Im finaly quitting the hydro's

[addictedphotographer]

Im done today. I have been taking hydro's for about 6 years now. I am up to taking 12-15 7.5 a day. Before I came to college it was easy to stay on them cause my grandma and grandpa and mom were all on them and they would help me out when I ran out. But now that im an hour away from them and my grandma passed away I am having a hard time keeping enough around to support my addiction. I have a wonderful girl now and a baby on the way (March 31st) and I am tired of hunting 20 days or more out of the month for a ******* pill. Its just not worth it anymore. I have to start saving money for the baby. My g/f went to the store to get me the thomas recipe. Im starting it soon as she gets back. I have went through about 4 days of W/D at the most but never more then that so im pretty sure i'll be chatting away here in about 4 days. I hope yall can help. I havnt taking any hydros at all today. I'm just achy at the moment but I know its coming.

[addictedphotographer]

So when does the restless legs go away. I'm now on my third day and I feel pretty good other then im dehydrated from not eating or drinking anything. I got me some chia erbal tea and I just ate some potatoes and green beens.. I'm just worried about how the night will be when I try to sleep. I might end up going to the ER to get some fluids.

[GA Guy]

Jim, I'm glad you're feeling better, and glad the clonidine helped so much. I stayed on it for a week and began to taper down from it. It's not addictive, but needs to be weaned off of to keep from having rebound hypertension.

[a$hamed-no-more]

during the real shaky and painful nights - hot baths REALLY helped me! i would soak in burning hot water at least 6 times a day (3 or 4 of those at night).....drink an herbal tea, read and even though i would have spasms in bed.....i felt SO much better!!!

gluck

[PromisedLand]

GA guy can probably be more specific.  All I know is much of Saturday and all day Sunday I felt like death warmed over.  I dragged myself to the ER and was able to get some ($5 with my ins)...and I took 1 about 8PM or so...by 9-930 I was posting on here last night about how much better I felt.  I've taken 2 thus far today (per schedule) and I have no withdrawl symptoms whatsoever, other than I'm tired and a little achy. I can handle that...I'm telling you, last night I felt 50-75% better than I did earlier in the day...it's only been 41 hours since my last pill and I've got a while to go..but I sure feel
a heck of a lot better.  

Jim

[addictedphotographer]

What symptoms does it help with?

[GA Guy]

That you're having opiate withdrawal symptoms and want clonidine to help with the symptoms.