24 hrs into COLD TURKEY
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24 hrs into COLD TURKEY
Well all, after 10 days or so taking between 8 to 6 Norco's/day, I had something strange happen. Yesterday I took one of my bird-dogs to be trained for an up and coming puppy derby. I popped 3 pills at 8:00, and felt nothing! I took 3 more at 11:00 and still.........nothin! Well, this was strange. I then decided to quit....cold turkey. I'm just tired of putting my wife, child, parents and all of my friends through this. It has been 24 hrs since my last pill, and I'm done with this. Yeah, I'm feeling a bit cold, achy, and downright uncomfortable, but it will pass and I'm already 1/3 into it. I've done this before and it has never lasted for more than about 3 days. I was looking forward to being sober so much, that I just had to quit before my bleed off thing was finished. I now believe that the bleed off thing is hard to finish without relasping. Wish me luck!
Way to go, rentasunder! After reading your thread, I closed my eyes and said a little prayer for you, for the strength and patience during your withdrawal, that He'll lessen the pain and sickness, and that your family will be understanding and encouraging. You're doing the right thing. I'm so happy for you! Will you please keep us updated on your progress? You'll continue to be in my prayers.
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Whoa..........everything set in at once. Neck cramps, back spazms, and diahhrea. I thought I was gonna have a somewhat easy time of it but I know now that it is gonna have its way with me....and I'm just gonna let it. Thanks guys and I'll update before 48hrs have passed. I have a full 1 hr massage at 4:30 and I'm sipping Chamomile tea and gonna stay away from caffeine for the next couple of days. This does truely suck eggs!
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Hello Resurrender,
First, Congratulations. I totally know what you mean when it all sets in at once. I'm 7 days into my CT off of Vicodin, and days 3-5 kicked my ass. Things that helped me were:
HOT Epsom Salt + Baking Soda baths (as hot as you can handle). The Salt and soda help to draw out the nasty toxins in your body.
A really good Multi Vitamin (one that has at least 100% RDA of Zinc, Phosphorus, Copper, Magnesium and Potassium (you may not find the potassium in the same supplement) plus a good B6 capsule.
And, yes, MASSAGE. Although, as my pain receptors are very repressed right now from the Vikes, the massage was painful. But helpful. Also, STRETCH!!!
Good luck, meg
First, Congratulations. I totally know what you mean when it all sets in at once. I'm 7 days into my CT off of Vicodin, and days 3-5 kicked my ass. Things that helped me were:
HOT Epsom Salt + Baking Soda baths (as hot as you can handle). The Salt and soda help to draw out the nasty toxins in your body.
A really good Multi Vitamin (one that has at least 100% RDA of Zinc, Phosphorus, Copper, Magnesium and Potassium (you may not find the potassium in the same supplement) plus a good B6 capsule.
And, yes, MASSAGE. Although, as my pain receptors are very repressed right now from the Vikes, the massage was painful. But helpful. Also, STRETCH!!!
Good luck, meg
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Originally Posted by Meg
Hello Resurrender,
First, Congratulations. I totally know what you mean when it all sets in at once. I'm 7 days into my CT off of Vicodin, and days 3-5 kicked my ass. Things that helped me were:
HOT Epsom Salt + Baking Soda baths (as hot as you can handle). The Salt and soda help to draw out the nasty toxins in your body.
A really good Multi Vitamin (one that has at least 100% RDA of Zinc, Phosphorus, Copper, Magnesium and Potassium (you may not find the potassium in the same supplement) plus a good B6 capsule.
And, yes, MASSAGE. Although, as my pain receptors are very repressed right now from the Vikes, the massage was painful. But helpful. Also, STRETCH!!!
Good luck, meg
First, Congratulations. I totally know what you mean when it all sets in at once. I'm 7 days into my CT off of Vicodin, and days 3-5 kicked my ass. Things that helped me were:
HOT Epsom Salt + Baking Soda baths (as hot as you can handle). The Salt and soda help to draw out the nasty toxins in your body.
