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getting off vicodin

i was taking anywhere from 4-7 5/550 a day for about a year. my prescription running out coincided with realizing that i did not care about anything anymore. has anyone had this happen on vicodin? i was always irritable and had no libido at all. my doctor said to find a pain clinic down here (i moved) and i'm not sure if i want to.

since it's been so long i can't tell if i'm still withdrawing or not. it's been about a week. i have no motivation to do anything but sit around or try to sleep. physical withdrawal seems to be mostly gone but i can't tell with the emotional. am i gonna keep feeling this way? very depressed. i was pretty depressed before i started it, and still when i was on it for a while, and felt really good once i started an antidepressant along with it.

i am so oversensitive, a drug that gives me blissful apathy seems to be the answer to my problems. i got a lot of things gone in the past year. hope i can keep it up.
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thanks. the one i'm on now made a big difference even while i was taking vicodin, so i'm going to see it through the next month or so and see if i don't start feeling better. my friend who was on heroin for 15 years says it can take months for your brain to figure out how to make endorphins again.
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good advice try antidepressants opoids mess your head up at being happy so try one celexa works or me .
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It sounds like you are depressed. If you were depressed before you ever started taking pills then you probably are.

I know i'm depressed and i self medicated all the time with something.  I found that percocets worked better than anything.   I am taking Cymbalta now and it seems to be working well for me.

Anywho I think you should probably talk with your Dr.  I'm sure he will help you find one that best works for you.

Hope this helped.

good luck,  AJ
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