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What's the best way to ween off hydrocodone/lortab 7.5?
What is the best way to ween off hydrocodone/lortab 7.5? I took 6 per day and went down to 4 a day. I have taken 4 each day for the last 7 days. Should I drop a pill each week? Would dropping a pill every 2 weeks make for easier w/d? I have been taking the pills for est. 5 years. Thanks.
I just spent about 30 minutes writing my life story and experience with addiction to pain pills. It was way too long so I just held down backspace to get to the meat.
Here is the bottom line. Some of us can't take pain pills without it taking us. Tell your loved ones, take a week of sick days, and flush them all down the toilet right now. The withdrawal is horrible but it only lasts about a week for the part you think you may die. Then it is like having a horrible flu for a week. Then a hangover for a week.
Drink lots of water and force yourself to eat plenty the whole time. You won't want to but just open mouth, chew, swallow good foods.
About halfway into week two (the flu week) walk for 15 minutes and do push ups and sit ups for 15 minutes. It will suck. Then add 5 minutes and different exercises every day to both until you are up to 30 and 30.
The drugs have made your body forget how to handle pain. You will need to learn how again. You just have to take it.
With the exercising, eating right, and letting your body get used to regulating the pain you will be OK. I have five fused vertebrae in my mid to lower back, a rod holding my collar bone together, screws pins and plates in my left arm for what you could call an elbow, a deterioration where they took bone out of my hip for my back, and nine healed fractures in my feet.
I took everything from Vicodin to Oxycontin and then it took me. I was a self made millionaire at 33 and lost everything except my wife and kids because I stopped lying and told them, asked for forgiveness, and promised I would not kill myself with these drugs and would get back to the old me.
It took a decade but I am back and for all the right reasons. Weaning doesn't work, meetings don't work, rehabs don't work. You have all the power. Decide to do it and do it, period.
Tell your Doctor your are an addict and will hold him liable if he continues to write you prescriptions. Flush the pills, exercise and eat right, take the pain, and tell the truth. If you don't it will take your soul.
Good luck and God bless you. It's a beast, but after you slay it, everything else in life is easy.
Here is the bottom line. Some of us can't take pain pills without it taking us. Tell your loved ones, take a week of sick days, and flush them all down the toilet right now. The withdrawal is horrible but it only lasts about a week for the part you think you may die. Then it is like having a horrible flu for a week. Then a hangover for a week.
Drink lots of water and force yourself to eat plenty the whole time. You won't want to but just open mouth, chew, swallow good foods.
About halfway into week two (the flu week) walk for 15 minutes and do push ups and sit ups for 15 minutes. It will suck. Then add 5 minutes and different exercises every day to both until you are up to 30 and 30.
The drugs have made your body forget how to handle pain. You will need to learn how again. You just have to take it.
With the exercising, eating right, and letting your body get used to regulating the pain you will be OK. I have five fused vertebrae in my mid to lower back, a rod holding my collar bone together, screws pins and plates in my left arm for what you could call an elbow, a deterioration where they took bone out of my hip for my back, and nine healed fractures in my feet.
I took everything from Vicodin to Oxycontin and then it took me. I was a self made millionaire at 33 and lost everything except my wife and kids because I stopped lying and told them, asked for forgiveness, and promised I would not kill myself with these drugs and would get back to the old me.
It took a decade but I am back and for all the right reasons. Weaning doesn't work, meetings don't work, rehabs don't work. You have all the power. Decide to do it and do it, period.
Tell your Doctor your are an addict and will hold him liable if he continues to write you prescriptions. Flush the pills, exercise and eat right, take the pain, and tell the truth. If you don't it will take your soul.
Good luck and God bless you. It's a beast, but after you slay it, everything else in life is easy.
This is my first post ever discussing my problem with Hydrocodone. I have a back problem that caused me to be prescribed these pills. It started off with 3/ 500mg per day and I mentioned to my doctor that they were losing their effectiveness with the intentions of finding out how to get off the drugs without having the with drawls (which I did attempt and the pain, upset stomach etc. was unbearable.) So I just took more to stop the with drawls. Now he has increased my dosage to 10mg 4x a day and I cheat most days and take more when I hurt more leading to a shortage my the end of the month. What can I ask for to help me not suffer the w/d so bad even if I tell him I want off of them. He has told me I have 2 choices, hurt or don't hurt. I said don't hurt and he hands me another six month RX. I am at the point where I feel lost and find myself thinking things that I shouldn't. Detox is out of the question. I hate this drug and I want off of them (after 4 years now) without w/d. I hate feeling this way so what should I do?
