg cramps (or aches) & stufff like that. U might feel real crummy & then it might dawn on u whats going on, but its not like ud be curled in a ball, going thru intense pain & burning up for days. IT MIGHT NOT BE SO BAD. But , tapering down would definitely be the smarter way to go. The problem with us (me anyhow) is once uve gone thru that 1 or 2 times, u recognize it and become a big baby about it right away & get scared and nervous. I'm not trying to minimize anything, but in ur case, in the worse case scenerio, it probably wouldn't be as bad as u might think.
You should probably come clean with you doctor and tell him your addicted to the pain meds. If you never have tried stopping before you might want to get professional assistance. That way the doctor can help you get off the pills safely.
Withdrawls suck big time. No matter what way you look at it but thats the price you pay for doing this to your body. Once you stop the body doesn't like it too much...
Don't worry about telling your doctor, he should understand. You gotta swallow your pride, acknowledge you have an addiction problem and go from there. It's pretty hard to try and hid an addiction from everyone anyways..
Why don't you want to tell anyone? Do you feel bad about being addicted to pain meds?? It might help to have someone to talk too.
Withdrawls suck big time. No matter what way you look at it but thats the price you pay for doing this to your body. Once you stop the body doesn't like it too much...
Don't worry about telling your doctor, he should understand. You gotta swallow your pride, acknowledge you have an addiction problem and go from there. It's pretty hard to try and hid an addiction from everyone anyways..
Why don't you want to tell anyone? Do you feel bad about being addicted to pain meds?? It might help to have someone to talk too.
One of the biggest problems I have is admitting that I'm an addict.... Just saying that word is so tough for me, so I understand exactly where you're coming from.
I'm trying to taper right now and it's not working very well for me.... I want to just quit cold turkey like I did the last time, but I can't afford to take that time off of work. You are not taking that much, so your withdrawals will be bad, but not unbearable. It will be like you have a mild case of the flu. Unless you have an underlying medical illness, like high blood pressure, it won't kill you.... you'll feel achy, have a runny nose, be real anxious, won't be able to sleep..... but you'll survive and you'll be a better person b/c of it.
I'm trying to taper right now and it's not working very well for me.... I want to just quit cold turkey like I did the last time, but I can't afford to take that time off of work. You are not taking that much, so your withdrawals will be bad, but not unbearable. It will be like you have a mild case of the flu. Unless you have an underlying medical illness, like high blood pressure, it won't kill you.... you'll feel achy, have a runny nose, be real anxious, won't be able to sleep..... but you'll survive and you'll be a better person b/c of it.
Good advise, thats how i felt and also you forgot the restless legs and cramps in the legs as well... i will prey that all gets better... take care,
The leg cramps were what got me everytime!!!
I had no idea what sideaffects were gonna happen then though and it scared me.
Thats why i ended up taking tylenol 3 to help with that!!
But dont let it full you, they still came and went!! Thats why i got scared and ended up taking the pills again to help me and it started the whole process over again.
Just be careful and expect everything that everyone is saying!!
You Friend, Christina
I had no idea what sideaffects were gonna happen then though and it scared me.
Thats why i ended up taking tylenol 3 to help with that!!
But dont let it full you, they still came and went!! Thats why i got scared and ended up taking the pills again to help me and it started the whole process over again.
Just be careful and expect everything that everyone is saying!!
You Friend, Christina
Abby.....Hey! You've been given some very good advise. Tapering would be one good way to go.
I just wanted to say, if your doctor was giving you 250 pills a month, he already knows you're addicted. In my experience with doctors, which I have to admit was pretty vast, NO ONE, even the "pill doctors" prescibed 250 a month.
That is a huge amount. If you feel comfortable going to him about your addiction (?), seems to be he would be duty bound to help you.
Just a thought.
Thanks for all you guys input. Tomorrow is a new day and with you guys and god and my will power I hope to start tampering down at least 1every week.Tomorrow I'am going to try just 7and see how I do and then maybe next Monday go to 6 then so on. Please just remember in your prayers and keep in contact with me(the girl in WV needs alot of prayers and support and will power) Amen! I have learned alot today by everyones input. Thanks so much!!!!
Hi. I echo Dannielle...you weren't taking that much. They have medications that can make the withdrawl easier. I had to go to treatment to get off, but I was on a lot more than you.
