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vicodin withdrawal

I AM AT A POINT WHERE I STARTED TAKING VICODIN ES FOR PAIN SEVERAL YEARS AGO.  AS TIME WENT ON IT TOOK MORE PILLS TO GET RID OF THE PAIN (COMBINED LOWER BACK PAIN AND KIDNEY STONES). I NOW FIND MYSELF TAKING THE PILLS 4 AT  TIME SOMETIMES 3 TIMES A DAY.  EVEN IF THERE IS MIIMAL PAIN.  I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS SOME SORT OF PATCH THAT YOUR DOCTOR CAN PRESCRIBE TO HELP YOU WITHDRAW AND GET OFF THE VICODIN.  DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THAT IS TRUE AND WHAT IT IS.  I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.  I TIRED OF FEELING TIRED AND EXAUSTED.
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I have never heard of a patch for WD's but this is my first time quitting. I just went cold turkey with a few tramadols here and there to help wtih WD symptoms.

I'm sure someone on here can help though! Good luck!
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Our stories are similar. I too had back and neck pain. Pills helped, then they took over. I went c/t because it was easier than tapering. I lacked the will power to reduce dosages. W/Ds lasted about 4-5 days for me. Severe sweats and chills. Hot baths were great. I didn't have much nausea but some have it real bad. Sleeping was a problem. It was very hard to get to sleep. Melatonin helped, so did Xanax and Flexeril. (Muscle relaxer)
After day 5, each day slowly got better. The mental cravings still are there, but they are manageable.
Stay connected.
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how bad and how many days did you feel really sick?  what was the most common problem during withdrawal.?  congrats on the 9 days.  i envy you
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352798 tn?1399298154
They could be talking about fentanyl patch, which is just another way to get pain meds in you. Some here go on Suboxone to help with w/ds.
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