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Loritab Withdrawals

I am on day 2 of withdrawals from Loritab 7.5. Have been taking it on & off for about year. In between I took Tylox & Stadol. I am Bipolar II and take Neurotin 1800mg, Effexor 150mg, Ambien 10mg & Allegra 180mg. I can't take anyy stimulants, even Centrum Performance viatmins. I also have terrible migranes. I normally take Imitrex or Maxalt. I had a DHE injection yesterday for the headache. My skin started crawling immediately and had to take a Xanax to calm down.  Still a little agitated today.  What kind of withdrawal symtoms, other than headaches, can I expect?
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Who ever thought of this site SAVED MY LIFE!!!!!!!! You see I had a bad tooth (REALLY BAD, THE WORSE PAIN IVE WENT THROUGH IN ALL MY 28yrs and 10 months)but i couldn't afford to go get it pulled.Then I started buying them off da streets,(IT WOULD HAVE BEEN CHEAPER IF I WOULD HAVE ASKED FAMILY FOR THE CASH TO GET IT TAKEN CARE OF ) Then my dad passed away of luchemia April of 2010.He was an alcoholic all my life and most of his,I watched him kill him self over drugs and alcohol!To make matters worse my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer years back,and other than smoking she lives life like god wants all of us to live.I moved to Richmond Va to help take care of her and spend as much time with her as I could,got on insurance (state)and got my dental work done,and tried to stop da pills.DIDN'T WORK!!!!My mom was feeding my habbit (While she is fighting cancer if that teels you how good of a person she is and how sorry i was!)then i googled loritab withdraws and found this site,stocked up on vitamins,and tried to quite but relapsed,that was October .Now Then 37 days ago I tried again took a bigger dose of the vitamins,4 hot baths a day for 3or4 days and PRAYED! Haven't had a pain pill since!!!Now my head is clear for how ever long I have left to spend with my mom,my wife who has been drug free and put up with alot from me,and my 2 little boys,ect!And i would still be a junkey if it wasn't for you guys all of you!!!!!!Thanks! P.S. I had been on other drugs (STREET) but the remedy helped me get compleatly clean,I didnt think that was possable,so if anyone has any doubts JUST GET MOTIVATED AND TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I have been taking lortab 10's for atleast the past 5 years and when I haven't had those I take vicodin, darvacet, percocet, methadone or what ever I can get.  I also have an addict husband who has abused oxy's and tylox for atleast 20 years.  He has been to rehab many times and has relapsed everytime.  We have been married for 10 years and have an 8 year old son.  I took my last three lortab 10's last night at one time to get rid of them and it has now been 24 hours when should I expect the severe w/d symptoms to start?  Also, my husband is being prescribed metadone since September 2007 and I am wondering how he will deal with stopping those since I have heard the w/d is worse.  I am afraid the w/d from that will drive him back to oxy's.  I must get clean myself then if he doesn't I am going to divorce him even though it will be a great financial challenge.  My son is old enough and very smart so he is catching on that things are not right.  Oh by the way I have been taking 1mg of zanax every 6 hours today does anyone think that has just prolonged my w/d or is it a good idea to continue for the next few days.  I plan to pick up the B6 and the L-Tyrpsome also.
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all of you are such caring people.  i am so impressed with the positive energy that emanates from this forum.  most importantly you are real and honest regardless if it sounds nice.  the true intentions you have come through as rays of hope to all of us who are struggling along this journey of life hoping for a life free from the prison of addiction.  

