I just need some straight-forward answers on w/d's from different meds...

[anjel75]

I have been taking Norco for a couple of years now, and like most of you, I felt like I need to increase the dosage. So, I get 120 a month and have them taken in 5-6 day period. I have not taken any in a week. I also quit taking Xanax just because I was tired of the dependence. I haven't taken any in about 2 weeks. I want to drop the Adderall too and I have cut the dosage down by half. Going off of them all has put me in a tail-spin I can't control. I stay at home with my 2 year old and 10 year old. I cannot handle the stress. I am taking all of the vitamins and minerals as in the articles. The stress of my situation and the insomnia are enough to drive me nuts. Anyone have any advice? I think that without these two things, I would get my energy back. Stress and insomnia are robbing me!

[road2recovery]

The only thing that helped me sleep after klonopin was time...I never abused it either, just took as directed, 1mg a day....Quit c/t , not knowing any better, and i can remember i finally slept on nite 14.....I remember taking serqual and it helped some, but not much...
good luck to you
r2r

[anjel75]

Well, like I said, it wasn't terrible to stop both the Xanax and Adderall. I was never addicted to either. I did come off of the Xanax slowly since my risk of seizures is quite high. Last year I started taking Ultram while I was taking Adderall, guess what? That lowers the threshold for seizures. I was ready then to stop the Norco, but I could take nothing else to ease the pain. I had surgery a little while ago on my back. I can't take Ultram, Darvocet, Demoral, Morphine or Fentynal (sp?). Doctors orders!

[Coolio Hernendez]

Wow that's alot of stuff to quit at once....I would not have done it that way....but what do i know....I have found some new ways of doing things on this forum and CT is one of them.....

Stay busy.....

[GoingToMakeIt]

Since sleeplessness ia a part of withdrawal and you never abused Xanax. Maybe you should take a small amount of it at night for the next week or so. I took 1/2 Xanax and melatonin and slept quite well. After that, then you can slowly stop the Xanax.

[anjel75]

I am sorry it took so long for me to respond. My hubby came home and I had to get off of here for a while. I was taking 1-2 mg Xanax at night for sleep. I never abused it. It was to help with the sleeplessness. I take 60 mg of Adderall a day and I have cut that back to 30mg. I do not abuse this at all, I am very scared of it. Norco is the only thing that I was abusing. I have been without it for a week, Xanax 2 weeks and I am cutting down on the Adderall by half. I will eventually come off of it. I can taper it because I don't abuse it.

I take like 9-12 mg of Melatonin a night and it does not help. I guess I am hoping that one day it will. The doctor put me on Serroquel fro sleep; however, it costs $95 per 10 of them. Just a little to expensive for me. Some nights I miss my Xanax, well most nights, but like I said, I did not abuse them.

Norco is my problem.

[Robin6298]

Wow, your stopping three meds in two weeks time.  I'm not surprised that you feel like your in a tail-spin.  The Adderall is a stimulant, so that certainly will not help your insomnia/stress.  I would continue to taper down from that for several weeks, then stop.  In the meantime, theres herbal supplements listed in the Health Pages for staying calm & for sleep.  Over the counter Benedryl may help too. There's also several non-habbit forming prescrpition drugs to help with sleep, Phenegran and/or Vistaril.  Both are in the anti-histamine class of drugs, and both cause drowsiness.  Both are also used to treat nausea/vomiting.  Hope this helps & hang in there, keep posting.  Getting clean is so worth it.

[road2recovery]

First , hugh step you have taken to get your life back....How much xanax were you taking?  and for how long?
Did u wean off of the xanax?
I know you have been here a while back, ( i think so) so i am sure you already know about the c/t off of benzo's..
Have u tried melantonin or any OTC sleep aide?   As for as the stress goes, I don't think that ever goes away, i know for me it made me abuse more...Maybe when the 10 yr old goes back to school, may help some...
Stay Strong girl
r2r

[cgmomma]

have you tried taking melatonin??  it's an herbal dietary supplement that promotes sleep.  i bought 5mg melatonin yesterday and took it as bedtime.  it worked awesome!!  i was calm feeling and then i just passed out and sleeped like a baby.  im course you know about tylenol pm, and sleep md and all that right??  i know, a lot of members here take ambien to help them sleep.  im pretty sure it isn't habit forming.  could be wrong though.  anyways, keep posting here even if you're up all night.  remember, it's five o clock somewhere

[Mikeinthesouth]

How long did u say u were clean from opiates. I know for me day 14 is a major change then the insomnia starts to ease a bit and sleep comes in for an hour or so at a time but I imagine it is ok I can deal with insomnia and being tired but the rls and stomach churning of withdrawals are what makes me flip head over heels......