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help with withdrawal symptoms
I have been on lortab 10/500 for about two years. I take about 7 per day. The past 4 days I have tapered I had 5 then 4 then 3 today. I have 1 and a half for tomorrow. I can get over the anxiety and all the flu systems. I also can deal with the sleeplessness. I drink my herbal tea for all that and it really helps. My main issue is my restless arms and legs. I have tried all the muscle relaxers I care to. They give me anxiety and don't relax me at all. I want to kick this addiction without anymore prescription meds. I want to learn how to deal with life without relying on a chemical. I'm just sick and tired of being sick and tired. The time is NOW. I have the will power and the drive. Just someone please tell me what to do about the muscle spasms. I am putting the rest in gods hands. Also, how long will the flu like symptoms last? Also, the 'skin crawling', is there anything I can do for that other than baths and showers? I have tried this before, but only made it about 24 hours. Thanks for all the helpful info.
I sabotaged my supplier. I have been kicking myself one minute for it then being proud of myself for the next. I got the vitamins from the Thomas Recipe. I just took all of them when I got in the car. I love vitamins. They help a lot. I also got a supplement called Restful Legs. It helps with the skin crawling and muscle spasms. I haven't taken it yet because I just took like 15 supplements lol. But I will for sure let u guys know if it works! I have only had a half a norco today and I realized earlier that I haven't even thought about it. I'm putting my focus on my vitamins and on my painting. I'm going to start a painting project today and just listen to music and paint till my hands hurt! There is power in music! I suggest some Robert Plant!
I sabotaged my supplier. I have been kicking myself one minute for it then being proud of myself for the next. I got the vitamins from the Thomas Recipe. I just took all of them when I got in the car. I love vitamins. They help a lot. I also got a supplement called Restful Legs. It helps with the skin crawling and muscle spasms. I haven't taken it yet because I just took like 15 supplements lol. But I will for sure let u guys know if it works! I have only had a half a norco today and I realized earlier that I haven't even thought about it. I'm putting my focus on my vitamins and on my painting. I'm going to start a painting project today and just listen to music and paint till my hands hurt! There is power in music! I suggest some Robert Plant!
i hated that anxiety and skin crawling feeling too, drove me crazy, then someone suggested light exercise, wanted to kill that person at first but i got to the point where i'd try anything, so grabbed my ipod and went walking, and guess what? Totally worked, the endorphines my body released felt GREAT. Try doing some exercise to get your body to help you naturally, those endorphines are like you own naturally high and the exercise makes your muscles tired. I know it's miserable but it will get better. Your doing such a great job don't quit. ALso, if i were you i'd destroy my supplier. If you voluntarily destroy your source you'll feel empowered! Good luck!
I know you can make it cuz I did. Iwas on methadone for ten years and detoxed my self with vicodin and norco. take it slow but stay on course. no going up on your dose just slowly bumping down.You will have some withdrawl syptoms I had a problem sleeping but it will passGood luck to you!
Its cool about the spelling. It seems every time I'm about to make a phone call to get some or text someone, one of u awesome people post up inspiration for me. Just keep it coming guys. I appreciate it deeply!
Bs good luck to you. If I cam do it you can do it I am only on day five feeling ok got the jitters. But I have pushed so hard I wanted to cave many times the last few days. But I told myself I will not go through this pain again and I want my real life back
Thank you nefesh. I like the inspiration. Also the quote. I have one of my own, "He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man".
Looks like there's some great tips in the info folks gave you above... I just want to offer my admiration for the nobility of what you're going through... I remember decades ago during the LSD daze, that although "good" trips were exhilirating and consciousness-expandingly wonderful - I learned and benefitted the most from the "bummers"... it's obvious that our souls aren't down here just for fun and YOU are one of those rare individuals who CHOOSE to do the right thing even though it's really tough going and not an easy row to hoe... most people think they're choosing but they're on automatic pilot driven by the allure of goodies - materialism etc... YOU'RE GREAT !!! Just keep going, and if you fall down, just dust yourself off and don't look back - look at the beautiful blue sky, or someone's smile, or they way your fingers can do this tippety-tap dance along some "keys" and whole piles of words that somehow represent your thinking, show up half way round the world to someone else who understands and CARES about you...
"sometimes you find the light in the strangest of places when you look at it right..."
"sometimes you find the light in the strangest of places when you look at it right..."
Thank you for the input. I have 1 pill I plan on quartering for today. I feel like if someone calls with the hookup I will just cave. I feel miserable. I hate the feeling that I'm almost helpless to this. I'm not depressed. I just feel terrible. The stomach cramps are kicking in. And the shortness of breath, the blurry vision. I live with my family b/c my husband is at basic training. None of them know. I've been able to hide this for 2 years. That part makes me feel even more terrible.
Someone on this forum told me to use some sort of vibration machine. IT REALLY HELPS!!! If you have one of those handheld back massagers, or a vibration chair you can borrow, or anything like that you can lay your legs on, it'll do the "twitching" for you and you can actually get some sleep. I'm a natural med, "herbie" person (despite the contradiction of abusing Lortab), and there are some essential oils I've rubbed on my legs that help some, too. But the massager is the greatest help.
The skin crawling is a bear, I know. B complex vitamins, calcium and magnesium, and an amino acid protocol you should be able to find on the right side of the page toward the bottom will help a lot.
How long? I'm only on Day 4, and I'm embarrassed to admit how WONDERFUL I feel this afternoon. But I've been making myself drink lots of fresh carrot, beet, and cucumber juice, alkaline water with fresh lemon juice, and I've been taking a bunch of liver and cleansing herbs along with the minerals and vitamins and amino acids, and I think it really helped. For most people, Day 3 to Day 4--from what people have told me here--tends to be the worst days, and by the end of the first week, maybe even a couple or three days before, you'll begin to see light at the end of the tunnel. The first 2-3 days are miserable, no way around that.
You've made it 24 hours before, so you've made it through the worst before already. You already probably know just how bad it's going to get. All that's left this time is to make it through to the other side. And it's lovely over there. It's so worth it.
The skin crawling is a bear, I know. B complex vitamins, calcium and magnesium, and an amino acid protocol you should be able to find on the right side of the page toward the bottom will help a lot.
How long? I'm only on Day 4, and I'm embarrassed to admit how WONDERFUL I feel this afternoon. But I've been making myself drink lots of fresh carrot, beet, and cucumber juice, alkaline water with fresh lemon juice, and I've been taking a bunch of liver and cleansing herbs along with the minerals and vitamins and amino acids, and I think it really helped. For most people, Day 3 to Day 4--from what people have told me here--tends to be the worst days, and by the end of the first week, maybe even a couple or three days before, you'll begin to see light at the end of the tunnel. The first 2-3 days are miserable, no way around that.
You've made it 24 hours before, so you've made it through the worst before already. You already probably know just how bad it's going to get. All that's left this time is to make it through to the other side. And it's lovely over there. It's so worth it.
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