vicodin withdrawal

[cindi358]

I have been on different pain meds.for 2 years for awhile it was weklyu shots at er of dilaudid and morphine,inbetween percocet and vicodin.The past 3 monthsI have been on vicodin 10 pills a day no stop.Some say it is not alot but can some one tell me why within 6 hours i am in leg pain, arms, stomach pain mnausea  and the next day idf i havnt taken any at bedtime i am so sick such pain feel almost like i could die or am............now I read stories on here and different sites about how to taoer off the drug.alos that vicodin with/d is not dangerous? I am scared and afraid of something really bad happeneing if I were to stop cold turkey.I went to the er atime earlier.The doc gave me codiene to replace the vicodin .but,, this did not help geezzzzzz it seemed to be just another drug added to my regimen.just got another script from urgent care and pretty soon will be out again and then what Im running out of docters to hep. I started out with legitamate pain  3 sugerys on shoulder ,severe osteo arth,and hepc,and neck pain  so in other words chronic pain.Seemed vicodin was it the quick fix and worked well except now and i do not want to double my daily it may kill me. So after all has been said here........Can I safely without seizure,heart problems starting from withdrawl can i get off this devil drug?I need to know because I will walk right into the psyhc unit and check in i leterally cannot c/t stop this drug.I have 25 pills left clock is ticking what should I do.

[cindi358]

I am so messed up in my thinking,and I tried not taking any today made it to 12 noon and that was it I am haveing pain in my stomach so bad and not sure if its from taking the vic or from stoppin git and i am so aggitated i cant stand it feels like i am doing things in fast mode and making lots of wrong decisions.I dont want to do anything but lay in bed .the high from 2 is zone out in bed and watch tv to be numb and to answer broknbck or reply back to what you have said it started out for pain but also have lost my home in foreclosure my job from the pain was ahairstylist and my shoulder 3 surgerys later I now need ashoulder replacement which cannot have without narcotics after wards more so with this surgery very painful and 6 month recovery.I am screweed it seems depressed and back to my stomach it really hurts tried taking prilosec thinking the vicodin has been hard on my stomach and now it gets better since i took the 2 vics but still some pain and I haer horror stories of people taking up to 90 pills a day? dang that much would kill me .although i would like to take 2 more right now wouldnt these people, overdose?I try to stay with 2 at a time up to 12 a day........any more advise for me from you 2 please write back teary eyed right now and going back to zone out in bed  its driving me crazy because some days i cant take being in bed but dont feel like doing anything seeing anybody .

[broknbck]

tappering down is much milder than quitting cold turkey. and it is the recommended way from a proffessional veiw. like for a month.
if you are not chasing the high and just taking it for pain or to not feel crumby than it will be easier than it is for the ones who are missing getting high.
since you do have pain, you will have to come up for some kind of remedies or avoid things that make it worse. sometimes this means quitting a job or changing jobs.
hah- which is a joke these days, right.
unless you plan for the after, it is really easy to fall right back in.
i was lucky that i had a patient doctor that strung me along for months while i kept looking for a resolution. i ended up quitting my job and moving out west where the temps and humidity are friendlier to aches and pains.

[cathy5841]

stopping vicodin c/t will not kill you.  you may wish it would before you finish detox, but it wont.  if you feel you cant stop c/t, in patient rehab nay be good for you.  you can try a taper but most addicts cant stick to  a taper.  i could not if i had pills they were taken.  i stoppede an oxy habit of 240 mgs per day c/t..in a week i was feeling alil better and it just kept getting better after that.  you can do this...you have to think positive, be prepared and keep pressing forward.  good luck and keep posting.