what me addicted

[poysnpn]

Doctors say I am not addicted to Vicodin, after taking it for 3 years... they say because I take it for pain, not to get high... but when I tried to stop taking it I got horrible sick.. Isn't that ADDICTION?  I thought it was..

[poysnpn]

Point well taken...  I don't want to trae one addiction for another!  No PT yet... which will be difficult because I use all my energy to work more than 40 hrs a week.. and i am exhausted... besides, i do not bend where most ppl bend.. pain won't tolderate it..

[dominosarah]

Your tolerance is going up and that is why you are taking more.  I read your other post and you said your pain clinic is offering methadone?  If you want off these pills i would highly suggest you taper off them and find something non narcotic.  Methadone has its place but i would exhaust all other avenues before even thinking about it.  Are you doing any physical therapy for your pain problem?

[poysnpn]

I did at first... but after three years it got to where 4 pills a day did not always ease the pain.. so I started taking more when I really couldn't stand it..  I am supposed to take no more than 4 pills a day but I have taken as many as 7 pills in one day, on really bad days.. I always take the 4 pills a day..  This causes me to run out early some months but so far the doctor has refilled them.. Sometimes I think it would be better to live with the pain than worry about all the side effects of the drug... but when that pain hits, I usually cave!   Guess I like moving about..

[dominosarah]

What you are experiencing is withdrawals. Your body becomes dependent on it.......Did you take it as prescribed and just for pain?