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Help with withdrawls
I'm new and embarrassed. I'm 45 and addicted to Vicodin, same story as most ppl, I had a horrible tailbone injury that left me taking 5/325 Vicodin pills 8x a day. Today I woke up with 3 left on a refill I got Monday and decided I can't do this anymore. My tailbone pain is gone and has been however the drug addiction isn't. I can't go anywhere for help, I live in a small town and have too much to lose if anyone ever found out. Today I only took 2 and let me tell you I feel like stir fried ****:( I'm hot I'm cold I'm sweating and I'm very anxious about that's going to happen to my body. Can someone help me? Tips on things I can buy to lesson the withdrawls? Anything?
Your family won't hate you, honey. What happened to you has happened to millions of people. These drugs are very strong and very addicting...and we don't fully realize this until they've got us by the scruff of the neck.
Pick up some Gatorade...if you have diarrhea, you need to replace the electrolytes you'll be using. Also get a big jug of Epsom salts...pour them into a hot bath; it will help a LOT with the body aches.
People take a laundry list of supplements and vitamins when detoxing, and I'm sure others will chime in here, but I just looked over ALL of my posts (over 1000) and my first 7-10 days were miserable, and to truthful, there wasn't anything I could take by mouth that really made a difference.
It's going to be very unpleasant for the next week; get prepared for that. But it won't kill you, and it is only TEMPORARY.
Actually, I lied...there was something i did for stomach cramps and that was raw ginger tea. Take a big chunk of fresh ginger (peeled) and chop it into tiny little pieces. For one cup of tea, you need a heaping Tablespoon. Toss it in a big mug, pour boiling water over it, and then cover and let it steep for five minutes. All the pieces of ginger will settle to the bottom of the cup. Sip slowly...it helps a LOT with cramping and nausea. Much more than bottled or canned ginger ale.
I also got very bad headaches my first week, and my doctor discovered that I was having high blood pressure...he prescribed Clonidine, which helped a LITTLE. You can also take Immodium for the diarrhea, but be CAREFUL with this stuff!!!! If you take too much of it, you can end up with all sorts of problems. I think I took it twice (one capsule each time) and it did cut down on how much diarrhea I had (sorry for the "ick" factor.)
Will this be easy? NO. But is it doable? YES. As Gnarly always says "you have to be okay with NOT being okay for a while."
Make sure you have NO WAY to get any more pills. Like you, I flushed mine when I got down to the last 4. I was already in withdrawals (I tried a fast taper, with miserable results.)
Be gentle with yourself. The first 4 days will be the worst...think of it as having a really nasty tummy flu.
Good luck honey. It'll all be over soon, I promise.
Hugs,
-Robin
Pick up some Gatorade...if you have diarrhea, you need to replace the electrolytes you'll be using. Also get a big jug of Epsom salts...pour them into a hot bath; it will help a LOT with the body aches.
People take a laundry list of supplements and vitamins when detoxing, and I'm sure others will chime in here, but I just looked over ALL of my posts (over 1000) and my first 7-10 days were miserable, and to truthful, there wasn't anything I could take by mouth that really made a difference.
It's going to be very unpleasant for the next week; get prepared for that. But it won't kill you, and it is only TEMPORARY.
Actually, I lied...there was something i did for stomach cramps and that was raw ginger tea. Take a big chunk of fresh ginger (peeled) and chop it into tiny little pieces. For one cup of tea, you need a heaping Tablespoon. Toss it in a big mug, pour boiling water over it, and then cover and let it steep for five minutes. All the pieces of ginger will settle to the bottom of the cup. Sip slowly...it helps a LOT with cramping and nausea. Much more than bottled or canned ginger ale.
I also got very bad headaches my first week, and my doctor discovered that I was having high blood pressure...he prescribed Clonidine, which helped a LITTLE. You can also take Immodium for the diarrhea, but be CAREFUL with this stuff!!!! If you take too much of it, you can end up with all sorts of problems. I think I took it twice (one capsule each time) and it did cut down on how much diarrhea I had (sorry for the "ick" factor.)
Will this be easy? NO. But is it doable? YES. As Gnarly always says "you have to be okay with NOT being okay for a while."
Make sure you have NO WAY to get any more pills. Like you, I flushed mine when I got down to the last 4. I was already in withdrawals (I tried a fast taper, with miserable results.)
Be gentle with yourself. The first 4 days will be the worst...think of it as having a really nasty tummy flu.
Good luck honey. It'll all be over soon, I promise.
Hugs,
-Robin
Well a lot of people here will disagree with this, mainly because so many people trade one addiction for another. Though you can get a couple Xanax to help with all the anxiety and possibly help calm you down for the days your on call... Just be sure to not take more than a couple cause you don't want to get addicted. Again if you can muscle threw would be a lot better, but I know life has plans sometimes we need a kick every now again. You really will be fine, just think 2 weeks!! 2 weeks is what you got to get through and you'll be on here smiling!!
I feel bad but not too bad, i know the worst is on the way:( I have to help my daughter move out tomorrow, will I be able to? I'm so scared:( I just want to be well, I can live if the tailbone pain comes back cause this is worse!!!!!! I don't know how I'm going to get through this..... I'll stop for Gatorade on my way home from work
I can't get anything:( I have about 10 tramidol but that's it... Will they help the withdrawls or will those 10 get me addicted? This is seriously the pits! As for being on call I have no choice, I can't change that but hopefully no one calls off this weekend! I must help my daughter move thou:( I'm seriously a nervous wreck
The whole moving thing just depends on you, you can muscle threw it and be fine, though I would tell your daughter your sick with the flu just in case you want to lay down. That's if you really don't want to tell her what's going on. I told one person " I knew" and kept it quiet to everyone else, outside of NA. Tramadol I believe is good for sleeping? I might be wrong, it all depends on how long you've been taking those but 10 shouldn't get you addicted specially if you only take them when you have to. For instance 10 should last you 3 weeks. If it were me I take one the first 5 or 6 days then stop for a 5 or 6 days and then save the last few for paws. Getting active durring w/d is a pain I'm just going to be honest but if you can get it done the exercise will help big time with your w/d. The more you do the less you feel. Get some Imodium from Walgreens or dollar genral for the diarrahia, and ibuprofen can help with nemourous w/ds as well as Advil. I know going to the store sounds like to much put those 3 things are life savers!!! As well as bananas and other fruits, pick up ep salt for when you take baths/showers and yes you'll be taking 3 or 4 baths a day if not more. Those are a life savor, just make sure you have plenty of towels. I know it sounds scary I've been there where I was blind about it all and that's the scariest part. Just know you won't die!! Drink plenty of water and Gatorade, and be okay with not being okay for a bit. Just know it's like a flu, it does let up!! Stay on this forum and post all night long when/if you can't sleep, it will get your mind off things!! You got this!!
One person knows in case God forbid something happens to me but I'll never tell my family:( I'll claim the flu and hope for the best. Heading to the store very soon! My arms today are killing me and I'm freezing
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