Widthdrawl Advice

[justgettingby]

I've been taking 30mg of Hydocodone for 3 years now.

I stopped 36 hours ago cold turkey.

I have Xanax to help get me thru but should I watch out for anything in particular health wise.

Am I at risk of seaizure or heart attack?

[justgettingby]

I'm on day three as well now and things are feeling a lot better. I've been taking vitamins and very small doses of Xanax to help sleep.

My main problems are; can't stay asleep, direheaa, and a general laziness feel. I can't seem to focus. I've been going to work to keep my mind occupied but it's tough to stay focused.

[RCSLADY]

I have back and shoulder problems.  I have had several surgeries on my shoulder, the last one led to my relapse.  I also have neck problems stemming from the shoulder. Right now my shoulder is hurting but not as bad as the withdrawals were.....

[tiredofpills]

Im on day 3 and day 1 was the worst for me i had the chills cold/hot flashes anxious, anxiety. I felt like **** but day2 i was better and today day 3 i feel pretty damn good.

joe

[justgettingby]

If you don't mind me asking where was your pain coming from?

[RCSLADY]

I was taking about 20 7.5/750 vicodins a day.  I also had a script for dilaudid 90 4mg.  I would take 10-15 of them a day.I was also on avinza which is a time released morphine.  I would only use them when I ran out of my Vicodins.

[justgettingby]

hopeless and RCSLADY what was your dosage when you stopped?

[hopeless]

Having the w/d's usually will last 4-6 days. You will have all the flu-like symptoms.

I had trouble sleeping for the first 14 nights, think that was the worst part for me, that and the cravings.

But, yes usually after day 5 or so, you should begin to feel much better...It is not easy, but if you have it in your head that you want to quit, then you can beat this.

Are you taking anything besides Xanax?

These are some things that has helped me and so many others on here:

- Imodium (helps with the stomach - runs)
- Sleeping pills helped me i used "Melatonin" over the counter pill
- Ate 3 or 4 bananas a day for the potasium
- Vitamin B Complex
- Womans One A Day Energy Pills
- And Long HOT baths, really help!

Good luck to you - you can do this!

Hopeless

[RCSLADY]

Have you felt like you were crawling out of your own skin.  That and the RLS was the worse for me.  I am now in day 5 and a bit better.

Good luck.

[justgettingby]

Will I experience much withdrawl symptoms taking such a low dose? I'm 40 hours into it now and I've gotten the cold/hot flashses, couldn't sleep last night, naseau, diareheaa.

Should I expect it to get worse?

[FLaddict]

Unless you have a severly compromised immune system and have a serious illness like HIV or something you will be fine.... withdrawl from opiates may make you feel like you want to die but it is VERY RARE that anyone does..