LIVER PROBLEMS FROM LONG TERN VICADIN USE

[vicaddict]

HI everyone...hope you are all doing well tonight.

Now although I KNOW that tylenol is horrible for your liver, and even more so with the constant use of it and or the vicodin.

What I am worried about is this, and have been for some time..one would think it would have been enough to make me stop long before now!

What are the chances that I have ruined my lover by the vicodin use. I did ask my dr. to check my levels oh about 6 months ago., maybe even a little better than that. I asked him to as I had read it was bad for the liver taken in access. He said my results were normal, at that time.

When I see my Dr on Monday I also am going to mention it to him again when I let him know just how much of these things I was taking.

Now steadily I would say...almost the past yr maybe yr. and a hlaf since I started on these heavily. IE: 8-10/day...some 5/500..some 7.5/750.
I am now quite scared I may have done serious damage. Anyone that has had any damage to the liver from using?

Thank you in advance.

[pillhead299]

THis is scary to me, I knew that it was bad for my liver but just didn't care because I wanted to use.  I am not exaggerating here I was taking at least 10 5mg percasets at one time just to get the "high"  that I was used to and those had 500mg acetaminophen, and then I was taking about 20 pills a day to keep from getting the wd.  It was horrible and i never would have imagined that I would ever be taking that many, last year around this time I was taking about 4 5mg percs.  Do you think that I have done liver damage?  I am going to ask the nurse at the clinic what she thinks.  It's scary to think that it might already be too late to stop the damage.  

[zaane]

When my liver went into failure I was taking 20 vicodin ES a day.  Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine that my addiction would take control of me like that. I used to be a 6-10 a day person for years, but it finally beat me.

[The Hobbit]

So, how much tylenol do you have to take to constitute liver damage? I have heard that the golden number (toxic level) is 2000mg (4 pills in my situation). I have never taken over 4 pills because of this number. Do you think that I could still have done damage to my liver simply because I usually take 3 at one time? I hear of people taking 10 or more pills and I am shocked. For those of you whom have suffered liver problems, how many were you taking? Do you have any medical information to put my mind at rest?

[Greif06]

It is all of our hope taht everyone will recoer from their addiction. Statistics are frighting. For those of you taking more than 6 viks a day there is a simple process to eliminate teh tylenol. This is not the forum to discuss this method but you can google. I always took vics and percs only after extracting APAP or tylonol. I hope you all make it, but if it takes a few more years get rid of the tylonol which will kill you. Any opiad without Apap etc is schedule 2 and no doctor will give it to you unless you are terminal. I have beeen off any opiad for just under a week. It was hell quiting but worth all the pain and suffering. I still have sore ankles but thats all.

[nefesh]

oh no... away I go...down the drain?...I been taking about 7500 mg. or more Tylenol daily with my Darvon for years because that's the easiest way for me to get the darvon, can't get enough percocet which has less tylenol per... is that more or less than what you guys are talking about??

[vicaddict]

Hun..you have got to stop. God that sounsds so hiporcritical
(probably spelled wrong) coming from me.

But me just like you..when I had my levels checked last..it's like hey cool no big deal..I can still play. But "eventually" that play is going to come to an end...either by our choice or the demons.

I am hopeing the Dr has given you something that can help repair the liver..unless there isn't anything that can help with that.
I know the liver can repair itself given the poison is no longer being fed into the body and that no major damage has been done.

Sweety...you are way too young. You have proven you can stay clean...you can do it, I can feel it. The next 20 day mark think how proud you will feel...then 30..then say hey this time I am going all the way.....imagine the feeling that alone will bring. I know it is all so much easier said, and as I always say..I give good advice yet don't take it myself. But I really hate to see people suffer like this, and I hate that I am where I am too. But only we can change it. But I also know all to well how hard it can be to be addicted to something and not be able to give up it's hold. I really hope you find a way out for good this time, and have the healthy happy life you deserve..I honestly do and I am praying for you.