A lil help please

[tedward920]

Hello everyone this is my first time actually posting on this sight but i have gotten inspiration from it in the past when i have needed it. First off i snorted mass amounts of heroin for about three years until i quit cold turkey last august. Today is actually 11 months off that stuff exactly. However for the last six months i have been taking 10-30mg of hydrocodone each day due to the physical nature of my work but I have realized that I have no business doing even that and was just wondering what the best way would be to stop bc i don't like taking them. Like most people however I am terrified of the wd symptoms, primarily due to how bad they were last time. On day 5 I ended up in the er where they told me my kidneys were only operating at 5 to 10 percent of normal due to severe dehydration, but i got through it. Its just that I dont know if I can go through that again. So anyone with any helpful advice would be very much appreciated. I'm going to the beach for two weeks with my minister parents starting the the 1st of august and want to be clean by then.

[Innerstrength67]

Ted, you cam do this. If you kicked heroine, you can kick this. However, your an addict. Once you detox, I hope you look into getting some aftercatre. Because us addicts replace one substance for another. The only way to not return to active addiction is by digging deep inside yourself and doing the work. Good luck, my friend. You can do this!!!

[GarbageAddict360]

First off, I am really happy that you decided to post.  THAT IS HALF THE BATTLE!

You know that taking 10 30 mg anything opiate related is already showing abuse again buddy...Believe me I am recovering H addict that tapered down, even coming off of P10s has been difficult for me.BUT nothing like what you had to endure.  

There are some very good nurses on here that may be able to provide proper tapering methods, but if you were to come off of 10 30 hydrocodone cold turkey, it will be like H withdrawal but at a slight lesser extent.
I hate to ask you this, but are you snorting them?  If so that has to stop immediately.  

Since you are getting them from a Doctor (I'm assuming but corrrect me if I am wrong)  You could always ask him to bring you down as well.  Tapering takes time and it can prolong the recovery just to soften the blow, but it is up to you how you do this BUT we can all agree its TIME!

[weaver71]

Fast acting opiates leave the body pretty quick. Be thankful your not coming off methadone, due to your history.10-30mg of hydrocodone orally will feel nothing like snorting mass amounts of heroin, but it will hurt. You know from the past to stay hydrated. Read the Thomas Recipe and Amino Acid Protocol at bottom right of this page. That helps a lot. Good luck.

[bray123]

hey whats up? I'm on day 6...and went through w/d's at the beach (i'm still here for another day). I'm obviously still new at this but just wanted to let you know what helped me...
immodium is great!! don't try this without that stuff im serious
tylenol for aches and pains
music and sunshine

I know you want to be clean before you go to the beach..it really helped me to have some time away and to be in a place where i wasn't able to get my hands on anything. I went with my family..and just told them all that I was sick...since w/d symptoms are flu-like. I did get some good advice about vacation w/d's..the stress is still there when you get home (haven't faced that part yet). anyways...you can do this!! the first few days are hell but when it gets better...it really does get better. stay strong!!