i am on day 3 free from pills.  except the midol for my monthly friend. who just had to visit on day 2!  i was in a car accident in 04 and began taking loritabs for pain. i could only take a half at a time or i would vomit. oxys became available and i would break an oxy 40 up into 4 pieces for the day.  my mother a RN warned about the dangers of oxy and i stopped taking them.  all the symptoms that have been posted were felt. i bet i could have competed with the one who posted the flip flop in the bed comment.  reading that made me lol.  luckily mom had a few tylenol 3 to help me with the detox.  somehow i have continued to take loritab 10.....moved up to 6-7 a day.  i slowly tapered down to only 1 a day then a hydro 5 mixed with aceto and finally broke those in half.  again, i am on day 3 free from pills.  i am afraid of the social anxiety that i feel and fear that i will miss how my pills helped me relax and laugh.
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Right now he is ticked off at anything and everything.  I am a Vicodin/Lortab addict and know how it feels.  Have you ever heard the saying hurt the one you love??  Right now he is just trying to figure it out.  When my husband was on me about taking too many Vicodin or even that he thought I was addicted it made me so made and I gave him the silent treatment, but I knew he was right.  I just did not want to accept it.  Give him a little time to sort this out.  Don't give up on him yet.  Give him his space, but let him know you are there if he needs you.  Most of all, just take care of your child and try not to let your child know anything is going on.  That is the fun part of being a mom, we have to be an actress to assure them that everything is fine even if it is not.  Good luck!  If you need to talk, let me know.
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The original post date for this thread is very old (almost 5 years). These people aren't here anymore. Start a new post of your own. It will increase the amount of help you get :-)
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I am a wife and mother of a toddler and my husband had admitted he is addicted to loritab. I have spoken to him about getting some help with his addiction and promised him that I would be there every step of the way.
He has stolen all of my finest jewelry, keeps away from family members, now he has left me here with our daughter and will not accept my calls or even come home. What do I need to do? Should I try to forget about him and that he needs help and move on with our lives (divorce) or should I wait it out? Please advise? I want to be helpful but can I if he does not want the help?
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Hi guys... I've been taking 7-8 Lortab 10s a day for the last 2 years or so. I've detoxed twice (once because I was going to europe and didn't want to take them on the plane and once because I needed to pass a  drug test for a job and I'm paranoid). Both times I detoxed I knew that I'd be going back to them but this time I know I want to quit for good. I took my last pill about an hour ago and am going to begin detoxing tomorrow. In the past Tylenol-1 (with codeine) has helped me get through the worst of it so I picked some of them up from canada this afternoon. I'm telling myself that the first day will be rough and the second will be better and the one after that better... in the past I've been 75% back to normal after the first day. I'm a huge poker player (pretty successful too) so I'm thinking of going to the casino to keep my mind off it tomorrow. Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated... I'm really scared but I know this is my time.
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Hi.  I am 29 years old and have had 2 surgeries on my back (fusions, rods, screws) and 1 on my neck in the past year and a half.  I am a proud mother of 2 boys.  I have been taking Loratab 10 for a year now.  I only take 1 sometimes 1 1/2 a day.  I have been off of them for 3 days now.  I can honestly say that my body feels like hell.  I constantly feel like every muscle in my body needs to stretch (no matter what), I feel nervous, my jaw hurts from all of the tension in it, and I get cold frequently and my palms sweat all of the time.  I thought that I was just using them reponsible.  I hurt (neck and back)  I have been taking advil and I still hurt, but it takes the edge off of the pain.  Most inportantly, no matter what, I make myself get up and do something. Just to move around is helping me.  I clean, go to town, something.  So, yes.  Your body will develope a dependency on just the little bit.  Everyone says that I am doing good.  That most people are taking more at my stage after surgery.  But I am tired of them.  I have a friend who had/has a problem with pills and I DO NOT want to end up like that.
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Hi, I have had fusion surgery in my neck and have been taking ahydrocodone pretty consistantly for the past year. I also have dealt with depression in the past. I presently take a half of a 10/500 sometimes more but no more than 1 and a half tablet in a day. I would say there is a slight level of dependancy from the standpoint that when i was running out I was un -happy about it. Mainly because even after taking only a half of one tablet -it changes my whole view of the world. I am optimistic, ambitious,determined.  I did experience some mild withdrawal when i stopped  for a while not to bad. I showed some concern to my neurosurgeon about my possible addiction and i told him my dosage and he laughed. he claimed that was nothing - don`t worry about it. The problem is I dont take it just for pain nor do I take it for just a buzz, It helps me. I just came on here because I went to my family doctor  and he just gave me 4 refills on 10/500 120 count bottles and i was concerned that even though I use them responsibly as far as not over doing it.  That there would be a strong chemical dependancy to over come. I am not an overly addictive person in the sense that if something is making me feel sick or not doing what it is suppose to be doing I stop. I think I know what the response is going to be or whether that will have an effect on what i decide to do. Does only taking them evrey third or fourth day have an effect on your dependancy on them . In other words can you control the use of this medication and use it responsible and regularly..
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Thomas YOU DA' KING,
  Don't know aboht your spiritual life but God has placed you here like some others to help those suffering. You have given so much love and time. Your reward is coming, you have too much love to miss it.
  Are you OK?
    B'Belt
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You almost have to live in that tub for first 4 to5 days. Walks help to we need the exercise (this was hard for me I thought everyone was watching me and knew what I was going through. The fresh air helps. I think staying inside is not good because we tend to dwell on everything. Read a book,watch a movie,anything to keep your mind off the pills. I had trouble consentrating so I took it like ten mins. at a time at first. Its actualy like a very bad flue bug. It does get better with time.. Im on day 17 today. I go to work and actualy enjoy it again.I was lucky and took ten days sick leave. If theres anything else I can help you with let me know. Oh the Thomas receipe helps alot.. Ill be praying my friend..        God Bless...    J.E.W.
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Hi. I just found this site in the midst of my first day without.  I was on Vicoprofen 7.5, and Lortab 7.5s for about 21 months for head and neck pain. My Doctor sent me to a pain clinic, and the woman there, while I was in about 7 out of ten pain, said I had no pain. Basically she thought I was full of it. Now I don't know where my pain ends, and withdrawal begins. I read all the stuff posted on this site and just took a hot bath. I'm also still taking, Elavil, Klonopin, and Nuerontin. I had about ten pills left when I got notice that the were cutting me off. So I did try to taper. I averaged between 3 and 6 pills a day. I just didn't want to be in pain anymore. Now I know I couldn't take them forever, but I had no idea it was going to be this tuff. I do take the minerals and B vitamins. I also have Episodic Cluster Headaches. Right now my insides are crawling, and I can't sleep. Is there anyone out there now that can give me more tips?
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Chitown, Anthony - I'm so absolutely proud of you!!! You are stronger than you think, especially since you're doing this in spite of your incredible cravings. I'm doing OK - but still not completely drug free.  

