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Feeling scared and alone..
I have finally come to the point in my life that I am just tired of taking Vicodine...I have had 2 back surgeries and have been on Vicodine for 5 years..Everyday I look at other people going about there normal life and I am really jealous..I am scared I will not be able to function and feel normal again with out the pills..I have experience days without my vicodine before I can get my monthly refill so I am aware of the withdrawls....Tomorrow March 11 will be the start of detox..I am a strong person and hope to do this on my own....Wish me luck I will post through my progress...
I wish you the best on your choice to better your life.
I'm a back patient also.
A while back I was reading one member on here who made some sense when he wrote that "you don't need to actually "feel high" for your pain meds to be working for you." This made complete sense to me, because I kept chasing that buzz. I didn't think of the pain relief anymore, just the BRAIN relief. In the course of chasing the high, as an addict, I needed more and more to get the same buzz. The real bummer is, in the end I was taking it to feel "normal", I wasn't getting too high anymore at all.
In the end, everything will be all right.
If everything isn't all right, it isn't the end yet.
Keep posting, reading and getting with us other people! We can't do it alone.
I'm a back patient also.
A while back I was reading one member on here who made some sense when he wrote that "you don't need to actually "feel high" for your pain meds to be working for you." This made complete sense to me, because I kept chasing that buzz. I didn't think of the pain relief anymore, just the BRAIN relief. In the course of chasing the high, as an addict, I needed more and more to get the same buzz. The real bummer is, in the end I was taking it to feel "normal", I wasn't getting too high anymore at all.
In the end, everything will be all right.
If everything isn't all right, it isn't the end yet.
Keep posting, reading and getting with us other people! We can't do it alone.
You will get thru it. Just be patient and know that it will end. You may need some assistance from a doc if you have chronic pain. Your doctor also might give you some help with the detox?? There are meds that can help you through it. The worst part to me is the insomnia. It takes awhile to sleep!
Its hard to answer that to be honest...I have been on these vics for so long..I dont even really know..I just keep taking them in fear I will fell pain..And in all honestly..They give me lots of energy and a high that makes me feel I can accomplish anything..I am so confused and scared..I had a 4-5 back fusion and the doctors pretty much said I would have to live on pain meds but the addiction is getting worse and I know I am hurting my body and I just want to stop..My brain just feels foggy all the time..I take probly 6-7 750 vics aday..there has been times when I was out that I actually went 3days without and when I look back I really did feel mentally and physically better..I just need to get through this..Thanks for talking to me
Having chronic pain and being dependent or absuing pain meds is a tricky situation if you are wanting to quit taking them all together. I'm assuming you abuse them and take more since you said you have ran out before your refills.
This is one question that I really don't have an answer for, there are other options for pain of course besides pain meds and maybe some of those will work for you.
It just depends on how bad your pain really is. If its not that bad, then you should be alright, if you have pain all the time then thats where it will start to get tricky and hard to do.
Would you say that you have chronic pain or do you just have pain some of the time?
This is one question that I really don't have an answer for, there are other options for pain of course besides pain meds and maybe some of those will work for you.
It just depends on how bad your pain really is. If its not that bad, then you should be alright, if you have pain all the time then thats where it will start to get tricky and hard to do.
Would you say that you have chronic pain or do you just have pain some of the time?
There are some things you can do to help yourself. I posted some non-med suggestions on my post while ago. It really does help. You are right. It's awful to be abusing and watch other people being happy without their "happy pill!" Everytime I go thru WD I say never again, and this time I am determined. I have 5 days and am starting to see the light!
You will be fine. Post any questions!
You will be fine. Post any questions!
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