Pain Pill Addiction

It will take some time for the cravings to subside. From what I know about it, it will be approx. 2 weeks for the uncontrollable cravings and constant thoughts about how to get more will kind of slowly desolve.

It wont be easy, but you can do it. If you are taking the medicine for pain, and you still have this pain it is going to make the pain worse for at least a week. When you are withdrawling opioids, it will make the pain you suffer from be intense.

If you are not taking these meds for pain but for pleasure, you will slowly begin to have pain and nausea that you probably have never had before but it will go away.

It is a very good idea to stop simply because the tylenol in vicodan/lortab is not good for the liver even if taken at or below the 4 gram limit over an extended period of time. In fact, there are more people ending up on deaths door now than ever before and at young ages because of the amount of tylenol being taken by boomers.

Good luck and use your support system!
Brian

Hey sew32, I must say you are lucky to have such a supportive husband like this. Well, I can well understand your situation. It’s quite difficult to quit such addictions. But it’s good that you realized that you need to stop taking these pills as soon as possible. It must be known to you that too much taking of these pills are harmful for your health. But now, since you have already made your mind to overcome this, don’t back out. Most of the people in this case back out due to the fear of the withdrawal symptoms. It’s hard but if you are determined and committed to your decision, you will definitely make it, I’m sure. There are a number of rehab programs going around now days. I think, these programs will help you in overcoming this addiction problems of yours. So you can go for such rehabilitation. In case you want some more information, you can tell me, I think I can help you out. Good luck!

Okay, so this is absolutely my first time saying anything out loud about how I am feeling. I have a bad addiction to the painpills, mainly percocet and I know that I need to get off of them. My biggest fear is that I will lose the euphoric feeling I get after I am high from them. I have a wife, and 5 kids. My wife knows I have the problem and tells me I need to quit but isn't someone I feel like I can fall back on. It's hard for me to even tolerate life every day without these pills. I am constantly looking for ways to get more, doing things like making copies of a prescription so I can get twice as many. It's not a good life to live because I spend all my time thinking about how many I got left, how long they will last me and how to get more. I need help before it's too late. I ran out one day last week and it was the worse day of my life until that night when I got more. I couldnt work, I couldnt talk, I couldnt do anything. I hated that feeling and do not want to feel like it again. If anyone knows any other support forums online please let me know as I would like to talk to as many people as possible, confidentially. It's hard for me to admit I have become addictive to something, it makes me feel weak.

i had a bad accident 10 years ago and have been on pain killers since then. Im now on even higher medications and feel louzy for it. Im too worried about not feeling the euphoric feelings they give me. Im terribly insecure and my pills make me feel so much better. Anyway i have a wonderful husband and an amazing four year old. I would hate for her to be mother less. Due to my moving around all the time i have never had the time to have proper therapy. im settled now though and just figured enough is enough. I have just started Physio-therapy, only been twice with not very good results but am going to stick with it. Also I have been very against seing a psycologist etc but made an appointment for first week in August. I dont intend to go cold turkey but want to start taking a little less a day. i so worry about my liver. I had trouble sleeping a few weeks back and had blood work done, thankfully my liver functioning seems to be ok. I know i cant carry on taking what im taking though, 4 Hydrocodones and 3 morphenes pd. Im trying to be strong and hope you will too. My thoughts are with you.

I became addicted to Fioricet with codeine and Norco and was addicted for probably ten years before I just decided (out of the blue-I don't know why-it just happened) I wanted to get off of them. A good nurse-practitioner friend sent me to an MD who gave me methadone tablets and told me how to substitute them for the pain pills.
Getting off the pain pills was easy. It was knowing what to do with myself once I was off them that was really, really hard. I suffered severe anxiety; I seemed to have all this time I didn't know what to do with. The rituals were gone. The highs were gone. I tried to cheat a couple of times only to find my medication didn't work anymore (apparently I needed the large quantities going in my system to keep me high, and I had already cut off my sources)
It's now...I forget, two years, three years later? And I don't even take so much as a Tylenol for pain now (if I have pain, it's bad enough to require a trip to the hospital)
I'm still shaking my head thinking, "What was that all about?"
I wish the very best of luck to anybody that finds themselves in my shoes.
Cheers, DewB

i started to take vocoin like two pills a day for about a couple of months cause i quit smokin weed and stop drinkin so pills took over me i been there when ur not on them it seems life sucks and theres nothin to live for but when i was on them i felt great like life was so amazin but when i had a bad panic attack 2 weeks ago by takin two hits off a joint and freaked out badly like sweatin,breathin hard,heart poundin out my chest and then the next day i got hit with a bad anxiety attack in my car at the light i quit takin everything because i thought these pills are catchin up or just plain freakin out for nothing could it be the pills i was takin for a while or just the bad experice i went threw that still scares me that im going to have another panic attack?

i need to know want to do for withdrawal to hydrocodones when i cannot afford a doctor

I take pain meds for a lower back problem. I get help through a pain management doctor and he regulates my medication to the pill. I can not take any more that perscribed. I have two small children I am taking care of by myself and I would not be able to function physically, if I did not have the medication. Sometimes I hate that I have to take it. I am very open with my doctor and he has told me that, though I am not mentally addicted to the medication, I am physically addicted and I will need his help to get off the medication once the time comes. The problem I am haveing is that now (after 2.5 years) my body is used to haveing the medication every 4-5 hours and I start withdrawls after about 7-8 hours. I have to take it weather or not I am in pain. I hate haveing to make sure I have enough medication with me when I go somewhere or on a vacation. Sometimes I want to go cold turky but I can't because I have a job and kids.

Due to an accident members of several families have been taking morphine and oxycodone stronger than Vicodin and doing so at a rate of 28 to 40 5 mg tablets in a 24 hour period. They can stop taking it and experience minor symptoms for 4 days. But they don't think about the RX . They take it and function. It takes alot of RX to get sick but surprisingly not too much meds that you get anxious and feel guilty and make promises to quit that stress you. You would be surprised at how much you are actually in control and taking a few pills like that Vicodin is not wrong. It is alot of tylenol sprinkled with traces of a 'narcotic" that is mild. Treating your anxiety will put the issue in perspective.