how long will the withdrawals last

[neyney]

I am a 35 year woman who has loss my daughter of 13 years old from lupus I have been having a really hard time with depression my doctor has prescribe lots of meds I take prozac, xanex, trazodone, vicodine the vicodine is for my lower back I get sooo freaked out that I over do everything and I threw my back out and could not walk for days so I have been taking 6 pills a day for alomst a year now and I want to get off them but when I dont take them I cant get no energy I feel super mad about everything I have cold turkey off the xanex and I have to say that was the hardest thing I ever had to do but now I'm trying to get off the vicodine and just have the prozac and trazdone for sleep (trazdone is none habbit forming). Howlong will it take for the vicodine to get out of my system and start feeling like me again?

[worried878]

Losses are so hard...especially when they are our children...but even parents in their old age also can be hard...children..i cant imagine but i do feel ur pain...60 mg a day is very do-able....what u r feeling now is the mental part...might be part of why u used in the first place...depression definitely needs to be addressed and no one would argue that depression after a loss like that is very normal...my divorce thru me into a depression...could not sleep...lost weight..was at 104 lbs after it was said and done...i took an AD for 2 years staright..and i needed it....i was at 80-100 mg a day and also had that doomy feeling for a few months sad to say...exercise and the aminos like 5htp and tyrosine helped...i did eventually get on wellbutrin to help with dopamine release but did not tolerate it as after a few weeks i could not sleep...not all have this side effect but i did...i felt very energetic while on it tho..if i coulda slept i would still be on it!   depression from detox coupled with ur loss is gonna need some endorphin release therapy or u may cave and not make it to the 3 mpnth mark/being when ur brain for most is healed enough to release enuf endorphins so u feel a light at the end of the tunnel...time..support and positive behaviors...keep posting

[neyney]

thanx for the awesome support 4afriend! I'm sorry for your loss also it has been the hardest thing i could ever go through and my depression is like a rollercoaster ride some days I have to fight myself to get out of bed and be a mom to my 5 year son!! I tell you god knows what he is doing because he gave me my boy  and him and his sister got two beautiful years together before he called her home and I dont think i would of been able to to go on without him I look at it as he saved my life....he is my life my whole life!! I just want to get pass this vics prob. and start trying to be some what me again!!

[4afriend]

I'm hoping by now you should be through the physical portion of your withdrawl...the emotional part unfortunately can take awhile....and you have been through alot.  Have you been using the amino protocol...there is lots of info there to help with energy levels and such.  Depression which I know your familiar with can increase while your body is adjusting...have you tried to see if your dr. could increase your prozac dose for you? Maybe that could help a little while you get yourself through this...Stay strong...you can do it.  You suffered much more losses than those vic's...remember that...you can beat this, just don't give up and allow yourself the time.  Very sorry to hear of your daughter...I lost one too.. so keep remembering, nothing else will ever be harder than that..keep fighting...you will get there in time. Best wishes to you

[neyney]

okay its been almost 10 days of not taking the vicodine and I still feel like **** I want to be me again!! when can i expect that???? HELP!!

[road2recovery]

Welcome..I am so sorry for you loss...At your dose and yrs, this should be a little easier then most here...Not saying it will not be hard , but if you went c/t off of xanax, then you have over come alot...Do you have the strenght to taper??  As far as the vic getting out of your system , that may be 3 to 4 days , it varies...But remember that is just the physical w/d's , the mental, no energy, comes after..BUT you can handle it and we can help you..Read the health pages, get all the aminos etc...
wishing you luck
r2r