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Questions about fioricet. Is there an expert around?
I have been taking fioricet since march 26, 2011. Started taking as prescribed. 1-2 every 4-6 hours as needed but did not take them everyday. But then around May I started taking them every day and then I started increasing the dosage. I went about a week without them in July and had the the worst anxiety I have ever experienced in my life. My personality started to change and I didn't want to leave me house, not because I wanted to stay home and do drugs, it was because of anxiety. Since July I have had them almost every day and since the beginning of October have had them every day. I had worked up to 8 and 10 a day. My question. Was I on them long enough to have seizures??? I have not had any since Sunday and it has been rough but I can handle it. I am just worried about seizures? Any information would be appreciated.
You're so welcome! AND a new doctor! Excellent!
Low grade fever? I wouldn't worry about it. Check it a few more times to see if it's increasing but I doubt it's related.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Low grade fever? I wouldn't worry about it. Check it a few more times to see if it's increasing but I doubt it's related.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Vicki:
Thank you and My-mayberry for your support. I have an appointment with a NEW doc on the 1st of december.
Thank you and My-mayberry for your support. I have an appointment with a NEW doc on the 1st of december.
I am feeling pretty good. I am running a low grade fever. Is this because the barbiturate suppresses the cns???
to answer your question, i've been a barbiturate addict through and through since i was around 8 years old. i know virtually ever barbiturate there is and whether they are ultra-short, short, intermediate, or long acting barbiturates. i know all their colors and styles and which ones are still available (very few are).......
unfortunately i've dedicated too much of my life to this. i identify closely with judy garland because she was given barbiturates at a very young age and simply couldn't live without them from then on. for a very short period in her life, she was sober...just like me....but ultimately it didn't last. in any event.....these days, the last of the barbiturates is a relatively little known drug named butalbital. it often isn't thought of as heavy-duty and it often isn't even thought of as a drug of abuse, since fioricet isn't even a controlled substance. however, a drug with a similar half-life is amytal. that drug is a C-II and is only available in injection form these days. nembutal is also only available in injection.
anyway......people know a lot about the cars they love or the teams they love or the people they love. sadly, my life from a very VERY early age revolved around the drugs i love and so i know a lot about them. in those days, you could still get seconal and nembutal. i even took phenobarbital along with fiorinal and literally slept for DAYS only waking up long enough to make bathroom trips and sometimes eat. i had a round with chloral hydrate, as well.
today, its impossible to get those drugs. i often get depressed about it......but that just goes to show how deep the disease of addiction goes. i know its a good thing i can't get them because if i could, i'd be dead.
enough about me, though. i'm glad you're doing well. using the klonopin longer than 2 weeks will make it possible to experience withdrawal from the klonopin...even at low doses. it probably wouldn't be severe, but it would be uncomfortable and would defeat the purpose of using it to begin with beyond the window of seizure risk.
i can't tell you when to quit using it......only that as you close in on your 2 week mark, you're pretty much out of the worst of it. beyond that, i don't know that the klonopin would do any good and it would be very easy to become dependent on it. i can tell you one thing from experience......barbiturates are much easier to stop cold turkey than benzo's. the seizure risk is much higher with barbiturates than with benzo's.......however, once a tolerance is developed with benzo's, it's VERY hard to stop taking them. the seizure risk is lower, but the physical withdrawal symptoms are HORRIBLE. i would avoid benzo's any longer than absolutely necessary.
you're lucky. something to mention about barbiturates is that going cold turkey isn't a guarentee that a person will have a seizure. in fact, the majority dont. its just that its totally unpredictable who will have one and how bad it will be if they do....and also a person can go cold turkey once and be fine, but the next time it could cause seizures or worse. its an unknown....but cold turkey isnt a guarentee for a seizure. the ugly truth is that most people don't. however, its always best to be far too cautious with this drug than to be not cautious enough because of the consequences of guessing wrong.
unfortunately i've dedicated too much of my life to this. i identify closely with judy garland because she was given barbiturates at a very young age and simply couldn't live without them from then on. for a very short period in her life, she was sober...just like me....but ultimately it didn't last. in any event.....these days, the last of the barbiturates is a relatively little known drug named butalbital. it often isn't thought of as heavy-duty and it often isn't even thought of as a drug of abuse, since fioricet isn't even a controlled substance. however, a drug with a similar half-life is amytal. that drug is a C-II and is only available in injection form these days. nembutal is also only available in injection.
