HI welcome to the forum.......try not to let fear dictate what you do or come into the equation at all .....withdrawals are always worst in our heads then they actually turn out to be....you have to get to the point of embracing them as the beginning to the end in about 4 days your no longer going to be chained to a pill bottle....there really no worst then a bad case of the flu with some added anxiety....look to the lower right of this page and look up the thomas recipe pick up the stuff it will make it a bit ezer to do get a cace of gatoraid and force fluids
a hot bath goes a long way in releaving the symptoms and this is truly a battle one or lost in ones own mind so a positive attitude is everything....get comfortable with the phrase
'' you just got to be ok without being ok for a wile it will serve you well and remember its only temporary.....your not alone in this there are many others here in various stages of detox and recovery...I still remember my first post over 2 yrs ago ...where here to support you and walk you threw the whole process we all want to see you make it when your ready to start let us know I willl also tell you this many of our members including myself live in a lot less pain off the pills then on them its a viscous cycle and one you need to get off good luck and God bless.....Gnarly
Hi...my history is this: 8 years ago had terrible back injury and since have had 6 surgeries. Over the years I've taken different levels of vicodin, oxy, morphine, percocet, percodan, neurontin...and muscle relaxers, sleeping pills, anxiety meds... Right now I'm doing the best I have since my injury. Currently I'm taking vicodin 7.5--4/day, neurontin 600mg--6/day and avinza 30mg--2/day. I still have residual back pain but I don't know if it's pain I can handle on my own because the meds create pain... Not sure sometimes which of my pain is real. I want to detox cold turkey so I can see if I can handle my pain on my own. I hate the meds!! I hate the hot flashes, skin crawling feeling I get when my body says, "Hey! You were supposed to take your meds an hour ago!". I'm scared about the withdrawal and pain I'll feel. Any advice for me? Thanks :)
HI I was addicted to 4mg a day told my doctor I wanted off it it comes in 1mg .5mg .25 mg they can ween you down slowly its no fun coming off it but it is doable give us a little more info like how long you been taking it and like Sara said how much are you taking
.......Gnarly
How much are you taking a day? You need to taper down with this.