Here is my question, I have been on Vicoprofen for a little over a year. I battle chronic migraine, headaches, and other chronic pain issues. I hate that I am on them, but I have tried to live without them and the pain was just too extreme. I was in bed or at the hospital with a debilitating migraine. I know that I am also addicted to the meds, but I hate the feeling that everyone thinks that I am just a junkie because I take these medicines for chronic pain. I do take more than I am suppose to, I am suppose to take 1 but I usually take 1 1/2 or 2 depending on how bad the pain is. Why does everyone judge people who really need the medicine just to be pain free for the day?
Thank you! I really don't remember how I found this site, probably thru google and it was easy to subscribe and join so I am SOOOO happy that I found it.
I am doing so much better now. I have no nausea, it was mild yesterday morning but subsided by evening time. Maybe a few wierd stomach twinges or movement (which was not at all painful) just really wierd...
It felt almost like something was moving in my stomach the past 3 days...
But today I am totally back to normal... No pains, twinges, nausea, etc... Plus I can sleep!
I would call my withdrawels very mild - but still I was annoyed!!!!!
Thank God, as I guess he made me realize what I was doing.... Now I know what pain meds can do to you.. I did not realize that they can acctually be addicting that quickly.
Also I guess certain meds may get YOU quicker then others....
I took my Motrin, gabapentin and robaxen muscle relaxer and it helps a lot. It takes away now all the pain,,,,,, but MOST. Actually right now I don't feel any pain but if I sit at the computer too long my lower back freezes up and throbs...
I just can't sit long or do much work... If I had to work I would probably have to get something stronger.... I never want to take anything as far as Narcotics again tho because I don't even want those withdrawels....
I guess we just have to live day by day and hope nothing bad happens like a car accident, or a fall or whatever else... One thing I hope is that I don't have any of that happen.
I hope I can also help other people who are addicted or thinking of taking strong pain meds...
Even if you think of taking it for 1 month or 3 months + you can get addicted. I did not take it long but went thru 3-4 days of uncomfortable-ness... More pain, not sleeping, nausea, etc.... It's not good... But if you can get thru that it is great.
I feel soooooo good today!!!! Thank you all so much!!!!
This forum is a place for rambling. If you are worried about ever becoming addicted to something you have come to the right place. Getting knowledge of addiction now may keep you from having to be there yourself one day. Addiction is very sneaky and can attack anyone at any time. You can never let your guard down. I injured my back while serving in Iraq. That is what led me to taking pain meds. I never even thought about addiction as I had never been addicted to anything. I wish I would have been a part of this forum from the get go and I think things would have been a lot different. I didn't think about addiction as I thought I was just taking them for pain and could just throw them down once the pain subsided. I wish I would have researched it more and realized what it can lead to. It sounds like you are a step ahead of them game which is great! If you are ever prescribed another pain med, make sure you get on here and post about it. Everyone will be able to help you in case there is a problem that may arise. We can nip it in the butt before it's too late!
Don't apologize for rambling! That's what we are here for! Best of luck to you!
Brian
Sorry for rambling on.....
Addiction is strong in our family. My mom has no addictions of any kinds besides smoking because she started back after 20 years, I dunno why....
My mom told me years ago when she had a lot of pain and PID that she tried marajuana ONCE only and she started getting paranoid and went to the ER and never tried it again!
Growing up she always had me afraid of drugs and said it makes people crazy, thus I would never touch it.
But.. My grandfather and grandmother were alcoholics. My grandfather still drinks and is 80. My grandmother died when she was 30, my mom never knew her because she was 2 when she died. She died of cancer.
My grandfather smoked for a few years but has quit for over 50 years now.. He stopped drinking for a few years but started back. He has drank his whole life. His niece and sister is the same way.... Bad...
My brother drinks only on the weekends.. It doesn't affect his work and he don't smoke.
My mom told me my dad (whom I never knew) was addicted to drugs really bad...
There are addicts of all sorts in our family, aunts, uncles, all around...... My mom and I our pretty lucky....
My cousin drinks, smokes.. Her daughter started using drugs for the first time at age 38.. She never even smoked or anything..... ?? One of her friends got her hooked. Now she has been in and out of rehab. I can tell you I was SHOCKED. She was a church going person and good in the community, worked with pregnant teens, etc. She lost everything.
