Hydrocodone addiction

[plifter]

Has anyone here had problems with addiction to opiate pain medicine? I had surgery for a torn rotator cuff a year ago and the surgeon prescribed Lortab for the post operation pain. Of course he only gave me about a months worth. Unfortunately I ended up liking this stuff way too much and a year later, I'm popping these things right and left. I've got another doc that writes the RX. He's not a real thorough doc, basically he just asks what medicine I want and then writes the RX (yep, there are docs that just don't give a shit). I've tried going off several times and I've been able to quit for as long as 7 days. I've now been having my shrink help me with the addiction. I've gotten to the point that I have a huge tolerance and I have to take massive doses to get any kind of effect. I'm really starting to worry about what harm this might be doing to me. I tried quitting again last week and I got real sick from the withdrawal. My shrink gave me an opiate antagonist which basically binds to the same receptors as the hydrocodone. This blocks any effect from the hydro. I got so damned sick that I was smoking marijuana to ease the withdrawal sickness. Has anyone else had problems with this drug? How bad have I fucked myself up? I'm worried I might end up having to go to an inpatient rehab hospital to get clean.

 

[shivastool]

Your an addict. Deal with it. Get some help, and stop...and no marijauna maintenance! Some guys get strung out on the thing that "helps' them get off the other thing...the longer you use, the more detriment to your health and those around you. Yes, addiction affects not just you. Sorry for the harshness, but this is serious sheeaat.

 

[velvett]

Has anyone here had problems with addiction to opiate pain medicine? I had surgery for a torn rotator cuff a year ago and the surgeon prescribed Lortab for the post operation pain. Of course he only gave me about a months worth. Unfortunately I ended up liking this stuff way too much and a year later, I'm popping these things right and left. I've got another doc that writes the RX. He's not a real thorough doc, basically he just asks what medicine I want and then writes the RX (yep, there are docs that just don't give a shit). I've tried going off several times and I've been able to quit for as long as 7 days. I've now been having my shrink help me with the addiction. I've gotten to the point that I have a huge tolerance and I have to take massive doses to get any kind of effect. I'm really starting to worry about what harm this might be doing to me. I tried quitting again last week and I got real sick from the withdrawal. My shrink gave me an opiate antagonist which basically binds to the same receptors as the hydrocodone. This blocks any effect from the hydro. I got so damned sick that I was smoking marijuana to ease the withdrawal sickness. Has anyone else had problems with this drug? How bad have I fucked myself up? I'm worried I might end up having to go to an inpatient rehab hospital to get clean.

what is the shrink doing for you?
have noted a mild case of hypoglycemia?
the best way is not to go cold turkey and detox under a doctor's observation/care
you have put yourself in a hole so be prepared for a shitty ride to help yourself.

 

[plifter]

The shrink gave me a cocktail of drugs to "help" with the withdrawal. He gave me catapress which is a blood pressure medicine that's supposed to ease withdrawal symptoms. He also gave me phenergan for nausea. The catapress was intolerable. If given a choice between taking catapress or rat poison, I would choose the rat poison. It made my mouth so dry that I had slurred speach. I got so damned dizzy that I felt like I was going to faint every 15 minutes. I also suffer from panic attacks and all of this "trauma" has made my panic attacks increase in frequency and severity. I take Xanax and Paxil for the panic and anxiety problem. I think the worst part is that I live alone and I'm a pretty lonely kind of person to begin with. I don't have anyone around me to give me emotional support. I used to look down on "junkies" but now I understand how people get themselves messed up. I still have feelings of guilt and this has been a blow to my self esteem. I wish there was a way to just hibernate for 2 or 3 weeks while all these chemicals work their way out of my body. I feel like my body has become a toxic waste dump. I haven't even told my parents that I'm having a problem. I don't want to worry them with my problem. At the same time, part of me wants to go stay with my parents for a few weeks while I deal with this. All I can say is that it's all my fault. I did this to myself and I have to fix it by myself. At least it's not crack cocaine or pure heroin.