Hydrocodone Witjdrawals

[larbec7]

I have what is needed and want to quit.  I have been on Hydros for 4 years 6 pd 10/325 under pain management doc.  I have noticed I am getting shortness of breath for the past 9 months and went for a stress test.  They say everything was good but my Xray came back "it could be abnormal" so they want to do a cardiac catho on me next week.

Do you know, an the Hydros cause shorness of breath?  My doc says no but I think different. Will the below work

Thanks


I read this article on a board and wondering if anyone ever tried it before:

I, as a 6 year perscription pill abuser would like to report an unexpected success in the area of self-treatment. I have found success in recovery with the use of clonidine. I have found that after a relapse one can actually forgoe 95% of the pain of withdrawl by careful use of clonidine. I usually will take two 0.1mg tablets before bed, leaving two additional tablets by the bedside. When withdrawl is in full effect a patient/abuser can rarely expect more than 4-5 hours of uninterupted sleep. When I wake, I quickly take the two other clonidine tablets and wait to fall back to sleep. In addition my doctor has me using the Anti-depressent/Sleep medication Trazadone. Using this method one can expect to get 6-8 hours of sleep or more. Also, by maintaining clonidine in the blood supply one tablet every 6 hours while awake will have the effects of keeping muscle spasms to almost nothing. I have found that by keeping the physical symptoms to a minimum, the focus becomes the inherent depression one feels during withdrawl. I keep my mood up by watching fun entertaining movies and eating "comfort foods". NOTE TO EVERYONE: If an patient/abuser is taking powerful doses of dangerous narcotics in large quantities this method does not help. This method is useful to pain-management patients and pill abusers that use between 1 darvocet (very weak) per day to 2 percocet (very strong) four times a day for long periods of time. This method has the best effect for patients/abusers using hydrocodone 5/500mg three times per day.

[grievingwidow]

Hi, as far as the shortness of breath being caused by the hydrocodone, I am with your doctor, I think that is very unlikely.  I have worked in the medical field for over 25 years and I have never heard of that before.

As far as your withdrawals, the few times that I have experienced them, I was in such agony that nothing would touch it.  I have heard others though talk about the clonodine helping some, just don't expect it to make a big difference. I think it is mainly to help your blood pressure which will surely be elevated during this time period and I think I have also heard it to be helpful for restless legs, so you might give it a try.  Just don't get your hopes up too high, I hate to be such a downer, but if you go cold turkey off your meds, there is some extreme discomfort coming your way and you need to be prepared for it.  I do have to say though that your withdrawals should be milder than say people who are taking oxycontin or morphine, etc.  You will get through it.  Good Luck.

Cindy

[larbec7]

Thanks Cindy,

Can you tell me what I may experience day one, two three and how long it last.  I am scheduled for an Cardiac catheterization next Thursday and wanted to be off my meds before I went for that test.  I wanted all of this behind me.  Will  I be okay before then?  What will I be experiencing 1 1/2 weeks to 2 weeks out?  OR should I wait until after the Cardiac catheterization to go off my meds?

Thanks

[larbec7]

Also,

It states on the information packet and in all the web sites about the side effects and shortness of breath is one of them along with lightheadness.

[Passone]

Hello
That Cardiac catheterization is not a bad proceedure but I would not try and ct turkey before the test. I know that when I do ct because I have run out my heart beats fast and I get palpatations wait till the test is done and get the right reading from your test. Good luck

[larbec7]

Thnaks, I have done fine all day without any hydros in my system.  Feel a little strange , some diarrea (diarrhea), and yawning my xxxxx off.