Does medical detox work?

[teebee1]

I have been taking up to 8 7.5 Lortabs almost everyday for about 10 years. I have had numerous broken bones and surgeries through out the years and have always had pain pill to get me through. I never got addicted to them, until my arm reconstructon surgeries. There were three alogether. After one would almost heal up, there would be another one. I figured it would be like before, I take the pain medicine until the pain was gone, then throw the rest out. Only this time the pain did not go away, only got worsse, because I use my arm a lot. I'm right handed and that's the arm that's messed up. My doc said I would probably have to take them the rest of mjy life.
Anyhow, I decided not long ago, I've had enough. I tried to taper, but wasn't too successful. So I decided to check into detox, which is where I am right now, since yesterday. So far, the only symptons I've had is some anxiety and naseau. I 'm kind of worried, though. Yesterday, they gave me 20 mgs. of methadone, and 20 again this morning. I told my doctor that I don't want anymore, as I;ve heard really bad things about it, so he put me on Librium instead.
Does anyone know if you can withdraw from just that much methadone? I go home in two days, and am worried that I'll go into withdraws all over again once I leave here. Thanks for any advice you can give me.

[avisg]

yes alot of people see double and you dont want to drive seeing double .You DID NOT take the easy way out we all do thing differently to get off drugs now it will be time for the hard part staying clean ...Make sure to fin aftercare as soon as you can.

[teebee1]

Does anyone have any more advice?

[teebee1]

I'm almost due to go out and face the real world. Very scared. Mostly it's the anxiety I'm afraid of. Has anyone had the problem of seeing double? I have been for the last 2 days. Hope I'll br able to drive. Does anyone think I'm taking the easy way out, brcause I noticed that most people here do it on their own. I would have ended up in the E.R. had I'd have tried it that way. I have too many anxiety issues to try it that way.
Anyhow. I still need all the support I can get.
Thank You for being there.

[teebee1]

I thought i was going home today, but it looks lile it will be tomorrow. I 'm kinda glad for that, as i don;t think I'm ready for dealing with the outside world yet,
Any advice I can use once I leave here, would be grealty appreciated. Like I said, I'm scared of dealing with everything without my little pills

[teebee1]

Today is day 4 whith no hydrodocone. I go home from the hospital today. Firsr I'm gpoing to check into a hotel, then off to an addiction counselor at 3 pm. I'm too scared to go home and face the family yet, until I know how I'm going to feel. Hopefully I'll be better by tomorrow. The main things I'm worried about are the panic attacks and nasuea. If I can keep that under control, I'll be a lot better off.
I have to go to work in 4 days. Hope I'm up to it. After this, I plan on going yo as many N/A meetings as possible. I cannot let this happen again!
Has anyone been in this position and been able to deal with it without anybody knowing?




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[teebee1]

Can you believe it is midnight and a nurse just woke me up out of a dead sleep to give me a sleeping pill. Go figure. So far I feel alright; I go home today. Hope I can hold it together. Pretty scared. Wish I could stay one more night here, Never thought I'd say that, as much as I hate hospitals!
I'll let you knos hos it goes.
Thanks again for everything