whithdrawal and setbacks ( slip ups)

[pax]

I was taking a truckload of Oxycontin after an auto accident left me with back and neck problems ( surgeries ) I was taking oxy but was not long before i started chewing them. Was chewing 4 1/2 80mg pills and also taking 180 norco 10/325's alonf with 240 5mg oxtcodone for breakthru pain. One day I chewed 5 oxy 80mg pills and I knew I had to be done.I decided to go cold turkey and it has been a little over 2 weeks of absolute skincrawling anxiety wheeling hell!!! I has refills on the Norco and after 2 weeks I slipped. I sat and takled myself into it and took 8 norco the first day ( by the way I was taking 18 norcco at once) along with the oxyconton. Anyway the next day i took 8 and was found out by my fiance (who was pissed!!) I took ten later that night because I knew she would flush them, so why not give my pain another 3 hour breather. That was about 5 days ago and it doesn't seem like it really set me back as far as the withdrawal goes. Finally,my question is when will the anxiety subside? It is draining and just outright debilitating. I have forced myself to the gym a few tiles lately just to get off the couch and try to kick these feelings but every day the anxiety hangs in there. What am I in for? when will I feel normal with energy again so I can get back to being me??? Anyone?? Is my withdrawal longer due to the amount (extremely high amounts)??Doessomeone have a good answer for me on this?

[sassy020]

i went to the doc.with the intentions of telling him about my addiction, but i chickened out...and just told him about my depression and anxiety...he prescribed me effexor for the depression and alprazolam for sleep and anxiety...hopefully ill be feeling better in no time...but today was a rough day!! tomrorrow hopefully will be a better day!!

casey

[rodewc]

Glad you got something for the sleep, sassy.. The alprozam (sp) is generic Xanax, and I guess you have read that w/d from them is deadly, so moderation.

I can't take Xanax as I abuse those too. Ah well.

The pup is great, Jer, teething like a maniac. She is the BEST thang for my depression which today left me for the whole afternoon!!! SMILE!! But, I was also reading an abfab book.. (please buy it.. it is sooo worth it: "A Million Little Pieces"- James Frey) Biography about an addict, hardback, 2003.

I feel guilty using this board space.. How are you, tho? rwc~

[rodewc]

Oh! Forgot to say, the effexor isnt addictive, but DONT just "stop it" I did (cuz it took my sex drive away) and I ended up hallucinating.. so if for some reason u do discontinue the Effexor, wean off slowly (doc will tell u that tho) I am very happy for you. You will be Oxy free soooooooon:)) rwc~

[vicoaddict]

I have been a vicodine addict for 4 years now. I have been in recovery for 1 year with 4 relapses in that year. My withdrawals get worse each relapse. I know I took the vicoine/hydrocodone to excape feeling life. I relapse when the feelings get to intense. I was up to taking 6 vicodine/hydrocodone every 4 hours and I would chew them for a greater faster effect. I knew I was in trouble when I graduated to oxycoton. The withdrawals were more than I could handle on my own and I had to get help. I know now I am lucky to still be alive. But I dream about vicodine/hydrocodone and still crave it everyday. But no more taking the easy way out of life. Good luck to everyone. Good to know I am not alone.

[nycgrl]

I am only on my third day of cold turkey from 10-12 Vicodin per day (and damn, this board makes me feel like a lightweight, so thanks for that) :-)
Anyway, I have scrips for xanax and sonata (for sleep) but they are both addictive, and I don't want to use them unless I have to.
Does anyone have any thoughts on using fioricet? I looked it up on rxlist, and it has tylenol, caffeine, and a central nervous system depressant (just a small amount, not enough to be addictive, according to the site).
I have this theory that depressing my CNS will ease the withdrawal somewhat. But I don't want to do anything stupid.
I plan to do the thomas detox (the guy I was getting the vicodin from also sells valium), and see how that works.
But until I can get that to work, does anyone have any thoughts on using the CNS depressant to fight w/d? Am I just a total idiot for even considering this? Thanks, and love to all.

[mystere]

Please read as many posts as you can from Dancing in the dark--She is one of our "experts" on the dreaded F-drug also know as fiorocet/fiorinal AKA Butalbital HELL!--The Thomas recipe recommends a benzodiazapine Valium/Xanax--I used Valium which worked very well---It is also addicting and you must be careful but the short time it it used--usually 4 days you shouldn't have any problem.  I personally do not like the feeling of benzo's--they just made me sleepy-Whereas a handful of hydro's I could paint and roof the house plus have a gourmet dinner waiting for my husband--I think that's why I had a love affair with the buggers is that they reminded me of an old diet pill that I had taken years ago called Escatrol. I'm really showing my age because that was back in the '70's. They were taken off the market because they were soooo addicting! Good Luck Hon You have a lot of friends here to answer your questions and help! Peace and prayers-Mystere

Anne