Am I hooked already

[flatsman]

I started takeing .5mg xanax once a day at bedtime about four weeks ago. I stopped takeing it last night. I started takeing it to help me sleep because I stopped takein lortab 11 days ago. I was only takein 10 mg lortab once a day. But I took it for two years almost every day. I definately felt bad for about a week when I discontinued the lortab. Is it possible to have w/d from only 10 mg lortab , even if it was for two years? I must be a real whimp. But I sure had symprtoms , aching joints , anxiety and loss of motivation. The lortab gave me a real burst of enery. I could not tell if the energy burst was from the lortab or the absense of pain in my hips that the lortab gave me. I want to be able to use the lortab for pain, but not every day. My hip pain has come back but its nice to be free of the lortab. If any one has experience . please share. Thanks john

[Melody_Cracker]

Great!! I'm glad your doing well on the xanax although I'm sorry you have to deal with the pain :(  ..I'm on day 5 no xanax no vicodin and I wan't to go INSANE and have already made a dr. appt for first thing monday morning...some of us just aint as strong as others....Melody

[flatsman]

Day 4 or 5 no xanax and not really missing it. Just lots of the old hip pain that the lortab made me forget. John

[Melody_Cracker]

I agree..yes It is VERY possible that you are already addicted to the xanax, I was only on them for a bit over 3 weeks for Panic Attacks when I was 17 and to this day because of that, I have not been able to get off of them to this day, I believe it is broke up between being on them for so long, having an addictive personality and afraid of who I will be without them...If any of those sound familiar to you, then more then likely, yes, you are very much so addicted. Don't think you are a wimp due to this, there are millions of people with the same issue...good luck!  Melody

[122 Tactical Fighter Group]

Yes - you could be feeling the hydrocodone even from 10mg's ....... nothing about being a whimp here.  Its a simple narcotic reality.  Get with your Doc and see what non-narcotic answers they have for you. In the meantime, use 800mg ibuprophen for the pain .... something like naproxen could also be good - its an OTC anti inflamatory pain pill.  Keep nutrition in mind and use supplements....fish oils and glucosamine chondroiten woulkd be two that are recommended........ a good B-Complex and some amino acids would be smart...... use L-Tyrosine (another amino acid) for some extra energy during the day. Maybe check out diphenhydramine (benadryl) for sleep and use it when you dont use the zanax.  And keep posting with questions and for support .....