A really good Multi Vitamin (one that has at least 100% RDA of Zinc, Phosphorus, Copper, Magnesium and Potassium (you may not find the potassium in the same supplement) plus a good B6 capsule.
And, yes, MASSAGE. Although, as my pain receptors are very repressed right now from the Vikes, the massage was painful. But helpful. Also, STRETCH!!!
Good luck, meg
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I hear yah all, I am on day 5 of quitting vicodin and it for some reason is real hard today. Days 1-3 were hell day 4 was great and now day 5 i am freaking harder than i have all along. I thought i was done with the jonses but i guess not. I pick the kids up at 3 from school that will help keep my mind off of it for a couple days.
GOOD LUCK rentasunder I will keep you in my thoughts.
GOOD LUCK rentasunder I will keep you in my thoughts.
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Originally Posted by Time4Change
Way to go, rentasunder! After reading your thread, I closed my eyes and said a little prayer for you, for the strength and patience during your withdrawal, that He'll lessen the pain and sickness, and that your family will be understanding and encouraging. You're doing the right thing. I'm so happy for you! Will you please keep us updated on your progress? You'll continue to be in my prayers.
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and oh yeah. i almost forgot: Immodium for the runs. I know all about that part too. Plus eat banannas and maybe some cheese. should help to bind you up a little bit.
and sorry i got your name TOTALLY wrong. i dont know why but "resurrender" was what I saw. HMMM?
and sorry i got your name TOTALLY wrong. i dont know why but "resurrender" was what I saw. HMMM?
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Originally Posted by veryscared
I hear yah all, I am on day 5 of quitting vicodin and it for some reason is real hard today. Days 1-3 were hell day 4 was great and now day 5 i am freaking harder than i have all along. I thought i was done with the jonses but i guess not. I pick the kids up at 3 from school that will help keep my mind off of it for a couple days.
GOOD LUCK rentasunder I will keep you in my thoughts.
GOOD LUCK rentasunder I will keep you in my thoughts.
hang in there.
peace, meg
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Originally Posted by veryscared
I hear yah all, I am on day 5 of quitting vicodin and it for some reason is real hard today. Days 1-3 were hell day 4 was great and now day 5 i am freaking harder than i have all along. I thought i was done with the jonses but i guess not. I pick the kids up at 3 from school that will help keep my mind off of it for a couple days.
GOOD LUCK rentasunder I will keep you in my thoughts.
GOOD LUCK rentasunder I will keep you in my thoughts.
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Originally Posted by rentasunder
I'll trade ya .....day 1 for day 5!
Sorry, not to freak you out, I don't know how much you've been using or for how long. But I've been doing at least 6-8 Extra Strength (7.5 mg) Vikes a day for almost 2 years and also about 4-6 mg of Xanax a day. I'm weaning off the xanax while detoxing the Vicodin. Days 3-5 were the worst for me. I don't know what class Norco is but Vicodin is an opiate. Its like a heroin w/d.
Hang in there but be prepared for it to get a little worse before it gets better. I wished someone had told me that cause i was pretty freaked out when i got bad then a little better then MUCH MUCH worse, and now back to much muc better again. I'm almost thru the worst part of opiate w/d from what i understand. We'll see
The only way out truly is THROUGH!!!
you can do it.
we can do this
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Norcos have 10mg of Hydro-codone while Vicodin 750's only have 7.5 mg. The difference is that the amount of Hydro is 10 instead of 7.5 and the Tylenol is only 325mg for the Norcos instead of 750mg in your 750 Vics'. I have been on this for 7 years, the last 3 at around 8 to 10 Norcos a day, or 20-25 Vicodin 5/500's. The usual story I'm sure......hurt my back at work, 1/2 healed went back to work only to re-injure and back on Opiates ever since. All history as I have a new job and my back pain isn't an issue. Soon....hopefully, neither will these dang pills!
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I want to share something with everyone. I looked into my backyard today and watched my dogs for a while. I thought to myself......hmmmmm.....they eat food, drink water and sleep......yet they are so happy and soooo full of energy. The point is they are clean, sober, and most of all healthy! If I could just be as good as my dogs I thought!
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