Does weaning off of Norco/Vicodin work??

[tired5]

I am new to all of this, I took Vicodin for a while for knee surgeries.  4 in 3 years.  I am completely fine now, I mean that I have no pain.  However, I do have a 10-12 pill a day Norco habit.  I have convinced myself many times that I can wean myself off of the meds.  Does this work.  I am thinking about getting some more to try and wean myself off.  I had 4 Vicodin this morning @ 730 and I have had nothing else all day except Motrin.  It is now 450am and I have been awake since 2am.  I feel restless as hell, I can not relax.  I am scared.  I don't know if I can do this.  Can I wean myself, does cold turkey work better.  I have children to take care of, I go to school part time, I need to be available during the day.  Please help I am feeling so helpless and tired.  I am also on Wellbutrin for adult ADD.  However, it is not helping with the quitting of the painkillers.  Thank you for any help that you can offer.

[amazed274]

I am presently taking about 3 vics a day (5/325) as prescribed by my surgeon for rotator cuff surgery. I can already tell that this drug is wrapping its tentacles around me, and I will get addicted unless I stop soon.

One of the amazing things to me is that doctors prescribe this stuff with very little, if any, warnings about how addictive this is. They do not monitor your use. They will renew a prescription without any scrutiny or caution. It is truly mind boggling.

Initially, I looked at this medicine as a godsend, since it did help with my pain. But, now being 4 months out since surgery, and going to therapy 3 times a week, I believe it's time to stop taking this stuff, and rather suffer some pain. I guess I'd rather deal with some pain than have a long term addiction to this devilish drug.

Thanks to all who are honestly giving their accounts of how dangerous this drug is.

[Chevy132]

I currently take 20 to 30 10/325's a day for about 2 years now. Im tired of this and rather deal with the back pain. It has made me a total different person. I just started going back to school full time and I'm doing extremely well all A's in my classes. But I'm scared to tell anyone in my family because of the embarrassment. And also don't think I can stop in the middle of this semester because it will make me fail all my classes. I was thinking of telling my fiancé which is a physician about my problem and my family but not til the semester ends in December so I can do a withdrawel without it affecting my schooling. Any suggestions?

This is my first post ever.

[Postscript]

I have been on Vicodin on and off for 8 years.  Then I had 2 neck sx's both failed.  I took 12 Norco a day and then weaned off completely.  Then I went down to Vicodin 4 500/5 mg a day.  Dr. raised it and then told me my liver enzymes were 5x higher than normal. Then 3 wks later said "no more!"  Either you go cold turkey, wean off or get into an environment alone, where the drugs aren't around you...  Read something, maybe the Bible!  I'm not preaching but been there and done that!!!  2 many times.   Weaning off doesn't work for most folks.  I'm going to have to tough it out,new  albiet in bed for 5 days and I should be fine.  Thanks for all the posts, I am to this board. I don't even know what site I'm on, so remember as one of the other posters said, drink lots of fluid, eat as much as you can and sleep it off.  As for Tramadol, it has no morphene in it and is supposedly non-addictive.  I have it, but it doesnt help as much as the Vicodin.  It's kind of losing a best friend, trust me.  But once you are off of it,,, HELLO LIFE again.  We all back slide and have the best of intentions...  I used to work for a doctor and this is supposed to be a short term med, not for years.  It takes a huge toll on your mind and LIVER> i.e. mine is very high.  But were the doctors watching????  NO!  So we each and collectively have to take care of ourselves.  Best wishes to all of you,
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[sd_comedian]

ThaNKS FOR ASKING, i AM AS GOOD AS IICAN BE RIGHNT NOW, BUT CLEAN

[sd_comedian]

oops, this was for someone else

[sd_comedian]

I was taking norco or percocet 10-325 for about 4 years. I tried to detox twice and NOPE! than  said what you are saying...I will just ween myself off. LEt me ask you this? when you say that do you say I will start weening next time, then that turns into next time, etc..etc..YA, I know man I did it too. I have been clean for only 2 weeks now but I an CLEAN ang happy to be geting my life back,  was WAY worse than you. I was taking 20 at a time 4 to 5 times a day. I was getting them from my DR plus  I was doctor shopping and the street. Spending about $3500 per month not including the 240 I got from mky Dr. Botom line man, YOU need to want to quit. I have a 4 and 12 tear old. What I did was tape their picture to the top of my hand ans said I need to live for them. Good  luck  and if you  have ant questions just ask