percocet addition

[lanshark]

i have been takeing percocet for 2 years for back pain when it started it was 1 10 mg pill every 6 hrs. i now take 360 or more per mo.my doctor gives me 160 per mo. the rest i buy off the street as of today i will stop this pill somehow i smoked for 40 years i stoped 16 weeks ago if i can stop smokeing i know i can stop this pill somehow i tryed 1 time before in about 12 hours my nerves was jerking all over me i am going to my doctor today and come clean about all the pills i know i need all the help i can get anything you know that will help me along please let me know also let me know what i am about to go through thanks for any help anyone can give

[lanshark]

thank you so much for helping me i did not write back yesterday becase my computor went down i now have it in the shop and am using my girlfriends but back to the problem i tryed to quit cold turkey i took a pill at 930 pm all day the next day i did not take any untill i had to my nose started running i had dyriaha i broke out in a cold sweat my joints at my sholder and elboe and wrist staeted jerking so at 515 i took a pill in about a hour all problems were gone now i know i cant quit cold turkey right now so i am trying to cut back i dont know how much yet i can cut back the next couple of days will tell me that even if i cant stop now with any luck i can stop in the near future oh yes what the doctor said the doctor wants me to cut to 8 pills a day and come back in 2 weeks sh gave me nothing i thank i can cut back moore than 8 a day i going to try i will take the list you sent me and pick it up hopefully it will help thank you for all the help you are giveing

[Dawnie6891]

HI I HAVE BEEN TAKING 4 TEN MG VICODIN EVERDAY FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS. I HAVE BULGING DISCS, ARTHRITIC SHOULDER CUFFS, AND SCIATICA. ALL HEREDITARY. I WANT OFF OF THESE VICODIN. OBVIOUSLY SINCE I HAVE BEEN TAKING THEM FOR FIVE YEARS, I AM SERIOUSLY ADDICTED TO THEM . I NEED TO STOP ONCE AND FOR ALL.. I HEARD ABOUT SUBOXONE..HELPING WITH WITHDRAWALS BUT I ALSO HEARD YOU THEN GET ADDICTED TO THE SUBOXONE AND THAT'S EVEN HARDER TO KICK PLEASE HELP I FEEL SO ALONE IN THIS SITUATION I'M EMBARASSED, BEING A MOTHER OF TWO...I DON'T WANT TO TAKE FOUR VICODIN A DAY, I WANT TO REMEMBER MEMORIES WITH MY KIDS. STARTING TO GO INTO DEPRESSION. I WANT TO STOP THEM, BUT, I'M SCARED BECAUSE I TRIED STOPPING BY MYSELF BEFORE AND I WAS VIOLENTLY ILL,EVERY MUSCLE AND JOINT AND MY BODY HURT, SEVERE CHILLS, VOMITING A LOT. I'M DONE I NEEDHELP.

[susansuno]

In my experience with pain pills,Lortabs....you'll probably feel crappy and like you have a bad flu but if you can hang in there it'll be so worth it.I have been clean since June 11th,now,if I could only quit smoking!
Honestly,it was not as hard as I had imagined in my mind,we are stronger than we think,you can do this!!!

[LeaAnn807]

Hi!  Your doctor might give you some clonidine.  It is a BP med that will drastically reduce the withdrawals.  Even if he won't though, you can still get through it!  We will help to support you here on the forum.  It won't be easy, but it will be the most worthwhile thing you do for your health right now!

Good luck.  Let us know what the doc says!

[pattifan]

Hi Lanshark and welcome to the forum.

You have made three big steps already. You've admitted this problem to yourself, you've admitted it to the online community, and now you're going to com clean to your doctor. Congratulations on those.

Your doctor may prescribe something to help with the withdrawals, but I'm not sure, as all doctors are different.

If you're going cold turkey, this is similar in some ways to a bad dose of the flu, and should be treated in the same way.

Useful things to minimise withdrawal symptoms are:

Paracetamol (Tylenol) and Ibuprofen (Advil) for aches and pains.
Travel sickness tablets for nausea (only take when needed as they can make your muscles twitch).
Imodium for diarrhoea
RLS tablets for restless legs.

You can get these from your pharmacy.

Valerian and Melatonin or 5HTP for anxiety and to help you sleep.
A good vitamin supplement.

You can get these from a healthfood store or online.

You should also get some bananas (good for potassium), apple juice or fresh orange juice,
gatorade and tonic water.

You may not need all of these if your doctor prescribes you something, or starts you on a taper but it's good to have them anyway. You can't get them in the middle of the night.

There are lots of other simple things you can do, but let us know what your doctor says and when you're going to start and we can let you know then.

Withdrawal is miserable, but so worth it in the end.

Do you have a good friend or family member to support you? It doesn't matter if you don't because you'll get plenty advice and support right here on the list.

Good luck, and post again soon.