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1198664 tn?1368647812

How much is a LOT?

Just watched my ex-dealer eat 6 perc 10's! Just popped them in his mouth and chewed them up! There is no way In HELL I could take that many without dying. The most I have ever done was like 2 1/2 at a time and about 2 hours after a oxycotin 20. that was the most. So how much is a lot? Maybe my habbit of 30 mg a day of perc's was not that bad.
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1240909 tn?1313712225
Ok  :)
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I knew you were joking...
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1240909 tn?1313712225
edit - I laugh at my mistakes and such.  This includes my addiction issues and my MI.  Life would suck really bad if I couldn't make fun of myself.  And others.  ........ok, that was a joke too.  

meh
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1240909 tn?1313712225
If anyone on here has a sense of humor, let me know so I can banter with you.  It seems a lot of you don't.  :/
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1198664 tn?1368647812
Well to be honest it was a big eye opener. And I think people coming on here posting how many they have done is not so bad.  It's not like a contest ( and it's kind if weird that anyone would think like that). I mean we are all supposed to OWN our addiction and that means being honest.  I was not impressed by watching him take 6 perc's, I was saddend and worried. He is not just a dealer but also a friend of mine. We don't hang out much but still...  I was over there borrowing some PS3 games when it happened. I just
thought how awfull he must have felt after all that. BecUse 2 makes me sick to my stomache and light headed. I know my stomache could not handle it let alone my liver. And the constipation I would be facing.....yikes!  I guess I just got a first hand glimps of what a lot of you go through on here. Like I said mine was never that bad but bad enough for me. I just got me curious as to how bad some other people were. It's devistating And enlightening to see the depths some people hit. It's not shameful or glamorous or anything like that, just informational.
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1240909 tn?1313712225
I'm sorry but this thread is like one big pee'ing contest.

"I can chew 8 at a time..."
"Well no...I used to chew ELEVEN!"

;-)     lol
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Hello Zelythy.

Welcome

There is lots of help available for you in quitting hydrocodone.. I am an addict, if you met me, you might never guess..

The first step in stopping is admitting that you have a problem..  You have done that. Its important to be blunt and just admit to yourself and another person that you are addicted to Hydrocodone..

I would encourage you to start a new post, introduce yourself and make the same post. You will find that the people here really care and want to help.

When you say that you cannot function without them, I would assume that you start to detox. That is normal and a sign of addiction. Its time to work this out..






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well like i said if like lets say u were to take 6 at one time obviously u do not take that many so u would be in a world of hurt mayb even dead or prob def od but seeing that he most likly takes those usually on a daily basis his liver an body is totally norla an fine wth that ur liver adapts to the way u take this it get sable to take more an more
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1198664 tn?1368647812
No my question was purely medical. I just had never seen anyone take that much in one
sitting and was kind of afraid for him. I just thought 6 if them was crazy. When I have taken 2 it made me feel really out if it like I would not even be able to function hardly. Maybe I have a more senistive system but man 6 of them was just scarry to watch. I just wonder how many it would take to O.D on them. Because I really was concerned.
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Hi my name is liz I've been on hydrocodone for the last 5 years I started taking them for my migraine headache and started wirh the 5/500 dose but for the last. Year I uprgraded to the 10/625.  I used to take them for a while and then stop for a couple of weeks but now I can't stop taking them some times I take up to 6 to 8 a day I want to stop but I can't and now I fEel I'm not able to function without them please I need help on how to stop taking them I'm a mother of 5 and just don't know how to stop and when I do I have to take some hydroxyxine or xanax to calm myself from the anxiety I get... Any help? I would really apreciate it.
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Hi my name is liz I've been on hydrocodone for the last 5 years I started taking them for my migraine headache and started wirh the 5/500 dose but for the last. Year I uprgraded to the 10/625.  I used to take them for a while and then stop for a couple of weeks but now I can't stop taking them some times I take up to 6 to 8 a day I want to stop but I can't and now I fEel I'm not able to function without them please I need help on how to stop taking them I'm a mother of 5 and just don't know how to stop and when I do I have to take some hydroxyxine or xanax to calm myself from the anxiety I get... Any help? I would really apreciate it.
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Sounds like me.. an addict.. lol.

That is such an addict thing to say, to be impressed by..

I remember wondering.. are 2 x 5mg Perc's the same as an Oxy 10mg ?  

I remember taking 100 mg of Oxy and thinking .. that is like taking 20 Perc's.. or 15 of the bigger ones..

That is all " Junkie thinking " ..

Today, I avoid the threads about drugs and usage.. Try to stick to the ones where people are asking for help.. including myself..  Its a protection to myself.. That is all.. I am not trying to be all preachy..

Reading it .. just reminded me of myself..
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whn i was bad on the norco 10's i would pop like 10-12 in my mouth an chew em up an do that 5/6 x's a day its all about ur tolerance ur liver is crazy on how it adapits to ur amount of tyelonl it can take if u build a tolerance. so what he can take someone may take an die its just depening on how many a person does on a daily basis
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Yes bmdad that is also correct , taking more than the prscibed dose and not waiting for the correct time is also abuse .
my point is please dont justify the amount you take because its less than your ex dealer , Im so glad your clean and I comend you for it but it wouldnt take long to get up to the amount he is taking . I started out taking two only of the drug im on now I can take 72 and still be on my feet
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610505 tn?1329603723
give yourself time.............youll be right where youre ex dealers at.....or worse...DEAD!
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363110 tn?1340920419
Like other's said what seems like alot to you may not be the same to another yet an addiction is an addiction.

At one point I was taking upwards of 2800mg of Soma (1 pill is 350mg and 1-2 pills was the doseage)

On a day I was hurting really bad I ended up taking 10 norco (that's 100mg of hydro) . I only did that once before stopping myself and going back to taking them responsibly. the soma I had to get off of completely.
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1047946 tn?1332608029
I think Back2Me just posted a general question. I believe he has 15 days clean time as of today.
I do agree with you on that if you take them when you are not suffering from pain, that would be considered abuse. But even if you do have pain and you take a excessive amount to control the pain and get a buzz, that could also be abuse. I was taking them in the past for chronic pain but would take way more than prescribed, so in my book I was abusing them also.
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229538 tn?1300377767
Anyone taking the pills can take a good strong look in the mirror and know if they are abusing or not including myself !
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222369 tn?1274474635
Finding someone else's addiction to be worse than yours is only your addiction trying to convince you that you're not an addict. Regardless of how much we take, we're all dope fiends looking for the same high.
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would you not agree its not the amount you take of any drug , its the reason your taking it for . If you take a pain killer of any description for a headach or back or tooth and you dont have pain then your taking it fot the wrong reason and my oppinion says thats abuse .
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What sounds like a lot to someone could be nothing to another person, it is all relative to tolerance. At one point I was doing upwards of 300mg oxycontin a day along with whatever dilaudid I could get. Conversely, when I first started taking oxycontin I would be fine and possibly puking with 20-30mg.
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Can I ask what is the drug your taking and why do you take it ?
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