vicodin addiction question

[markshark]

i fell into a little rut. had some issues goin on and lately ive been taking 4 or 5 vic 750s like once every 4 days or so just to take my mind off of things. i know this isnt good but its a good escape. is this classified as addiction? i feel like its becoming a problem and im probably in denial. i was just looking for some advice from anyone whos been hooked on this stuff. thanks.

 

[guest username]

If you think it's becoming a problem, then yes, you have an addiction (probably mental instead of physical, physical addiction to narcotics occurs after prolonged use).

You should seek help.

 

[squatmonkey]

Trust me. Dont let it turn into a problem. It starts off with a few here and there and the next thing you know you have a full blown addiction.

 

[gautho]

yep, and it only gets worse!

 

[joefire_2008]

yep, and it only gets worse!

My Ex wife is an addict, she blew thru my money, and became very unstable. Stop it before it becomes a serious problem, it take only a moment of bad decision making to create a life time of irreversable problems. Take care

 

[jb160]

Cut it off now bro! Take it from someone who had a serious addiction to them. They have been the second hardest thing I had to quit. (Smoking was the hardest) Started off 2 or 3 a day then increased over time to 15 - 20 and a 1500 dollar a month habit. Those things are the devil!! Feel free to PM me if you have any questions or need some advice.

 

[lithiumtremor]

opiates are the most evil substance on this planet. im an oxycontin addict, ive been through 3 inpatient detoxes, a suboxone detox/maintinence program, 2 inpatient rehabs and one outpatient. I just turned 20 in may. half of my family doesnt speak to me, i almost lost my college enrollment and did lose several jobs. i finished my most recent rehab in early april and have been clean 4 months. i have to get injected monthly with a drug that blocks opiates because i just cannot trust myself anymore. this all started because i was taking vicodin recreationally here and there. then everyday. at the end this time i was using over 400mgs of oxycontin a day and left rehab in over $10,000 of debt.

i dont know what the odds are that i came across this thread but please take it from someone who knows, cut it the fuck out now and do yourself a favor and save your own life.

 

[artificialaspirations]

flush em down the toilet for closure

 

[Latamier]

From seeing what narcotics do to our patients, you really dont want to develope a problem with this. Most people dont realize that to be addicted to a narc does not always mean that you have to pop several a day. There is a thing known as binge addiction. You may go several days, weeks, or months without taking any, but once you have a lot on your mind or are just stressed out too much you turn to your little magic pills. It sounds to me like you may be falling into this category. I have just noticed this from personal observation. I have never had a problem with this, in fact even after I had 2 levels of my spine fused I tried not to take anything for the pain. Seeing how many of our patients lives have been destroyed from this stuff is motivation enough for me to stay as far away from them as I can get.

 

[got2getripped]

Well you will know you are addicted when you stop taking them and turn into a raging beast. I did at a time and the withdrawal was the closest thing to hell I can imagine.

 

[6FULLMETALTRUCKIE9]

Bro I know the feeling you go from feeling like yourself to feeling like bugs are running across your skin . Been on oxy the last 5 yrs and can't wait to get off this crap. But I know that feeling that crave it get's under your skin need to pop a few pills. But anyway flush them bro and get some help your going to need it to beat this one..

 

[walliwalibus]

It's quite possible to have kidney failure due to withdrawls of Narcotics. And well, pain meds falls in that catagory. Had a relative happen to them when they went to jail, hallucinated and sheot for a couple days. Police were messing with him, no help. Then his kidneys failed. Then they believed him. Just be careful....

