What is hydrocodone and is withdrawal from it difficult?

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What are effects of addiction

Answer 1

its vicodin and yeah the withdrawls suck. its worse in some people more than others

Answer 2

Hydrocodone (Vicodin) is extremely addictive.I am on the Methadone clinic from taking too much of it,oxycodone(Percocet) and Oxycontin..The withdrawal symptoms are horrible!It feels like you have like the Asian flu!Hot and cold,chills while sweating,feeling really strange.Kinda like you're there,but, not...Stomach cramps,diarrhea,and sometimes vomiting.Also leg cramps.Difficulty sleeping,you don't even dream.It's awful....Go to a doctor soon and ask for help.There is Methadone,suboxane(buphornex),naltroxene.And much more to help.If you don't get some help soon,it will only get worse because when you begin to get sick you will only crave more drugs and you will want only want to make the pain stop.Then there is the tolerance factor.Which is when 1 or 2 no longer get you high or help your pain so you start taking more and more.Please get some help for the physical part of this then go to an NA meeting to get some help dealing so you will stop using in the future.

Answer 3

Vicodin, Lorecet, Zydone, all have hydrocodone in it, and has become a familiar street drug.
Many young and old are abusing this drug and the withdrawals can be awful. Stomach aches, leg pains, back aches, the effects of the addiction can be detrimental, and if taken in large doses, can lead to a acetaminophen poisoning, from the Tylenol in the drug.
Often, most users also are in use of Valium, soma, and zanax to relieve the withdrawal's they have from hydrocodone. Sleeplessness, anxiety, agitated.
Which ever way you go, it is a bad combination, and a doctor can help you with relief of addiction with this drug.

Answer 4

Hydrocodone is the drug name for Vicodin. It is used for pain relief, often in conjunction with acetaminophen.

It is habit-forming, and for some people can be difficult to get off. This often varies from person to person. The dependency can be both physical and psychological, and symptoms run pretty standard. Withdrawl can cause insomnia, nausea, shakiness, irritability, and headaches, just to name a few symptoms.

Answer 5

hydrocodone is the narcotic part of vicodin, the pain pill. taken for a short time, vicodin is very easy to stop taking without any withdrawal. you may crave it for a day if you've got an addictive personality, but that's very rare for a short course of a drug like vicodin.

Answer 6

hydrocodone is something that is very solid, but not hard to withdraw

Answer 7

Hydrocodone or dihydrocodeinone (marketed as Vicodin, Anexsia, Dicodid, Hycodan, Hycomine, Lorcet, Lortab, Norco, Hydroco, Tussionex, Vicoprofen) is an opioid, which means it is synthesized from morphine to hydromorphone, and reduced from hydromorphone to hydrocodone . Hydrocodone is an orally active narcotic analgesic and antitussive. Sales and production of this drug have increased significantly in recent years, as have diversion and illicit use. Hydrocodone is commonly available in tablet, capsule and syrup form.
As a narcotic, hydrocodone relieves pain by binding to opioid receptors in the brain and spinal cord. It may be taken with or without food. When taken with alcohol, it can intensify drowsiness. It may interact with monoamine oxidase inhibitors, as well as other drugs that cause drowsiness. It is in FDA pregnancy category C: its effect on an embryo or fetus is not clearly known and pregnant women should consult their physicians before taking it. Common side effects include dizziness, lightheadedness, nausea, drowsiness, euphoria, vomiting, and constipation. Some less common side effects are allergic reaction, blood disorders, changes in mood, mental fogginess, anxiety, lethargy, difficulty urinating, spasm of the ureter, irregular or depressed respiration and rash.

Hydrocodone can be habit-forming , and can lead to physical and psychological addiction. In the U.S., pure hydrocodone and forms containing more than 15 mg per dosage unit are considered Schedule II drugs. Those containing less than or equal to 15 mg per dosage unit in combination with acetaminophen or another non-controlled drug are called hydrocodone compounds and are considered Schedule III drugs. Hydrocodone is typically found in combination with other drugs such as paracetamol (acetaminophen), aspirin, ibuprofen and homatropine methylbromide. The purpose of the non-controlled drugs in combination is often twofold. 1) To provide increased analgesia via drug synergy. 2) To limit the intake of hydrocodone by causing unpleasant and often unsafe side effects at higher than prescribed doses (See Below). In the UK it is listed as a Class A drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.

Vicodin Withdrawal
Vicodin is one of the most commonly abused prescription pain medications today. One of the most widely prescribed medications, Vicodin and its related medications, loricet, loritab percodan, and oxycontin are opioid-based pain medications. Vicodin is a derivative of opium, which is also used to manufacture heroin. Individuals with a Vicodin addiction become deeply depressed, and their thinking, attention, and judgement become impaired. Their thoughts dwell on the next high, although they tell themselves they are still taking Vicodin for pain or to avoid the withdrawal symptoms. Individuals with a Vicodin addiction often truly feel physical pain, but it is psychologically produced.

Individuals with a Vicodin addiction crave more Vicodin and tolerate greater amounts of the drug to achieve their high. Vicodin addictes go to great lengths, even breaking the law to get Vicodin. They continue abusing Vicodin even though they suffer negative physical and social consequences. Individuals with a Vidocin addiction are often aware of thier addiction, but may be too embarrassed or stubborn to admit it.

If a regular Vicodin user stops taking Vicodin, he or she will experience Vicodin Withdrawal within six to twelve hours but the symptoms are usually not life-threatening. The intensity of Vicodin Withdrawal depends on the degree of the Vicodin addiction. For example, the symptoms of withdrawal from Vicodin may grow stronger for twenty-four to seventy-two hours and then gradually decline over a period of seven to fourteen days.


The symptoms of Vicodin withdrawal include but are not limited to:

restlessness
muscle pain
bone pain
insomnia
diarrhea
vomiting
cold flashes
goose bumps
involuntary leg movements
watery eyes
runny nose
loss of appetite
irritability
panic
nausea
chills
sweating

Taper off the drug under the supervision of a Clinical Psychiatrist.

Answer 8

I think that it is Vicadin. I didn't have a problem with it, but everybody is different.