Quitting Hydrocodone Cold Turkey

[arieal33]

Im 33 years old and I have been taking pain pills ( lortab, percocet,darvocet,ect ) for close to 15 years now. Im up to taking 10-15 today depending on what mg they are. Im wanting to quit. I tried to quit a few years back c/t and went thru serious withdrawl symptoms, even had a seizure. I have been taking 7.5 and 10mg lortab on a daily basis. I am not so much scared of the w/d as the effect that it has made on my body. Im afraid going c/t again will cause me to have another seizure, or worse yet cause me to want to commit suicide again. Last time i had such feelings of doom that i came very close to committing suicide. That is when I started taking the hydrocodone again. I dont know if I should go see my dr tomarrow and ask him to help, I live in a small town and pain pill addiction here is taboo. Im not sure if he will help me taper off or even give me something to help make it thru the withdrawls. I would love to go to rehab but currently can't. im a single mother of 2 kids and no family around to help, so no one to take care of my kids while i was gone to rehab. Someone please give me some advice, I dont have the kind of money it takes to go with sub treatment. Dont know what to do.  

[refusingbondage]

Just want to say to both of you that you CAN both get through this.. It is the hardest thing you will ever have to do but it is possible.  Please try to stay positive. withdrawal can be absolute misery and a living nightmare but it wont kill you..the first week will test you and bring you to the edge of sanity but stay strong.. when I was at my sickest I literally had to count the minutes just to make it through to the next one.. its so hard not to fall into utter panic when you are so sick but that is the worst thing you can do.. try to take walks and keep your mind off your misery -- keep posting on this site which was a saving grace for me when I was so sick.  Its good to know you are not alone - we have all been through this and many here can attest to you that you can make it through - I did and didnt think I could but was amazed by my bodies ability to withstand the sickness  - i wanted to die but I didnt.. I was miserable and angry and sicker than Ive ever been but I made it through - the day is coming where you will feel better... please stay strong and take care of yourselves..

[Tony1228]

hope yall are good... i beeen takin roxys 30 for two years now and im 18.. im tryna quit so bad but its too hard i dont think i have the power

[laurel453]

aerial, i'm going for a walk with my dog but i'll be home tonight ( ok, it's almost 10 here for me  ) so feel free to pm if you wish... hope you feel better.

[laurel453]

please, don't lose the hope for you !

i was also 15 years with my Doc, try to eat a lot of bananas, magnesium and calcium for your body aches and rls..look for hotpads and even ice pads . Yu can buy OTC some stuff for the RLS, There is smething sold at drugstores to lessen the rls called rystlands or something like that, if anybody remembers the name, pls......

Those legs get really  crazy at nights and it's a torture. Drink green tea, gatorades.... i also found that valerian helped my stomach cramps quite a lot...

hold on, please....try to calm down, i know it's easier said than done, but try to take long breaths now... i wished i could help you better but i'm here with you,.

[arieal33]

OMG THIS *****, My doctor h as tapered me to LOW , Im so sick , The tapering is not helping, and he is not listening , I cant make it thru this ...........someone please help me................I cant beleive he took me from a 90 to 100mg a day habit to 15mg a day period .....its like im not taking them at all, i hurt so bad all over its sad.....im so sick , my body aches, the anxiety is almost to much to bear.......plesae god someone help me

[arieal33]

well im almost thru day 1, i did go to my dr appt and he thought it best that i taper, I brought in my best friend with me to the appt. She has taken on the role of being the dispenser of the drug for me. He has me down to lortab 5/ 500 and i can only take 1 of them 3 x a day. He also has me taking the klonopin  2 x a day , one in the morning and one when i go to bed so that i can sleep. I have to see him on a weekly basis until we get me completly off these. I was going to go cold turkey but unfortantley after posting this morning i was rushed to the hospital with a seizure. So i have no other choice but to taper. atleast i have someone though that will regulate them for me and make sure im doing everything that im suppose to do. I know i can do this with my kids and my best friend by my side. And with all of you guys continuing to support me............ thank you all so much , I know i can do this with everyones support