Short-Term use (VICODIN): Is this withdrawal?

[laura0282]

Hi,
2 years ago I was prescribed .5mg of Xanax daily for anxiety. Well, a few weeks back I went through a stressful situation and made the mistake of increasing my dosage, resulting in my running out early. I have gone without before and suffered no withdrawal symptoms so I wasnt worried. But a friend offered me a few Vicodin she said would "take the edge off". First time that euphoric high hit me I was in love. For three weeks I took on average three 7.5mg Vics daily. I found out last week I will no longer be able to get the Vicodin,so i quit taking them immediately and held on to the 1 pill I had left "just in case". By that evening, I was so nautious and depressed I had to take it. I didnt get the "high" but the sickness went away immediately. I took the last pill 4 days ago, and have had the following symptoms: no appetite, fully dilated pupils, severe mood swings, upset stomach and hot flashes. Taking my xanax now seems to make me feel worse, and i have a few times just vomited the xanax right back up after taking it. I thought the xanax would aid in the vic withdrawal symptoms. Could I really be going through withdrawal from the vicodin after taking it for a short time? If so, are my symptoms going to get WORSE in the next days, and how long until they subside? Any info would be appreciated.

[AAKA]

I had taken vicodin in the past without any side effects.  I took it again about a year later for an abscess tooth and got the worse nausea and vomitting ever.  Vicodin can stimulate the nausea centers in your brain and taking it with food does not help.

[serephina]

I feel for you and think you should chat with steph1001 she has vicodin addiction and is just addressing her dependancy - perhaps you two can help each other out.  I am here cause my man is addicted to things.  I really would urge you to see a doctor to check you out and give you advice on what your best course of action is.  Not coming from US is Vicodin a prescription medication or over the counter?  Best to say no thanks to 'friends' that give you stuff anyway.  You get better and get help.  You CAN do it.  Take care and God Bless

[DutchessGolden]

Yep. That's definitely withdrawal. It sounds like what probably happened is not so common. That is that the hydrocodone withdrawal is affecting you more than xanax withdrawal. Pretty much the opposite of me. It took over seven years before I eperienced any withdrawal from htdrocodone but only a year until I experienced withdrawal from xanax which is much more dangerous than hydrocodone withdrawal. Your body seems to have almost all of the most common (and most uncomfortale) opiate withdrawal symptoms. If you are just withdrawing from the hydrocodone and not the xanax your symptoms SHOULD soon begin to subside. The amount taken and length of time the drug was taken has been found to be directly related to the length of withdrawal, however, it can always happen that withdrawal symptoms can last months or even years. Xanax typically does help with opiate withdrawal, but I feel about the same way you do, when I take ana when I'm withdrawaing, it helps b/c I'm not withdrawing from xanax but it has never helped my opiate withdrawal symptoms, not even in large amounts. What I have found that helps is naproxen. If you don't have a prescription for naproxen you can get aleve over the counter which has about 220mg. of naproxen. Prescriptions have either 250 or 500mg. I take 500-1000mg to help my opiate withdrawal symptoms. I hope this is a little helpful xoxo -D.