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Can't wait anymore. This is it!!!
OK, I have to say....I'm so excited about kicking this addiction's ass! I'm not going to wait until next week. It's been 9 years. It's long enough now. So, I'm starting to taper on Friday May 11, and will (God willing) be down to 0 by June 2nd. I will be staying at a hotel with a jacuzzi for the last 4 days so if I get bad w/d, I won't have to worry about things at home. I don't have any kids of my own yet, but I am very involved with my family. So, I'm just going to tell them that my husband & I are going for a little romantic getaway since this semester was stressful.
Is there anything I should pack for the hotel (Like sleeping aids, gatorade, things for w/d)? Thanks everyone! I will have access to the internet from my room, so I will keep everyone posted. And I'm sure I'll have a million questions. Thank you! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! By the way, my name is Dawn.
Is there anything I should pack for the hotel (Like sleeping aids, gatorade, things for w/d)? Thanks everyone! I will have access to the internet from my room, so I will keep everyone posted. And I'm sure I'll have a million questions. Thank you! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! By the way, my name is Dawn.
Am i psychicallly addicted?
On fridays and saturdays i like to eat about 10 Acetaminophen: Hydrocodone Tablets 500 mg, 5mg (vicodin) these pills are def a narcotic and 10 of them is nothing short of a BAG OF DOPE!! i also drink mabye 10 drinks on friday and 10 drinks on saturday with them at the club and when its time to go to sleep ill take two .5mg xanax its been a routine for me for the last 4 months or so and i enjoy it so much that i dont plan on stopping any time soon. The funny thing is that mon thru fri i can work and excercise normally and sleep semi normally. I dont really get psychical withdrawls like people talk about. i may get a little anxious but thats about it. I eat normal and joke around normal and can maintain my daily scedule without any drugs or alcohol at all. What will happen f i keep up this routine??
On fridays and saturdays i like to eat about 10 Acetaminophen: Hydrocodone Tablets 500 mg, 5mg (vicodin) these pills are def a narcotic and 10 of them is nothing short of a BAG OF DOPE!! i also drink mabye 10 drinks on friday and 10 drinks on saturday with them at the club and when its time to go to sleep ill take two .5mg xanax its been a routine for me for the last 4 months or so and i enjoy it so much that i dont plan on stopping any time soon. The funny thing is that mon thru fri i can work and excercise normally and sleep semi normally. I dont really get psychical withdrawls like people talk about. i may get a little anxious but thats about it. I eat normal and joke around normal and can maintain my daily scedule without any drugs or alcohol at all. What will happen f i keep up this routine??
Hi Lesley, I haven't started to taper. I'm going to start on Friday after all of my finals are over. (In college, earning my BA Degree) I'm going to do 4 to 5 day intervals instead of 7. I don't know, maybe that's too fast? Anyway, that's what I'm aiming for. I'm really excited to kick this addiction & I feel for once that I am ready. Not because someone else thinks I should...But because I WANT TO. I think I've been hooked long enough. My background is posted in some earlier posts, but the main gist of it is....
I got hooked when I was 20. Two yrs later, I was taking 14 to 15 Vicodin ES per day. Stayed with a guy who never wanted better for me. Met my husband who somehow motivated me to get down to 3 or 4 a day. That's how it's been for the past 5 years. So all together, I've been on Vicodin for 9 years. That's 9 years without a single day of not having Vic in my system. So, my struggle is going to be rough, but it has to be done. Whew! I ramble alot!
I got hooked when I was 20. Two yrs later, I was taking 14 to 15 Vicodin ES per day. Stayed with a guy who never wanted better for me. Met my husband who somehow motivated me to get down to 3 or 4 a day. That's how it's been for the past 5 years. So all together, I've been on Vicodin for 9 years. That's 9 years without a single day of not having Vic in my system. So, my struggle is going to be rough, but it has to be done. Whew! I ramble alot!
You definitely want some Immodium AD.
I would also like to suggest some methadone, if you can get your hands on a few.
Three 10mg's should do the trick. Wait until you first start feeling the w/d's, then take one. They are good for 24 hrs, so take the next one 24 hrs after the first, etc.
Some may not like this advice, but if you only get 3, and take them like I'm telling you to, you will be amazed.
Take it from someone who has gone through the withdrawals every month for a couple of years. Do a little research to make sure you can take them, but if you're already taking pain meds, there shouldn't be any problems.
They work, and I thank God every time I run out of my pain meds that I learned of these little miracle workers. I feel for every one who goes through withdrawals and especially now that I know it is unnecessary torture.
I would also like to suggest some methadone, if you can get your hands on a few.
Three 10mg's should do the trick. Wait until you first start feeling the w/d's, then take one. They are good for 24 hrs, so take the next one 24 hrs after the first, etc.
Some may not like this advice, but if you only get 3, and take them like I'm telling you to, you will be amazed.
Take it from someone who has gone through the withdrawals every month for a couple of years. Do a little research to make sure you can take them, but if you're already taking pain meds, there shouldn't be any problems.
They work, and I thank God every time I run out of my pain meds that I learned of these little miracle workers. I feel for every one who goes through withdrawals and especially now that I know it is unnecessary torture.
Hey Dawn! Wow, you've been on Vicodin for 9 whole years? Holy cow! What dose are you taking and how many per day? I've tried Vicodin the past and for some reason the day after I took them I'd wake up with a hangover feeling, strange, isn't that? I am having a problem with Oxycodone. I am soooo scared of withdrawing from it! One time I quit taking them for 4 days and I had to get more! I got seriously depressed and had NO energy at all! Please let me know how you're doing with the taper, okay? Thanks!
Lesley
Lesley
Immodium in case you have the runs -- gatorade & water for fluids - plenty of vitamins -- if you get a room with a kitchenette -- soup type foods, stuff with a lot of nutritional value for the first few days -- unless your not having WDs - then eat out at any place you like.
Best of luck to you - be sure to keep us posted as you taper! :)
Best of luck to you - be sure to keep us posted as you taper! :)
Hey Dawn. Wow are you an inspiration. I am pulling for you. I would take some Aleve or motrin. I took some B-6 and a good supplement with vitamins and minerals. The jacuzzi will feel good. If you have something to help you sleep, that would be key. Good luck.
I have 11 days today. You can do it.!!!!
I have 11 days today. You can do it.!!!!
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