Vicodin detox and blurred vision

[DLynn62]

I have been weaning off of vicodin for about a month and a half and now in full detox. Since I started weaning off my vision have been very blurry, grainy and shaky. Has anyone else had this during withdrawals/detox? How long did I it last? Very scared!

[clean_in_ks]

Hey girl....thanks for sharing more info.  As I read about your situation,  I had a few of the same questions as atthebeach asked you.  If you are like me, you may have had physicaly therapy after surgery, but then quit doing the things they told us to do once you got home, huh?  

I can SO relate to you....the walker, being bedridden.....it majorly s*cks eggs!!!!  BUT.....you just gotta start "where you are at", okay?  It WILL get better, I PROMISE.  The rebound pain when we first get off pain pills is awful....it will level out.  But, in the meantime, if you have the energy, try to get some bath soaks in with the epsom salts (they even have some with lavender at Walgreens...lol).  It will help all you soreness.  It will help pull out some of the toxins too, as you are healing.

Stretches....gotta do little, baby steps.....just basic, simple ones for your arms and legs....even 10 minutes a day from your bed is a good start.  It's hard when you feel like sh*t to do this, I know.  It took me a LONG time to regain all the muscle strength I lost from being immobile and in pain for so long.  I was on a walker and bedridden, too...in 2008 for 4 months...then had another medical crisis and was bedridden all of 2010 and half of 2011 waiting for insurance and surgery.  YOU CAN DO THIS!!  I promise.....if you have the means....can you get your dr. to write a new Rx for physical therapy....can you just do little things at home....just start with itty bitty things.  
The hair loss, the pain, the pain that causes subsequent depression, not being able to sleep in your "normal bedroom", not being able to drive....me too, girly.  I know it seems it will never get better....but P.U.S.H. yourself....just a little each day.  A recovering addict friend of mine taught me that P.U.S.H. = Pray Until Something Happens.....course prayer is great...but forcing myself to do just a teeny weeny bit more kept the momentum going in the right direction.

It hurts not to feel "understood".....I know it does.....but dang it.....they just don't truly get it.....so we have to talk to people who DO "get it" ya know?

Ya gotta know you'll be ok.....it won't feel like this forever....all the symptoms you described....I had, too.  I ate a lot of simply protein snacks and drank lots of liquids.  Immodium will help if you still have bowel issues and ibuprofen (if you have no bleeding tummy issues) is all I take now.

Hang on.....we'll be here cheering for you....day 14 is GRAND....you are going it the RIGHT direction.  
Bless you~
Connie

[clean_in_ks]

Sorry, girl...I was typing at the same time you were.  And I majorly apologize for all my typos.

Ok...so you are still doing therapy for your leg and it hasn't even been 5 months since your surgery if you had it on Feb 23rd, right?  And you've just got 14 days off the pain pills....so give yourself a break, ok?  You will have some rebound pain (like your back) in other areas besides the source of it all....your leg surgery.  BUT.....you are doing amazing....and can you even imagine being on those pain pills for years???  And then having the surgery and trying to w/draw?  You've got one up on me, for sure!

[glamisgirl]

I'm glad to see someone post about vision. Ice had this problem as well and still am gave problem with blurry vision at day 42. I figured it was part of withdrawal because I remember my attempts in the past at withdrawal I had blurry vision. I too hope it passes. Some days I have it and some days I don't its very weird. I also notice sometimes my eyes look glossy like they did when I was talking all the meds even though I'm totally clean and haven't taken anything and then some days they look normal. Can't put my finger on it but in just rolling with it and hope that time will change it.

[DLynn62]

You said you had blurry vision when you attempted and had withdrawals before. So did the vision get better when you went back to taking the pills? (Dont worry, i wont)That would mean it was from the withdrawals! Mine started about the same time I started to wean off!

[DLynn62]

Wow my friend, you have been through a lot of the same like me!

I just feel trapped in my own body! Everything blurry near and far, don't even want to look up sometimes! Can't walk or stand very long, then the w/d. Gotta get back to work at least by Dec. or everything will really fall apart. Gotta figure out what to do about my hair too. It was already really thin to begin with, and it's not gonna come back, it never has before. I feel so ugly...my whole life changed for me in the blink of an eye. I just want my life that I thought was so ****** back! I pray every day for a sign that things will get better. People complain about the little things in life, we should all be happy to be capable of running the errands, going to work and cooking dinner. I wish I coud do that now! Now I'm crying again!

I would never complain about my job again, if I can back to work. I miss everyone there too! It's actually a big part of your life!

[Clarityrocks]

Yes, I had blurry vision frequently during acute withdrawals, and for at least several weeks after. I was in inpatient at the time, but I think it was back  to normal by the time I went home, so less than a month. I was being monitored at the time, so I would have it checked out, just to be safe.
Allison