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I'm going into WDs from Hydro 7.5s (again). I ran out today and I've decided not to ask for a refill. I've been off and on Hydro for about 4 years now. During the 4 years I got 9 months of clean time, and then I started back up 2 years ago this month. I got some additional clean time last winter but by mid-June I was back on it again and the amount quickly creeps up. I get prescriptions from my doctor, who must know I'm getting addicted to it but he knows I'm in pain all the time. Addiction goes along with the territory. Now I'm taking more than prescribed every day and not happy with it.
My MRIs show degenerative disk disease. I've had 3 MRIs in the past 4 years and it shows the condition is getting worse, but to me the Hydro and all it's side effects seem much more worse to me than the pain itself. Addiction sux.
My doctor also has me on Elivil at bedtime for depression and for help with my back pain at night, which I've been on for 18 months now. He also gave me a Xanax .25 script which I have mostly steered clear of because of it's addictive nature. If I occasionally take one, I'll feel slight WDs up to 2 days after. Strong stuff.
My doctor's limit for me is 90 7.5 Hydros a month, 3 a day. Never more than that. But that amount slowly catches up with my system, which is the nature of the beast. That buzzed, happy and energetic feeling I once got from Hydro has been long gone. Now I take Hydro just to feel normal and I'm running out ahead of time. I know that staying on the course I'm on right now is an impossible dead end. Drugs stopped working for me long ago and today I have the spark of willingness to try to be drug free again.
I read the post on here and I'm reminded about the sleep I'm not going to get for a while. I hate the WDs. I hope for your support, and will listen to your experience and expertise as I go through this nightmare one more time. It's my hope to stay clean for good this time, one day at a time.
My MRIs show degenerative disk disease. I've had 3 MRIs in the past 4 years and it shows the condition is getting worse, but to me the Hydro and all it's side effects seem much more worse to me than the pain itself. Addiction sux.
My doctor also has me on Elivil at bedtime for depression and for help with my back pain at night, which I've been on for 18 months now. He also gave me a Xanax .25 script which I have mostly steered clear of because of it's addictive nature. If I occasionally take one, I'll feel slight WDs up to 2 days after. Strong stuff.
My doctor's limit for me is 90 7.5 Hydros a month, 3 a day. Never more than that. But that amount slowly catches up with my system, which is the nature of the beast. That buzzed, happy and energetic feeling I once got from Hydro has been long gone. Now I take Hydro just to feel normal and I'm running out ahead of time. I know that staying on the course I'm on right now is an impossible dead end. Drugs stopped working for me long ago and today I have the spark of willingness to try to be drug free again.
I read the post on here and I'm reminded about the sleep I'm not going to get for a while. I hate the WDs. I hope for your support, and will listen to your experience and expertise as I go through this nightmare one more time. It's my hope to stay clean for good this time, one day at a time.
Hi Whitney,
Nice to meet you and thanks for your help. Great on your 3 days!
I will text that recipe to my wife's best friend who's a pharmacist, & see how it stacks up with my BP and Statin prescriptions (although 9 times out of 10 she tells me to check with my PC Doc.) I'll do ANYTHING to get some sleep (other than addicting meds like Ambien or Xanax).
My 63YO Bro-in-law is on Suboxone the rest of his life. He was taking Hydro by the handfuls. He mentioned I should ask my doctor for it for the WDs. I will see where I'm at on my doctor visit this Tuesday and ask him about it.
Nice to meet you and thanks for your help. Great on your 3 days!
I will text that recipe to my wife's best friend who's a pharmacist, & see how it stacks up with my BP and Statin prescriptions (although 9 times out of 10 she tells me to check with my PC Doc.) I'll do ANYTHING to get some sleep (other than addicting meds like Ambien or Xanax).
My 63YO Bro-in-law is on Suboxone the rest of his life. He was taking Hydro by the handfuls. He mentioned I should ask my doctor for it for the WDs. I will see where I'm at on my doctor visit this Tuesday and ask him about it.
Ron,
Great to hear from you and thanks for sharing your story. Sounds like my story. Hydro has my life in miserable shambles compared to before I used it. When I use the kids, neighbors and granddaughter can tell I'm not the same guy. Opiate Pain Pills are a dead end. I can go to my Doctor and get more, but THEN what? It's just not worth it. And now the WDs are killer. I enjoy hearing success stories like yours.
I have my CVS Pharm. account online. So I started going back and looking at my refills today starting at when I went back out after 9 months clean. Great therapy! I did more Hydro for 19 months and then went through WDs again, staying clean for only 93 days. Then I found myself asking for more again. After miserable WDs w/no sleep for weeks! This run has been another 10 months, and now I'm going through the WDs again. Opiates are insidious. Very cunning, baffling and powerful as I learned in NA. I hit my head again with the hammer expecting different results?
I have a doctors appointment coming up on Tuesday. This time I've got to REALLY cut myself off. I'm addicted. There's an old saying, "If you keep going to the Barber Shop, you will eventually get a haircut". I'm addicted to "more" and it's going to take some courage for me to really change by telling my doctor at this appointment that I'm addicted to Hydro and it's making my life miserable. He and I have danced around the subject, but it's time for a serious discussion about my pain, Hydro and options.
