Made it through use of Vicodin

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This is not a question so much as a note of support for recovering alcoholics who need to go on narcotic pain relievers. I took Vicodin in large dosages (up to 8 a day) for pain from a ruptured cervical disc.  At about the 6 week mark the pain started to subside, so I took action: I cut my usage by half a tablet a day for five days, then cut it another half tablet, and continued to do this until I was off the drug.

I needed the drug.  The pain was terrible.  I called my sponsor right away and was reminded that I am not a doctor, so I should be transparent - let everyone around me know that I'm alcoholic and follow the doctor's instructions.  I focused on the pain and nothing else; consequently I never got caught up in taking the stuff for getting high, relieveing stress, etc.  I may also be blessed with a super high tolerance for drugs and simply never had a euphoric effect.  If so, it was the grace of God.  I any case, if your are on narcotics, use them as directed, and when it comes time to get off the drug, do so, slowly.

Good luck and Godd Bless!

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I'm in recovery.  I have been for a long time.  I just feel very fortunate that I got hrough this whole mess without screwing up my sobriety

[enemy48]

Nice post.

Question:  Are you still drinking, or are in in recovery?  My reason for askig is because before my back surgery and on pain killers, and when I wanted to go out I wouldn't take my 6 pm dose because I figured I'd probably have a couple of beer over dinner.

I noticed how alcohol was truly the best painkiller for me.  But since I couldn't drink 24/7, I continued w/the pills and was so hooked.  

Maybe you didn't get high because you didn't double dose?  Or triple dose, like most of us here has?

[confused456]

Thanks for writing this for people. I am bumping it to the top.