Strange withdrawel cycles...

[norcovic]

Hi everyone, I'm new to this site and I love it. I've been on vicodin 5mg since about May of this year due to back problems. These back problems concequently lead up to me having an operation. Prior to the operation I would take either 10 or 20mg of vicodin a day. After the operation,which thankfully was successful I was put on norco 10mg, 2 at a time, every 4 to 6 hours. Now you can imagine this new dosage was quite a revelation to me if you now what I mean. After being dismissed from the hospital after 4 days I was given a generous prescription for norco 10mg which has been consumed at a rate of 55mg a day. Two days ago I quit cold turkey and I must say I'm doing remarkably well apart from the ocassional hot flash. Now in these 8 months or so of "using" I had quit before cold turkey, like 5 times and each time was different. I would notice that I would sort cycle around when "using" switching between fases where I felt I could quit and feel great, like now, and sometimes I would feel absolutely horrible with all the nasty withdrawel signs in the book when I would quit, totally feeling dependant. I was wondering if any of you had these weird cycles? Hope it makes sense, and merry Christmas!

[gnarly_1]

hi no 2 withdrawals are the same count your blessings for most they get progressively worst
theres got to be a reason your withdrawing 5 times in 8 mo....you need to get off the merry go round and seek out some help very few can quit on there own and often wind up right back on addiction just dosent go away because we detox ourselfs its a deases of the mind
you need to chang the very way we think to overcome addiction there are many forms of aftercare both /N/A and A/A are free programs and they work if you work them you can also go to an addiction therapist for one on one help but untill you address the diesese you will be in a constant state of getting clean then using getting clean then using it gets old after a wile stick around the forum for a wile read some of the post if you keep going at the rate your going your withdrawals will start getting progressively worst you just haven't been addicted that long yet good luck and God bless......Gnarly

[norco_no_more1960]

I"m pretty new to the withdrawal process myself.    I've taken Norco pretty much for 10 years.  Never took more than the prescribed  dose but because of the length of time I've taken them its made it a ***** to withdraw.  I tried several times before but never made it past 1 - 2 days.  

Now I have a very good acupuncturist who is helping me manage the pain situation that I had been prescribed the narcotics for.  This is why I'm actually doing as well as I am.  Today is day 7 of no norco for me.  

My suggestion is to read as much as you can on this site about narcotic withdrawal.  There is an amino acid protocol here that I am going to follow, it just makes sense.

I think the traffic here has probably been low because of it being Christmas.  

I wish you well.

Lisa

[Toby1863]

norcovic,

That made perfect sense.
Regarding mentioned withdrawals------ Like Forrest Gump's momma said.......

"Withdrawal are like a box of chocolates.....you never know what you're gonna' get."

I've had horror & I've had slighly less horror but I've never gotten peace until I finally ate the cherry completely and spit out the pit.

[norcovic]

Nobody?