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Hydrocodone
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I have been prescribed hydrocodone for probably close to 10 yrs. Before that it was darvocet. I never knew what addiction really meant when I first started taking them for fibromyalgia. I know, I'm naive. Now I am worried that it's affecting my quality of life. I have become very lazy and I have very little desire to do anything. This past year I have been slowly decreasing my activities. I stay in bed almost all day, many days of the week. I am 46 yrs old.
I have talked to my dr about getting off them and he's no help at all. He says to just wean myself off them. But I am very scared of the physical pain I get and the anxiety I feel while trying to taper off. I'm scared to pin my dr down much more. For some reason I don't trust him. I feel if he gets mad he'll just cut me off. I'm not even sure that once the w/d's are over that my pain will still be bad enough to warrant taking them again. So I don't want to bug the dr about it.
I've thought about going to another pain dr for help getting off them while keeping my prescription just in case. Can someone please help me? Also, I saw on TV today about ibogaine. Is this something I should look into?
Please help. I don't want my life to be over. This has been going on for a very long time.
Thank you.
I have been prescribed hydrocodone for probably close to 10 yrs. Before that it was darvocet. I never knew what addiction really meant when I first started taking them for fibromyalgia. I know, I'm naive. Now I am worried that it's affecting my quality of life. I have become very lazy and I have very little desire to do anything. This past year I have been slowly decreasing my activities. I stay in bed almost all day, many days of the week. I am 46 yrs old.
I have talked to my dr about getting off them and he's no help at all. He says to just wean myself off them. But I am very scared of the physical pain I get and the anxiety I feel while trying to taper off. I'm scared to pin my dr down much more. For some reason I don't trust him. I feel if he gets mad he'll just cut me off. I'm not even sure that once the w/d's are over that my pain will still be bad enough to warrant taking them again. So I don't want to bug the dr about it.
I've thought about going to another pain dr for help getting off them while keeping my prescription just in case. Can someone please help me? Also, I saw on TV today about ibogaine. Is this something I should look into?
Please help. I don't want my life to be over. This has been going on for a very long time.
Thank you.
Ha Ha Ha... This is the wrong website for ex'es lol.
I was taking 5,6,7,8 10/325 a day and I took about a months worth of my fathers oxycodone recently, until they were gone. That's how I knew I had a problem. I felt really bad about doing that so I told my husband and my mother. I feel better know. I don't have a quit day but I don't plan on taking anymore unless I have a really bad time of it like I did after 32 hours after I first started. I don't feel like I should take any right now. I'm only going to take them if I absolutely can't stand the pain and anxiety.
But I have Klonipin and Zanaflex and Ibuoprofen... And I'm not taking that unless I feel I can't take it without.
That's my plan. I hope it continues like it is. I'm feeling very tired, lethargic and lots of malaise. but other than that I can handle it.
How about you? Are you done or still a work in progress?
I was taking 5,6,7,8 10/325 a day and I took about a months worth of my fathers oxycodone recently, until they were gone. That's how I knew I had a problem. I felt really bad about doing that so I told my husband and my mother. I feel better know. I don't have a quit day but I don't plan on taking anymore unless I have a really bad time of it like I did after 32 hours after I first started. I don't feel like I should take any right now. I'm only going to take them if I absolutely can't stand the pain and anxiety.
But I have Klonipin and Zanaflex and Ibuoprofen... And I'm not taking that unless I feel I can't take it without.
That's my plan. I hope it continues like it is. I'm feeling very tired, lethargic and lots of malaise. but other than that I can handle it.
How about you? Are you done or still a work in progress?
lotta posts and not sure of ur original dose of hydro..but sounds like u have a plan lonnyhorse..when is ur QUIT day?
Hi All,
I went to the movies and out to dinner for the first time in 4 days (of staying in bed pretty much) I had to force myself but I actually had a good time and primped a little and everything. lol
I went to the movies and out to dinner for the first time in 4 days (of staying in bed pretty much) I had to force myself but I actually had a good time and primped a little and everything. lol
I see no problem with zanaflex,but klonopin is a benzo and has its own addicting properties.Are the 5 ibuprofen 200mg or 400mg...either way it is too much at once,you could get bleeding ulcers from so much at once.Why not try 3 x 200mg ibuprofen and 2 x 500mg tylenol at bedtime and you may get good pain relief.Don't worry about the klonopin for now and if you get effective pain relief with the doses I suggested you will be able to continue with your healing free from pain.Max daily dose tylenol is 4000mg/24 hr and ibuprofen is 1800mg/24 hr.You can combine the tylenol and ibuprofen or alternate them whichever is suitable for you.
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