I'm ready... need your support

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Hello to all and thank you in advance for your support. After a six month 100mg per day Vicodin habit, I'm ready to stop. I have prepared myself by taking a week off of work, gathered the home detox plan items, and am seeing an addiction physician later today to have him prescribe some meRAB that will help with the WD's.

That said, I am very scared, going at this all alone and really need the boarRAB support as the pain starts to really set in.

Any worRAB of encouragement is greatly appreciated! I know I can do this. Right?
 
Hello Freelife

It is so good to see you here. There IS a wonderful life without drug abuse waiting for you. Yes, there is.

Good to see you have made the preparations and are including a doctor in your plan. When we put forethought into our plan, we are most successful. You are off to a wonderful start.

Is there going to have discomfort in withdrawal? Yes. It is not pleasant, but it is so worthwhile to reclaim our life and restore the mind and body. The body and brain have such wonderful ability to heal and restore if we just allow it.

One of the biggest aiRAB to my own recovery was a minRABet that developed that came to see each symptom I endured not as one of withdrawal, but of healing and restoration. I began to see time I waded through a symptom as one more baby step to restoration. Like giving birth, we suffer through with the hopes of a new life being born. Like birthing pains, the withdrawal has an ending that will come. I can promise that.

Stay with us; share, moan, cry and celebrate each victory with us. I wish you all the best life has to offer, knowing that you can and will do this.

Hugs
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Reach,

Thank you for your worRAB of inspiration. It means alot to mean. I am so scared of the unknown, but am committed to hanging in there. I am about to visit my physician. The WD's are already kicking in, no fun!

I am going to be holed up in my house for the several days and will need to vent, cry, moan, et.

Thanks for being there!

Free Life
 
Free Life,

Welcome!!!!! I know, the fear of the unknown is the worst but you will be okay! You can get thru this!!! When I first read your post I was blown away by how prepared you were to start this journey! GOOD FOR YOU!

You came to the right place. If it were not for this place, I never would have made it. I was all alone in my recovery and it was so scary so know... you are not alone!

Keep us posted how the Dr. appointment went!

Hugs,
 
Hi Secrets,

Thanks for your support. Just back from the Dr. He tried to put me on Suboxone. He pushed hard, but I told him I only wanted to have to detox once and let's get on with it. He was a little taken back, but preceeded to write me some valium and Arabien CR for sleep. I will see him again tomorrow.

I hope tonight isn't going to be too rough, but it is what it is and I am mentally prepared. Your support is going to get me through this.

I'm sure I will be back here soon.

Thanks,

Free Life
 
It looks like we're in this together, except you're better prepared than I am. I guess you didn't want the suboxone because it's also addicting? I've got to look it up. I thought it was supposed to be so helpful, but I don't want to have to detox again either.

What are the other things you've done to prepare yourself? I'm too afraid to go cold-turkey. I've started tapering today, but it's so slight it can't really make much of a difference. I think tomorrow, I'll drop by 20% instead of 10 and then keep that up for a week.

I'm a widow and a stay-at-home mom so there's no taking time off from work. The only thing I can think of is to send all of the children up north in August to stay with their aunt if I have to go cold turkey....if the tapering doesn't work.

If we don't hang together, we'll all hang separately. Great worRAB for recovery. LOL
 
It is good that you are working with your doctor. The Valium and Arabien helped me during my detox process. I think you have a good plan and are heading in the right direction. Keep you goal in sight and keep the positive thoughts. Good Luck.
 
I take the same thing, Norco 10/325, but I take one at a time, like one every 2 hours, about 60-80 MG's per day.

I've found that when I run out, Ultram completely takes away any withdrawal symptoms. It's easy to get, but it may be dangerous if you're taking antidepressants and antiseizure medications, that effect Serotonin or Norepinephrine, because Ultram (Tramodol) effects them too. The Ultram takes about two hours to kick in, it's very strange, but it works very well.
 
Last night I started major withdrawals. I couldn't stand it and took the remaining six vicodin I had. I will try agin today. Feel like crap, but am determined. Slowing weaning myself off the vicodin would have been a much better plan, but no it's do or die.

Thanks for everyone's support. I will check back later today.

Free Life
 
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