Great to hear from you and thanks for sharing your story. Sounds like my story. Hydro has my life in miserable shambles compared to before I used it. When I use the kids, neighbors and granddaughter can tell I'm not the same guy. Opiate Pain Pills are a dead end. I can go to my Doctor and get more, but THEN what? It's just not worth it. And now the WDs are killer. I enjoy hearing success stories like yours.
I have my CVS Pharm. account online. So I started going back and looking at my refills today starting at when I went back out after 9 months clean. Great therapy! I did more Hydro for 19 months and then went through WDs again, staying clean for only 93 days. Then I found myself asking for more again. After miserable WDs w/no sleep for weeks! This run has been another 10 months, and now I'm going through the WDs again. Opiates are insidious. Very cunning, baffling and powerful as I learned in NA. I hit my head again with the hammer expecting different results?
I have a doctors appointment coming up on Tuesday. This time I've got to REALLY cut myself off. I'm addicted. There's an old saying, "If you keep going to the Barber Shop, you will eventually get a haircut". I'm addicted to "more" and it's going to take some courage for me to really change by telling my doctor at this appointment that I'm addicted to Hydro and it's making my life miserable. He and I have danced around the subject, but it's time for a serious discussion about my pain, Hydro and options.
Wow. Your story is so similar to mine although I was being prescribed 90 pills per week for the last 3 years. I am now on day 3 of outpatient treatment and it is going well. I was given Suboxone for the first time which erases withdrawal. But before that, I was doing the Tagament/Immodium trick. So far so good. Good luck to you with everything.
Hi Mary,
I should of been on here earlier, I've now got 48 hours since my last dose and the "real fun stuff" has started. It's zombie day for me. Probably got 2 hours in total sleep last night and a TV catnap today. Last night restless legs and arms drove me nuts. I have Hylands Restless Legs which I took twice. I also took 2 sits-baths w/Epsons. I was able to stretch and walk the dogs around the block this morning. Everything hurts. You've been through it, and know it, which helps me a lot. Thanks for caring.
I should of been on here earlier, I've now got 48 hours since my last dose and the "real fun stuff" has started. It's zombie day for me. Probably got 2 hours in total sleep last night and a TV catnap today. Last night restless legs and arms drove me nuts. I have Hylands Restless Legs which I took twice. I also took 2 sits-baths w/Epsons. I was able to stretch and walk the dogs around the block this morning. Everything hurts. You've been through it, and know it, which helps me a lot. Thanks for caring.
Hi Openmind24hours ,
We are brothers , nearly the same story , i am 65 years old and used Norco for pain . used (10) 10mg norco a day . Worked good on my pain and gave me energy and a good feeling for a while then it seems i needed it to be nornal , Could not do anything without the pills in my pocket . needed to take them every 3-4 hours .
Got so sick of it always makeing me cranky and mean , upset tummy , Just thought it was worse being pill sick all the time . Pains a Bit*h but better then the addictive no life i was haveing . I started to hate everything , nothing pleased me , The family started staying away because who wants to be with a cranky Granddad ???
One day the wife asked me if i was in pain , the grandkids were over and told my wife they wanted to go home , papa's cranky and yelling at us .
I told her the truth , No not in bad pain i think i am addicted to Norco big time .
Today is My Day#21 no Norco or any other pills .
I was blessed by finding this site when i had no hope , was sick , not happy , sad at the end of my years being so screwed up .
With the support , advise i received from so many people here that have done this detox themselfs i now have my better life starting back . I am now , happy , smileing , doing things again becase i want to , not have to. lifes getting good again . Even got a new puppie because i wanted to & have had a ball with her . Fun again.
Hard for me to believe that 6-8 weeks ago i wanted to die ,
Hey us old dudes need to be around for the Grandkids . In a few weeks you can be starting a new you , feeling close to nornal again , enjoying our life , being happy with ourself again.
Stay tuff , fight hard for your life back , it's there you just have to want it BAD.... Ron
We are brothers , nearly the same story , i am 65 years old and used Norco for pain . used (10) 10mg norco a day . Worked good on my pain and gave me energy and a good feeling for a while then it seems i needed it to be nornal , Could not do anything without the pills in my pocket . needed to take them every 3-4 hours .
Got so sick of it always makeing me cranky and mean , upset tummy , Just thought it was worse being pill sick all the time . Pains a Bit*h but better then the addictive no life i was haveing . I started to hate everything , nothing pleased me , The family started staying away because who wants to be with a cranky Granddad ???
One day the wife asked me if i was in pain , the grandkids were over and told my wife they wanted to go home , papa's cranky and yelling at us .
I told her the truth , No not in bad pain i think i am addicted to Norco big time .
Today is My Day#21 no Norco or any other pills .
I was blessed by finding this site when i had no hope , was sick , not happy , sad at the end of my years being so screwed up .
With the support , advise i received from so many people here that have done this detox themselfs i now have my better life starting back . I am now , happy , smileing , doing things again becase i want to , not have to. lifes getting good again . Even got a new puppie because i wanted to & have had a ball with her . Fun again.
Hard for me to believe that 6-8 weeks ago i wanted to die ,
Hey us old dudes need to be around for the Grandkids . In a few weeks you can be starting a new you , feeling close to nornal again , enjoying our life , being happy with ourself again.
Stay tuff , fight hard for your life back , it's there you just have to want it BAD.... Ron
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