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Need help getting off hydro
Hi, I'm looking for some advice. I've been abusing pain killers since I was 15...I'm 31 now. This has gotten way out of control. I take approximately 15-17 Lorcet Plus a day. I've tried detox, meetings, going cold turkey all with no luck. I would like to try methadone, but I live in a rural area and the closest clinic I can find is approximately 3 hours away. I cannot drive that far every day because I am a single mother with a full time job. Do you have any suggestions for me??
WOW, that's bull **** Re; the hospital...I gotta get to work but my thoughts and prayers are with you Love to all cin
I haven't posted to you previously, but i wanted to lend you a word of support and i hope that things will start to improve for you soon.
Insurance sucks sometimes, but sometimes they pull through for you even though they say they won't. I entered my husband into an expensive 28-day rehab program, and it cost $17,000. My insurance said he no longer needed to be there after about 6-8 days into the program. I pleaded with them and told them that it was a life or death issue with him, and that he had to stay there no matter what. I set up a payment plan with the rehab, and was all set to pay out of pocket if necessary (payments for the rest of our lives). Well you know what, after repeated threats from the insurance company, endless letters saying it was necessary, they paid all 80% of it!!!! I had to lay out the $3,200 upon dropping him off. I gave them assorted credit cards and ended up maxing them all out!
Good luck, and I hope that there is a reasonable solution out there somewhere for you. In the mean time, if you can, keep trying to taper. Maybe give some of that zinc/magnesium a try, what the heck it can't hurt, that's if you can get them down at this point, i know the tummy feels mighty nasty while detoxing.
Hang in there girl, and know that it is so worth it. The depression will come to a good end down the road not too far ahead. That is wonderful that you have a supportive husband who is trying to help.
I have a full-blown addictive husband, and i use to numb the pain i feel being with him. I don't know how i'm going do it, but i'm gonna give them one hell of a fight!
Hang in there, we're all here for you!
Lv Jenny
Insurance sucks sometimes, but sometimes they pull through for you even though they say they won't. I entered my husband into an expensive 28-day rehab program, and it cost $17,000. My insurance said he no longer needed to be there after about 6-8 days into the program. I pleaded with them and told them that it was a life or death issue with him, and that he had to stay there no matter what. I set up a payment plan with the rehab, and was all set to pay out of pocket if necessary (payments for the rest of our lives). Well you know what, after repeated threats from the insurance company, endless letters saying it was necessary, they paid all 80% of it!!!! I had to lay out the $3,200 upon dropping him off. I gave them assorted credit cards and ended up maxing them all out!
Good luck, and I hope that there is a reasonable solution out there somewhere for you. In the mean time, if you can, keep trying to taper. Maybe give some of that zinc/magnesium a try, what the heck it can't hurt, that's if you can get them down at this point, i know the tummy feels mighty nasty while detoxing.
Hang in there girl, and know that it is so worth it. The depression will come to a good end down the road not too far ahead. That is wonderful that you have a supportive husband who is trying to help.
I have a full-blown addictive husband, and i use to numb the pain i feel being with him. I don't know how i'm going do it, but i'm gonna give them one hell of a fight!
Hang in there, we're all here for you!
Lv Jenny
Well, I went into the hospital for 2 days and they discharged me with the same medication, saying they could not withdraw me safely. They felt that my existing psychiatrist was doing it a very safe and effective way, even thought it many take months.
OH MY GOD!!! I could not believe it. The hospital was horrible, the news was not what I wanted to hear and then when they called the psychiatrist that had been treating me about my admission, etc., he said he "wanted to wash his hands of me"!!!
Well, through many tears and pleading, he took me back with the same process of tapering down every 3 days.
I'm onward to an AA meeting which I desperately need with my sponsor, but I'll tell you more tomorrow because what I learned about this drug was absolutely mind-boggling!!! The Dr. there called it the "Hollywood Drug" and said that it is the absolute, hardest prescription drug to get off of. He wanted to send me to a pain clinic that would change the opiate based drug and hopefully be able to taper easier and faster. He said there was just no other way to do it than cold turkey like a lot of you have. He said I would feel like I was dying and as I awaited them to give me my dosages, many times, I began feeling like that so I got a small taste.
Anyway, I'll write more tomorrow a.m. Thanks everybody for your thoughts and prayers and I'm right back with you, needing you support.
Talk to you tomorrow.
whitedove
Pam
OH MY GOD!!! I could not believe it. The hospital was horrible, the news was not what I wanted to hear and then when they called the psychiatrist that had been treating me about my admission, etc., he said he "wanted to wash his hands of me"!!!
Well, through many tears and pleading, he took me back with the same process of tapering down every 3 days.
I'm onward to an AA meeting which I desperately need with my sponsor, but I'll tell you more tomorrow because what I learned about this drug was absolutely mind-boggling!!! The Dr. there called it the "Hollywood Drug" and said that it is the absolute, hardest prescription drug to get off of. He wanted to send me to a pain clinic that would change the opiate based drug and hopefully be able to taper easier and faster. He said there was just no other way to do it than cold turkey like a lot of you have. He said I would feel like I was dying and as I awaited them to give me my dosages, many times, I began feeling like that so I got a small taste.
Anyway, I'll write more tomorrow a.m. Thanks everybody for your thoughts and prayers and I'm right back with you, needing you support.
Talk to you tomorrow.
whitedove
Pam
As Cin said: Godspeed to you Whitedove. I will pray very hard for you. This is the first step of the rest of your life. We WILL be here waiting for you and rooting for you. You have a big corner here with us all in it on your side. God Bless You and your family.
Power & Magick 2 U,
Peace and Light on us al,
Love Wizard
Power & Magick 2 U,
Peace and Light on us al,
Love Wizard
You do whatever makes you more comfortable,,,if you are tired of the tapering and want to get through this then do the detox inpatient.....if you feel you can handle it then continue the taper routine but change the dose schedule....either way, the decision must be yours, not your sponsors,,No offense to her but,,,she would do what is more comfortable for her...she is there for suggestions, advice...these decisions re: your treatment should and can be up to you...(my opinion only) either way we are here for you you have my e-mail addy,,and you have us, on the forum,,,,keep me posted Love to all cin
Cindi:
Thank you so much for your quick response. Would you believe I'm still wrestling with the insurance issue? I'm awaiting a call from the therapist on the Addiction Recovery Unit now. She thinks they don't have a psychiatrist on call until tommorrow a.m. so, she's checking another hospital. I really don't want to go to another hospital but if I can go earlier, the earlier the better, I guess. Why wait?
My sponsor thinks I need to "white knuckle" it a little more. I don't know. Maybe that's true. Perhaps, the real affects of having such a a lower dosage have really hit. What do you think?
I'll let you know more soon because I expect to hear within the 1/2 hour. Thanks again.
whitedove
Pam
Thank you so much for your quick response. Would you believe I'm still wrestling with the insurance issue? I'm awaiting a call from the therapist on the Addiction Recovery Unit now. She thinks they don't have a psychiatrist on call until tommorrow a.m. so, she's checking another hospital. I really don't want to go to another hospital but if I can go earlier, the earlier the better, I guess. Why wait?
My sponsor thinks I need to "white knuckle" it a little more. I don't know. Maybe that's true. Perhaps, the real affects of having such a a lower dosage have really hit. What do you think?
I'll let you know more soon because I expect to hear within the 1/2 hour. Thanks again.
whitedove
Pam
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