My doctor started giving me 5mgs then upped them to 10mg and
I'm kind of hooked. Any info would be helpful.
2006-10-23 07:59:21 · 6 answers · asked by Joey M 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Yes they are hydrocodone. I've been taking them for about 2 months now.
2006-10-23 08:18:13 · update #1
I can tell you from personal experience that the only way to quit the painkillers is to go through a very unpleasant, sleepless few days, and by the third day you'll actually feel pretty darn good about yourself because of your willpower. It will take at least a week before you're back to normal. Do it when the time feels right, take your time. All the advice in the world won't help, you just have to want to do it. And the tapering off thing? You'll just prolong the agony. Might as well enjoy a full dose up until the time you quit.
Best of luck to you. What was it, Vicodin? Vicodin is no biggie to quit taking. Probably only take a day or two of being in a bad mood.
2006-10-23 08:12:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How long have you been taking your medication? Is it like Hydrocodone or something? Is your doctor supplying you with it? I would recommend that you speak with your doctor about this. If you stop cold turkey, depending on the medication, you could have some serious symptoms. Your doctor could maybe help you out. Some symptoms like jitteriness, diarrhea, insomnia, and heart palpitations and other symptoms depending how long you were on your meds may occur.
Sometimes doctors can give you something else to ease you out of the symptoms while you stop taking the meds will help. Check with your doctor to be sure withdrawal symptoms would not be harmful. You probably need to be upfront with your physician though.
2006-10-23 08:09:30 · answer #2 · answered by lulubella106 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the others are right. You need to talk to your doctor about this problem because they DO have other medicine for you to wean you off this, as they will also suggest a program of some sort but it is your choice if you go or not. They will give you something to help with the side effects of withdrawl while also a little pain med in it to to help you slowly tapper off. Hope this helps
2006-10-23 08:18:21 · answer #3 · answered by yoko o 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As an orthopeadic nurse I deal with pain issues daily. If you actually have pain it is ok to take pain meds. If you do not you should not be taking them. If the later applies then you should wean yourself off of them. If you are unable to do so you should seek professional help to do this. If you do actually have pain you slould be taking only the minimal amount of the medicine to control or manage your pain. You should get help from your family Doctor.
2006-10-23 08:29:40 · answer #4 · answered by Gary T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are used truly for pain then you should not get addicted. A narcotic pain reliever is used for pain, not to get "high", if this is the effect you get then you probably don't need narcotics. Don't stop taking them abruptly, you can experience withdrawal symptoms, most times you need to wean off.
Talk to your physician, true pain is relieved by narcotics and they shouldn't give you any other feeling except pain relief.
2006-10-23 08:05:28 · answer #5 · answered by Jazzys_mom 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
if the reason you took them is not there anymore, you just need to taper off...slowly reduce the dose to nothing.
2006-10-23 08:02:10 · answer #6 · answered by David B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could talk to your doctor
2006-10-23 08:04:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