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Safe to stop taking Vicodin?
Any help would be greatly appreciate.....I've been on Vicodin for 6 months. I've been taking 2-4 daily of the 10's until about a week ago. I decided to quit cold turkey and had some withdrawal symptoms. I went 3 days without sleeping and had serious muscle pain. Is this normal? For the last few days I've been taking 1 or 2 a day and I started sleeping again. Is there something I can take to help with the lack of sleep? I've tried Ambien CR and Lunesta. Neither work. I've got to stop taking the Vicodin. I don't really feel any mental connection to it. I just feel the physical connection.
OMG im going through the sdame thing but its worse , i eat Ritalin kolonapin . and two other drugs including i eat about 7-8 1000 narco at a time maybe twice a day . i just lost my insurance. I didnt know what was going on , i havent slept in since monday and its saturday already. NO SLEEP. PERIOD , NOT AN HOUR < NOT 5 miuntes . NONE , im twitchin like a crack head , i cant stop shaking , i studor when i talk now. all together this has been my 8th day and im hurting really bad since last monday. so past 3-4 days have been super bad. i was honestly going to call and get maybe 10 or 20 and taper myserlf , at least take one cause its soooooo bad. thank god i have the oprotunity to stay at home and fight this. any suggestions pleaese. excuse the bad typeing pleaese, im shaking really bad.
I saw the support u gave to cammine222. I hope u r still clean. This is my third day cold turkey from vikes.. Sleep is hard to come by.. But I pray u r still doing well.
Hello,
I'm 30 years old and just had a second back surgery. 2+ months of 5/500mg Vicodin about 10 times a day. I had surgery 9 days ago where I was prescribed 70 pills of Norco which I ran out of 2 days ago. So, 10 pills a day of that for 7 days.
I'd estimate 3 months of slightly higher than prescribed usage. I will say I was using them beyond what my pain called for. Before being prescribed the pills, I was drinking too much, feeling bad all of the time, neglecting my responsibilities.
Now that I have been on the pills, I am getting everything done without "forcing" myself too, work performance has been great, I haven't had a drop to drink, I just feel good most of the time.
I did however notice I was short with people and that my intake had been gradually increasing. I realized I was addicted to the pills. It's difficult for me to understand because I was on the pills for 6 months with my previous surgery and have no recollection of withdrawal. It may have been that I didn't understand it and passed it off as illness.
I am posting because I was looking for someone who was experiencing withdrawal symptoms with such short-term usage. When I close my eyes I can feel my heart beating through my eyelids. I have diarrhea and sweats as others have mentioned. I'm at work right now without any ability to concentrate and have gotten nothing done. I'm fortunate it is a Friday and will have the weekend to get over this.
I want to explain to people that these symptoms do not just exist with people who have been abusing for years. I truly sympathize with those who have been on these for a greater period of time than myself because this is nearly unbearable. I just called my Dr. about 30 minutes ago and told him that my pain is gone and I am quitting the pain pills he has prescribed and, even if I call back, not to prescribe me any because I am addicted to them. I suggest doing this to others as well. Do it when you are motivated. It's easier to cope with the self debate when you know you can't just call and get more.
To those of you who are saying people would not understand and that you have no one to talk to, I certainly hope your perception of the people who love you is wrong. It's easy to feel this way but the reality is you are too proud to tell them. Trust me, this will bring you closer and they will certainly do what they can to help you.
I sure do hope to hear some more positive stories and thank you.
I'm 30 years old and just had a second back surgery. 2+ months of 5/500mg Vicodin about 10 times a day. I had surgery 9 days ago where I was prescribed 70 pills of Norco which I ran out of 2 days ago. So, 10 pills a day of that for 7 days.
I'd estimate 3 months of slightly higher than prescribed usage. I will say I was using them beyond what my pain called for. Before being prescribed the pills, I was drinking too much, feeling bad all of the time, neglecting my responsibilities.
Now that I have been on the pills, I am getting everything done without "forcing" myself too, work performance has been great, I haven't had a drop to drink, I just feel good most of the time.
I did however notice I was short with people and that my intake had been gradually increasing. I realized I was addicted to the pills. It's difficult for me to understand because I was on the pills for 6 months with my previous surgery and have no recollection of withdrawal. It may have been that I didn't understand it and passed it off as illness.
I am posting because I was looking for someone who was experiencing withdrawal symptoms with such short-term usage. When I close my eyes I can feel my heart beating through my eyelids. I have diarrhea and sweats as others have mentioned. I'm at work right now without any ability to concentrate and have gotten nothing done. I'm fortunate it is a Friday and will have the weekend to get over this.
I want to explain to people that these symptoms do not just exist with people who have been abusing for years. I truly sympathize with those who have been on these for a greater period of time than myself because this is nearly unbearable. I just called my Dr. about 30 minutes ago and told him that my pain is gone and I am quitting the pain pills he has prescribed and, even if I call back, not to prescribe me any because I am addicted to them. I suggest doing this to others as well. Do it when you are motivated. It's easier to cope with the self debate when you know you can't just call and get more.
To those of you who are saying people would not understand and that you have no one to talk to, I certainly hope your perception of the people who love you is wrong. It's easy to feel this way but the reality is you are too proud to tell them. Trust me, this will bring you closer and they will certainly do what they can to help you.
I sure do hope to hear some more positive stories and thank you.
I am a 37 yr. old mother of 7, 5 still at home, I have been addicted to those little devils for about 4-5 years, not sure because of the memory loss that comes along with them. I am married but not for long come feb 8th because of the drug abuse, which I cant blame him. Vicodin has put an emotional and financial strAIN ON MY WHOLE FAMILY, AND MY KIDS SUFFER THE MOST, AND I LOVE THEM TO DEATH, BUT BECAUSE OF THE ADDICTION, I CANT STOP! Vicodin withdrawel is like withdrawing from herion because it has the same ingredient, therefore; the cold turkey thing may be okay for some, but dangerous for others like myself, I will need medical attention as well as support. I am so glad to hear from people like myself, and I pray that everyone gets their lives back, and I will keep all of you updated on my situation as well. signed: fighting4mylifeback!!!!
I have a bad hydro addiction I recently lost a daughter to these things Im trying to get started now with giving these up but some words of wisdomwould sure help
im 26 years old,ive been taking vics for over 3 yrs now.i didnt need it for anything,just started taking them.but what started as a 1/2 of one a day is now 15 a day. i have 3 beatuiful,and boyfriend who is there but isnt,its hard.i have no moral support.and i cannt go to rehad.
its breaking me.when i dont have them i turn into a major B!
i stopped a few months ago with the help of suboxen but they made me sick and i went back to the vics.im affraid of the w/d. if i could be by myself for 5 days i would have no problem.but i cant.
and i dnt know what to do. my email is yvnn_fltchr83***@****
any advice is greatly appreciated
its breaking me.when i dont have them i turn into a major B!
i stopped a few months ago with the help of suboxen but they made me sick and i went back to the vics.im affraid of the w/d. if i could be by myself for 5 days i would have no problem.but i cant.
and i dnt know what to do. my email is yvnn_fltchr83***@****
any advice is greatly appreciated
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