going cold turkey on vicodin?

[guitardude]

I'be been taking  bout 10 norco a day.  I've cut down to 3 a day,   and now i am on day 2 of going cold turkey.   Just curious what i can expect to have coming in terms of Withdraw effects.   i've been taking it for about 5 years most i was take at one point was bout 20 a day. i used to take about 30 xanax a day for about 8 months and i stopped that. just need some support to talk through this as i get into the withdraw affects  thanks for any help or advice anyone can give me....

[guitardude]

i heard vitamin B makes it worse? more energy i guess so more energy to make you feel like ***     any opinions on that?

[guitardude]

ok thanks ill try that.  i have been taking very strong muiltivitamins  as i can tell with the amount of weight and water i have lost i know im lackin nutrients.  i guess dark chocolate since it rich in amino acids and encourages the release of endorphines    I wouldnt encourage the rapid detox i did before i think it makes everything hit like a brick wall     its hard to just keep it together, but hangin in  there trying not to loose it  i hope the world doesnt suck as much as i feel like it does right now when im done  what a ****** planet

[Dav125]

I was wondering why I started eating alot of chocolate..I started buying bags of it for some reason then had to clean up all the wrappers stuffed in my night stand...:) Toffee w/almonds flavored little bites..:)

[GoingToMakeIt]

Hang in there. Take baths in Epsom salts with 3-4 cups.
Drink lots of fluids. I took mega amounts of vitamins, supplements and aminos. Our body has been compromised so it doesn't extract the nutrients very well.

I found that eating Dark chocolate of at least 70% cocoa will help cravings.

Read up on your addiction in the Health Pages. http://www.medhelp.org/health_pages/list?cid=66  Especially amino acid protocol and PAWS 1, 2, 3

[guitardude]

the mental addiction im getting is almost unbearable.  this is the far worst thing i have had wd's from.  i feel like im in the damn middle of a 90 day panic attack   i dont know if i can keep going without freaking out.  i dont want to loose my wife because im freaking out    she is more important to me then this

[Dav125]

Get some immodium now. It is godsend when going thru this..All you've described are normal wd's except they certainly did a delay tactic here..They normally hit in the 15 to 20 hr window..Getting yourself down dosed with your taper was very wise..Your symptoms could have been 2x what they are..Get the immodium though. Sleep will be hard enough as it is..Running to the bathroom every hr makes it far worse..I learned that in my first wd experience last April...

[guitardude]

ahhhh today *****! my new best friends the bathroom. tremors are gettin bad with the stomac pains and stuff.  before i stopped i took cleanser pills for 3 days to jump start my detox..... dont know if i can say id do that again....  gotta go get some natural endorphines going...

[guitardude]

thannks for the reply back.  yes i have gone through withdraws before.. couple of times for different medications.  started out as things i needed then progressed from there.....   I feel pretty ****** now; sweats, cold, red tired eyes, lots of pain in my back, and insomnia, and list goes on...  i didn't know when the wd's peaked but i know im not there yet so some bad days ahead.  I try to suck up as much as i can  i dont like others to look at me and feel bad cause they know im feeling bad and i learned if you try to keep it out of your mind as much as possible it helps... something i learned from stopping xanax.    i try to drink water when i can,  the thought of food just makes me sick in itself. since i started going down i've lost about 20 lbs. but i know from feeling like ****  ill feel great when im clean :-)  

[vicki595]

Hi--  Well you have quite the constitution!!  Have you ever gone through withdrawals before?
How do you feel right now?  If you're not screaming in pain and feeling terrible right now,I'd say you're fortunate. You may know or not know that wd's usually peak on day 3...

I think THE most important thing is to drink as much fluid as you can and be sure to eat!

While you can,run to the store and get some Immodium and juices,soups etc..Try to think of everything you might need. You sound pretty good or may be just sucking it up...LOL

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