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Vicodin withdrawal
I have been taking Vicodin for about one year and at first only when I needed it (I have chronic lower back pain and sciatica) but now I have to take it everyday. I am trying to switch jobs and know I have a drug test coming up and even though they are prescribed I don't want the company I am going to be working for to know I take them. So I decided to try to cut down and then hopefully stop, but I am noticing it is the only thing I can think about and I'm starting to be in pain everything hurts. I have taken Klonopin for anxiety for almost 13 years now but I also notice my anxiety is through the roof. I don't know what to do!!!
When I didn't take one, I was like a snake with it's tail stepped on. I would snap at anyone. That's another one of the side effects of those nasty little yellow pills. And why I went from taking a couple a day to taking 4 and I was on my way up. I could see the handwriting on the wall....
I had heard about people who took them by the handfuls...and I didn't understand that....but the pills are very seductive and it can happen before you know it.
I had heard about people who took them by the handfuls...and I didn't understand that....but the pills are very seductive and it can happen before you know it.
Thank you all for your words of encouragement. I guess it's just hard for me right now. I work a very physically demanding job I am in a lot of pain right now and I also realized that before I just stopped taking the Vic's I cut it down and I have been very mean and have such a short fuse I find myself just snapping at the littlest things. I'm trying to maintain because no one on my life knows I have been taking them and no one would understand if I told them I am withdrawing. So thank you for your posts.
Thank you, kaydee. I don't have as much experience with drugs as many people here, but after getting better, I have decided to hang around to hopefully help those, who like me, weren't using that much or for many years, but were using long enough to become dependent on them, or using them for other reasons than what the pills were originally intended for.
Mary your post is an inspiration to me , I am on day 7 and like you I know I don't want to touch another pill, and I don't feel like I have any cravings for it, a little anxiety when I start thinking about everything but other than that doing ok . Thank you.
Two things in your post stood out to me....they are the only thing you can think about and you are starting to be in pain..everything hurts.
That is exactly how it was with me. I got anxiety at the idea of not having the pills. And when I quit, for awhile, I had so much pain, I didn't know how I was going to be able to get along without them.
That is your mind playing tricks on you. You are addicted and your body craves them. To me, the worst part of withdrawal was the pain and wondering how I would be able to function without the pills.
If you want to stop...my advice would be to get on with it. You will feel lousy for about a week. You will have issues with pain for awhile after that. Take something non narcotic. Find other alternatives for pain management.
I had issues with pain and lack of energy. Once I went through the physical aspects of withdrawal, I didn't have anxiety. I knew I would never take another one, and I didn't even crave it any more. The lack of energy
(probably had a lot to do with the fact that I didn't eat right, didn't take care of myself) lasted longer....but got better each week and after about four weeks of eating right and taking vitamins, I feel like a new person. Think about it. Our bodies weren't designed to run on pills. It takes time to heal mentally and physically.
Good luck to you.
That is exactly how it was with me. I got anxiety at the idea of not having the pills. And when I quit, for awhile, I had so much pain, I didn't know how I was going to be able to get along without them.
That is your mind playing tricks on you. You are addicted and your body craves them. To me, the worst part of withdrawal was the pain and wondering how I would be able to function without the pills.
If you want to stop...my advice would be to get on with it. You will feel lousy for about a week. You will have issues with pain for awhile after that. Take something non narcotic. Find other alternatives for pain management.
I had issues with pain and lack of energy. Once I went through the physical aspects of withdrawal, I didn't have anxiety. I knew I would never take another one, and I didn't even crave it any more. The lack of energy
(probably had a lot to do with the fact that I didn't eat right, didn't take care of myself) lasted longer....but got better each week and after about four weeks of eating right and taking vitamins, I feel like a new person. Think about it. Our bodies weren't designed to run on pills. It takes time to heal mentally and physically.
Good luck to you.
hey there. im sorry about ur situation, i guess what this means is you have become addicted to the vics. but u have come to the right place. i struggle with pill addiction, too. have u been reading all the other posts similar to yours? have you thought about talking to your doctor? and it seems like maybe you are more worried about being addicted to pills rather than your job knowing, which makes a whoole lotta sense..
take care, keep posting k?
take care, keep posting k?
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