S.O.S!!! ASAP

[kleen4lyfe]

I was taking lortab and soma pills for about 8 months highly addicted of course. well i finally kicked the habit last month and went cold turkey. ne ways i have terrible kidney and bladder problems well on jan 2nd i took 1 soma and 1 lortab 10 becasue of terrible pain i wa a little shaky the next day n had to remind myself im fine n was just taking it for the pain once. I never took it again well today i am having bad kidney pains my question is if i was to take a hydrocodone 5mg would i be starting all over again with withdraws or do yall think it would be ok? thanks need some answers God Bless

[kleen4lyfe]

yea thats right my urine backflows and infects my whole urinary tract including my kidneys its terrible i wouldn't wish it upon no body.

[kleen4lyfe]

well i figured since i was previously addicted to lortab 10's and somas. i was taking it about 2 times aday 1 of each i thought maybe if i just took a hydrocodone 5mg instead it wouldnt have much an impact but just take the edge off the pain? am i crazy 4 thinking that?

[kleen4lyfe]

yea im on antibiotic bactrim and levaquin i have a condition called pylenophyritis i think my prob is really called reflux nephropathy but ne ways theres nothing they can do but give me pain meds and thats what i was doing for pain untill i realized i was addicted thank god i kicked the habit i have prescribed pills but im afraid to take them and get addicted again.

[rsd_al]

Cool! Then im not sure about the meds, I think it is really up to the person. I know once im healthy I will be able to take them for pain and never get addicted.

If it wasnt for the pain I suffer from I wouldnt even have been addicted to ms contin. Never felt I was. So really not sure how it works. Just know that after 2 and a half years my body was addicted.

[rsd_al]

Yeppers, head to the doctor instead of just covering it with pain meds. That way you will get the right kind of pills to fix the problem.

[rsd_al]

I dont think so, but would think about what further damage they can do your body.

I had that pylenophyritis a few months ago, and they prescribed predizone for it. Took it right out!

Only you know what you can do though.

[orangefyre]

So, basically your urine flow backs up into your kidneys? Correct?

[talltim]

The problem is once your brain is addicted to opiates you can stop for years and if you take pills you pick up where you left off. I was clean for 13 to 14 months last year. I took one pill for back pain and I new I was an addict. I wish I would have just delt with the pain cuz now I am on day 2 of getting off them. We all know how bad the pain is when you go through withdraw.

If you do need them make sure your doc knows that you have had problems with them so he can moniter you.

[orangefyre]

You should NOT be self prescribing for kidney pain, sweetie. if your kidneys hurt there is an underlying reason or condition for it. Go to you doctor and tell him ALL your symptoms. Also, make sure you tell him that you DO have a problem with certain pills. Painkillers are TERRIBLE for your kidneys....
Lisa