Quitting Lortab need support!

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I started taking Lortabs a year ago. They were a savior for me from all my mental and physical pain. Now I am just addicted. I have quit a few times. I can get more if I want with refills - I don't want to. My husband and I flushed my pills. Just what I need to get through the week at work. I am so scared. I was taking up to 10 10mgs per day. I need to be a mom and a wife! Is anyone else quitting and want to do this together!!!
 
I quit a couple months ago, I was taking 60-70 MG's of Hydrocodone per day. I used Tramadol to ween down. You going from 100MG's to nothing, and trying to maintain your job and take care of your children, is VERY unrealistic, as you'll be VERY uncomfortable. You need to ween off of them, or take something like tramadol. Quitting cold turkey is difficult if you have NO responsibilities to take care of, so you would likely need a week or two with No work, very little child responsibility, a lot of immodium (diarrhea), hot baths, diphenhydramine (sleep), Ibuprofen (body aches), Prayer and TV.

If you have to keep up those responsibilities, you'll need to ween off, or take a substitution that blocks the WD effects. I wish you and your family well!
 
Thanks for your help. I only have a few lortab and maybe 5 tramadol. I am trying to go today cold turkey and then use the others sparingly. I am actually off work today bc my little one is sick. I wish I had more tramadol, as I know it would make it easier. But, I will have to make it work.
So far, not so bad, but I know the worst is to come.
 
You should be able to go to your doc to get tramadol easily. It's not a controlled drug.
 
lostinmontana;

I know how you feel. I am 3 days into quitting hydrocodone after 3 years of 10-20 10/325 a day. I am feeling VERY rough, but I know that I will be a better father and husband. They say that he major stuff declines after 3-4 days, but you will feel like hell for 2-3 weeks. Hot showers have helped me and a LOT of sleep. Your family neeRAB to understand that you are probably going to be sick for a while and they need to take up the slack. My reason for quitting was the fact that I would wake up in the morning and the first thing I would do was hit the medicine cabinet. I do not want anything to have that much control over me anymore. Nikki Sixx put it best. "Just look at yourself, do you like what you see? Just look at yourself, is this how it should be?" This song was playing as I was downing pills at the medicine cabinet mirror. I took it as a message.
I am right here with you. WE CAN DO THIS, WE ARE STRONG AND DO NOT NEED THIS. OUR FAMILIES DO NOT DESERVE THIS. WE NEED TO BE NORMAL AGAIN. I don't know about you, but I have not had a real strong emotional feeling towarRAB anything, family included, in a year. I blame it on these pills. GOD BLESS YOU.
 
Hi...
I agree that you need a medication to STOP the addiction. You shouldnt get more tramadol as someone suggested. that is just substitution. You need to look in your area, or see if your primary can call and maybe get you into, an addiction specialist.
I had been addicted to Lortab for 10+ years. I entered myself into Detox last Sept. It got me thru the hard part of withdrawls, but its a disease, you will always crave that feeling!! I also have a family and I know how you feel that you need your life to get back to normal. This is the closest to normal I have felt in so long and Ive only been on the Suboxone for 4 days!!
I just started Suboxone. Its the best thing in the world. They are very controlled, the Drs work very close with you to get you on the right dose. You dont build a tollerance for it ever. you can stay on it as long as you need, even forever.
I wish you the best of luck.
 
Thanks mandalounhaley2 and risner552004.

I am doing great. I had a few tramadol and lortabs to wean down on. Today I had 2 50mg tramadol pills. I am doing ok. Have totally been able to go to work. I definitely felt crummy, but manageable. But- here is my dilemna. I am thinking about getting my refill in 2 weeks. The pain in my neck is so horrible I remerabered why I am on these stupid pills in the first place. I am hoping to have surgery in a month or two. Just do not know what to do in the mean time.

I hope you are both doing well in your recovery!!!
 
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