Please help

[Ronda8899]

I've been looking for someone that knows what I'm going through to talk to for support. I'm going cold turkey off hydrocodone 10/325 taking about 10 a day. For 7 months now I've been taking some form of opioid. It went from hydrocodone to dilaudid to oxy back to hydrocodone. I need to be off of these. Pretty much my only way to do this is cold turkey. I only have ER 40mg hydrocodone and I really don't want to take those. I've never taken ER before. I'm throwing up, very nauseous, can't stop going to the bathroom, in pain, very hot but very cold, high anxiety and so on. I took some early today at about 11 and I'm already feeling this. I went off dilaudid cold turkey until I relapsed back to hydrocodone and it wasn't like this. Please help.

[Nighthawk61]

Congratulations on not buying any from your dealer, you gave yourself a huge break today not picking up, this is your sign, it is your time ...

love the support from plowboy vic and gnarly. You've got the best help you can get at this point. Know that you can start off doing online NA if you want to check it out, but honestly it's a great group to belong to and there are so many good folks that have had to say no to prescription drugs, there is no longer that huge stigma attached to folks in the program, with so many being over prescribed for legitimate pain issues...

your boss or church clergy are just as likely in AA or NA as not... nothing to be ashamed of.   Keep up the good work. Your freedom  awaits.

[Ronda8899]

Hey everyone. I've been sleeping all day today due to new medication and haven't been feeling well. It's my stomach that's the worst and whenever I try to take something for it I throw it up. I haven't really been eating at all. I got real hungry this morning for the first time and I ate two muffins and some chips. That's the most I've eaten in a couple days. I feel weak and dizzy. I've been reading the comments in between sleep but haven't been able to even get the energy to respond. I've also had someone get ahold of me today for me to buy pills and I said no that took so much willpower I just wanted them so bad but I don't want to go through this again. Today has been really rough. And so was yesterday. I need a break but I don't see myself getting one.

[gnarly_1]

Hey Ronda  just checking on on you  how goes it today???  you seam to be doing good so far  I just want to encourage you to stick it out  the phyical part should be a lot better in around 5 days  but it is the mental ''mindscrew'' that takes work...are you getting any sleep???  sleep is all but impossible for most  rent a bunch of movies to keep you bizzy at night...you just have to get by on catnaps...your doing really good with your attitude and that is a HUGE deal....did you google N/A meetings yet???  as I said b/4 this is 1/3 phyical and 2/3 mental  N/A will give you some place to share where the people will understand what your going threw  I cannot over emphasize how critial this is....as for the pain  go to amazon and order some ''DMSO''  it is only 14 bucks and is a cream that you rub in   it is not a mussel rub it is a type od solvent that kills pain  my wife uses it for a torn rotor cuff in her shoulder and I use it on my lower back  this stuff is God sent it ships in about 3 days  this is one of the best things I have found for pain....right now your experiencing ''rebound pain'' your brain has not started to produce it own endorphin's yet so the pain is amplified it will get better with time  just know that all that your going threw will be so so worth it....Keep posting for support
.......................................Gnarly..........................................

[VICourageous]

Hi
Everything you are saying is normal in detox. Just know that as our receptors clear out a bit we will have re-bound pain. Also this is why the stomach issues comes. Sleep & Energy are the last 2 things Physically..The GOOD news is that you were not on them long enough to really Whack out all the Brain Chemistry that happens when we use mind-altering drugs. Although many different ones can hit different areas of the Brain, they all still whacked out and unbalance many area of the Brain. This is the part, the Mental that takes the longest and how long depends on how long you have used. For me it took me about 6 months physically as I went through these stages and over 2 yrs for the Brain to flip back and fire up. However, I was no sprig chic when I came clean and wasted over 40 yrs using off & on..Went c/t from 3 meds at once too..Och!!! This should NOT happen to you.

Try to drink tons of fluids to help detox the toxins out. Maybe add some Lemon for flavor and a small dash of sea-salt. This will help keep you hydrated. Pick up the Protien as mentioned above..Amino-Acids play a hugh role too. Any Antioxidants you can take by pill, powder or FOOD will help so much. I took the Magnesium, Potassium, Ds, and Calcium at night, as these help relax your muscles.There is so much more.

One thing to always remember is having a Positive attitude and Re-directing your thinking is a good one. Keep up the Faith and you will grow with experience, which in the long run will give you so much Hope for the Future. It does take TIME & PATIENCE to balance out Physically, Mentally and Spiritually. Hit those meetings and get all the Support you can. Maybe go to Church if you do not already. I found that the detox is the easy part..(yes it succkkks) but working on staying clean is what it takes..WORK & CHANGES! I would NOT be here today if it was not for giving this to my God and Listening and Sharing at those meetings and other kinds of Support.. Either one AA/NA are great. Also, I love to study Addiction in a more Scientific way. This helps me understand the Map of the Brain and what pills hits what area and what get highly affected by these certain types of drugs.

PS. The Lyrica could make you jittery. Be careful..Right now you want to get Calm. Get under a Heating Blanket if you ache all over.
Wishing you the Best!
Bless
Vickie

[Ronda8899]

I woke up! I said I would be happy if that happened so there's that. My belly feels raw and hurts so bad. My neck is still hurting but I guess we will see how today goes. So sick of this. I need help with my outlook. I'm being very grumpy. I'm seeing that I'm making myself suffer.

[PlowBoy36420]

Checking in on you, hope you're having a good day