How long does hydrocodone withdraw last

[deejay787]

Hello to all and especially anyone who can help.. I have been on hydrocodone 10/500 at 4 per day, usually take 3 when I had someone holding them for me. But twice now I have held my own bottle and recently got a refill on 6/29/09. Got #120 and have taken at least 7-10 a day. Now gone and out. But I got 45 more from a walk in clinic to get me to my refill date.  I started getting them about 18 months ago because of chronic pain and after detoxing myself from methadone with Gods help ( that was hell ). I want off all pills especially hydro because even though they are good for pain if you can control them ( I can't ) . My question is, is withdraw from hydrocodone as bad as methadone? I feel that if I detoxed myself from metadone, it may be possible to detox from hydrocodone on my own, BUT does any know what symptoms I will experience and for about how long? Also, I heard about something called suboxone top help me immediately. I have read alot of good stuff about suboxone, but has anyone used this and does anyone know if it is just another drug to get addicted to. I am down to 2 10/500 of hydrocodone now. I would like advice about the effects I could experience by quitting cold turkey, or would anyone recommend this suboxone.  

Thank you for any advice, but please advise only if you know something about this information. Thanks so much and God bless alll.

[whitie]

methadone and suboxone are both opioids. I thought methadone would be best route to take, turned out to be a bad turn for me. they are all bad to wd from, but methadone seems to be the worst and longest wd's.


get off them now, because the longer you are on them, and the more you take, the harder it will be.

after what I have gone through trying to shake off methadone, I have every intention of staying totally opioid free. plus I want to get my mind and body clean. sick and tired of being sick and tired. As long as an opioid of anykind was in my body, I just knew it was not right nor did i feel right.

[medousa1]

follow  the thomas recipe  have a support i shall be if u choose but it would help for someone to be there with you my GF is a dr my first day i spent hurting crying and begging her to let me ween DONT DO THAT EITHER so from these posts i have been reading from day 1 has helped alot day one is hell but get started on the T recipe fast here is what she has given me
saturday july 11   1st full daay no vic (i was taking 15 vic 10s a day snorting half)
830am 1  vitamin (veg life spectro veg high energy), tylenol 500mg (whats in the vics) and from GNC get AMP amplified wheybolic extreme 60 its a powder mix with water mix  with water its not bad quite tasty (thinkin bout wantin to freeze and slushie next one) after that i took a real hot bath for my leg achs and prayed and cried i was so weak it hurt so bad to walk upstairs to go to BR which u will do alot of thomas suggest imodium (immodium) but i chose to let the craps come out poison unless like in a few hrs i have to go to pain clinic for my back injection and explain my situation still crying (i am on prozac) i may suggest some st johns wart for that  so
1145am another tylenol, vitamin,and a detox pill called detox blend sp25 and fish oil also at gnc they have the kind that dont leave FB (fish burps)
so take the tylenol as needed or every 4 hrs now for bed i was lucky i had valuime i took 15mg and 1 melatonin 5mg also valeriam root 450 mg it has a calming blend
i will say my last pill was 1pm fri and the first day i wanted so bad but today i never want to go back oh i am still hurtin and crying my back is sore i am worried bout the shot in it today but to ease you please pray i will for you and lots of hot baths believe in yourself  and HAVE FAITH u will get through it i still get the chills but those nerve endings are comming alive looking foreward when i can be up to being intament again LOL  anyway that is how i am getting through my GF is wonderful and so supportive i want to mention her before i say god bless to everyone and you can do it DONT GIVE IN AND DONT GO THE METH ROUTE W/D FROM THAT IS BAD   please dont just go with my way read others stories and how they did it and choose the best way for you  may god wrap his loving arms around you and carry you  through  oh i posted this yesterday to another member but went and added changes i had my injection yesterday it wasnt the deep one cause i truthfully told the pain clinic i am on day 4 of my CT W/D so i got 3 muscle injections but last eve still was feeling weak but at the same time i feel this recipe is really working woke this am couldnt walk its day 4 totally with out i hurt and ache but plan to stay on here to take my mind off and rest but my very first advice is pray HAVE FAITH and the thomas recipe best of luck  good morning at 1pm today will be 5 days without i hurt but its so much better today the amp protine shake and vitamins work wonders no i am getting the aww i made it just one wont.... today i need strength not to take the 1 time i thought i remembered night one the cold sweats and runs  never again may i suggest a journal also you are a bit foggy first 2 days so to write down everything you are feeling so you can look back when u want to use good luck