vicond w/d's

[corymac]

i am out of mine today. i do want to quit because i always run out before my script is due to be refilled. and i end up spending several hundred dollars a month on pills. i just want to go ahead and kick the habit before my liver stops. i have been taking 15-30 10/325's a day. what am  in for? i appreciate any and all prayers and advice.

[corymac]

what is this recipe? where do i find it? what is hyland?i am so scarrrrrrreeedddddddd!!!!!!! of facing this demon. i keep buying them off the street. i need a stand up partner to help me just kick it. thanks for everything ladies and gents!!!!!!

[scaredmom330]

check out the thomas recipe and amino acid proctol, also get hyland restful leg and bananas for rls, gatorade or powerade is good too. take it one day at a time, and post often, wer are here to support and help you. take care and know you can do this.

[peaceinknowing]

Anytime -- that's what we're all here for. I'm glad you view me as an inspiration, that means a lot to me!!  <3

[DavaSage]

nice advice !

I too am trying to kick.

Methadone AND hydros.

[corymac]

Thanks for the advice.I am fixing to try and hit this thing head on.I can't go with the tapering thing,because i have to buy them on the street. And that is killing my pocket book.2-300 dollars a week.And i did go without for several days and my biggest deal was it felt like someone hit me in the knees with a sledgehammwer,along with nausea.Any vitamins i should get to keep on hand or over the counter herbal supplements?I take multi vitamins as well as vitamin C every day.

[Bearclaw2]

Thank you so much !!  Being new here, I'm trying to do the best I can with my 'brand' of inspiration and support and your compliment really means a lot. I will try to do even better. You inspire me !!

[ginsa]

If you decide to taper and start to experience severe anxiety, do yourself a favor and just go CT. I went through 3 mos of horriffic anxiety tapering and didn't know a thing about withdrawl. I thought I was loosing sanity for other reasons. I still have anxiety after 4 mos, but I feel a lot better. I can drive 3 hours and am starting to live again. However long it takes to recover, I figure every moment of discomfort is worth it!

Just goes to underscore that we are all so different, like peaceinknowing said.

[peaceinknowing]

Excellent post and advice!

[Bearclaw2]

That's a lot of Vicodin and you may want to taper down for a while first. DO NOT let the fear of withdrawals keep you from commiting to stop cause we can build up the fear to be much greater than the actual thing and scare ourselves out of doing it or giving up a few days in. It's been very hard on your liver and it will recover but not if you keep going. What are you in for? An incredibly wonderful new life on the 'other side'. You ARE prepared for this because you came here, realized the insanity of your addiction and want to stop. There are folks here much more qualified than me, so seek and follow their advise. I send you loving energy and prayers and keep posting !!

[peaceinknowing]

The reason you've seen so many different answers when it comes to the length of time it takes to get over all the physical WDs is because it varies from one person to the next. No two people are the same when it comes to how long it takes for someone to get over the agony of WD. Some people don't get it as bad as others, like me. When I came to the forums here, I heard so many horror stories about the WDs people went through, and I ended up being fine after day four or five completely. Once again, this might not be the case for you or the next person, so try and keep this in mind as much as possible.

There are so many things out there that are available to help you through what you're about to face. A lot of people go through high anxiety levels when they face the WD symptoms, but post here as much as you can - it helps to get your mind off of what you're going through physically. This website became my saving grace when I first signed up for it and began to post to other people all from different walks of life that were seemingly going through the same things that I was at the time. Trust me, there are so many people here who are more than willing to help you though; Please know that I am one of these people.

Also, go out and buy a big thing of bottled water. Get some apple and/or orange juice and keep it on hand at all times, if at all possible. The better hydrated you are throughout the entire WD process, the better prepared you'll be and the better off you'll be as well.

[corymac]

I'VE READ SOME SAY WITHIN A FEW DAYS. AND OTHERS SAID MONTHS. IS THIS TRUE, AND WHERE DO I GET MY READING MATERIAL? PLEASE HELP AS I AM REALLY AND TOTALLY UNPREPARED FOR THIS.

[whitie]

yeah, I did the same thing.........always ran out. I probably blew 10-15 g's on the damn things the last 5 years. it was insane.

best to prepare yourself for the wd's that are due to come.........we all pay the price sooner or later. better now,rather than later. time for you to read and study  your enemy and prepare for a war, the 800 pound gorilla on your back, does'nt leave easily.....

best of luck to you