I asked her mom (my cousin also) WHY ?? She is one person who I thought would NEVER do drugs... I can't tell you how shocked I was......
It had me asking and researching "why people do drugs? " ... I could not understand her of all people..... I felt so bad for her because things drastically changed.
I have wondered if something bad happened in my family if I would resort to drugs or alcohol. For instance if I lose a mother or if I lose someone close to me, God forbid...
I don't know if I would live through it.....
many Vico-prof is 7.5 mg.
you may of only taken 5 mg before.
a small amount can make a huge difference in terms of how you will react to it mentally.
for us who abused recreational.
taking 15 mg of Hydrocodone could give a user very good feelings and a good high.
20 mg could rock our world.
when I first took Hydro's 5 mg would give me a 3 hours buzz.
it wasn't long before I was taking 7.5 mg and then 10 mg at a time.and so on.
right before I quit..I took 200-250 mg a day.....and could barely get high from it.
I am glad you are not using anymore..for any reason...unless you have to for the pain.
I am so happy I did too... My mom was with me and a little suprised I turned it down but you know what I did not think the DR would even give it to me....
This was the same DR I called for the refill and he said no, (I guess he just wanted me to come in) I dunno...... But now that I DONT want it, he asks me if I need it... Go figure...
I am so glad he did not call it in, because I am doing fine without it.
Today is such a much better day...
Those few days were not fun... It was not really horribly painful but very uncomfortable last few days..... It is 3 days I don't want to go thru again in my whole life... All-together probably a week but the worse was 3 days. Now I am almost all normal..... Plus I did not like waking up after only a few hours sleep.
I can't even imagine what drug addicts go thru with withdrawels... I have been praying for those going thru similar situations.
THANKS AGAIN!!
My mom has a bottle of lortab in the cabinet.. She takes it only when she really needs it. Maybe 1 pill per week.
She does not take a lot, plus she has some sort of a tumor on her back.
It is not severe though.
I would not take it though because I tried it before and it did not really work, made me tired and sooo nausiated..... The only way I would take one is if I was in some sort of bad accident and had to have it.
I found that I can live just fine taking Motrin......
Or I switch between Diclofenac which is an anti-inflamitory (NON addicting) just like Motrin.
Taking that with the muscle relaxer seems to do the trick for me... It is TOTALLY worth not dealing with an addiction....
So very happy to hear you said NO to the doctor!! Good for you!!! Stick around here and let us know how you are doing.........sara
Today has been a much better day today... I had to go to the DR for sinus trouble, he asked me if I needed more vicoprofen and I said NO thanks.
The other DRS did not want to give it to me but he is a nice dr, will give me about what I ask for but I said I did not want any pain meds.
Today I woke up at a normal time (I actually slept good) woke up with very little pain and things seem to be back to normal.. I took 4 Advil awhile ago, late today and got my Robaxen muscle relaxer raised so I can take 2 when I am in more pain and only 1 when I am doing better.
The past few days after stopping the vicoprofen the pain was bad... I was just achy and had a few wierd problems, minor stomach twinges, etc.....
Today is the first day that I feel like I am back to normal....
I live with my mom and she has a bottle of Lortab in the cabinet... There is no way I would take it though, unless I was dying in pain.
See...... Before I had tried other Narcotic pain meds, never got addicted and never tried them but 2-3 days because they did not work. I tried regular Vicodin, Lortab, Hydracodone, etc...
I tried several,,,, none helped a great deal... It was something about the Vicoprofen that was DIFFERENT to me... I dunno why!!!!
It just made me relaxed, happy and helped the pain.... Most Narcotics also leave me severely nausiated.
My mom was telling me a lady from her work stayed on Demoral her whole pregnancy (which is bad for the baby) She never became addicted ??
But I also took it when I had my wisdom teeth removed and I did NOT become addicted...
It was something sooooo different about the Vicoprofen...
Hmm..... It just got to me in a short time... Now I am basically back to normal and so I don't want to ever become addicted again.
See I don't drink, smoke, do drugs or anything and I just turned 25.
I was soooooo healthy but when I started to gain weight really fast. I was having moderate back pains as well as Planter Facciitis feet pains from standing all day while at work. I was over weight for a few YEARS before I had developed back pains but I had feet problems even when I was 110 pounds, from standing all day.
I am on a weight loss kick right now... Trying to get my life back!