Talk to your dr, and find a doctor in the area that specialized in addiction. Don't be ashamed if yourself, you took the meds for legit reasons...these meds can get addictive. Dog gave you good advice, too, it shouldn't be that bad. If you can, taper off....I did a taper once, and took 2 a day for 10 days. I had someone dole them out, and after 10 days, I was mostly through the withdrawls..but expect some fatigue for a while. Just be prepared for it..
Welcome to a better way of life..
Kerry
Talk to your dr, and find a doctor in the area that specialized in addiction. Don't be ashamed if yourself, you took the meds for legit reasons...these meds can get addictive. Dog gave you good advice, too, it shouldn't be that bad. If you can, taper off....I did a taper once, and took 2 a day for 10 days. I had someone dole them out, and after 10 days, I was mostly through the withdrawls..but expect some fatigue for a while. Just be prepared for it..
Welcome to a better way of life..
Kerry
Dear abby Welcome to the board I read all the replys and agree with the tapering.We can give you really alot of support.Of course you will have the hard part but we will be here to help anyway we can take care if you need to talk my name is mollyjean or mj.......take care
Everyone's right - the restless legs and the leg cramps are a BIG part of withdrawals... It isn't as painful as it is a pain-in-the-butt. My legs would jump and kick and I just couldn't make them comfortable.
What REALLY worked for me was exercise..... You might not feel like doing it, but I would ride my bike and all of my symptoms would disappear. I lived on my bike and in a hot bath for the entire withdrawal period.
Of course, if you're tapering, you should be fine, except for the fatigue.
The last time I took any pills was at 3pm yesterday and I just took some today (at 8:30am). I have to have someone hold the pills for me b/c I can't taper on my own.... When I did it last time, I did great..... I evacuated for the hurricane during days 3-5 and my husband gave me 10 pills to take with me to taper - I came back with all 10 of them! This time, maybe my willpower is not as strong, because I'm not as successful, but I'm confident I'm going to beat this. I told my husband last night instead of viewing it as "I'm quitting it this week and never going to take them again" and then being freaked out about this, I'm going to get down to taking them once a day and then cut down to only taking them when I go to work at night (when I really need them) and then just slowly not take them at all.
Just take one less a day for a week like everyone told you to and taper down slowly.... When you get to taking only 2 or 3 a day, just flush them down the toilet and stop altogether. The people on this site have been so wonderful at helping me so you'll get plenty of support through this.....You can do it.
What REALLY worked for me was exercise..... You might not feel like doing it, but I would ride my bike and all of my symptoms would disappear. I lived on my bike and in a hot bath for the entire withdrawal period.
Of course, if you're tapering, you should be fine, except for the fatigue.
The last time I took any pills was at 3pm yesterday and I just took some today (at 8:30am). I have to have someone hold the pills for me b/c I can't taper on my own.... When I did it last time, I did great..... I evacuated for the hurricane during days 3-5 and my husband gave me 10 pills to take with me to taper - I came back with all 10 of them! This time, maybe my willpower is not as strong, because I'm not as successful, but I'm confident I'm going to beat this. I told my husband last night instead of viewing it as "I'm quitting it this week and never going to take them again" and then being freaked out about this, I'm going to get down to taking them once a day and then cut down to only taking them when I go to work at night (when I really need them) and then just slowly not take them at all.
Just take one less a day for a week like everyone told you to and taper down slowly.... When you get to taking only 2 or 3 a day, just flush them down the toilet and stop altogether. The people on this site have been so wonderful at helping me so you'll get plenty of support through this.....You can do it.
Danielle Yup I also had those cramps when I tried C/T but now with my tapering it is alot easier.I just wanted to say hi......mj
Danielle thanks somuch for your input its 11:30 and I've only took 2 so far, maybe around 3:30 i'll take 2 then 7:30 take 2 and try that for a week,to see how works. My daughter is home from school today because of the snow,I just hope I won't get aggraveted with her,she is only 7 and don't even know nothing about what mommy's doing. She thinks mommy is just sick. Wednesday is her last day of school and she is out for 2 weeks so I pray my nerves will be able to handle her as I'am tapering off. I love being able to talk to people that is where I am at or been then once. Please just keep posting me and praying for me and I will keep coming back. Not to be too nosey but what is your story?
If you can go back about two weeks, you can read a post I wrote titled "Deep Rooted Issues About These Things" and kind of get the background..... It explains everything....
