Hydrocodone Withdrawal

[dabby]

I have been taking hydrocodone for about 2 1/2 years at an increasing rate, ending up with the 7.5 strength and about 18-20 per day.  I do have severe arthitis pain and am a 51 year old woman.  I have to cut down and recently cut down to 10 a day and have experienced physical and emotional withdrawal symptoms.  I have some clonidine and don't know how much to take for withdrawal.  What is the recommended dosage.  My goal is to eventually cut down to 4 a day, but have been very uncomfortable at 10.  I also take effexor and trazadone for depression, but I am so depressed right now.  Hydrocodone, believe it or not has helped my depression and has given me something to look forward to. This site has helped, knowing other people go through the same thing.  Hydrocodone has become my reason to live. I know this has to change.

[lumbeequeen584]

I AM IN NEED, I HAVE BEEN TAKING LORCET 10 FOR 14 YEARS I AM ASHAMED TO STAY THIS I KEEP FAILING I REALLY NEED TO STOP SOME ONE PLEASE  I HAVE GOT TO THE POINT THAT I CONSUME 25  TO 30 PILLS PER DAY EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE I TAKE 10 10 PILLS AT ONE TIME   WHEN I TRY TO DETOX  I GET SCARED AND GIVE UP GOD KNOWS I WANT THIS. HELP WHAT SHOULD I DO WHERE CAN I BEGIN

[toomuchtotake]

Its been a hard thing to kick. I have severe lower back problems for three years. Been takin lortab 10, 4 to 5 times as day. It really takes more snd more because they no longer work like at first. But when im out I really really hurt. It seems to be a mental thing too. If im out, thats all I think about, and hurt too.

[tonyachad]

my husband and i both have things wrong with us we both go to a pain doctor he is on roxycodone 15mg opana 40mg soma 350mg xanax 1mg lisinpril  20mg levothyroxine and more. i have been on roxycodone 15mg opana 30mg maxalt 10mg disolvable xanaflex and vistiril and soma 350mg for the past 5 years now and it is extremly hard to quit or tapper down by yojrself we have tried so many times. it does take you over but you hqve to learn how to control it and the urges to over do it because they are there and you want to feel good enough to do what you want. we do however have it to where we are at our doses on bottles which is 5 roxy daily 2 opana daily 2 somab daily. we have tried and finally did it to our regular doses thank heavens it was hard. we are now tryin to get way below oujr doses to see how that does us. we hope it will be ok this stuff is so hard to quit if we had known before getting them we both agree we wouldnt have started taking them and dealt with our pain.  would you agree with that?????

[mmissy42]

Good for you!!  I'm glad you stopped before it got too bad.  Wish I could say the same for myself.  I've been addicted to vicodin for 15 years.  I just saw a doctor today and got a script for suboxone.   I sure hope it helps.  I'm so tired of chasing the vicodin.  Hope your tree guy showed up!!

[mmissy42]

Good for you!!  I'm glad you stopped before it got too bad.  Wish I could say the same for myself.  I've been addicted to vicodin for 15 years.  I just saw a doctor today and got a script for suboxone.   I sure hope it helps.  I'm so tired of chasing the vicodin.  Hope your tree guy showed up!!

[ryce]

I've been hooked on hydrocodone for 5 years now. It started out recreationally but got nasty really quick. I'll spend every last dollar I have, and yours, to get them. It's a vicious addiction. I have no energy unleSs I have them. How do I get off of them?