need advice on quitting pills? norco<oc's

[kuma99]

I stumbled on this site on accident. Anyhow i was a pill abuser not user, the difference between those two is that my script for norcos said take 2 every 4 hours, total of 8 a day,i took 45. Then it came the oc after my mri, i was supposed to take 4- 80s a day, i snorted 8- 80s, pretty ****** up, i know, but thats just me. Tryed quitting for a couple of years without success, but had enough, been clean for a couple months. Its been the best 2 months of my life. It was tough, real tough, from 8 ocs to cold turkey. For my luck a friend helped me and sold me some subs, what a miracle drug that is. I went from 12ml to 10 to 8 and so on, i am drug free and want to help or give some advice or support to anyone in need. Im 26 and live in so cal. For real though if you really committ yourself, and have real support you can do the same, get away from bad influences and never doubt yourself, NO ONE IS BETTER THEN THE OTHER, IF ONE CAN WE ALL CAN....

[RC184]

When It is Norco I am taking 7 a day 5/325, 4 Xanex .5mg at night to sleep I was perscribed ambian but it did not work so that is what I have been taking to get sleep (Xanex). Right now I have about 70 but I have 3 months supply... What is suboxone does that help?

[lucyred68]

how many are you taking daily?  avisg is great at helping people to set up a taper plan.  she needs to know how many you are taking now, and how many you have access to.  shen can set up a taper plan for you then.  i found that it was easier to taper when i used a two week meds divider.  i put in the amount for each day, and refused to take any more than what was in that days slot.  if i took too many at a time, i suffered later in the day, so it made it easier to stick to it.  you can do this, if you are really determined.

Lucy

[RC184]

I was in a car accident a couple of years ago I was perscribed Vicodin, Xanex for anxiety. Everytime I try to get off of these pills I start feeling the WD and I go back. Then a month ago I got pregnant and I tried to stop cold turkey could not do it so I tried to ween myself off and it was working then I miscarried... To make a long story short the pain emotinally was soo hard that the only thing that worked to help the pain go away was these demon pills to say I was okay I just put my feeling and everything into these pills.... I want to get pregnant agian my doctor is going to help me but I want to STOP taking this damb pills ALL of them and just be myself when I do all the emotions come up I have my last 3 refill for Norco 60 each month same for the anxiety Xanex....So I want to just ween myself off all medication before I get pregnant and I need some advice on how to do that... I don't want lectures that is not why I posted I just need some help no one knows about my problem... I want to keep my job so I know the WD might be noticiable and people are going to start asking why is she not talking she is not acting normal and that is what I am afraid of....I pray to god to please help me just STOP the pill popping I have no one to talk too I don't want to be judged by anyone so I keep the problem to myself but I do need advice on how to quit and how to ween and get through the pain emotinally and physically and please don't say I think you need to go and talk to your doctor I just need some advice from people who have gone through this..... Thanks for listening

[Missy31]

you are a real inspiration congrats on your recovery! and Welcome

[susie15]

are you still posting?

[kuma99]

Thats great you ve stayed clean and suboxone was a great help.i felt obligated to help others like me that are strugling. when i was quitting i didnt even own a computer, wish i did so i could of gotten advice from people who knew what i was talkin about

[kuma99]

oh yeah i usually ran out of my pills 1 to 2 weeks early, so withdrawls yeah every month, but the last time i had withdrawls for 5 days till a friend sold me some. i bought 60  2 ml (littlte orange ones) for 5 bucks a pop(pricey). but i had to make a change and not go back, so i started on subs the next day, I put 1 at a time under my tongue till i felt better, I had 6 or 12ml. did that for 5 days than 5 or 10ml for 4 days than 4 for 3 days and so forth, until i was down to 1 and i did that until they were gone.

[Lsufan3103]

I used sub's to get clean too. I'm 32 days without a relapse. I've had a few urges but just went occupy myself and they went away. The wd's weren't bad at all. My legs hurt a little but thats about it.

[allaboutmary]

Welcome and great encouraging post. I am on sub also and find it really is a great drug. How was your taper with it and did you suffer with much withdrawals ?