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The pills actually cause the brain to stop producing the endorphins. Imagine your brain is a big meadow and there is a factory in the meadow that produces and releases endorphins into the grass on the meadow, well when you take the pills this meadow is covered by the toxins from the pills. The pills cover the meadow and actually create holes in your meadow, these holes need to be filled in order to feel normal or take away aches and pains. Meaning the holes that arent filled give the withdrawl sysmptoms. The endorphin factory has not produced the natural endorphins in so long that the order to fill all the holes created by the pills is too much to fill in one day or in your case 5 days. This is where exercise can jump start the factory and help fill those holes and regrow the grass in the meadow. It just takes time to fill the holes in and get the meadow back to its original state.
It's 14 days for me from Vicodin.... now I need to do something about the Benzos. Shouldn't be all that hard I don't use that much but I found out really quickly that you can't do Xanax C/T. I've been taking them for 9 months... so it wasn't like I was trading off... I was already there.
Would you mind answering a question for me. In your diatribe you mentioned 50 days clean of Vics with a few minor slips.
I'm assuming you meant you took a pill on an occassion. If not ignore the question.
Did taking a pill or two then stopping throw you back into Withdrawl mode?
It's way too early for me in my Detox to even consider taking a pain pill... but I was wondering what would happen if I really did need to do it.
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I am so happy i found this site for i feel so alone and so scared. I really need some help and advice. I had major knee surgery 2 years ago and was perscribed percocet 5/325, i actually tried refusing it from my doctor at the release from the hospital because i have always been so extremly scared of taking any medications, even an asprin. anyway i got it filled and took it here and there for my pain. I also suffer from migraines, during my recovery i developed a migraine and took one of the percocets to see if it helped, it did. To make a long long story short, i am now addicted, i did not realize it to about 6 months ago, i was out of pills and got the flu (so i thought) i was really sick. after 3 days with the flu i went to my scheduled pain management appt. and of course received my new script, i immediatly took 2 pills because my stomache hurt so bad from the flu, and all my pain went away, i thought it was weird that my flu symptoms went away, i then started taking 2 to 3 pills at a time and was enjoying the feeling it gave me, then after a while the 2 to 3 pills were not working, again long story short i am now taking 5 pills at a time/ 2 times a day= 10 pills a day. I have tried going off of them and can't believe the terrible terrible with drawal symptoms, it is so scary. I have even gone to other doctors when my run out to get more. I have known now for several months that i need help. No one knows about this and i am so ashamed, about 4 nights ago i wrote a 4 page letter to my husband explaining in detail what has happened to me and how scared i was, and even that i have been calling detox centers to get info. I finally gave him the letter, and he broke down, he is a wonderful man and i am so ashamed, i explained the withdrawal symptoms and i ultimatly gave him what was left of my 15 pills and asked him to please help me. I dont know what to do, i have 2 children and a detox in patient program is basically impossible for me. I am truly ready to fight this is to get rid of this addicition. I have a couple of questions for anyone out there who could help.
1. is it possible to do it on my own
2. is it deadly to do it on my own, is there any true deadly warning signs that my body will go through that i need to seek emergency treatment
3. any home remedies to help lessen the symptoms
4. how long will it take for the severe withdrawal to subside
Please help me, i am so scared, this is so not like me, i can't believe this has happened and taken control of my life.
Thank you
Thank again
i appologize if i ask to many questions, i just really need to know what i am in for and really want to accomplish this.
With that kind of support - you will be able to do this. Can you go to your doc and ask for support from him/her to get you through the withdrawl?
Bottom line, despite the strenght of the meds - you will feel w/d. You will be miserable. It is not a fun place. As you read through the posts - some quit cold turkey and others taper their dosage down.
What you will need most is someone to watch the kids while you go through this. And since you have an ally in your spouse - that will help.
Read through all the past posts - and you'll see what you are to face - and it isn't pretty. if you have questions - ask a question - so it is posted at the top and many others will see it.
Good luck - and please do keep us posted on your situation.
None of us wanted to be in this situation - but that is how we found this site.
I didn't have any wd from those and they evened me out somewhat I guess. Didn't feel like the good ole days, probably because I was hesitant in not only taking it, but same as you wondered if it was just going to get that ball rolling again, or if I could actually handle just taking one once in awhile. I wouldn't want to test that too many times and haven't since. Keep up the fight my friend, you are doing great. Good luck on the other thing..benzos was it. I'm feeling kinds stupid, I have seen that a couple times now but don't know what anybody is talking about. Sending you a hug for good measure!
We will be glad to help you and answer questions as best as we can.
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