day 2 help....:)

[day2fo4]

hey yall im a father of 4 stay at home dad.i takeing 270 vic a month for 8 mos.well as  of most of us i run out early...i think thease pills are killing me..this is the worst w/d yet.i not sure if my wife under stands what im going thru but i know she trys...well my legs hurt im restless and its hitting me real hard this time..so if theres anything out there that would make this ezer please i do need the help...


            p.s i hate thease pills

[SWJavelina]

Awwww...I didn't see this post.  But it's the 29th now, and you should be doing much better.  I'll have to find your more recent post.  Even though I'm hydrocodone free, I'm still in the "toddler" stage, so this board is a wonderful place for me to talk about all of this.

[gipsee]

Day three for me... THE WORST

Thanks for your words encouragement.   I guess just a little while longer and I'll start to feel better acoording to the post but Today is the worst.


Happy Holidays Everyone

Jo

[HATENORCO!!]

Whats up everyone? Well I have to say, it has been since the 12th since I had any of those piece of **** norco's. I feel great and I encourage all of you just to do it. I have absolutly no craving for them at all. Even when my wife is being a *****, I dont want one. I still have a full bottle in the cabinet and have no desire to take them. This may sound weird but the feeling you get when you are on them, is what i feel like now. I guess it just takes to get all of it out of your system. Trust me!!! You will feel totally normal when this withdrawel **** is over with. Good luck to all and have a merry christmas!!!

[vicaddict]

Hi Krista!
Im sorry to hear of the troubles you are having. I know you said you cannot say right now, but please if you need to talk, feel free to let me know..I will be there for you, no matter what it is. I can give you my email.

Let me know.. a non-judgemental, confident, peaceful talk. I will try to help you, and if nothing else just listen... just say the word! :)


Be good to yourself!

vicaddict

[SWJavelina]

I find myself posting on every hydrocodone thread because this is my two week anniversary of being Norco free.  I'll keep this one short.  Congratulations on getting off hydrocodone.  Hang in there and don't go back.  It's such a trap, partically because Norco eases the emotional pain of life, while at the same time holding you hostage.  I had no idea what I was going to do.  No one knew I was addicted, including my fiance.  I didn't know if I was going to end up on rehab or what.  

But after the first week of horrible withdrawal symptoms, I feel pretty good.  Hang in there, find the support you need, and don't go back.  Freedom is a wonderful thing.

Cheers.

SWJ

[cakegirl]

hi
Thanks, I will take you up on that offer, and I offer the same in return. Addiction is the worst feeling, however, a lot of the people I know who are addicts, or recovering addicts have lead quite interesting lives and sometimes have more wisdom for having led their lives outside the world of garage door openers, lazy boy recliners, and network television. Here is my e-mail.
***@**** I keep seeing more and more people giving out their email address on this site, I don't think we are following the rules, but maybe who ever is checking up on what is written here lets it go if the reason is because of genuine caring for one another, and not for other reasons, you know.... I would think most people wouldn't stand for that anyways, defeats the whole purpose of this. talk to you soon Krista

[cakegirl]

Wow, I just can't get enough of my support group. It is quickly becoming my new addiction. Finally, a good addiction to have. I have no idea how my life really got to this point. Don't get me wrong, I know that I got myself here, my choices. I can't blame anyone but me, but I has taken me my whole life 36yrs. to scratch the surface of the possibilty that I really messed up. I don't know  how everyone got here either. I do know that some of us really got the short end of this stick for legitimate reasons. I realize I am not one of those people, but at the same time, I am not a bad person. Just got my heart brusied enough at the right age to keep me feeling undeserving of good, or something like that. I am just rambling, because I read all the posts everyday, and there is wonderful "medical type" information. Now that I have really read about that, I guess I feel most effected emotionally. I think physical pain is just that physical. It sounds to me like people get through it and it sucks, but it does end at some point. I have this other pain, the type that every post in the world can't fix. It more than helps, believe me. But as I said, this is my mess, and taking responsibility for it is up to me. Just knowing all of you and hearing from you, knowing how many of us really care about each other makes facing my mess much more bearable. I love you guys, Thanks so much  -Krista

[i hate lortabs]

Definately try a Methadone clinic! When you tell them your situation, they will most likely take you I think. Here's a website to easily find clinics near you. Please check them out and keep me posted...

http://www.usnodrugs.com/rehabs.php/US/





PS> I hate those pills too (look at my nickname).

[vicaddict]

Hi there;
I read your posts and I have got to say, WAY TO GO to you for finally having the strength to do what you are doing. I am wondering how things are going for you right now, and wish I had the same strength as you have.
I wish you all the best and please let me know how things are going. Everyone of you are giving me hope that I can possibly get through this once and for all.

Thoughts and prayers your way!

Trac

[day2fo4]

tks for the post yall.its day 3 and itts not to bad this morning but im sure about 5 or 6 it will hit again..ill make it thru this
i mean in the end it eather make or dont...
ill make it tks all

[gsmith4489]

Hello Father of 4

I am a father of 5 and I feel for you bro!!!  Does you wife know what you are going through as far as the withdrawals?  270/month is 9/day.  That is not a negligable habit.  If you cold turkey from that height you might need some help.  Do you have a doctor you can trust to help you?  I recommend reading a lot of the archives in this site as there is good information already in here about withdrawing.  Go hit google and type in Hydrocodone withdrawals.

