Detoxing for first time

[tyguy7268]

I have been on Norco 10/325 for about 3 years now, my dosage ranging from 4 to 8 per day and I drink alcohol everyday. At least a 6 pack a night or a bottle of wine. I want to quit, and I had planned on tapering off starting this week, but all of a sudden my Dr moved and I can't get another refill. I went from 8 on Tuesday, 5 on Wednesday, and now its been 24 hours since my last dose. I am having really bad hot and cold flashes, diarrhea, and I can't sit still, or stop sneezing. I have Xanax for my anxiety and have been taking .5mg here and there today to help with the anxiety I'm feeling. Since cold turkey wasn't the plan, I have no idea what to expect. Please let me know if there are any tips I can follow to help ease what I am about to go through. I have 2 pills left and I don't want to take them unless I just can't handle it, but planned on breaking them in half and only taking them if I have to so I can function at work.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[jlannspr]

After 4 or 5 attempts at getting clean, I had to discover triggers, and work through them. If something went wrong at home or work, I would use. If I was having a bad day, I would use. I never wanted to deal with a "real" situation, so I used. Now you know where your triggers lie. So before going into a stressful situation prepare yourself ahead of time by making a plan for dealing with the stress. I thought my world would end a few times and only a pill would help...but my world never ended, and yours won't either. Hang in there, be tough.