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I am day 1
I am only day 1 off hydrocodone. I was in a bad accident almost 2 years ago and the back and shoulder pain persists today, as we speak, but I am fed up hoping that my next hydrocodone refill will come and stressing that it won't. I take 3 to 5 7.5/500 per day and have for months, I am fearful this will be nbo fun, but have no idea if what I have been taking is excessive, or too excessive. I have begun already feeling anxious, hot and sweaty and from what I read I have not started anything yet. Any advice. I am done, and do not intend to pick up my next RX, which is ready and waiting at CVS.
I know exactly how you feel and am anxiously awaiting to get there again myself! I've been using pills on and off for two years now with the most clean time around 40 days! After going through the he'll I don't know why I keep doing this awful cycle cause the great feeling you get at about the 7 day part! I am now on day 2 and feeling much better today but I am also using suboxone! Going to try a 1 week taper with it cause I don't want to replace an addiction with another one! Any way great job and enjoy the clean life, I'll join you soon
Day 7, what a difference a couple of days make. No cravings, no anxiety, at all. A bit of trouble still on the sleep side, but what I have feared most is a craving, which has not materialized, and I pray it does not. My head is clearer than it has been in months and months. My pain has been absent for 48 hours. I am definitely going to share this experience with my doctor. Wow, I really think this crap has caused me to float through a very unimpressive, vanilla couple of years, amde unimpressive and vanilla by the meds. My outlook is so different. I post this as FYI, I feel as if I turned the corner 48 hours ago and haven't looked back and hoping not to. You guys were huge in helping me through.
Folks taking 10-15 a day/i was for 5 yrs/stop cos they r sick and tired of being sick and tired..and they want this. I was so over it, it was almost easy when I put them down. I also did everything i could to be ready and understand addiction and wds. This forum helped me alot as did the thomas recipe.
Narcotics do not work directly on pain like heat, ice, anti-inflammatories, chiropractic, stretching and other modes of pain relief. they only make a person not care that they hurt and were never intended to be used long term, What other pain relief mehtods have u tried?
U can do this...ur dose is low and ur time of use is short..90% of this is mind over matter.
If we feel it will be tough..it will be tough...convince urself it will not be, and it wont be.
Be sure u have a support system and stay busy..sounds like u r staying busy!
Educate urself on addiction cos it helps most to understand what is going on. there is alot of great info in the health pages.
I wouldnt normally suggest meetings for someone at 20-30 mgs of narcs a day, but it sounds as if u may need support. We r all different. Have u tried any meetings or aftercare? Are you doing any type of exercise to release endorphins? What is your plan?
U can do this..stay positive
keep posting
Narcotics do not work directly on pain like heat, ice, anti-inflammatories, chiropractic, stretching and other modes of pain relief. they only make a person not care that they hurt and were never intended to be used long term, What other pain relief mehtods have u tried?
U can do this...ur dose is low and ur time of use is short..90% of this is mind over matter.
If we feel it will be tough..it will be tough...convince urself it will not be, and it wont be.
Be sure u have a support system and stay busy..sounds like u r staying busy!
Educate urself on addiction cos it helps most to understand what is going on. there is alot of great info in the health pages.
I wouldnt normally suggest meetings for someone at 20-30 mgs of narcs a day, but it sounds as if u may need support. We r all different. Have u tried any meetings or aftercare? Are you doing any type of exercise to release endorphins? What is your plan?
U can do this..stay positive
keep posting
Hi,
Day 5, what an achievement!
Yes, there will still be bad times, but the trend is uphill from here on.
If you have Valerian and 5HTP, you can take these for stress and anxiety, as well as at night for sleeping.
The main thing to focus on is that these symptoms won't last long, and you can have your normal life back.
Great going!
Day 5, what an achievement!
Yes, there will still be bad times, but the trend is uphill from here on.
If you have Valerian and 5HTP, you can take these for stress and anxiety, as well as at night for sleeping.
The main thing to focus on is that these symptoms won't last long, and you can have your normal life back.
Great going!
Day 5. Traveling yesterday and today. What started out to be a good Sunday yesterday, ended up not so good. Same old anxiety, misplaced, stressed. Woke up at 1am and did not sleep again. Things brightened up around mid morning today though. At least I can say that after going through this WD for 5 days I can honestly say that I will never again put myself in a position to go through this WD again, IE I will never take this pain crap again. No clue how folks taking 10-15 or more a day can stop....
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