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[Longtimenooneknows]

I started using Lortabs after a knee operation 9 years ago.  In short I never quit.  Maximum use was 7 per day but reduced the intake to as little as 2 a day. There were times I'd quit for 2 to 3 days etc.  The impact during those times wasn't horrible.  Approximately 6 moths ago someone introduced me to Roxie's.  Bless their no good souls.  Anyway I quit the tabs cold turkey and began the Roxies.  Long and short I snort approximately .16 of a gram per day.  I know this is going to sound really stupid but if I quit the Roxies cold turkey and began taking the Lortab 10 (3) times a day would the effect of going cold turkey be lessoned.  The Roxies are obviously far more addictive.  Please don't tell me just to go cold turkey.  I tried that about 2 months ago and couldn't get through it.  I went 3 days.  Someone talk to me.  

[TruckersWife18]

Hello
In totally agreenwith Vickie595
You need tonstop the snorting ASAP and taper
And yes the Loratab would help some with the WD

I did CT off oxys 30 mg 2 daily so total of 60 mg and was still taking my Hydro( Norxo) 6-8 a day 10/325
I cut those after the 4 th day of WD to only 4 a day then 5 days later in half again then jumped off when I was down to 1 hydro a day
AND I live in a simi/ Big Rig 18 wheeler on the road doing g the taper
So I know If I can do it YOU CAN DO It!!!!!
I know when I CT the Oxys I lived in the bath tub, but tapering I didn't have that luxury. But really it was do able
Just mild WD each time j dropped sown a dose for couple days but I did it kinds fast. Was done in about a months time!!!
I had hit/cold sweets RLS really bad,but I suffer from RLS anyway so WD didn't hall much
CT off Oxys I had pretty much restless Body!!! I slept in one bed an hubby in the other. He said I was flopping all over the bed.

I am not an addict I'm just dependandt I never abused my mess but dependabt or addict the WDs are the same
Once ha hit that 4 th or 5th day you start to feel better each day
I just kept telling myself j had the flu X 3..
Can't do anything to help the flu, right? Ya just ride it out.
Same with WD, but with you being an addict you might need someone to hold your pills and dose them out to you and you will have to seek sometype of after care.
Drink lots of liquids, I lived on Gatoraid and VitaWater ( Recice the flavor is punch and has all your vitamin B's) eat what you can hold down.
Also nutrition drinks are great like Ensure or Carnation breakfast drinks
I still drink all those. Try to stay away from caffeine that one killed me, I lived on coffee but did slow way down

Check out the Thoams Rexipe on here It has lot of crest thing to take an help you thru this.
Live in the bath tub for aches an pains
Some people on here aware by Imodium to help with bathroom issues an it also help with WD. Symptoms, just be careful an not take too mucch or you will have other problems, if ya know what j mean... LOL
I couldn't take it because I have IBS with constipation!!!

The people on here are wonderful so supportive and caring
I lived on this site during all mine then joined after I was clean to thank everyone an me them know they help a lot of people who are just lurkeds

I'm here for support
Just keep checking your post
More experienced people will be by, they roll in and out

I'm on here on and off all the time with being in the truck not much to do

YOU CAN DO This
Wither way by taper or CT

Take care hun,
Peace
Less

P.S. Feel free to PM me anytime if you need to talk to someone!!!

[clean_in_ks]

Welcome to the forum~  Glad you decided to post and share....are you wanting to totally quit opiates?  I wasn't sure about that when I read your post.  It's a really GOOD thing to begin talking about your addiction....we ALL start by revealing our addiction. Secrets grow in the dark.

As far as your questions above, if you are willing to stop snorting, switch to a lesser strength opiate, and wean those down....it will make the process more comfortable for you.   Even just the switch from snorting to orally ingesting will have a significant effect on you at this point.  

Hope you'll hang around, take some time to read a lot of the threads on this forum as there is SO MUCH you will  learn.  It'd be great to have you
join us on this road to recovery.  Freedom awaits you~

[vicki595]

Yes, the Lortab would diminish the wd's from oxycodone.  It's not the best idea but I know you don't want to hear about cold turkey...

Have you considered tapering?  The first thing that needs to stop is snorting the pills. That's an addiction unto itself.   Then you could slowly decrease the daily dose of Lortab until you're down to zero.   What do you think?

[BluCrystal]

This is a very serious addiction, Hun.  I feel for you.  And I do not think you can get off these drugs without professional help, such as rehab.  Please look into this right away.  I know its scary to think about, but isn't it scarier to be an addict for life?  My prayer go out to you - Blu