How to quite hydrocodone/vicodin??? HELP!

[MCTX09]

Hello all.  I am new to this so any suggestions, tips, tricks or helpful ideas would be very, very much appreciated.  Just as a little background for anyone reading this, I am 25 and have a very addictive personality and so does my wife.  I was one of those kids that used the "gateway" drug marijuana when I was young.  It eventually led my wife and I to do bigger and badder things....  crystal meth.  My wife and I have since kicked that addiction, however hard it was, and the few short-term relapses I had but we are done which I guess you could say is a huge accomplishment, considering how few people ever really get off such an evil and addictive drug like crystal meth.  When I met my wife, she was addicted to dilaudid (I think that's how you spell it) real bad.  I was able to get her off of them and her and I were clean for a while.  She then went to a doctor and came home one day with a prescription for 180 10mg Hydrocodone (blue footballs).  I, growing up had never taken any type of pill as weird as that sounds but this was the beginning.  WE starting taking these one at a time, which slowly over the past 8 years has led to taking 9-13 a day for me and as much as 19-22 a day for her.  She does not work so she has nothing to do all day but take these things, and I pretty much "have" to take these to make myself get up and go to work every day.  I have put myself in such financial trouble taking out loans just to buy pills.  I will buy any pain pill I can find no matter how much it costs.  I at times have gone and spent more than $390 at one time for pills.  We have taken any and every pill I can find and afford.  I cannot continue living my life like this.  I today have taken the last pill I want to take and I am looking for some guidance or tips as I begin this long hard journey.  Today is Saturday and all I can think about right now is how I am going to go to work on Monday without any pills......  I do not have health insurance so I cannot check into any kind of rehab program.  The bad thing about this is, I have to get myself off of them so I can then start working on getting my wife off of them.  I look forward to hearing anything anyone can tell me to help with this goal.  I want to be clean, I want to feel as like I CAN get up and do something without these things.  I want to feel happy because I AM happy, not because I the 3 pills I just took have kicked in.  Hopefully someone who has been in my shoes will read this and has some very encouraging words or methods used to kick this psychological and physical dependency.  Thank you.

[hopeless1976]

Hey, I'm just checking in on you to see how today is for you. Today is a much better day for me. Hang in there, you can do this.

[pfflyer75]

Look Sweetie I know you feel horrible, and the minutes seem like days, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I am on day 5 and this morning I feel good, though it comes in spurts the energy that is. Day 4 for me was extreme sweats and chills and emotional, but I made it through another day and it makes me one step closer to becoming free from such a vile drug. I will say this you still have a few more rough days ahead, but please stick with it. Like I said before I have took valium the past two nights and it has worked wonders for me sleeping. Anyway, hang in there you guys can do at least you have each other to lean on and someone to understand what you are going through. You can do it look at all the others on here that have done it and have gone through the same exact thing, it mind over matter. You have to keep your mind on other things as well, find someone who makes you laugh that has been one of my best medicines is laughter, and it doesn't have to be someone you know it can be a total stranger. take care and good luck we are all pulling for you and each other

[flmagi]

You're doing great, keep it up. We all know how miserable you're feeling right now, but you're just that much closer to it being over with. Every hour that goes by, you're closer to being done with the demon.Make sure you drink plenty of fluids and at lunch time, try to take a short walk. If people are noticing that you look sick, just tell them you think you've got the flu. If you and your wife get the restless legs, hot baths and wrapping them in ace bandages helps.
You and your wife are going to have to have a serious talk with her parents, telling them no matter what they are not to give you or the wife any pills. No matter how hard you beg. They will need to respect your wishes. They should probably hide them. You'll also need to cut off the script from the doctor. In the next few days, if you can get them...you will. Cut off your supplies.
Hang in there and stay strong. You'll be ok soon.

[imanaddict]

It's been 2 days now and the worst of it is almost over. I am really proud of you for making the decision to quit and helping your wife out at the same time. One thing I found to be extremely helpful during my WD from Norco (I took 30 to 60 Norco a day!), was a HOT HOT HOT bath. I stayed in the bath for a good 2 hours and ran the water as hot as I could stand it. It relaxed my muscles and I was able to sleep. When the water starts to get cold, drain it and start over. I also took a sleep aid, but I had checked with my Dr. first before taking it. Amino Acids will help along with exercise if you can muster the energy, and then of course something to help with the stomach aches. For me, the creepy crawly skin was the worst, and the hot bath helped with that. We are all with you and will see you both through this. Bring your wife on here as well and let her read some of out posts. And be sure to remind her of how proud you are of her for quitting too!

[Htownnofrown]

You've done good so far! I was taking 12-15 10mg's a day and cold turkey'd that along with weed and cigs. It makes you feel like death for at least the first 3 days, and then the physical symptoms will start to recess, but only slightly. I'm on day 6 and everything for me is better with the exception of stomach/abdominal pains and tossing and turning at night, but that is soo much better than what I had from days 1-3.

Don't take those 3's, they'll set you back (if not physically then mentally) to a place you dont want to be. Once you are through today, and most of the way through tomorrow, you will get that feeling of, "If I've made it this far, I'm not going back." Not to say you still wont be feeling WD, but in the first three days I experienced that my mind made my symptoms worse, and that slowed after those first days.

Stay with it, with support from this group, and anyone else that you can find to support you (meetings, more online groups, talking to a doctor) because if you are in the right mindset to quit, it makes the detox at least bareable. Strength in numbers, keep checking in here, I think I've checked this board 100 times a day for the last 6 days. : )

WE WILL DO IT!

[troubleinohio]

chuck the T-3's. THey wont get you high, or help your pain they are too weak, but they will however probably set you back in your WD symptoms and start the process over again. HOpe you didnt take them already! hang in there, this will pass!!!!!