Vicidin

[camarocarol]

I was put on vividin on may24 after a sinus surgery,,then off about a week and had a root canel so more vividin.My question is that for yeaars i have had dierehha ,during the time on vividin it stopped..sometimes i was too constipated. Im also on thyroid meds..in july my dr added one called cytomel..anyway during month of aug i would say mid month i got lots of energy  could get up at 4 30 am and go till 10 pm..unusual for me..i stopped the pain pill on sept 2.the very next day and every day since ..dierehha back...im still having some energy..but im wondering if it wasnt coming from the vicidin..could i be addicted to it after 3 months..and if so will it hurt that i just stopped it..drs said i didnt need it anymore so i had none to taper..Wouldnt vicidin make u feel down not up? Please any comments would help

[camarocarol]

Thank you all.I do have a very addictive personality.I have been on xanax for 20 years.I have come to accept i will never get off it.The last thing i want to do is become addicted to another drug.Im sick of the dierehha being back again.i guess the vicidin stopped it the 3 months I was on it.And Im not as talkative as I was when i was on it.I used to talk all the time.before xanax...so i liked that part.maybe its the cytomel helping me.As long as u all think i will be ok and wont have withdrawls since i just stopped after 3 months..i usually took 2 to 3 pills a day.

[DrMantis76]

I was addicted to Vicodin for 6 years during a time where I had 23 different out patient surgeries to correct a cystic growth issue. I had so many prescriptions for Vicodin, I was popping 1000 mgr lortabs like candy-- sometimes 8 or more a day. I mainly got addicted to them because they made me feel "uppy"-- I could get my work done and function, while enjoying the benefits of not being in pain. They also made me feel very social and talkative-- which I am not normally a very sociable person. It didn't take me long after my surgeries began that I realized my body was co-dependent on Vicodin-- just going a few hours without one, I was vomiting, sweating, shaking, and basically going through all of the horrible withdrawals that you only here about with hard care drug users. It was too much to deal with and I always kept taking more. Eventually, the surgeries ended and the pain killers ran out-- I was forced to deal with the inevitable withdrawal that I dreaded. Vicodin caused me a lot of health problems with my liver and kidneys (constipation is highly common as a result as well)-- severe iron deficiencies and my skin actually began to turn yellow, like that of someone with sclerosis. It's been several years since I kicked the habit and I consider myself lucky not to have had liver failure from it-- I tell anyone who suggests to me that they think they might be addicted or have a problem with Vicodin, to get off it immediately. Its better to suck up any pain you have and treat it with a little Tylenol, then wreck your body and life with prescription pain killers.

[allmymarbles]

If I remember correctly narcotics cause constipation. As for your being addicted after three months, if you were using it constantly in more or less constant dosages then, yes, you would be addicted. But it you do not have an addictive personality you can get over this addiction very easily. Become erratic in use of the product, and vary the dosage, cutting back slowly. I had a serious operation in May and was put on Percoset. I got off it by the method I have described. Easy as pie!

[luciddreamrgrl]

Vicodin gave me energy. That's why I got addicted to it. I also have a gastro disease and it made the diarrhea stop. I didn't have to deal with that aspect any more. But it turned into full blown addiction for me and trust me, you do not want to go down this path. Don't let the vicodin lure you in like it did me with the energy. It made me feel like superwoman. I just needed more and more and I even tried getting it illegally. Once the addiction starts, you will do things that you never thought you'd do before.

I would say stop now before you are mentally addicted. This is coming from someone who is on day 5 of detoxing from it. If you need support, keep coming back here. There are lots of us who know what you are going through.