anyway......people know a lot about the cars they love or the teams they love or the people they love. sadly, my life from a very VERY early age revolved around the drugs i love and so i know a lot about them. in those days, you could still get seconal and nembutal. i even took phenobarbital along with fiorinal and literally slept for DAYS only waking up long enough to make bathroom trips and sometimes eat. i had a round with chloral hydrate, as well.
today, its impossible to get those drugs. i often get depressed about it......but that just goes to show how deep the disease of addiction goes. i know its a good thing i can't get them because if i could, i'd be dead.
enough about me, though. i'm glad you're doing well. using the klonopin longer than 2 weeks will make it possible to experience withdrawal from the klonopin...even at low doses. it probably wouldn't be severe, but it would be uncomfortable and would defeat the purpose of using it to begin with beyond the window of seizure risk.
i can't tell you when to quit using it......only that as you close in on your 2 week mark, you're pretty much out of the worst of it. beyond that, i don't know that the klonopin would do any good and it would be very easy to become dependent on it. i can tell you one thing from experience......barbiturates are much easier to stop cold turkey than benzo's. the seizure risk is much higher with barbiturates than with benzo's.......however, once a tolerance is developed with benzo's, it's VERY hard to stop taking them. the seizure risk is lower, but the physical withdrawal symptoms are HORRIBLE. i would avoid benzo's any longer than absolutely necessary.
you're lucky. something to mention about barbiturates is that going cold turkey isn't a guarentee that a person will have a seizure. in fact, the majority dont. its just that its totally unpredictable who will have one and how bad it will be if they do....and also a person can go cold turkey once and be fine, but the next time it could cause seizures or worse. its an unknown....but cold turkey isnt a guarentee for a seizure. the ugly truth is that most people don't. however, its always best to be far too cautious with this drug than to be not cautious enough because of the consequences of guessing wrong.
Yes...I'm a new person. Believe me.
The Klonopin is addicting. It's a benzodiazepine. I think you're slowly crawling out of the woods for sure BUT I want you to talk to a physician about the Klonopin now. It's helping you but I really can't tell you when to stop taking it,okay? It just wouldn't be safe for me or for you.
Anorexia IS part of the process. Just keep trying to eat. Try things you love and do small amounts at first.
The Klonopin is addicting. It's a benzodiazepine. I think you're slowly crawling out of the woods for sure BUT I want you to talk to a physician about the Klonopin now. It's helping you but I really can't tell you when to stop taking it,okay? It just wouldn't be safe for me or for you.
Anorexia IS part of the process. Just keep trying to eat. Try things you love and do small amounts at first.
Hello Vicki:
I think I am doing pretty good. I feel quite cranky today and still shakey but other than that I think I am doing pretty good. I am taking the klonopin at bedtime like the script says. Last night I woke up a lot but my heart was not pounding as hard each time. I have been drinking and trying to eat but I just can't seem to get it down. Is this part of it? Can you give me any advice on how long I should take the klonopin. I have been reading about it and I sure don't want to get addicted to something else and I don't like how they make me feel. I REALLY appreciate your support. I am sorry that you have had a problem with the pills but glad to hear you talk about how much better you feel. It gives me hope. All in all, I am glad the doc didn't refill them, I just think it is crappy how she did it. But as long as I am ok I can deal with it.
I think I am doing pretty good. I feel quite cranky today and still shakey but other than that I think I am doing pretty good. I am taking the klonopin at bedtime like the script says. Last night I woke up a lot but my heart was not pounding as hard each time. I have been drinking and trying to eat but I just can't seem to get it down. Is this part of it? Can you give me any advice on how long I should take the klonopin. I have been reading about it and I sure don't want to get addicted to something else and I don't like how they make me feel. I REALLY appreciate your support. I am sorry that you have had a problem with the pills but glad to hear you talk about how much better you feel. It gives me hope. All in all, I am glad the doc didn't refill them, I just think it is crappy how she did it. But as long as I am ok I can deal with it.
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