just want to talk

[sd_comedian]

I had  well have,( took my last yesterday)  habbit  wih  Norco. I have been taking 20 10-325 tabs at a time 4 times a day, sometims 5. Its gonna killmy liver and maybe me. I just got some detox meds but I have tried to detox twice  before but kept coming up with an xcuse why I need to get back on them I am married and have 2 young girls...4 and 12.  I want this to be over but its hard especially since my wife doesnt know how to deal with this or how to help me. So...anyone who would like to talk and help support each other would be great. ets help each other kick this nasty habbit for good. Also, any one who can give some  advice to my  wife on here on how to and how important it is to help me would be great. She is VERY upset and really does not want to even talk to me any more, just leaves mealone to deal with this on  my own. I need her and she doenset want to help me. I wish she know that I REALLY need her right now. Please help
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[4adifferentlife]

Ya know, I used for 2yrs almost non stop, some days I can't tell you how many I took, I'd say on a bad day, I'd pop 30 or more, DOC, any color, and very expensive.. If I'd go an hour or so without taking a few, cold sweats would break out immediately, pass out with cigarettes burning only to wake up and find my blanket on fire, with me under it, pajamas the same, the heat from the fire would wake me up, scary! Thank GOD, NO MORE!
That is not living that is just a person inside a body, existing!! I never thought then that I would ever stop using, oh sure I'd say, someday you can, when it's safe and you've proven to yourself your responsible to take one every now and then.. Well like everyone else I can not! This addiction is a demon, that tells the same lies, same tricks and it's M.O. Never changes, we have to change, we must make the choice, life or death.

[sandstone27]

He's been detoxing on his own with the help of meds for the past 4 days.

I, along with a few others didn't recommend it, but it's what he chose to    do, so we are supporting his efforts and praying for the best.  

S.

[sandstone27]

How are you feeling sd?  You're on day 4 - have you been able to eat and stay hydrated these past days?  I'm concerned that with all of those zzz's, you're forgetting to keep up the food and drink intake, as well as the vitamins..  

Let us know.  

Sandy

[mary577]

I was taking the same amount as Willaminia.   I am going to post to this to bring it back to the top and maybe someone else will chime in on trying to detox from such a heavy amount of pills.   I frankly have no idea.   I can say that I am feeling better every day...a month and two days in, but I was using 4 to 5 a day, and that's all.   Whatever you do, hang with us and let us know how you are doing.

[willaminia]

If I read right you say, 20 at a time 4 x a day. I'm going to tell you right now do not try to detox yourself. You are a heavy user.
Myself I was useing 4/5 pills a day and decided no more. I ran out sunday morning. by the afternoon I was starting to expeariance withdrawel symtoms. by late evening anxiety and my body was becoming numb. I talked my wife into 1/2 a xannax tablet. calmed amd I slept till 2 am. all hell broke loss, anxiety,restlessness, body aches,teeth started to hurt. I jumped in a tub of hot water and it calmed me down for a while.
I manage dto fall back asleep sitting up on the couch. I kept waking every hour or so. Every couple hours I made a cup of coffee and ha d a cigarett.
ahhh morning at last. My wifer rises at 7 am thank god and let me have another 1/2 tablet xannax. They really help with the anxiety. But monday morning the stomach thing started in. I went to the bath room about 4 times in one hour was sick to my stomach, couldn't eat, couldn't drink anything not even coffee. I only smoked 1/2 cigarette. By mid morning my body was calming down and I was able to have a coffee and a cigarette.
I also forced in a slice of toast and half a raisin bun.
by noon time I felt better again except for the anxiety. again my wife to the rescue (god bless her). afternoon spent sleeping on and off. by late afternoon I was able to go outside and smoke a cigarette. at 5 pm I had half bowl tomato soup with saltines and I through in the hot soup a slice of americn cheese it melted and I was able to eat everything. I hoped in a tub of hot water and socked for and hour. A hot tub of water is a life saver.
After I was able to have a coffee and what else, a cigarette. By 6;30 i was dog tired...my wife gave me another half xannax.I slept like a baby till 11 oclock. I went to the kitchen had a bumn and a coffee and a cigarette then went and sat on the couch and dozed till 4 am.
I went to the kotchen and to my surprise was another xannax with a note....only take this if you need it.. I took it. Made coffee/smoked a cigarette and went back to the couch. about 1/2 later diariah set in....I took imodium, jumped in a tub how water...took a dump again...toook another imodium...and everything quieted down and subsided. from about 6 this morning till about 11 am I felt like crap, week, listless, foggy. I fell asleep and woke up at 1 oclock.....I actually woke up hungry. I eat a PB&J, Glass orange juice 2 oatmeal cookies and coffeee and I went out side walked around smokeinmg a cigerrette. all afternoon I started feeling better and better. At 3 i even took the dog for a walk down the road. Right now its almost5;;30 and i'm hungary as a bear. (i think I made it)

my hope for you is that you quit screwing around and get proffessional help. and you have to remember I was only doing 4/5 pills 10/325s a day. I can imagine what you are going through
my hope and wish is that no one ever should be given this crap and they dshould create something thats non habit forming.
bless you all for listening.
don

[sd_comedian]

hurting pretty bad, and no energy. i will get through this though