 

[Seconds]

Dude, you are lucky that you're only doing vics at this point. Next thing you know you'll graduate to roxis/oxys...because by then the vics won't do a thing for you (too many vics actually put me in the hospital because as the effect diminished I ate more and more...gave myself a bout of acute pancreatitis...you don't want that...the treatment is starving you for four days in the ICU while you go through withdrawls( they feed you sugar water through an IV...no real food or water of any kind - I had to beg for cups of ice - the idea is to shut down your pancreas ASAP to stop it from digesting itself!). In actuallity was the huge amounts of acetaminophen I was consuming to get the 10 mgs of Hydro that was irritating my pancreas - together with the vodka that I was drinking to boost the effects of the vics (its no excuse but I was literally watching my gf 's mom die of cancer at the time...and was so devastated that I was looking for anywhere to hide from the pain of that experience...I truly feel for anyone who has had to watch a loved one waste away like that). Honestly, when I was in the hospital, I had no idea what was happening to me...I didn't realize I was physically dependent and had no idea what withdrawls were...the Dr's just assumed that I knew and no one explained to me what I was going through...I was sweating like a pig, vomiting, hallucinating, wasn't allowed to eat, drink, and couldn't sleep for four days. It was a cruel and brutal way to experience your first withdrawl. I wound up checking myself out. I'd have be much better off if I knew what was happening and that had given me sedatives to ease the process. My Dr. was a total Nazi in his approach...no compassion whatsoever. After a while Bro, they do nothing for you except keep you functioning, no high, no nothing...its just like putting money in the meter. QUIT ASAP before you get stuck in that life...always chasing pills...trying to be sure that you don't run out. Don't screw around with this stuff! It will swallow your life! PM me if you want to know more. FWIW

 

[themacster]

see if you can try to cut back a little at a time, go from 4 or 6, how ever you are really taking to 3/4of that, then 1/2, etc.

Also, try to get some alternate pain killers, like tramdol, which is not addicting, but has a very short lived similar effect and substitute for that for a month.

Also, the more you work out, the less you should have the need for the vicodin's as the endorphins in your brain will react the same way after a good workout as if you took one or two vicodin's.

I had a very good buddy who was hooked on the same thing and was up to 12 a day and then was going to oxycontin, etc. Like everyone on the board has said, dont let this "begining stage" get worse, do what you can to stop it now. You are probably at a point, that you have acknowledged it so that is good, but kudos to all the fellas out there that spoke up about this as it is a serious issue and it goes to show that this board is not only one of information about gear but one of support for others as well.

(Now someone please play "We are Family"

Take advice of others and PM them if you need bro...

 

[walliwalibus]

Yeah, taper down til done dude, but be reasonable with the taper down. Don't like abuse the taper down. Then when done, never touch them again.

 

[Cutiebaby]

If you think it's becoming a problem, then yes, you have an addiction (probably mental instead of physical, physical addiction to narcotics occurs after prolonged use).

You should seek help.

I agree.

With that being said, if you feel as though you cannot make it past that 3-4 day period without the added "assistance" than by all means you need help. And yes I would at this point say it is more of a mental addiction than a physical if it makes you feel good and makes your day better. If you are in a shitty rut that many times in one month period maybe you should seek therapy or possibly an antidepressant. Anything is better than popping vicodin to "get through the day" as it should be used as a limited pain management not a shitty day solver.
Best of luck to you.

 

[mrribbit]

Bro, I am an addict. OxyContin almost killed me. I was taking enough to eaisly kill someone at one point then I put myself into treatment. I'm doing MUCH better now and trust me if you're even wondering if you have a problem because you need to take a few pills just to feel better then you def have a problem. FLUSH the pills you have and check out a detox/rehab facility in your area or check your insurance companies website for more info. DON'T KEEP TAKING THEM. Stop now or trust me......detox will be something you would never wish on your worst enemy. Get help now and start to live a program. You will be fine if you do EVERYTHING that is suggested to you. Good luck and you can def pm me for help bro!

 

[DJLegacy2k1]

Ive had to take Oxys once in a while because i cracked the back of my tooth...I can see how they could become a problem...luckily Ive only had to take them maybe once every couple days before bed if my tooth is throbbing, until i can get the dentist to fix my tooth.

Def not something Id play with recreationally.

