Can you detox off vicodin and take adderall(adderrall) to help with withdrawal symptoms.

I have been taking vicodin for two years. I was taking up to 10-15 a day, I have cut down considerably And have only taken 12 in the last five days. I took my last one this morning and I am scared to death of getting really sick. I Have adderall (adderrall) but I am also afraid that when I have to go back to work in three days I will need the adderall (adderrall) just like I needed the vicodin which will lead me to relapse. I have a very busy life and the reason I have not quit before is that I never have time to be sick. I know it is a dumb excuse but it is the truth.  If anyone has any advise I would really appreciate it.

[ladyboop]

I do not know how many pills aday you got down to. But I would not be taking adderall (adderrall) while you are in w/d's. I am no Dr, but it seem to me that it might be dangrous. Think about it. Your B/P will be high while you are in w/d's. and if you take the adderall (adderrall) I would thing it would speed up your heart. and maybe up your b/p as well. Why don't you follow the Thomas recipe.(bottom right of this page) That I think would be a hole lot better...


                   Lady

[malenurse57]

I really think the Adderall (adderrall) will add to the anxiosness you get while withdrawing from the vicodin. Look in the lower right of the page at the Thomas recipe and the amino acid protocol everyone says they help.

I have added a little info on adderall (adderrall).

Do not use amphetamine-dextroamphetamine if you have used an MAO inhibitor such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), tranylcypromine (Parnate), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (Azilect), or selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam) within the past 14 days. Serious, life-threatening side effects can occur if you take amphetamine-dextroamphetamine before the MAO inhibitor has cleared from your body.
  Do not use this medication if you are allergic to amphetamine-dextroamphetamine, or if you have hardened arteries (arteriosclerosis), heart disease, moderate to severe high blood pressure (hypertension), overactive thyroid, glaucoma, severe anxiety or agitation, or a history of drug or alcohol addiction.
  Some stimulants have caused sudden death in children and adolescents with serious heart problems or congenital heart defects. Before taking amphetamine-dextroamphetamine, tell your doctor if you have any type of heart problems.

Amphetamine-dextroamphetamine is a drug of abuse and may be habit-forming. Keep track of how many pills have been used from each new bottle of this medicine. You should be aware if any person in the household is using this medicine improperly or without a prescription. Using this medication improperly can cause death or serious side effects on the heart.

Good Luck and God bless

[mustanginhouston]

Thank you for fast reply! I was taking 10/650 lorcet 10-15 a day. Last Monday I got 12 and took them sparingly this week yesterday I had two and had my last one this morning. I have read the Thomas Recipe and I cannot get Valium or xanax and cannot sleep for the next three days. But I can't keep making excuses anymore why I can't quit. I used the pills to work full-time, go to school full-time and take care of my son by myself. I just finished school and I need my life back. I know the adderall (adderrall) is the opposite of what I need but don't know what else to do. Maybe I should flush them (adderall (adderrall)) down the toilet and just be sick I am just scared Last time I tried to quit I got so sick I went to ER saying I had a tooth infection. But I didn't wing myself off like I did this last week. Anyway thank everyone for your comments and will write back.

[ladyboop]

If ou tapered down with the 12pills over this week and felt pretty good. you should be okay. What were you taking like 2 pills a day? Were you having w/d's? What ever w/d's you have it will only be for 4 or 5 days.

i am not sure if I read your post right, I thought you said you can not sleep for the next 3 days. Well one of the beautiful things about coming off these pills is, you do not sleep!

  Good Luck

[udoschoices]

mustang,
you can do it, i'm just like you and was taking the same amount or more of the loracets/lortabs for a long time.. i went c/t last Sunday, and went out and bought several of the amino acids listed on the "Amino Acid Protocol" on the lower right of this page. It helped VERY MUCH compared to previous attempts at quitting and suffering through w/d. I bought a multi-vitamin, L-Theanine, and SAMe that i take first thing in the morning. Then at night, to help sleep - it take 2 Melatonin and 1 5-htp (all of which i bought at a HEB down the street from my house in vitamin section).  It works, i PROMISE.  I was not nearly as sick as i thought i would be, i actually slept most nights without tossing and turning, and i'm on day 6 and feeling really not bad at all.

for the record, i'm like you - work a lot, have a 2 yo daughter, etc.. but you CAN do it.  You have already weaned yourself off, so just take this holiday to do it - its the first 3-4  days, then it gets better. Really.

you can do it - i took 18 lortabs the day before i went c/t and i was a little worried, but it has not been as bad as i thought, but then again - i was SICK of taking pills to "live" - so you have to really want it bad enough.  

oh, and i cut off my supply too - i'm from Houston also, so i called my pain clinics and told them to take me off their list so i can't go back. I know there are a million of them, but i had it working so smoothly before, it would be a major hassle to go through all that again - just one more thing to help quit.

good luck, and post here for help!