I know you must feel that you want to go through this and not have it impact your family.  However it will and probably already has (is your sex drive next to nill I know mine sucked during the worst of the addiction).  What I recommend is seek a doctor, tell your wife if you can what you are going through and prepare her.  The worst part for me was not the physical part but how it screwed with my emotions.  Don't make any major decision for the next 14 days and prepare to be depressed iritiable and the like.  Just as an example I remember crying at a scooby do carton as it seemed very upsetting to me.

You can get through this. you can do it and if you get more drugs soon use them to taper down rather then cold turkey.  There is good advice on this forum to help do that.

I will pray for you my friend and pray for me because I have got re-addicted but this time I am tappering down and I have gone from 12-14 X 10/325 per day down to 4 per day and working at getting completely off and it has been much easier.

Don't be alone going through this.  This happens to millions of people and it does not mean you are bad or weak.  It means you are human.  God love you man and hang in there!!!!

[cakegirl]

I am a parent of 2 and this is super hard for me. I give you all so much credit for all the work you have  to do to maintain large family households. I know how much the pills seem to make everything fun and easier for awhile in the beginning, but then when the physical addiction sets in, all of a sudden those pills we loved SUCK. I posted to this person rfactor, and he (i am assuming rfactor is a he)is really helpful in educating me about suboxone, a miricle drug for getting off narcotics. I really think this is the way for me, have you ever looked into it? I have leg cramps really bad, and that is the worst symptom for me to handle. Also, I am impossible to live with and I am just tapering down. I can't imagine how bad you feel on day 2. i heard it is bad. However, if this is day 2, then it is part way over, and remember, the sun will rise tommorow, and you will feel closer to being free. I hope you have the strength to get through this day and the next and so on. I take each suscess story I read, and can't wait to hear yours. I will think about you and all who are here. I will pray tonight when my family lights our menorah. How old are your kids, (age range, don't want to ask anything too specific.) I am trying to think of things that they could do to keep themselves busy for awhile so you could rest. Tell them to go play hide and seek, that is an old favorite for my kids, keeps them going for hours. Write back K

[gsmith4489]

Its my understanding that your body gets used to a certain mg of the medicine per day.  I have no trouble tracking because I only have one type.  Its 10 mg/325 hydrocodone.  I was taking 120 mg per day (12 pills).  So to reduce I just dropped one pill for a week, then 1 less pill for a week, etc. until I got down to 6.  At that point I dropped only .5 pill per week.

Now I am down to four and trying to just drop .25 pill per week.  I think if you added up the total mg of medicine you are taking and then track how much you want to drop and then determine how many pills that is then space those pills as evenly as possible during the day and a little at night you will be set.  Are you on MSN?  If you are I am on line we can talk through it,  My MSN is ***@****.  You can also email me at that as well.  Hang in the cakegirl we can get through this together along with all the other support we get on this group

[day2fo4]

sorry no time to really post  but im still reading..its just hard for me right nowi cant tell anyone...and the ones i can tell dont really want to be bothered with MY probs...lol right...


hangin in day3fo4

[cakegirl]

I was taking about 40-50mgs a day. I had so many different vics. I has 357,367,watson 5mg, watson 7.5mg, vicoprophen 7.5mg, percocet 512, and orange little oxy 20mg. I know it sounds like this huge barrage of pills, but all the vics were related to my surgery. Different strengths and different pharmacys due to location. Weaker pills before surgery, and during physical therpy, and stronger right after surgery. the percs were given to me by a friend who has a mother with cancer. I only had 3 oxy and 7 percs. I am wondering if some of my withdrawl is due to taking those oxy and percs for a couple of days then they were gone. Didn't think anything at the time, but maybe  even that few pills could have made me worse in  the end. As for my weaning schedule it is hard to say pill wise, but mg's I have been trying to reduce by 7.5-10mg a day then stay for a few ect. I just feel yucky all the time, depressed and nasty. I try not to lose count of my mgs. but I think I do sometimes. How do others seperate their pills for weaning? Sounds like a basic  question but I still want to hear some ideas about how to keep track. thanks and I look forward to your resopnse

[gsmith4489]

My kids are 5,6 and 10 and are awesome.  I have hid this problem from everyone but a couple of close friends.  My family does not know and I don't want to tell them because I know it will burden them and they can't handle it (at least I know my wife can't).  I am down to 4/day from a habit of 12.  I hope I can taper the rest of the way off.  I have to.  I have to do this I am spending $1000/month for this ****.

cakegirl if you are tappering down and its hurting that bad you are tappering too fast.  You should not reduce more then 10% every two or three days.  You have to give your body time to adjust.  The lower you get the slow you need to taper.  What is your tapering (sorry about spelling) schedule now?

[day2fo4]

i was take 10/325 i would take 5 in the morning 4 afternoon and 5 at night.its driveing me crazy its all i think about

[gsmith4489]

Hang in there bro.

Get distracted.  Pick up something to do to occupy your mind and pray.  I found scripture reading helpful.

Remember you are going through this for a reason so regardless of what your body tells you mind you also know that this is for the better and you will be so happy when this is over.

gsmith4489

[day2fo4]

well guys im here all night as of most of us.
as i said im a father of 4 i dont have time to stop lay in bed and get over this i wish i could.its go go go