i am a healthy 30 yr old female. i have been addicted to hydrocodone for the past 6-7 years. my dosage have climbed up to 50-60mg every 2-3 hours all day long. i do not have insurance. and i can't check into rehab, because i can't take the time off work. can anyone give me advice on a weaning dosage so i can't stop this. i have tried to quit cold turkey, and the withdrawl symptoms are so severe, i had to call in sick to work. i really don't want to go to a methadone clinic, nor do i have the money to. if anyone has any advice on how much to cut back and for how long, i would be grateful. i am very serious, please no mean comments. this is hard enough!
2007-04-05 06:53:37 · 5 answers · asked by whoa 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Good luck hope the best for you its a killer addiction and I feel for you my wife has the same problem and I try to help her she has no control over the amt she takes do what the rn suggested it will be hard but that is the battle will power.
2007-04-05 06:59:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pain meds are some of the hardest to quit... I know! the best way to do it is start off by taking it every 4-6 hours a day for a couple of days. then go to every 8-10 for a few days... then drop the dose! Half the pills if you have to taking it every 4-6 hours (half dose) then so on! Eventually you will come off of them! The key is go slow!!! The addiction is not something that happened over night!!! Neither is the cure! Wish you the best!
2007-04-05 06:59:54 · answer #2 · answered by bbygirl0811 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
back soreness is brought about by ability of pinched muscle groups interior the back and all you will desire to do is launch those muscle groups and the soreness would be long gone. It sounds such as you will have tight muscle groups on your neck besides for while they get tight they'd decelerate that quantity of oxygen and different food that the techniques desires and human beings get easy headed, even bypass out because of the fact of those depleted needs. you will desire to launch the muscle groups on your back and neck to get rid of those pains and problems. right this is the thank you to try this: Neck positioned your palms alongside your head so your thumbs are on the front of the muscle under your ear and your palms are on the back of the muscle in the back of your head. Squeeze your thumb and palms mutually and carry. relax your physique. After 40 5 seconds, slowly decrease your head thus far as you may, launch the stress yet carry your neck decreased for yet another 30 seconds. back: (do from a sitting place) place your left hand on your left leg next on your physique. place your suited resign your left shoulder, palms over the back and the palm interior the front and firmly press on them and carry. After 30 seconds slowly decrease your physique forward and to the outdoors of your left leg, conserving your left arm particularly immediately as you do. once you attain your lap stay there for yet another 10 seconds, launch the stress yet relax there for yet another 30 seconds. Then opposite your hand positions and do your suited ingredient. For superb effects relax your physique first by ability of taking a deep breath and exhaling then stay this unstressed.
2016-11-07 07:19:40 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is know way to quit cold Turkey you have to put yourself in a rehab center OR you will make matters worse.
2007-04-05 06:59:15 · answer #4 · answered by Available F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cut your dose by one tablet every week, it will take time, but it is a safe method of reduction.
2007-04-05 06:57:15 · answer #5 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