[road2recovery]

You can do this..What is being sick for 3 days for you life back?? You can say you have a very bad virus....
Read alot on here, and u can see how many people have done this.. We will support u all the way...I really think you will have it easier since u only took 12 in one week..
Good Luck
r2r

[mustanginhouston]

I am OK right now just hurting all over I did go get the vitamins you suggested and just took them. To ladyboop meant to state that I don't have the opportunity to sleep all day that is what I hear you have to do to get over them. But I have been also taking adderall (adderrall) and I know I am defeating the purpose and I am tempted to throw them away I have only taken an half today And it does help me have some energy. I don't know who else to talk to about all this everybody I know takes pills, my mom, sister, best friend ( or all my friends) etc.. I tell them how bad I feel or how I don't even know who I am off pills and all they say is I will get over it I guess they are just scared I will ask them for some. This pills are the devil and I am tired of my life revolving around them. I guess after the physical part I am going to have to deal with the psych. part also. I guess we will see thanks again to everybody!!!

[cleanasawhistle1]

its not as easy as just 3 days and bam your lifes normal, i sniffed oc 80s for a couple years i kno thats more severe then wut u were doin and all but its still opiates and it can be weeks, you can goto a suboxone doctor and get them and you will not be sick, or if you kno the right people you can just buy a few from the street and just do a fast like 7day taper and u will feel better and juss have 1 or 2 for the day that you r craving to get high, and it will take that away, you wont get depended on them unles it over a long period of tikme everyday like any pill in the world, but if you gotta go to work n have a kid like me, you cant just suffer or miss work, adderal if you have absolutly nuttin else can help with the sluggishness if you have 2 be at work, if you dont have work dont take it, only simply if u have 2 work it will give u a boost to get thru the day without wanting to die, your heart rate will be fine especially if you are already prescribed to addarall then ur bodys already used 2 it, juss do wut u gotta do n dont listen to ppl on the street who never been thru it tell u its cake cause im sure u kno its not, do wut u feels neccarsy untill you can goto a suboxne doc, they dont take insurance my doc is 75 a week but its alot chaper then a 50 dollar bill a few times a day, (oc 80s) good luck

[Beccabeccalynn]

Adderall is very addictive I know several people who are addicted to them oh they take opiates also I think Its not a good idea . Addictive substance to get off a addictive substance?

[LADY4MYFIVE]

I have a opiate addiction I've been tryin 2 overcome since last sat,I've went from 20aday 2 3aday do u think I have winged myself off?????

[googzy]

I feel that adderall (adderrall) 30mg helped me with wd off of vicodin. Gives me a boost of energy after a restless night and helps me focus. Also Valium at 10-20mg night to sleep. Clonodin to sleep too knocks you out .3mg or .2mg is enough, lowers blood pressure and helps with the shakes/cold sweats. But the clonodine can make you feel zombied out. I took .5mg clonodines, slept for 3 hours and was a wet noodle, couldn't stand walk or even fumble about.

PLEASE  PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THE VALIUM or any other Benzo (Xanax, etc...) for longer than the duration of your withdrawal, 1 week tops. You DO NOT WANT benzodiazepine withdrawals, I've been through them and had to taper down for months & months.

Xanax has a real short half, I was taking 2mg pills at east 2 at night and mayb

[googzy]

maybe 2 more 2mg during the day. Did this for months and trust me, my vocodin withdrawals were a walk in the park compared to benzodiazepine withdrawal. I wen to a detox facility and I told them I was taking benzos and I had just kicked the vicodins CT. The detox facility would only take me if I had a script for benzodiazepines.

I went from 2mg Xanax up of 3 times a day to 2mg Lorazepam once a day, considering these arent equivalent doses I was having benzodiazepine wd hell. I had to leave the detox and found a dr. That understood benzodiazepine wd and knew about the Ashton manual. I went from 6mg Xanax to Lorazepam... Then gradually reduced for lorazepam replacing it with diazepam (Valium). The Valium has a much longer half life so you don't go through interdose withdrawal... Eventually you chip down the Valium and it's not that hard...

2mg Xanax is a lot, considering the starting dose is usually .25mg.

Anyways Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Hell. Don't start it and of you do, dont go longer than a week, if that. And go with a long acting benzodiazepine like Valium, Xanax will knock you out fast but the tolerance builds up so quick and last for such a short time on your body you wanna just keep popping em like candy.

[yumyums61]

I have been off vicodin for over 8 days and will still feel so tired and winded so I will try the adderall (adderrall) to help me get my energy back. My job requires me to move so I have to do what I have to do.

[batmanrules45]

have you been exhausted the entire 8 days?  how much adderall (adderrall) will you take?  I am wondering if I should take some.  I am very tired.