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help getting off Lortab
I just found this board and am relieved to know there are others out there like me. I need help getting off Lortab 10. I have a lot of back pain and have been taking the pills for about 7 months. It now takes more than 6 at one time to make the pain go away. I'm scared for my health and I can't talk to anyone about this. I'm a mom and I need to get back to my life, but I can't seem to do it. I can't go to a doctor so I'm hoping someone here can give me some advice.
No, no, no. The Lortab has not won. We can help you here...
Do this...start your own thread because you hooked up with one that is old.
Just go to the top and click on "post a question" and copy and paste all of this. You'll get plenty of responses and a lot of support.
Do this...start your own thread because you hooked up with one that is old.
Just go to the top and click on "post a question" and copy and paste all of this. You'll get plenty of responses and a lot of support.
Hello Everyone,
This is my first post and I'm hoping to make some friends. 6 years ago I was hurt and injured my L/4, L/5 disc. After trying steroid shots for a while, my orthopedist recommended a lamenectomy. I had this done and got absolutely no relief. After an MRI two months later, they found the surgery had not been done properly or more disc had just popped out. So, another lamenectomy a mere two months later. After that, my life was and has been a nightmare. Sciatica down my right leg, down into my toes hurt me day and night. My orthopedist eventually got tired of prescribing me medication and sent me to a large pain center.
For six years I have been seen by the pain center and treated with multiple epidurals, every three months and various doses of Lortab. They discouraged any more surgery and told me the nerve damage could not be fixed. I've been on Lortab 5, four times a day for as long as I can remember. The shots helped, but it was extrememly short term, sometimes just a couple of weeks. I'm a teacher in my 10th year, and taking two days off every three months has given me an unreliable reputation.
Back in January, a student tripped me on accident and I fell directly back on to my lower lumbar. From there, I went down hill fast. After I was told that I had lost more lower disc space, I asked for a referral to an orthopedist. Instead I was sent to a neurosurgeon. I was given an anterior fusion (through the belly area) and had an excruciating summer recovery of three months. Just two weeks ago, my life completely changed. The pain just disappeared! A visit yesterday confirmed that the new bone has started to grow. I can't remember what life was like without pain....but here I am! Because I felt so good, I stopped taking my Lortab. I wasn't hurting and didn't think about it. BIG MISTAKE. Now I'm having anxiety and panic attacks non-stop. My doc says that even when I do try to taper down, it's going to be ROUGH.
I'm ashamed. I've missed the last four days of work due to the severity of the anxiety. I'm back on my full dose of 4 pills a day and hope it builds back up in my system soon. I simply cannot afford to miss school. I never expected to feel this good and want to taper down. Maybe half a pill around Christmas when I have a break? I don't know how to explain this to my principal in a way that doesn't come with the stigma of drug abuse. My back is better now, but I feel like the Lortab has won.
This is my first post and I'm hoping to make some friends. 6 years ago I was hurt and injured my L/4, L/5 disc. After trying steroid shots for a while, my orthopedist recommended a lamenectomy. I had this done and got absolutely no relief. After an MRI two months later, they found the surgery had not been done properly or more disc had just popped out. So, another lamenectomy a mere two months later. After that, my life was and has been a nightmare. Sciatica down my right leg, down into my toes hurt me day and night. My orthopedist eventually got tired of prescribing me medication and sent me to a large pain center.
For six years I have been seen by the pain center and treated with multiple epidurals, every three months and various doses of Lortab. They discouraged any more surgery and told me the nerve damage could not be fixed. I've been on Lortab 5, four times a day for as long as I can remember. The shots helped, but it was extrememly short term, sometimes just a couple of weeks. I'm a teacher in my 10th year, and taking two days off every three months has given me an unreliable reputation.
Back in January, a student tripped me on accident and I fell directly back on to my lower lumbar. From there, I went down hill fast. After I was told that I had lost more lower disc space, I asked for a referral to an orthopedist. Instead I was sent to a neurosurgeon. I was given an anterior fusion (through the belly area) and had an excruciating summer recovery of three months. Just two weeks ago, my life completely changed. The pain just disappeared! A visit yesterday confirmed that the new bone has started to grow. I can't remember what life was like without pain....but here I am! Because I felt so good, I stopped taking my Lortab. I wasn't hurting and didn't think about it. BIG MISTAKE. Now I'm having anxiety and panic attacks non-stop. My doc says that even when I do try to taper down, it's going to be ROUGH.
I'm ashamed. I've missed the last four days of work due to the severity of the anxiety. I'm back on my full dose of 4 pills a day and hope it builds back up in my system soon. I simply cannot afford to miss school. I never expected to feel this good and want to taper down. Maybe half a pill around Christmas when I have a break? I don't know how to explain this to my principal in a way that doesn't come with the stigma of drug abuse. My back is better now, but I feel like the Lortab has won.
Hey clean jean , so happy that u r a month clean .im on day 3 of taper and it's very Helpful to see someone else has made it that far Good luck
Hi everyone, I'm almost in to 1 month of not taking the drugs of DEMONS LORTABS!!!! It's rough but what choice do I have. Go back to them or go forth. I choose to go forth. Cant wait until I can stop hurting and get my energy back. I never thought I would ever be the one going through this HELL. I pray if anyone is reading this will think twice before they put that poison in thier body. I will be okay for I have the LORD with me, but as I said it's HELL!!!!!!!!
How long do you stay where you are at before you reduce and by how much percentage? For example if you take 6-10's a day how long till you go to 5 or reduce by 12%. After you are off, what is the feeling and I've heard it takes years to feel normal mentally and to be happy again. That's my biggest fear but As we all know happiness is directly effected by if we take and if we don't we arent happy.. Thanks
I've been reading your posts and I would like to exchange email addresses if we could? Im in the same exact situation and I've gotten to the point where I have to choose to quit. My family & my husband are too important to lose and I feel as though I can't even tell my husband. I want to be truthful to him and it's eating me up inside knowing I'm constantly lying.
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