hydrocodone addict

[HYDRO_X3]

I am 29 yrs old and have been addicted to hydros for 3 yrs and have decided that i need to take over my life! Please help any advice welcome! I am scared of this journey!

[cerrone]

First off, I would ask you how many you are taking but to be honest if you've been taking them for 3 years it really doesn't matter if you've been taking 20 a day or 5 a day because you will still experience the detox symptoms just as bad in my personal opinon and experience.  I detoxed after using 40 a day for three years and i have detoxed from using 8 a day for just several months and the detox was just as bad.  The thing about detox is no matter how many times you go through it, it never gets any easier, it actually seeems to get worse.  

But whatever you do, don't do what I did and go get on methadone, just don't do that, or the suboxone either, that will take over your life soooooo much more than the hydro's have.  

In my experience with hydro withdrawals.......normally on day 5 you start to get your energy back and you don't have the feeling of a knife being lodged in your belly.  

Some people will frown upon this, but if you do have access to it, klonopin would be a great help with the creepy crawlers, restless legs because it is a anti convulsant, and it will help with the stress.  If you have access to ultram then you could use that for the pain but only use it for 3-4 days because that stuff is just as addicting if not more.  The best way to do it is just not using anything because that way there is no chance of substitution addiction.

[vicki595]

Hi~  FIND the health pages upper right of this page.  Look at The Thomas Recipe and also Preparing for Home Detox.  

Plan on feeling like you have a very bad flu. Do you plan on tapering off or ct?  If you don't know that's okay...

Keep posting~

Vicki

[Radiostar55]

I too was on Oxycodone and somas for 3 years..Glad you decided to claim your life back. First you need to be honest with your doctor..Get some sort of Valuim and something to help you sleep. I was scared to deathof the W/D but they were not as bad as I thought..More like having the flu. First 3or 4 days are the worst part. Sneezing yawning, maybe the runs and lack of sleep..By day 7 you should feel better. Then be prepared for the mental demons, they will lie to you all the time. Get rid of every pill in your house so you will not be tempted..I'm 65 days clean today, so if I can do it so can YOU!!  Keep Posting there are so many kind and wonderful people here to help you!

G

[cleanmom]

How much and how often do you take them??