2 year user weaning off hydrocodone

[sabralee]

I started using vicodin in August of 2009 after a total hip replacement.  I still take 250 mg daily and I want to get off them.  What is a good home remedy for WD yukkies?

[sabralee]

Thanx you guys for all your imput.  I too have heavy legs and wake in the night with hands that are asleep.  I am for the first time in two years cutting my 250mg in half today for the morning and take the other 125mg in the afternoon.  I will drink lots of H2o, thanx for that.  I did get up this morning and take a walk.  Felt good, and I didn't take anything before walking.  /Thats the first.  I clean condo's for a living and I get excercise w/sweating as well.  I will look into the books that were mentioned.  Whats really helpful to me is all of you people who are trying to get off this crap.  I wish my Dr. would have took more time with me and explained what I would go through if I didn't wean off them.  /crap 2 years!!!  I feel very ashamed of myself for not doing my own personal research.  I will not let this stupid drug control my life

sabralee

[Hopeful929]

I'm in the same boat but trying to wean myself off Hydrocodone 10mg. It's day one and I've only had one. Definitely feel the affects. Diarrhea last night and this morning, but Imodium has helped with that. Last night I had restless legs and arms and I wanted to chew my arms off! I am hoping this works for me. It's soooooo hard though. Good luck to you!

[CATUF]

Get the book End Your Addiction Now, by Charles Gant.  Take the short quizzes in Ch 5 to see what neurotransmitter deficiencies you suffer from.  We addicts all suffer from neurotransmitter deficiencies at least as a result of extended using.  In many cases such deficiencies not only pre-date the abuse/addiction, but contributited to or caused the addiction.

Another good book is Healing the Addicted Brain, by Harold Urschel.

One wonderful treatment professional told me if I could have only one book on addiction /recovery, it would be Staying Clean & Sober," by Miller & Miller (and he has A LOT of books on addiction/recovery).

My first Sponsor after rehab gave me a book that I've read over and over and over again - The Spirituality of Imperfection, by Ernest Kurtz.  There are many aspects to addiction and recovery . . . mental, emotional, physical . . . but the biggest piece is spiritual.

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[donewpills]

WOW 250 is a lot i was taking prob that much when i detoxed over 3 years ago and i stayed clean for 3 years best time of my life started again in the last 10 months or so and have been off 10 days but relapsed at day 7 8 9 and took 4 today on day 10 i am done now they r no longer in my house it was just hard cuz my hubby still had them here from his back surgery a few weeks ago and i got so bad i caved now i am sure gotta go through it again:( U r prob going to have some pretty major w/d from that much i know i did last time it felt impossiable this time has not been near as bad except the restless legs make me want to jsut die... I dont know much i would say to DRINK TONS OF FLUID it will help flush this out ur system the more times ur peeing the better u rgetting. I also even tho i did not feel like it excercise day 3 i went to the gym it take A LOT to get up and go but it helps u can sweat this crap out of u and actually excercies puts those same happy things in ur head like the pills do... have u started w/d yet?? good luck and just stick it out the more poeple that come off this crap the better we all will be