Need help on question about methadone and norco

[finallyfedup]

just finished my hydrocodone detox at a clinic this morning. They were giving me methadone, and my final dose was this morning at 5am. I basically went in 5 days ago, and have had 5 methadone treatments, at 5am every morning. This final one was my smallest dose yet. Unlike the 1st 4, which worked to perfection, im guessing this final dose was pretty small, because for the 1st time since starting treatment, I am feeling some all too familiar withdrawls. My question is, after taking my last methadone at 5am this morning after 5 doses in 5 days, and it being 10pm the same day as we type, is it ok/safe to take a 10 mili norco? Also, will taking this 1 norco basically undo everything I just went through the past 5 days? As in, will taking 1 norco to help me kick these mini withdrawls put me right back to where i started 5 days ago, and make the methadone treatment all for nothing. And the risk of going back on norcos is zero. Ive been fed up for a while now with my addiction, and it ends on this attempt. So i will not continue to go back to taking many per day. This would be just the 1 to get rid of the withdrawls that i still have 5 days later??? Please help. Sorry for the novel i just wrote.

[selfinduced]

All I can say from my experience is, if it's there I'm swallowing it sooner or later. I'd either toss it or take it. The mental tourture is not healthy. Then again, maybe you aren't wired that way? Maybe having it there as insurance grounds you? Just remember, 1 pill does squat cept mess with you psychi . Focus on healing and mending!

[finallyfedup]

Thanks for all of your support guys. It means a lot. I have to admit, I am very weak willed when it comes to stuff like this(obviously). I haven't taken the norco yet lol. I don't know if its better for me to just toss it, or keep it there as a sort of symbol and encouragement. Having it there and not taking it is doing wonder for my psyche(although Im probably gonna toss it asap lol). To be honest, my detox really hasn't been bad at all, if you exclude yesterday and today. Heres hopin the sun shines a little bit brighter tomorrow. Thanks again guys

[selfinduced]

Gnarly is right, I'll tell you exactly what the narco will do. It will soften the blow for about 4 hours, then you will have at the very least the feeling your having right now. It will just prolong. If you skip the pill, by tomorrow you'll be another day into healing and closer to feeling better. One pill will screw with your mind and only put a bandaid on your ouch! Com'on now, ya didn't go thu detox and 5 days off of work to restart the cycle. I believe your intentions are not to re-ride the drug train, but so are all of ours when we are w/ding. Peace to you

[gnarly_1]

HI ......dont take the norco.....you will just start the whole thing of using up again you can soften the blow but there is no getting around withdrawals the methadone will hold you over for a day or so but then the norco withdrawal will be on you I wish I had better news but there is no get out of jail free card .....look up the thomas recipe it to the lower right on this screen ....pick up the stuff it suggests it will help get you threw this keep posting for support hang in there you will get threw this good luck and God bless.......Gnarly  

[finallyfedup]

Lol, I hear ya. I know that theres really zero chance of avoiding at least some kind of withdrawls. But I'm just worried in terms of my job. My job really deosn't allow for me to be going through what I'm going through. And I've already given them an excuse for missing 5 days :) I can promise everyone 1 thing, and that is that i will never get addicted to them again. It killed my life in every possible way for a while now, and I'm just starting to get it back. So there is literally no chance of reoccuring addiction. I'm just lookin to help pass these mini withdrawls. I'll obviously go through them if need be, but doing that won't promise me keeping my job, which I really need to keep lol. I know I put myslef in this mess, but am already in the process of getting out. Just trying to figure out that after all I wrote previously, if one 10 mili norco, and 1 only, will wipe out what I just accomplished, and if it's even safe to mix them. After reading other posts, I'm thikin I'm safe, as the meth dose couldn't have been more than 20 mgs, and it would be just one norco. But I just wanted to make sure. And I just wanted to find out if taking a norco tonight will put me right back to where I was before I detoxed. The fact that I havent taken it yet, and am waiting for responses, should tell ya I'm serious about the use of it, and that it'll only be one :) A true addict wouldn't have even asked lol. Or if they did, would have taken it while waiting for a response.

[Free2agoodhome]

Congrats on treatment. Sounds like you're off to a great start. I won't advise you on the Norco,....but IMO  why? ...w/d is part of the recovery..it's the beginning..sure it suxs..but not forever;;;the idea is to let it sux ONCE...and not over and over....

Stay strong through this short period. Worth every minute of it...

were here when you're ready..sounds like you are,,,


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