I have been taking Lortab for about 2 years, I have severe pain in my neck and back. My doctor says it is because of how I handle stress and I have knots in my neck from all of the stiffness. It goes down into my back. I have to work to support my family and they really do help get me through my long days at work and I also drive 65 miles one way so sitting in the car this long does not help me either. I have tried physical therapy and have been to the chiropractor. The pills do make me feel better, I have to take 2 in the morning and I take 1 every couple hours thereafter. So around 8 per day. I do office work and never miss work because of this and they DO make me feel better and help alot. Nothing else does and I am allergic to aspirin so this is out. I also have Skelaxin to take 3 times per day but not sure if I think they really help. I really do not feel any different while taking them and it never effected my job at all. Is this bad? Are there long term side effects?
I have been taking Lortab for about 2 years, I have severe pain in my neck and back. My doctor says it is because of how I handle stress and I have knots in my neck from all of the stiffness. It goes down into my back. I have to work to support my family and they really do help get me through my long days at work and I also drive 65 miles one way so sitting in the car this long does not help me either. I have tried physical therapy and have been to the chiropractor. The pills do make me feel better, I have to take 2 in the morning and I take 1 every couple hours thereafter. So around 8 per day. I do office work and never miss work because of this and they DO make me feel better and help alot. Nothing else does and I am allergic to aspirin so this is out. I also have Skelaxin to take 3 times per day but not sure if I think they really help. I really do not feel any different while taking them and it never effected my job at all. Is this bad? Are there long term side effects?
I have been on hydro 10/325 as many as 4 per day because I have spurs on my spine several around my neck which causes my fingers to be numb. I have aurther in my hips and knees ( got run over by a car in 1986)complete acl recon on my right knee and know need hip and knee replacement. I'm a 55 year old male and I have been on muscle relaxers and hydro for the last 5 years and just about to break the habit.I have a few pills left but trying my best to go cold turkey..This Tuesday morning @4.:30 am (stopped taking them Saturday) and reading all of your inquiries has made realize I'm not alone.The hardest thing I'm finding is the pain in my legs. But I'm GOING TO KICK IT PERIOD..With the help of GOD and friends it will be OK. I will keep you posted.. bobo4467
I have been prescribed to Lortab 10/500 for about 3 years now. I have actually been taking them for about the past 4 years. I am supposed to take 4 per day but, (just like this weekend), I took 10-12 per day. I am so sick & tired of wondering if my wife will find out, what she will do, will she leave me?, what about my kids? I have to get off of these devil pills. I have the prescription for an injury that crushed vertebrate in my back when I was 18. I am now 28.
I am so sick & tired of having to take these meds to feel "normal".
Does anyone have any advice on how to beat this problem without going to rehab, clinic, or taking time off of work? I don't have anymore paid days off of work & Christmas is only 26 days away.
I really don't want my wife or kids to see me going through withdrawels.
Also, I have a prescription for Xanax. I used to take about 4-5 per day of those but since I got the lortabs, I seemed to ween myself off of the Xanax, down to 1/4 of one per day. Maybe every other day.
Does anyone have any home remidies or anything proven to work for my situation?
God Bless! Keep my in your prayers!
I am so sick & tired of having to take these meds to feel "normal".
Does anyone have any advice on how to beat this problem without going to rehab, clinic, or taking time off of work? I don't have anymore paid days off of work & Christmas is only 26 days away.
I really don't want my wife or kids to see me going through withdrawels.
Also, I have a prescription for Xanax. I used to take about 4-5 per day of those but since I got the lortabs, I seemed to ween myself off of the Xanax, down to 1/4 of one per day. Maybe every other day.
Does anyone have any home remidies or anything proven to work for my situation?
God Bless! Keep my in your prayers!
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