-Legacy

 

[airsmith2k]

Dude, you are lucky that you're only doing vics at this point. Next thing you know you'll graduate to roxis/oxys...because by then the vics won't do a thing for you (too many vics actually put me in the hospital because as the effect diminished I ate more and more...gave myself a bout of acute pancreatitis...you don't want that...the treatment is starving you for four days in the ICU while you go through withdrawls( they feed you sugar water through an IV...no real food or water of any kind - I had to beg for cups of ice - the idea is to shut down your pancreas ASAP to stop it from digesting itself!). In actuallity was the huge amounts of acetaminophen I was consuming to get the 10 mgs of Hydro that was irritating my pancreas - together with the vodka that I was drinking to boost the effects of the vics (its no excuse but I was literally watching my gf 's mom die of cancer at the time...and was so devastated that I was looking for anywhere to hide from the pain of that experience...I truly feel for anyone who has had to watch a loved one waste away like that). Honestly, when I was in the hospital, I had no idea what was happening to me...I didn't realize I was physically dependent and had no idea what withdrawls were...the Dr's just assumed that I knew and no one explained to me what I was going through...I was sweating like a pig, vomiting, hallucinating, wasn't allowed to eat, drink, and couldn't sleep for four days. It was a cruel and brutal way to experience your first withdrawl. I wound up checking myself out. I'd have be much better off if I knew what was happening and that had given me sedatives to ease the process. My Dr. was a total Nazi in his approach...no compassion whatsoever. After a while Bro, they do nothing for you except keep you functioning, no high, no nothing...its just like putting money in the meter. QUIT ASAP before you get stuck in that life...always chasing pills...trying to be sure that you don't run out. Don't screw around with this stuff! It will swallow your life! PM me if you want to know more. FWIW

exactly vicodens are nothing im an opiate addict and i can literally eat 10 vicodens to just feel any kind of high..i need at least like 3-5 a day to function or a whole suboxen or i feel like absolute shit now...usually if i dont take a suboxen ill just take like 2-3 30mg roxys the addiction sucks...just wein down off the vicodens take a lil less every day till ur off of them completely even go down to like a half of one a day and you prolly wont withdrawl

 

[JLA]

Dude, you are lucky that you're only doing vics at this point. Next thing you know you'll graduate to roxis/oxys...because by then the vics won't do a thing for you (too many vics actually put me in the hospital because as the effect diminished I ate more and more...gave myself a bout of acute pancreatitis...you don't want that...the treatment is starving you for four days in the ICU while you go through withdrawls( they feed you sugar water through an IV...no real food or water of any kind - I had to beg for cups of ice - the idea is to shut down your pancreas ASAP to stop it from digesting itself!). In actuallity was the huge amounts of acetaminophen I was consuming to get the 10 mgs of Hydro that was irritating my pancreas - together with the vodka that I was drinking to boost the effects of the vics (its no excuse but I was literally watching my gf 's mom die of cancer at the time...and was so devastated that I was looking for anywhere to hide from the pain of that experience...I truly feel for anyone who has had to watch a loved one waste away like that). Honestly, when I was in the hospital, I had no idea what was happening to me...I didn't realize I was physically dependent and had no idea what withdrawls were...the Dr's just assumed that I knew and no one explained to me what I was going through...I was sweating like a pig, vomiting, hallucinating, wasn't allowed to eat, drink, and couldn't sleep for four days. It was a cruel and brutal way to experience your first withdrawl. I wound up checking myself out. I'd have be much better off if I knew what was happening and that had given me sedatives to ease the process. My Dr. was a total Nazi in his approach...no compassion whatsoever. After a while Bro, they do nothing for you except keep you functioning, no high, no nothing...its just like putting money in the meter. QUIT ASAP before you get stuck in that life...always chasing pills...trying to be sure that you don't run out. Don't screw around with this stuff! It will swallow your life! PM me if you want to know more. FWIW

Another good thing, the physical withdrawal will be over probably in less than a week. That doesn't mean you won't think about popping a couple.