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don't want to get another presciption. if i'm at 5mg of valium now and and 1 vicodin, you think i should just cold turkey the vicodin and stay with valium. i'm concerned that i don't have enough valium to use as you suggested....have about 50 mg left (5x10 mg) and your "prescription" calls for more because it's one mg less but stay on that dose for a week.
you think i have to go back and get more, or give it a shot with what i have.
please write back. Thanks!
If I were you, I would only attempt a valium detox under a doctor's supervision -- as seizsures have been known to occur while wthdrawaing from that drug.
That doesn't mea Seamstress's taper regimen isn't right. I'm just saying let your doctor know what you're planning and get his advice, too.
Opiate withdrawals won't kill you (although for addictions bigger than yours, people wish they were dead). But Valium and other benzo withdrawals can be dangerous.
i have a question for you. this question is based on some assump-
tions i have that i hope are wrong! most of your postings are question about identifying unknown drugs that you have come across. i myself am a recovering addict who used to read the PDR as if it were a book on the best seller list. from your posts i've gathered that you suffer from migraine head aches. this is a malady i would wish on no one. are you working with a MD whos speciality is headaches? how long have you had this problem? what praticular therapys have you tried?
see radioboy, i don't recall you ever posting anything but inquirys as to what a praticular drug is, what it can do, or if anyone has ever tried it. i've been a drug addict for 35 years. i am willing to share any knowledge i have with you, if it is a legitimate question. i am not willing however to further you chasing down a high.if that is why you post here i have a few things you should know:
1) i wish you goodluck
2) if your going to be an addict, realise that most knowledge you
will need to survive is aquired the "hard way." i can't speak for
anyone else on this forum, but i don't want to take on any ap-
prenticeships.
3)i (or any other forum participant) am very reluctant to share
knowledge with you, that may unintentionly lead you to hurt your-
self. i've got enough blood on my hands already.
i hope to god i'm wrong about all of this. i don't mean to judge
you, as i have been well down the road i think you are getting
started to travel.
keep an angel on your shoulder
kip
Drugs destroy everything you've ever had, worked for, dreamed of, and the worst part is it robs you of your soul!
The sadness and emptiness you are left with after the 'fun time' is over are almost unbearable at times. To look back and see the damage that was caused along the way if something that you have to face and get passed, but know that a life with drugs is a disaster waiting to happen, no one can escape it's inevitable destruction!!!
Good luck, and like Kip says, keep an angel on your shoulder! :)
Lv Jenny
GWH
To get back on topic, I would like to ask this question again, as my original query apparently went unanswered and was then bumped off the current list of threads. Sorry to be redundant.
I currently am taking xanax as prescibed, namely .5 mg three times a day. Occasionally, I take four. This has been prescribed for severe anxiety and panic attacks. My biggest problem right now is vicodin, which I am abusing and trying my best to taper off of. I know that the xanax will help with some of the withdrawal symptons and I am also on prozac now to help with a depression that had led me to become suicidal. Since vicodin is the biggest problem, I want to attack that first. Assuming I get off of that, is 1.5 mg of xanax a day something to worry about in terms of tapering down, or will I require doctor's supervision? It certainly doesn't seem like a lot, I don't take it to get loaded like with vics--which now only make me feel normal instead of high--but it is a concern that I want to start addressing now.
Incidentally, I was also abusing soma, ran out, and did not suffer any noticeable withdrawal other than wishing I had some every now and again. This has given me a degree of hope regarding the other addiction, although I know vicodin is a much different, more dangerous animal. Just a thought. Thanks for listening.
GWH