Withdrawal from hydrocodone

[Brie1966]

Hello,
  I have been on pain pills off about for about 2 years.(mostly Loritabs). Two weeks ago I was taking up to 12 pills a day. I have now weaned myself down to 3 pills a day, and I feel pretty good, not great, but pretty good. I plan to go down to 2 pills a day tomorrow and the next day, and then see if I can stop. Can you tell me if my withdrawals will be very bad since I will be down to just 2 pills? Im scared and concerned about this. But, I have never been more determined in my life to get off of these pills!
Thank you,
Leisa Tuck
Brie1966

[Hitter702]

ATTENTION!! I REALLY NEED HELP WITH THIS TO EASE MY NERVES!!!.  I had been taking Hydro twice a day for a tooth infection.  After my tooth infection i had some left over so i began using them for a few weeks (1 a day).  Then I ran out.. About a month later got them again once my tooth was extracted.  I didnt finish all the pills once again and i began using them for lesiure (1 every other day).  Then shortly after, I hurt my back at my new job and i took them every day for about 2 weeks.  For a total of 4 months i waz basically using the pills.  Now i am out and on day 12... My anxiety is still a ***** (Heart rate and panic attacks) but most of my symptoms are leaving.  The anxiety is enough to drive me crazy and increase my depression.  I am wondering is this the withdrawal or just anxiety..  I had the cold sweats, *****, shivers, muscle aches in my back, arms, chest, and etc.  Im on xanax but i dont want to get into to that.  How much longer may this last.  The anxiety is really my only issue.  Please Help!!!

[derick5710]

hello i myself been on vikes 4 20years love them so much its very hard to kick i get 120 pain pills amouth of 750 es gone in 15 days then buy on the streets with draws suck...........   email me ***@****

[TAMAMAN]

I just wanted to share with everyone my little story.  Have been a chronic back pain sufferer for several years getting different treatments mostly physical therapy for 3 years.  Finally my doctor put me on Hydrocodone 6 months.  I thought all was going to be well.  I was truly enjoying life again virtually pain free.  But it didnt take long before 1 pill every 6 hours turned to 2 then 3 until I was up to about 12 a day.  Well last week I told my wife that this is really getting out of hand and I was quitting after my script ran out.  I went cold turkey.  It was pure Hell.  I could not believe the suffering we put ourselves through.  I had restless leg syndrome, 102 degree fever and ached all over my body.  Anyway,  this lasted for around 3 to 4 days.  I am on day 6 clean and little by little I am feeling much better.  I just wanted to thank everyone in this forum because you all inspired me to quit and I feel liberated now.  Thank You all very much.

Tapia

[drummerman7032]

I can see what you are saying about going back on them each month but my goal is to stretch the lenght out each month I am not on them , I can deal with the pain and thats at my wits end but I figure if I can get less time on these meds before I get the surgery . I can be on my way to when if the surgery is successful get off these meds . I have talked to me doctor and he keeps telling me "there is no need to be in oain take them if your hurting ."The only reason why i get the full presciption is the feeling I get when I fluch them down the toliet it's a feeling that I know I can get rid of them and deal with it . but thanks for the post it has made me think even more . I just hope it all works out and the surgery works and I can be free of meds . The only thing that makes me go back on the meds is the pain. if the surgery works and the pain is gone . I love the feeling of being off the meds after the 5 th to 6 th day , I would love to continue that feeling of being med free but the pain is what makes me go back but if the surgery works the poain won't be there and I will not look back thats my plan god willing it happens






I thank you for your post Keeping on my mind of what can happen keeps me vigilent and always watchfull thank you again for your post

[iwant2bhappy]

i dont know if you were talking to me or just in general, but i took in all that was said and thanks for your comments, i do abuse but i want to get to a point where the meds are taken correctly and not abused cause they are defenitly needed. are you slowly tappering or are you playing a game with your body? there is no need to do that to youself every month you are doing more harm than good. if you need the meds take them, if you are worried about being dependent on them i am a true testiment that stopping for a short while does nothing as far as lessening the chances of becoming addicted. try asking for less pills a month if that will help you feel better but dont throw your meds in the toilet, that contrary to what you said earlier is not taking your meds as prescribed and makes you no different then us addicts if you go right back to them every month, either you need them or you dont be real with youself and quit putting your body through that every month. you sound smart, and i know you are saying people in glass houses shouldnt throw stones, but it is easier to mentor others than it is to mentor myself, thats why im here to be mentored by yall. thanks drmmrmn

[drummerman7032]

I am now on my 7 day without vicoprophen . I have to go to the doctor tommorrow to refill my presciption if you read any of my post before . How I take my meds for my hierniated and degrenerated discs is as recommended and I make myself withdrawl every month by throwing 5-6 days away in the toilet i have been taking 6 7.5/200  a day for 3 years and refuse to up any dose and from reading your post I have instilled I will never change that dose "except pain permit to lower it (this board has helped me temedously to make that vow)(I thank you all ). Well each month I do this it becomes easier this month wasn't that bad . I wasn't feeling myself and was a little depressed and had the runs and felt out of it but less each time I do this . Today is my 7th day . And the lights are on and I feel great . If only the damm hellbent pain in my back could be kept at bay I would never pick them up again and take another one of them . The last 6 days I have been taking the max I can of advil and excedrin quick tabs for the pain to stay at bay the only reason I am going back tommorrow to get a refill is as you see I am up and can not sleep I am in massive pain but my mind is clear , I am not jonesing to take a pill as a matter of fact I will be pised when I do take one but if I have to deal with this pain any more I am going to punch in my computer screen in next month I am going to try for 10 days at the end of the month . I figure maybe I can trick my body to let the advil and the excedrin do most of the work longer each time and hopefully I can keep doing thst till one day I will never have to deal with these pills again


P.s I sawa movie a while ago about people stranded ina plane crash that were in th wilderness . and had no cililization around them . One of my mental tricks I use during those 5-6-7 days and 8 this month is I say to myself if I was one of those people and needed to stay alive I would have to do it without pain meds . So I phyche myself out thinking that on am in that situation and there is no vicoprophen there so I just have to go on even in pain . For some reason that movie stuck with me and it's one of my mental tricks . I realy do not think I am addicted in the sence of addicted , I use my meds as prescibed on the label .I even throw them in the toliet before i get the next refill  I have one doctor and thats it . I have never purchased them illegally . But I find this a great place to talk to people and find out what would happen if I do get addicted . I think for me it theraputic and I get to see the train coming at me and reading these post from everyone lets me know I should always be on te look out . And if I can help in any way feel free to ask .I used to be a emt and paramedic for years I always liked to help people if being here and one of my post can help one person That alone is worth all the money in fort knox to me




P.s.s also As from my screen name you cn see I am a drummer and getting ona drumset and playing for hours during my pre planned withdrawls each month helps alot and music is agreat therapudic tool to I listen to songs we wrote and recorded before this injury happened to me and think of those days and god willing one day I will be back there again. And I always said I will never let this injury stop what I can do I will always do everything i did before even if I am in pain . God willing I go for final test this week to find out what surgery is in store for me and if they even want to touch the problem . I hope in my prayers tha I can be fixed .


You people have no idea how much reading all you post have awaked me to seeing what can happen if I am not onstantly on the lookout and because of that I thank you all