I have been on dyhidrocodine for 2 and a half years at first i was taking them for the pain and then became just for the high, i know that i have a problem and have been trying to get help but with no success. I told my doctor i have become dependant on them and he was reducing me slowly and only giving a weeks supply at a time (needless to say they wasnt lasting the week) so i started getting them from other docs and medoc. I was removed from my old doctors because of this and my doctor said he was willing to give me a chance but if i went anywhere again he would remove me, and no other doc would touch me. and i mucked up!! i went got hold of another script and got more, he has found out and removed me. The thing is i want to come off of them, i want my life back and now i have no choice but to go cold turkey, i dont know what to expect, or how long it will take to come out my system, so please i need advise from someone who has been where i am now and overcome it
2007-01-26 07:18:22 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
I haven't been throught it, but I've seen people detox from many medications. You could have some wicked withdrawl symptoms. Sweating, headache, nausea, vomitting, chills, fevers, insomnia...
I think it would be a good idea to contact your hospital and ask about addiction treatment.
It'll be easier on you if you don't do this alone. You need support.
Congrats on wanting your life back! You're making the first step!
Good luck!
2007-01-26 07:30:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am an addict myself. The only way to come completely off of them
from my experience since quiting cold turkey on my own never worked. I had to be willing to go to a detox center and then went to a treatment program. Those programs offer a lot more than just getting you away from your drug of choice. It also gives you an education on addiction so that when you do leave the program you will understand your addiction better. AA and NA also helps. The bottom line is though is that you have to be trully willing to quit. If you keep using it is obvious that you are not trully willing to quit. Find a source of support and always call them BEFORE you use.
2007-01-26 07:31:50 · answer #2 · answered by silent_shadows23 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cold turkey is a bad choice. can cause all kinds of issues in your body and brain. go with a treatment program, there success rate for people who WANT to get better instead of those just spouting off is very good. they can help you and can put you on drugs that can help with the addiction withdrawl symptoms while also weaning you off codine. these people can help. seek them out! if you trully want to quit these trained proffesionals with true understanding of what your going through are your best bet. there are out patient programs so it's not like your commiting yourself to a home or anything. you have patient confidentiality so if your afraid people will find out it's pretty unlikely. going it alone and goign cold turkey are probably the two WORST ways of going it. studies have shown just TALKING about your addiction online or on the phone can increase success of quiting by up to 12% over those who don't imagine what personal care by a trained proffesional can do!
note: this is 12% increase over that of those who had no help. assuming the cold turkey and no help people is somethign like a 15% success rate (very over estimate) then where talking 12% MORE then that which would be 16.8% chance of quiting. (thats 12% of 15%) still the more help you get raises the chances of recovery. the number one increase would be the want to quit.
2007-01-26 07:29:16 · answer #3 · answered by ad_ice45 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was addicted to Ambien. I couldn't sleep without it. I decided that I had to get off of it. Normal people only take 5-10 mg and I was up to 35 mg. I was going to different docs to get it and it became an ordeal. One day I said enough. I didn't take it that night and I was awake for 5 full days and nights before my body adjusted to not having that drug in my system. It takes willpower, determination, and a whole lot of prayer. If you can afford treatment, I'd suggest that. If not, be prepared for discomfort, but know that once you are done, you will be clean again. God bless.
2007-01-26 07:30:28 · answer #4 · answered by A J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a little overweight and my doctor had put me on pills for oeverweight people so that I would lose weight. I did not know what kind of side effects it had so I started taking the pills. Slowly I was losing my appetite and not sleeping I was like in this waking coma and being like a zombie. I knew I didn't feel good but I couldn't stop taking the pills. It was like I could be up for hours and not worry about being tired. As I write this I listen to the song that I repeatedly played that used to accompany me on those lonely nights aimlesly on the internet searching for something but never to find it. I didn't want to lose that feeling of being high all the time and like a slow daze. But I realized after two weeks and having lost 12 pounds that this was not healthy. My mom was getting worried. I didn't want to stop taking the pills I wanted them, I needed them. I didn't remember what it was like to be conciouse and aware and awake. I didn't want to go back to that it was too scarrym but one night I ended up burning those pills with the help with my online friends. What you need to do is to is to realize you are more important then the pills. Don't think about the high but think about what you are losing. Think of your family your friends yourself. You where something before the pills and you are special now. You have a lot to go for in your life and don't think that these pills make it any better. I learnt my lesson. I almost killed myself with lack of sleep and not eating just because of some pills. I do hope that you can stop like I did. I just looked at the pills and burnt them and said no more. It was hard and I craved them and sometimes I still do, but I have a speical little girl who needs a mom not a walking zombie. I hope it all works out for you.
2007-01-26 07:40:36 · answer #5 · answered by angelic_rs_slayer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call your local health department. Ask them to give you a number for a detox center in your area. I don't recommend trying to stop suddenly. I did that with Klonopin It was horrible. Tremors, jerking, sweating, anxiety.etc.... not to mention it could be life threating to stop a med you've been dependent on for years. Seizures can result at the least. I would advise you to even call the doctor who wanted to help you ask them to refer you to a drug dependent counselor. Don't skip on this or you may regret it. Especially at night when the side effects are the worst and you feel you have no one to go to. Best of Luck and Hang in there!!
2007-01-26 07:31:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you go cold turkey you will have horrible withdraws it sucks. you will puke endless amount of time you will fell numbness and all kinds of crap. also this is important you will wake up thinking you got high its pretty messed up. but you sound like an addict i just had a dependency way diff. an addict does anything for a fix a dependent just fells like **** but can live without for a day or two. but i know how it is i have helped addicts and dependents quit you wont until you hit rock bottom I'm telling you until you reach an awaking you wont quit.
2007-01-26 11:15:11 · answer #7 · answered by ziggy420 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get on the OHP that I recommend and your body will indeed, improve and your cravings for the meds will diminish.
http://www.glycostory.com/mannalive
2007-01-26 07:36:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clean friends and prayers are your answers
2007-01-26 07:29:54 · answer #9 · answered by Froggy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I COLD TURKEY ONCE EFFEXOR HORRIBLE MEDICINE
2007-01-26 07:38:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