day 5 cold turkey off vicodin

[tooklastdose]

I was taking 20 vicodin a day and went cold turkey.  This is day number 5 and things seem to be looking up?? The RLS, sweats, headache and overall body aches have been the pits, but I hope the worst is over.   I'm doing the Amino acids, but I think they make me more sick to my stomach?
I had been playing around with tappering and it just did not work for me.  I felt sick tappering and I felt sick going cold turkey, so I'm just glad to be at day 5.  I have a great support system and meetings to attend.
Anyone out there wondering if they can do it.  I'm here to tell you, YES you can.

[road2recovery]

i just read how many you were taking...Stop now..yes it can get this bad..I know you are thinking no way..I am a mother of four and i use to take one or two, and would have never thought i could take 15, well guess what i did..Your body over times needs more and more to feel the same..SO you came here at the right time....GOOD luck to you
r2r

[tooklastdose]

Yes, I took a different low blood pressure pill, it was not clonidine, but acts the same way.  Oh ya, I took Immodium.  Again, I think the Amino acids gave me more diarrhea than the cold turkey, but I'm not sure.  Anyway, Yes, I needed the immodium everyday, so far today I have not taken any, but if I need to I certainly will.
The aches are still there, but not like day 1 through 3. (day 3 was bad)  I get the sweats, but that is also getting better.  I take 2 tyl pm and a melatonin and have been sleeping fairly good.
I think I will go get in the tub right now,  I just took some advil, my amino's and will have a cup of coffee and hopefully in an hour I will feel much better.

dng, you can do it.  Once I just decided to stop the tappering thing and just go cold turkey, I was very excited to get on with my life.  
Tappering may work for some, but for me it was just one big mind game.

[NASTO]

Dont feel foolish at all. You realized early enough before your habbit got waaaayyyyy out of control. Thats great! keep it up guys

[dng]

i feel so foolish complaing about my 2 a day...sorry i had no idea that it could get that bad

[dng]

wow 20 a day....good luck to you...i know you can do it...i will pray for you..

[NASTO]

HEY congrats!!!!! Day 5 is a big accomplishment. Have the aches and pains let up at all?

[road2recovery]

Day 5 is great...I am so glad to hear that you are doing better...Besides the amino's did you take anything else? clonidine,???immodium?
good luck
r2r