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tired now?

ok heres a new one. for me anyway. I have posted how i take vicodin for energy. euphoria. Now, they make me feel good for ten minutes, and then i am tired. so i try another, rinse, repeat.
why is the same dose making me tired all of a sudden?
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Hang in there it will get better, when I saw cocktail I thought drink not drug cocktail Duhooo! My bad sorry again. I hope today will be a good one for you---Rick
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ok, apology accepted... i was really confused by your reply... anyways...no worries...
its 141am starting day two, and i just popped up out of a sound sleep--- not looking forward to tomorrow!!!
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Sorry I mis-read your post and I wasn't judging you I was just meant if you want to quit the sooner the better. Sorry if you thought I meant something else.
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umm yeah, i WANT to stop now, not just because my script 'ran out", because i have never ran out, and made a concious decision to quit.  i decided this week i would have a last hoorahh type of thing.i have posted that, maybe before you automatically judge someones motives you should read the entire post first... and i never drink alcohol so i dont know where you got that from.....and i can get a refill today and im not and im proud of it!!!
thanks so much for your "prayers and support"!!! your a sweetheart!!!
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1331115 tn?1536362140
Wow are you going to stop now because you want to or becuase your script ran out? BTW if the vics don't kill ya the alcohol and tylenol in the vics will. Being a nurse you are probably aware of this fact. If you go through w/d now because you don't have anymore vics, why don't you make it the last time you go through this viscious cycle just quit now and forever. I hope that you will and I will pray that God gives you the strenght and guides you through your journey to sobriety.
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ok .. i took 4 days off of work, and took my last pill (8) yesrerday. Today i have no more vicodins and today is day number one. I have xanax, so I slept til 12pm, I feel fine right now... but I kow the wds have not even kicked in yet. I suspect tomorrow i will start to feel worse......
I took 90 pills in the last week. 90 es vicodins. i still cant believe it.
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yeah, why was it moved?
thanks for all the replies. i think it is a blessing in disguise. because honestly, these pills have been giving me energy like crazy, and i really didnt want to give that up!!! all the while knowing every day i am damaging m y body, and i have to quit. but not really wanting to. now, i WANT to... because I feel like crap!!.....and to add further insult to my stupidity, I am a nurse and I simply know better. (just a fyi- i never ever diverted from work-- ever, and i never obtained my pills illegally)   but i have had two close family members literally kill themselves with pills.... but yet, i couldnt resist that energy, that euphoria..... now its gone.... thank god....i dont even drink alcohol socially-- just these stupid pills have been my weakness. i honestly have to think about what to do next-- bite the bullet and go ct, or taper.....
does the euphoria ever come back without pills? because this may be a separate issue-- but i dont ever remember feeling good like that without taking pills.....
thanks everyone for the support
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I wonder why this post was moved over here...
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slow down now, those kinds of cocktails will kill a horse, and even though you dont think so, it'll kill you too.  as for the sleepiness, the opiates did the same to me after about a year, its your brain needing more and more to reach the same point it used to.  this is a pivotal moment in your addiction, its where you have reached a crossroads.  i know that sounds corny.  but at this point you will actively seek out the drug and your tolerance will only increase and it will be harder to quit.  you gotta make a choice,  keep reading the stories on here and you will know what to expect.  hopefully you will be willing to quit soon. but you gotta want it, bad. god bless
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Geez!!   Xanax,Ambien and Klonopin and repeated...   It's time to get off that cocktail as well.  You will need to taper that but you can just stop the Vicodin.

I'm sure you know that all this mixing of pills is dangerous!  You need to get some outside help with this. I think seeing your doctor would be agreat start!

Good luck~
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i know i know. i dont really enjoy them anymore... so now IS the time..... I cant up my dose (thankfully) because my husband holds the bottle, doles out 7 per day. its not enough anymore.
he just doesnt understand. he gets so mad when i ask for "just one more" because I had a bad daya t work, dont feel good, etc....he never took a drug in his life, he doesnt get it. we fight all the time about it.. my life is a mess and all i can think about is pills, or lack of. this is my life. i get up, work 12 hour shifts, which 7 or 8 vikes get me through the day.then i come home, cant have any more vikes, so its time for my nightly cocktail... two ambiem, two xanax, and a klonopin. get up, repeat. i used to thrive on this, working 70-80 hours a week. now im so tired all the time and have no desire for anything. what should i do first?
i cant take a week out of work to ct, i just cant, i would lose so much money in OT,plus its just me working..... i get my rx from my doc legally for "back pain"    been getting them for years.......help...
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The withdrawal is a week of feeling like you have the flu. You need to be more afraid of the continued abuse!!

The time to quit is right now while you feel this way.
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i do want to be rid of them. im just scared of the withdrawal, and until recently, they have made me feel wonderful.
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Your body is trying to tell you something.  Your body wants to be clean.

But you can't do it unless your mind, heart and soul want it too.

If you decide you want to get clean, we are here for you, keep posting.
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Why do you think?
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Do you have any desire to stop taking them?
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Are you looking to stop taking them?
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