I had a rough childhood and have always used drugs to numb the pain that I have (but never have been addicted to anything). I was the victim of a violent crime at 17 that caused severe panic attacks and anxiety..... I am bipolar, though I usually have that under control. I have been addicted to pain pills for 2 1/2 years.
My life is full of contradictions..... I'm a Junior in college, majoring in Marketing, with a 3.5 GPA, work for a Marketing firm and as a personal assistant for a motivational speaker, yet my main job is as a dancer. I counsel people about the evils of doing drugs, yet I am addicted to pain pills... I have been a model for swimwear magazines, in tv specials, in commercials, and in print ads, but I am so scared that one day people are going to look at me and think I'm the ugliest girl they've ever seen. I have a complex about getting older.... Even though I've made money on what I look like, I have a hard time thinking I'm beautiful on the inside. Since joining this website, I've tried to dig deep and find the good INSIDE me, but being an addict has all but destroyed all of that. It's hard to not look in the mirror and not feel worthless every day so I am trying to get counseling right now to deal with that. At therapy the other day, the therapist asked my husband what he liked about me and he listed my intelligence first, good mothering, my ability to dream, and my outer appearance 4th.... That meant a lot to me b/c I am having the hardest time looking inside me for something to love....
I have scoliosis and severe migraines and started taking the pills for legitimate pain, though now I take them because I HAVE to. Had meningitis and West Nile Virus in April which have caused the migraines to be worse...
I am 32, have a 3 yr old son, and am married (though I am secretly hoping to run off with Lance Armstrong... lol)
Had a friend die in Sept from taking pain pills and drinking alcohol on them.... he would take 60-70 pills a day, 10-15 at a time and then take 10 more 30 minutes later, and I'm so scared the same thing will happen to me (though after Sharon's post a few days ago, I make sure not to take more than 4000mg a day of Tylenol).
I have a strong desire to be a better person..... to be happy, to be a good mother, to feel beautiful again.... to not be an "addict". Just started therapy and AA meetings and am praying that the combination helps.
If you ever want to email me, my email address is danni80419@aol.com
I had a rough childhood and have always used drugs to numb the pain that I have (but never have been addicted to anything). I was the victim of a violent crime at 17 that caused severe panic attacks and anxiety..... I am bipolar, though I usually have that under control. I have been addicted to pain pills for 2 1/2 years.
My life is full of contradictions..... I'm a Junior in college, majoring in Marketing, with a 3.5 GPA, work for a Marketing firm and as a personal assistant for a motivational speaker, yet my main job is as a dancer. I counsel people about the evils of doing drugs, yet I am addicted to pain pills... I have been a model for swimwear magazines, in tv specials, in commercials, and in print ads, but I am so scared that one day people are going to look at me and think I'm the ugliest girl they've ever seen. I have a complex about getting older.... Even though I've made money on what I look like, I have a hard time thinking I'm beautiful on the inside. Since joining this website, I've tried to dig deep and find the good INSIDE me, but being an addict has all but destroyed all of that. It's hard to not look in the mirror and not feel worthless every day so I am trying to get counseling right now to deal with that. At therapy the other day, the therapist asked my husband what he liked about me and he listed my intelligence first, good mothering, my ability to dream, and my outer appearance 4th.... That meant a lot to me b/c I am having the hardest time looking inside me for something to love....
I have scoliosis and severe migraines and started taking the pills for legitimate pain, though now I take them because I HAVE to. Had meningitis and West Nile Virus in April which have caused the migraines to be worse...
I am 32, have a 3 yr old son, and am married (though I am secretly hoping to run off with Lance Armstrong... lol)
Had a friend die in Sept from taking pain pills and drinking alcohol on them.... he would take 60-70 pills a day, 10-15 at a time and then take 10 more 30 minutes later, and I'm so scared the same thing will happen to me (though after Sharon's post a few days ago, I make sure not to take more than 4000mg a day of Tylenol).
I have a strong desire to be a better person..... to be happy, to be a good mother, to feel beautiful again.... to not be an "addict". Just started therapy and AA meetings and am praying that the combination helps.
If you ever want to email me, my email address is danni80419@aol.com
Abby, my three year old son always looks at me and says things like "Mommy, are you happy?" "Are you sick?" "Are you taking your medicine?" It breaks my heart.... When I get moody or anxious, he'll ask "Do I make you happy?"
He is my best friend and can take one look at my face and know when I am upset about something... I want to beat this for HIM
He is my best friend and can take one look at my face and know when I am upset about something... I want to beat this for HIM
