2006-06-19 16:23:59 · 9 answers · asked by ♫♪♫ PINKY ♫♪♫ 5 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Find out what is making your body need the Vicodin dependency - other than pain. Dependencies may stem from a low blood sugar situation. Ask your doctor to check you for high insulin (hyperinsulinemia) using a fasting blood insulin test. Hyperinsulinemia is the pre-cursor condition to low blood sugar, as well as diabetes, and other medical problems.
2006-06-19 16:28:52 · answer #1 · answered by Pegasus90 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations on the first step toward recovery.
As with many similar drugs, you need to be supervised in your withdrawl by a highly qualified MD, one with experience in addiction medicine.
Basically a program of gradual reduction must be done because of the way opiates work on your brain.
Following that, you need to address the issues of how you became addicted with a qualified AODA counselor or Psychiatrist. Realize, once addicted, always an addict. You will either need to be carefully medically monitored in the future when using Vicodin or make conscious choices to avoid the drug all together.
Good luck on the long road to recovery.
2006-06-20 23:44:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had somewhat of a dependency on Vikodin at one time, and it was hard to overcome on my own...but now i'm a very strong person for it. Your best bet to get out of it nicely would be to see a doctor. When i was finally able to talk to people about what I was going through, it was the biggest relief in the world. After stopping I found myself unable to fall asleep until daylight hours when my body was completely physically exhausted. My dependency was based on the feeling of such ease getting to sleep, so when I overcame the fact that I didn't need them to put me to sleep, that also helped a lot.
2006-06-19 23:38:39 · answer #3 · answered by di 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how much and how long you have taken it, but some of the withdrawls are feeling like you have the flu and you will feel very tired. Try to drink lots of fluids and if you get to feeling to bad call a doc or go to an emergency room. I'll pray for ya!
2006-06-19 23:30:06 · answer #4 · answered by NotSoTweetOne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try a different drug-- to stop taking heroine a person is given methadone, but to get off methadone the person goes back to heroine. you asked the question, so you know you have a problem- grow some balls and just stop- quit whining and asking other people to solve your problems. and vikodin is actually spelled vicodin.
2006-06-19 23:48:03 · answer #5 · answered by daabhanshaw 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your best bet is to go to treatmen and go to meetings narcotics anonymous meetings www.na.org is the web site to find a meeting near you and call a help line number to speak to another recovering addict that can help
2006-06-19 23:29:19 · answer #6 · answered by gchastonay@sbcglobal.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well seek professional help,would be the safest way.also cut your self down slowly,cut down a pill a day and slowly wean off of them.
2006-06-19 23:34:54 · answer #7 · answered by tracycovilledvd 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to a rehab, get detoxed and join a support group.
2006-06-19 23:29:32 · answer #8 · answered by Riababy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to drug rehab
2006-06-19 23:28:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