30 mgs a day

I've been averaging around 30 mg a day of vicodin for a little over month now. How bad will withdraws be and how long should I expect them to last? Thanks so much.

[avisg]

Are you CTing or are you going to to taper off .If you tapered off it would not be bad at all. With ct you will have 5 days that are pretty crapping good news is your on a low amount for a short time  so you may get lucky and it be very mild either way we will be here for you .

[djd8080]

I was thinking of going CT. How long would I have to taper off? Do you know a good way to taper? Thanks for your help.

[worried878]

do u have an addiction problem is the past?? like alcohol or pills etc?? if not then odds r u will have no wd from 1 month of using 30 mgs a day of hydro....just stop...if u do then u may but it will mostly be mental stuff as a month is a short time at a small dose....if u were an addict, how long have u been clean before resuming using again?   keep posting

[djd8080]

I'm 28 and never had any drug or alcohol addiction until pills a couple years ago. I don't take a whole lot but it seems like everytime I quit...a little while later I slip back into it. I was taking pills for about a month and then quit for two weeks and here I am again a month later. I guess that's kind of the cycle I'm in but I want to be done with them for good. Like you said, I haven't been taking a very high dose...so I was hoping withdraws wouldn't be very bad because I don't have the time and it's going to be really hard to pull together the strength to go through it. Thank you for helping.

[avisg]

tapering is just lowering the amout you take every few days like next you would take 25mg for 2or3 days the 20mg for 2or 3 then 15 mg keep going until you are off but if you want to ct I really dont think it will be to bad :)

[worried878]

agree...tapering could work if u r disciplined...but at ur dose ct would be perhaps the shorter way to do it as tapering can drag stuff out..motivation can be lost in the process....30 mgs doesnt seem like a whole lot..but it is cos u do not do well without it...and if u r using it to feel ok or high instead of for a rx-ed reason..the u r abusing it and it doesnt usually get better..next time it will be 60 mgs...then oneday like me u will be at 100 mgs...for me the physical was not bad...3-4 days..mentally it was harder..and it seems as if u have figured this out already

if u taper, write it out and flush what u do not need...if u ct flush any pill in ur reach...and cut off supply so u do not repeat this again in 2 weeks..dont beat urself up...we all have played this game..but u never win...let them go....have u tried any type of aftercare?  whatever it takes..posting here can be a big help...u gotta stay on track///gotta stick to ur plan...let us know how u do tomorrow and keep posting

[candothis247]

i went 30 days on 25-30 mgs and then went ct 6 days ago. No narcs in 6 days, day 1 sucked, day 2 sucked not as bad as day 1, day 3 got better, day 4, still sick, day 5 ok and day 6 full of cravings. Give it a shot, whaddya got to lose, i didnt think i could do it and i cant believe im doing it. Good luck.

[candothis247]

also, i was taking oxycontin, they are stronger than vicodin, so your w/d's may not be as bad as mine were/are. not sure tho everyone is different. good luck

[djd8080]

Well, I took 60 mg percocet yesterday...you were right worried878. I'm going to try to slow back down to 30 mg today. I have to work all day and pick up my son tonight. It's really hard to work and withdraw at the same time. I've never tried aftercare but I've thought alot about it. You guys are the first people I've talked to about this being a problem, besides my Dad and a couple close friends. But it's hard for others to understand if they've never been there. In the last month I've had a few days where I didn't take anything. On Monday - Tuesday I didn't take anything but the pressure of work and responsibilities was too much and I had to take something because I wasn't feeling well at all. Do you think since I've had a couple days off here and there that CT won't be so bad? I've had some really bad and drawn out withdraws in the past and I just don't want to go through it. I thought maybe I could get by with not having any at such a low dose. I really want to quit(tomorrow) for good but it's hard when I don't have time to lay down and feel bad.

[djd8080]

Ok, I'm quiting today CT. So far, I don't feel bad. Thanks guys.

[djd8080]

Do you guys think it's possible that I don't have bad withdrawals? I took 60 mg hydro and percocet the last 2 days and like I said, I've probably averaged 30 mg a day for the last month. I think I might be able to put these things behind me for good with your help.

[worried878]

I do beleive it is possible u could have miial if any wds since u tapered down to 30 mgs...that is low...and u messed up going up that day but got right bck on track...tapering is very hard if u r an addict..if u wanna prove whether u r an addict..then try a taper..u will find out quickly that u have lil or no control over the pills...have u flushed any left overs?  let us know how u r doing?

[djd8080]

I slipped and took some percs yeaterday and I'm trying to quit again today. I have no pills in the house. But I'm not going to be in the house...I'm going to be working. It's going to be really hot today and I hope I'm not sick because I have to work.

[djd8080]

Well, I'm sweating alot and I feel like I'm off balance. I'm praying that it doesn't get really bad.

[djd8080]

I'm dying. I don't think I can do this anymore.

[sweetif74]

Well i think that a month is not bad. There is people like me that have been addicted for 3 to 4 years. You can do it. I commend you for doing it now, u should be proud of urself.

[djd8080]

Thanks for the comment. I've been having some struggles dealing with this. I think talking to someone helps but I don't tell anybody. I was happy to find this forum but nobody has been talking to me very much. I slipped up again today. I got some H and snorted it(something I've never done) I couldn't find any pills and a friend asked if I wanted to try some. I'm trying to find the strength to quit opiates for good because they have caused me so much damage. I don't have time to struggle. My sons' need me and I have too much responsibility. I've been messing with pills off and on for the last two years but my addiction started to kick in recently and it's made it really hard to quit. It feels like I'm all alone. The depression and stress from dealing with this has crippled me. I mean, I'm a young, successful, athletic, good looking guy but since pills, I've lost self esteem, lots of money, I don't feel like dating and sometimes thinking about what it would be like just to leave this world. I was never like that before and I just want it to end.

[djd8080]

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