When will it end?

[Driver20]

Having started on Vicodin after back surgery, I now find myself withdrawing cold turkey as I want off!  I have been on this for the past 12 years and just the past 6 months, I found myself taking more than the recommended dosage. I was taking 12-16 pills a day. The withdrawals are serious. Can you have a seizure from doing this? I am over 60, by the way! I have no doctor whom I trust enough with this information, UNFORTUNATELY. My wife has been a blessing but as she has never been through something like this, she has no understanding of what's to come. Will everything be OK and how long should I expect to not sleep? It has been 3 days now, My muscles are twitching, my stomach is in knots, my blood pressure was up but is back down now. Thank you. I appreciate any info you can give.me.  .  

[littlebit667]

Yeah, my sleep is erratic.  I can sleep for 4 hours and then up for 3.  The only saving grace is I am retired and can take naps as needed.  Hang in there!!

[minn66]

Hi driver and welcome :) I am a chronic pain patient too. The problem is our bodies get accustomed to the meds so it starts taking more to feel the same relief. I quit hydrocodone cold turkey back in November. I wasn't taking quite as many as some but I knew it was getting out of control. You should be over the worst soon. As others have said, take that Immodium and drink lots of Gatorade or something like that to replenish what comes out ;). Try to relax, watching funny shows and comedians helped me a lot and still does. Laughing really is a great medicine. Take the wd as it comes. Sometimes we (I know I do) tend to overthink things and then they end up not as bad as my mind made it out to be. Not saying wd isn't tough, but don't analyze or worry too much either.

Take care, best of luck, and keep posting!

Minn :)

[steve1220]

well i see my primary dr this morning i think i'll ask him for something to help me sleep !!! i know if i had one pain pill i'd be asleep but........i got tooooo much time into this to do that !!!! nuf said !!!
         AND GOOD MORNING TO YA DEAR hope it's a great day for ya
        big hugs to ya........steve

[Pat1956100]

6:30 am and still awake here.  Sleep, sleep, you think they would have invented a pill for sleep by now.  Oh wait...........they did, never mind.

[steve1220]

hey driver....sorry to hear about the awfuls your going through right now the shakes and stomach and all that will get better soon !!! as you can see i'm still awake too........and i hate this part i just want to sleep !!!
                             hang in there bro... your friend steve

[steve1220]

hey littlebit ya there? just want to let ya know...here it is day 18 at 3:12 in the morning and steve is still awake !!!dam my luck.....thought i had it whooped after sleeping the last two nites well got to sleep late but got to sleep,,, on my third cup of sleepy time tea...will see but it dont look like it
            hugs to ya steve