Vicodin - I'm 17 days clean, but ....

[Jay]

Hi,

I've been using Vicodin ES during the past 4-5 years gradually increasing to about 6-8 tabs a day during the past 2-3 years.

I tried many times to kick Vicodin on my own and was not successful. I went through Detox and am now 17 days clean.

My questions are:

1.) I'm still having minor muscle/bone aches and was curious as to how long I can expect to experience this?



2.) My vision is blurry/fuzzy, in many ways similar to the aura I experience before having a migraine. Is this a withdrawl symptom? Have any doctors here had patients with similar complaints when coming off of Vicodin or other opiates?



Thanks.

Jay

[SA, M.D. - HVMA]

Dear Jay,

The aches and pains should continue to get better, gradually, as you stay clean.  You shouldn't be looking at your situation in an hour-to-hour or even day-to-day basis, but from week to week or month to month.  Each week should be somewhat easier than the preceding one, each month easier than the last.

I am not sure what to make of the visual symptoms and you should get that checked out by an Internist or a neurologist.

Make sure you attend lots of self-help meetings - staying clean can be more difficult than getting clean.

For more on addiction and recovery, check out http://www.drsteve.org

DrSteve

[Chantelle]

Dear Jay,
    CONGRATULATIONS!! I am almost 2 months clean. I went into a treatment center to detox it was so hard and your body does ache. What I was told in the hospital was that if you take pain pills (opiates) it actually goes into your bone marrow! I was shocked, but that does explain the hurts you feel. My vision was also blurry it does go away. Keep your chin up don't falter.. Take it one day at a time One moment at a time. You will succeed! Good Job!!                                   Sincerly,
                                          Chantelle

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