tinnitus and medication

[maddogmmm]

I had a spinal fusion about 2 years ago. My remaining discs are all hernited now as well. I have been taking lorcet 10/650 6-8 a day and now am on oxycontin 40 mg.2-day. I also am cutting back off serezone 200 mg. also pravechol for choleterol. My problem is for about a month my ears are painful and constant roar and ringing. That's about the time I started the serezone and pravchol. Could any or all of thes meds be causing this problem. I feel like i'm going crazy. I'm 43 today and feel like tossing in the towel. PLEASE HELP!!!

[OxyDout]

Thank you so much for all your support, I have been miserable all weekend and I haven't been able to function.  Yesterday, I took 8 vicoden, I took 2 pills, at four different times during the day.  Today, I have only taken 2, I have 7 pills left plus the 4 5mg methadones.......... I plan on taking 2 more vicodin tonight and going through hell for the next few days.  I am so lightheaded, dizzy, exhausted etc.  right now.  I am in full blown withdrawal, the only good thing is that my leg isn't shaking as bad, but I'm going to do it.  And the only reason why I'm gonna do it is because of you all.  Especially you skipper, you have been a huge inspiration to me and I will never forget that.  I started taking the zinc, 5htp, l-tyrosine and they seem to be helping a little bit.  Anyway, I hope everyone is having a great easter.  I"m absolutely miserable.......... physically that is, but I'm feeling great because I know I'm truely on the road to recovery, and I refuse to take no for an answer.  You guys are incredible, thank you so much for everything.  

P.S - the vicodin are just enough to keep me sane, they keep my leg from going crazy, although they don't really do much else, I don't feel anything from them, I wonder whY? but that is a good thing.  Well I have to run, I will talk to you more later on. Good luck today!! Happy holidays.

GWH

[jennyfla]

Sorry you are feeling so miserable.
I will be right beside you soon, so maybe we can be 'miserable' together.
You started at only 10 mg per day with methadone, wow, that's low.
I'm surprised, i thought 50 mgs was usually the norm for starting out with a detox.
I tried methadone once and was sick for 3-days.  I will be detoxing soon within the week, and i might try methadone again.  It's about the only thing i have a chance of getting a hold of to detox.  I know people that swear by using it to detox.
Good luck, and remember, keep up the vitamins.  When the body is depleted, we feel even worse!!!
Good luck!!!
Lv Jenny

[mrmichael67]

I was under the impression that gwh had partied before he was prescribed anything.  I agree with what you said as far as someone who doesn't know what he's being prescribed.  But, if you partied with the stuff before and just happened to get hurt or injured, then I don't see how the doc can be blamed.

[1fortheroad]

hi there...i am so sorry you are feeling the way you do.  for awhile there, you were sounding very positive - that is the way this addiction thing goes tho - many, many ups and downs.  please please do not do anything else to harm yourself. being a drug addict is like a slow death...to me it's like gradual suicide.  i can't even tell you how many times i've tried (and failed) to stop.  addicts (me anyhow) seem to live on guilt - please try to stop beating yourself up.  you are one step ahead of so many addicts - you know you have a problem, and you are working on recovery - you think about it every day.  you will make it - you just need support...real, live people.  the forum is great, but you need to rub elbows with people - people who are going thru what you are.  that advice was given to me, and it was so important...we think we can do it alone, but most people cannot - it's nothing to be ashamed of - i'm sorry for rambling....i enjoy reading your posts, and they've been so positive in the recent past...let's see if we can get you back there - trial and error honey...we are only human.

[skipper]

gwh:
well i'ld say that if you weren't a junky before, you sure are
now. first of all, slow down. it sounds like the dollys (meth-
adone tablets) you scored aren't the real thing (hey it wouldn't
be the first time someone got over on any of us). now as far as
the 40 mg wafer...maybe, maybe not. i've been out on the end of
the stick before...sometimes left hanging and sometimes miracles
happen...it's a **** shoot. ok if your worried, start looking for
some darvon or darvocet. the last detox i did with darvon. so...
3tablets X 3 times a day (day 1)
2tablets X 3 times a day (day 2)
1tablet X 3 times a day (day 3)
1 tablet X 2 times a day (day 4)
1 tablet at bedtime  (day 5)

ok this won't make you 100%, but it is doable. also get some kind
of benzo for night time.

START RIGHT NOW -that way you will be in shape for work Monday.
get on the L-tyrosine, zink, magnesium, manganes, & B6. plan on
laying low for the weekend. i started a detox last saturday and
i felt good enough to go to church on the next day! i can't pro-
mise it will work out as well for you, but it's worth a try.

Propoxiphene (darvon) is a very weak and distant cousion of meth-
adone, so don't laugh this one off!! frankly i was amazed at how
well it worked for me.

if the weather is good, take some really long walks this weekend.
RELAX: getting yourself in a snit will only make it worse. don't
get all freaked out and start running around looking for oxy or
methadone...keep your head, use the brain the gods gave you. if
you do do this cold, you may be in good enough shape by monday.
so start the detox today, no matter what.

you might try several puffs of canabus (if you can get your hands
on any thats worth a ****). this won't take the edge off, but it
will keep things moving along and intresting.

best of luck. i will be around the computer today and tomarrow.
sunday i will be gone most of the day.

now about this suicide business... your to ******* young and
intelegent. suicide in most cases is the ultimate act of selfish-
ness. i helped relatives of my stepson clean his father's brains
and blood off the basement floor. there were no words that could
describe my anger and disgust! there were no words of comfort for
my stepson or his father's family. a few years later i got real
close to suicide myself. to this day i'm still ******* disgusted
with myself. for a bad time that goes away in 10 days to a month-
suicide is not an acceptable option!!

so... lets make the best of it, weather your connection comes
through with that wafer of dolly! as much as any of us ever liked
oxy, it just isn't worth even playing with the death card!

for crying out loud get an angel on your shoulder
kip

ps: you beter post to me!

[OxyDout]

Well, I hade 160mg a day and I had a 5 day detox with methadone, I think I took 10mg the first day, then 5mg the 2nd, and 5mg again on the 3rd, then the last 2 days I took about 2.5mg a day. That was enough to make it almost painless, unfortunately I was not strong enough to deal with the depression that follows.....However, METHADONE IS NOT GOOD FOR EVERYONE, I used it because I didn't take it to feel high, I took barely enough to keep my head on straight during detox. as everyone knows there are plenty of people addicted to Methadone.  Anyway, I only need 1 40mg pill. besides, I wouldn't advise getting a lot of methadone and having it in your possession, it makes for a new and improved habit........I hope all is well, because I am F%$*ing miserable. good luck!

GWH