hydrocodone withdrawl - sleep

[ragman]

Hi:

I am a 45 yo male who has taken hydrocodone for 6 months for headaches along with zoloff and ambiem for depression. My useage was up to 7 15/100, formulated pills per day. I began taking as many as 4-5 at a time 3 months ago. After several attempts and help from my wife I was able to taper down and quit 2 weeks ago. Best thing I have ever done, may have saved my marriage and job. Most of the worst withdrawl effects are gone now except for a change in sleep patterns. When I go to bed I toss and turn and feel like electricity is going through my body. Is this normal? How long might this go on for? I stay up for a few hours and manage to fall asleep by 1 AM or later on the sofa each night so as not to keep my wife awake. I am still taking Zoloff and have started to taper off the ambiem from 10mg to 5 mg since it is not doing anything anyway.

Thanks for your help.

[vettezr1]

Sorry, I should have been clearer. I meant to address the other extreme sport guys; there were a few dirt bike racers and extreme sport guys that like me managed to mangle themselves and we were are still trying to do are thing without and pain meds.
And Mike man don

[mrmichael67]

The last pain patient left?

[vettezr1]

Hey guys? Come on man where is everyone I can

[mrmichael67]

I was on 540mg of morphine (prescribed) and I would finish a one month supply in two weeks when I was on it.  So, that would equate to approx. 1080mg of morphine a day....give or take some mg.  I am currently on methadone and I am doing relatively well on 110mg.  I am getting another increase up to 120mg as soon as I get to see the doc (most likely tomorrow).  Are you going by what your son is telling you about the withdrawal symptoms?  With him taking it three times a day, it is hard to see him having those troubles with a dose like that.  It is hard to find an equivalent dose of methadone compared to another opioid.  Basically, you will start at 30mg or 40mg and go up gradually (10mg a day) until you hit the magic number.  That is pretty much the same for pain use or addiction use.  You can find charts that will list methadone and its equivalent dose, but I can also find you writings that say to disregard that.  The chart I use would suggest my equivalent dose to be 345mg to 374mg of methadone if I were taking 1080mg of morphine a day.  With my actual dose soon to be 120mg, you can see how reliable that is.  The chart I use is at:  http://www.globalrph.com/narcotic.htm

[whatitistoburn]

You should be fine. At the most a very mild withdrawal, but seems like you'd be over that by day 4 anyway. You were taking such a low quantity, you probably won't have any problems at all.

Burn

[teakettle2]

I have been taking either hydrocodone or Tyl 3 since Dec
I have never taken more than the prescribed amount but keep taking one here and one there...daily...usually only one daily
its been 5 months...i havent' taken anything in 4 days  will I start to have withdrawl? and what will it feel like?
Thanks
Terri