opiate equivalents

[pepsi4]

Does anyone know how to compare diphenoxylate to hydrocodone?  How would 20 .025mg tabs (.5mg) of diphenoxylate compare to say, 5 mg of hydrocodone?  I was put on a high dose of the diphenoxylate, and seem to experience WD symptoms similiar to any other opiate when I just stopped.  Of course, I've been taking other opiates (prescription, but recreational) also, but I don't know how to factor in the diphenoxylate -- hence "tapering down" from a combination of opiates is difficult to figure out.  Thanks in advance.

[hippy]

encouragement is one of they very important things
we can offer each other ,and it is free.
A word of support, a kind response.
a complament goes a long way inhelping another.
Staying positive is so very important for us all.
i know a wealthy realtor friend who has has cancer for ten years
and he has expressed his understanding of the value of staying positive, and how it has kept him alive and also helped with
his pain, he said when he is negitive his pain is increaces
10 fold. While when he is positive his pain is minamil.
This coming from a man who lost his wife to the same rare
form of cancer that he suffers from.
He is a smart man he teaches realator courses at the local collage, and he know the importance of hypeing youself up
to make the sale and all that kind of og mandingo stuff.

peace!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!hippy

[lisabet]

Hey dear lady - how are you doing tonite?  Thinking about you - remember - you're stronger than you think!   (Remember----36 days?).....  You can do it again!  Hang in there, baby. Love, Lisabet

[NEW ORLEANS LADY]

I am begging for everyone's help1--I relapsed after 36 beautiful clean days and now I'm facing another horrible withdrawal--for some reason my anxiety level is off the charts--I took my last hydro at 6:00 a.m.--I could just sit and cry my eyes out--I feel so ashamed and totally defeated-This forum got me through ladt time and I am hoping against hope that all the wonderful people here will offer some encouraging words--rex-Peaz-vicqueen-susie-and all the others I feel like a train wreck right now.

[peaz]

NOL--- Try not to beat yourself up because you relapsed. That's really what recovery is made up of--relapses and successes, and we just hope in the end that we have more luck w/ the latter.  We are addicts and it will be a continual fight. But look at you!! You're here, posting, reaching out, and trying to help youself. You've got more guts and determination than you realize right now!!
    I liked Tammy's question about trying to find out which demon you're fighting at this moment...But hell--my guess is, it's all of them....Feeling guilty will drag you down so that you have nothing left to fight the rest of them.. So please PLEASE forgive yourself and jump back up in the saddle.  You WILL make it, but not if you give up. We're all here to help and I am so glad you posted today!! Stay in touch--don't close us out--and you'll get through this. Hang in there, babe!!  Love, Peaz

[Vicqueennomore]

I am on a relapse from 36 days clean also....I am taking 1-2 a day and have for the past almost week. Pain of IBS got the better of me...
How much were you taking and how long did you relapse and pardon my ignorance, I'm sure you said before but what meds are/were you taking???
I don't have much left and I really, really have no other way to get more so I will be doing what you are now very soon. I think, I am not taking very many but I may go into w/d again.
I have read over and over about how many people relapse and get right back to quiting and learn from the last time and soon one day it will truely be the last one. Don't be too hard on yourself. We are human, we are addicts.....
Did you run out, do you have more, do you have access to more, which demon are you fighting, the one of fear that you have NO MORE LEFT, the one that you have some left and feel guilty that you used and think you will continue to use...or is it the physical w/d that are getting you???
Talk to us, thats why we are here.....
You did good by coming back...alot of people are too embarassed or ashamed or whatever...we have all been there and some of us are still there(me)...
Peace to you...
Tammy

[NEW ORLEANS LADY]

I just wanted to let you know I did e-mail suzieneedshelp but I sort of a novice at this computer so I'm not sure she got it.  Thanks for your help!