Because right now I feel I don't have much of one (a life that is) and I am too young... Everyone told me how very pretty I was and not anymore because I gained weight BUT I am doing it for my health purposes soley because I want to be healthy.
I am tired of taking 800mg Motrin twice daily and Gabapentin for burning feet & muscle relaxer.... Before 4 years ago I was taking NO meds at all..... Once in a blue moon maybe a lil Mortin for an occassional tummy ache from my cycle.... But very RARELY... I rarely took any meds....
Thanks for all of your replies.... I am feeling much better! I am so thankful and greatful I got off Vicoprofen in time!
im SO glad you are smart enough and lucky enough to have realized this before it got you!! You were right there on the cusp!!! Im so glad you didnt get sucked into the quicksand.
I started on vicoprofin and it took me down a long dark road. If you can handle the pain with over the counter meds that aren't bad for your liver than I would stick with that. After awhile the vicoprofin won't help, you will be given higher and higher narcotics that lead to addiction. Take it from me I know, got the t shirt. I battle addiction everyday. Some days I don't even think of it, others it's like it screams my name constantly when the pain it present but I can't just take one. There is no way you can be an addict and take one, it doesn't work like that (or at least for me) and the high isn't worth the low. After awhile it takes the person you once where and you become numb to all things, a shell of the person you once where, your life revolves around how many pills you have and will you make it to your next refill. It took me over a year to get any of my emotions back. It was the worst time in my life. Now I manage to get through with out narcotic pain meds and I have my life back again YES!!!!!!! I'm not saying you will become an addict but it's a good possiblity with any form of opiates. Good luck.
Im glad you like the forum. It is quiet here tonight. Read others postings and get to know the site. There is a ton of info in the health pages which is on the right hand side of this page.....sara
THANKS FOR POSTING :O) I am so glad that I have gotten away from them. How did you get 18 daily, as doctors seem to be so strict. They gave me 30 which lasted 2 weeks and then they would not refill them.
I heard about people taking a lot, but wondered how they were able to get so much!
I am so glad that I am getting off of these.. They really made me feel so great! I thought there was NO way I would become addicted, esp in a short time.
When I called to have them refilled and they said NO, I felt my life was going down the drain.. I needed those pills.
I was like oh NO, I am going to be in pain and back deppressed again...
After a few days OFF of them, I now realize that I am fine without them.. I thank God for helping me to realize that.
I am also glad now that they would NOT refill them because then I would just become more addicted...
THANKS AGAIN!!!
I am new to the site but loving it!
Hi Brandy....welcome to the forum. I was addicted to vicoprofen for years and was taking upwards of 18 plus a day. I know the feelings you experienced and i am so glad you have gotten away from these. They will grab you and have you in a death grip before you know what hit you. You are experiencing mild wd's from this. Please stick around the forum and keep posting........sara
The hospital also gave me antibiotics for my wisom teeth. I had all removed.. They had not even come through yet and I had NO pain from the teeth but the XRAY showed that soon they would come in and they were coming in very crooked so they had to be removed. I don't know what happened but it was the worse pain I have ever had... Nothing was helping.. It was just awful.. I kept saying if I knew it would be this painful and for this long I would have NEVER had it done...
I am so glad that I am coming off Vicoprofen... I hope I never get into an accident or hurt my back again so that I do not have to continue taking narcotics, they mess with your brain...
Another symptom I had was possible mild chills... All my symptoms seem to be disappearing tho... Right now I feel fine!
I hope I am feeling this good tommorrow....
When I ogt my wisdom teeth removed they became severly abbsessed. I was throwing up and had 104% fever. I went to the hospital and they said Vicodon possibly causing nausea so they put me on Demoral for a month. I was in severe pain for a month and was swellen for a few months. I could barely open my mouth in the mornings.
The hospital switched me to Demoral and I took it daily, it barely helped.. I mean I was in pain.... I NEVER became addicted... I took it for a month.
I barely had any effects from the demoral, no euphoria, no nothing and it helped me mildy.. I was still in horrible pain.
I think the Vicoprofen must be much stronger and maybe my pain is much less and the combination makes it easier to become addicted to Vicoprofen...
It has been the only med basically to help me. Lortab I have taken once helped but made me nauseas too... I get nauseaus easily so that is another + about getting off pain meds.