...but - everybody - I found the most incredible book "The Diet Cure" by Julia Ross. It's an 8-step program to rebalance your body chemistry due to drug or alcohol abuse, overeating, mood swings, etc. It has a quick-symptom questionnaire to determine if you're suffering because of depleted brain chemistry, blood sugar, thyroid, food allergies, hormones, etc. and directs you to a diet and amino-acid/vitamin regimin.  As most addicts probably have, the questionairre determined I had depleted brain chemistry. The last few days I've been taking L-tyrosine (as in Thomas' recipe) and l-glutamine (for cravings), lots of fish and some chicken, vegetables but not a lot of carbs (no sugar or white flour products).  It's too soon really to tell, but seems like I feel more calm and balanced. It's an easy to read book (for those of short attention span, like me)...smile, but it's loaded with lots of common sense information.  I've read tons of books on diet and addiction, and this is the only one that has really made any sense to me.  I urge everyone to go out and buy it, it's in soft-cover for $12.95.  I'm seldom very passionate about anything...but trust me on this one.  Ok - off my soapbox...smile.  Everybody have a great day and upcoming weekend.  Love ya all, Lisabet
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Wow... i am soo proud of both of u guys!  Interesting that u r at similar points!  Maybe ya'll ned to exchange numbers so u can help each other cuzz out those dayum cravings!
Ya'll i am at day 113 and i still have em bad.   But i was addicted for over 10 year straight!  I am going to th eDr. tomorrow so for all my preachin i need to be strong now and not get sumfin that will set ME back.
PEACE ADN PRAISE TO YOU !  See all the confetti and balloons out yur windows?!  Thats for u!  You have earned it...
SUZIE
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It's been 7 days. One whole week!!! I can't believe it. I am still having awful cravings...I hope they pass soon. I'm going to my second NA meeting tonight. Thank you all for your kind words and support over the last few weeks...I appreciate it.

-Anthony
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Hi, Anthony. Thanks for the response. I'm SO glad you don't have any left! I'll email you in the AM. Getting late here in Atlanta & my other half is telling me to come to bed (still not sleeping too well @ 17 days off Lortab). Looking forward to emailing & talking to you more. YOU'VE DONE GREAT! Keep it up!
Later
-M
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No, I don't have anymore pills. I just happened to find one in my desk today! My email won't work for some reason so you can email me at ***@**** and hopefully i'll be able to respond back on my computer at work tommorrow! Thanks,

-Anthony
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Hey congrats - way to go, its all down hill from here...

Rex
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Hey, Anthony,  I just got home from work and I'm reaaly glad to see your post & that you're still on course (DAY 6). I'm curious, though, I thought ALL your pills were gone. Do you have more now? Did you give into the cravings & call in a script? If so, you 've GOTTA get rid of them... I'm telling you it's very dangerous to have them in the house! (been there). I'm relieved that you hurled up the 'just taken one', but those evil ******* will haunt you & tempt you beyond what you can imagine right now -- don't be in denial about this. Sort of coming out of the worst feelings physically from w/d'l symptoms is Prime Time for the cravings to begin. Don't go there. Are you in Miami or SOBE? I'd like for you to email me @ ***@**** - I'd like to correspond confidentially.
Take care - M.
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Hey Chi,

I'm doing okay. Cravings are bad but I will find something to replace them with. I'm going to beat this, and I know you will to. I know I could get my itchy's(my nickname for hydrocodone)anytime I wanted. I choose not to, I took one today...but as soon as I did I regreted it, and made myself throw-up to get rid of it. I want to be sober and I will succeed with the help of family, friends, NA and of course all of you. I have been sleeping ok only because of Tylenol PM tho...tonight i'm going to try sleeping with out that, see how it goes! I'll keep in touch,

-Anthony
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Hey Bungee, I didnt know that we were so close in the sober days count. You 6/me 7.  We now can be alot of help to newcomers by sharing our story and offering our advice.  Congrats to you on day 6, how are you feeling so far?   Cravings are the worst for me and the thinking that I can go out there and just get 1 more script to have fun with ya know?   Stay in touch bro.
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KICK EM IN THE CROTCH!!! The cravings that is. They DO go away but only with your help. Consume your time with anything & everything to keep your mind off of getting/ taking pills. EXERCISE. You have come a long, long way. I'll bet you 7 days seems like 7 years huh? Probably because that's how many years of your life you just saved...at least. Good job!!!

FINISHED!!
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Wow, 7 days! That is great. I know what you mean about the cravings...I'm on day six and the cravings consume my days. I hope it will pass real SOON! Congrats, and stay strong!


-Anthony
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