- Support for family members 27th April 2005
... wrong. I know he has tried heroine, oxy's, zanax, vicodin , all at different times because he has admitted to ... problem and that all he does now is pop an ocassional vicodin , but for us not to worry, it's no big deal, yada yada ... going to come back positive because he had taken a vicodin a few days back, but he just does things like that ... does to people. I think he's probably doing more then vicodin , probably heroine, but knows already that they will...
... couldn't try to tell me they weren't (I actually took a vicodin and tested myself every 8 hours after I took it)....
... a difference especially if the counselor may help. Vicodin takes no longer to get out of your system than any...
... admitted before we tested him that he had taken a vicodin a few days before, but I found out recently that won ... because he swore he hadn't taken anything since the vicodin . We will test him again tonight and see what the results ... as into as we thought, or it could mean he's taking vicodin which isn't showing up???? I'll keep you posted...
... about the opiate tests you are using but mine show up vicodin . I know this because I tested them myself with a ... vicodin . It came up very positive. You have to be careful ... and the 300ng ones will show up any opiate including vicodin . I don't even know what an "ng" is but I assume it ... other test if the line was faint. When I took the vicodin , I tested myself about 6 hours later and there was...
... but you mentioned the home test you do tests for vicodin , are you able to tell him what this test looks like ... where I purchased mine and they said it tests for vicodin , but I just want to make sure incase we do keep home...
... tests but if the company you called said it tests for vicodin , I am sure it probably does. You could test yourself ... like I did if you can get a hold of one vicodin . My son's girlfriend hit him in the mouth the other...
... taking any kind of drugs that I'm to chicken to take a vicodin even to check. I purchased a seperate test that will ... check for hydrocodone ( vicodin ) so either way if it doesn't show on one it will show...
... being a drug addict myself I had no problem taking one vicodin 6 months ago to assure my son the drug tests I bought...
... being a drug addict myself I had no problem taking one vicodin 6 months ago to assure my son the drug tests I bought...
- Day 10....oh boy! 25th April 2005
... WD. I start to forget that I was ever addicted to vicodin , then I remember a few nights/days in February that...
- Desperate for Help 25th April 2005
... t know what has happened differently because of my Vicodin addiction. I shake my head every day wondering how...
- Scared Wife....are you ok? 24th April 2005
... - along with ambien, soma or something like that, vicodin and I can't remember the rest right at the moment...
- Looking For Answers 23rd April 2005
... surgery in August 2004, my heart doctor put me on Vicodin ..
3 times a day. My body feels cold all the time ... coat and taking a lap blanket.
Now I am taking 4 Vicodin a day - 6 hours apart. It helped at first by making ... now I am still getting cold at night. It seems the Vicodin is not working like it was. (I can't put more blankets...
... bypass was last summer why is your Dr. still giving you Vicodin ? Do you have pain that you take it for? or are you ... taking it?
I have never heard of a dr giving you Vicodin to make you warm. I am 3 months without painkillers ... and I am not cold anymore. I think the vicodin it what is making you cold.
DV...
... bath. a heating pad, to make you warm. anything but Vicodin to keep you warm! You don't want to get hooked on...
- when will the withdrawal end?! 23rd April 2005
... I had only been using vicodin for about 3 weeks to a month, and stopped on Monday...
... will feel better and each day that you don't take a vicodin is a success! Look at it that way.
You will feel...
... I had only been using vicodin for about 3 weeks to a month, and stopped on Monday...
- Concerned about friend taking Vicodin 22nd April 2005
... higher tollerance. If he doesn't feel he "needs" the vicodin and doesn't take them, then he should be fine. But...
... I STARTED TAKING VICODIN A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND I STARTED WITH 2 OR 3 A...
- Ashamed 22nd April 2005
... ve been off the drugs for 3 weeks or so and I took vicodin faithfully everyday for the past five years. You...
- Help with vicodin addition. Family Crisis. 22nd April 2005
... :) I started taking vicodin about 4 years ago, my doctor had prescribed it for ... grandmother (which was a big no no). I got up to 23 vicodin s a day and began to hallucinate and became paranoid...
... will go through withdrawal. My wife quit abusing vicodin last year and went through about ten days of WD. ...
... when it comes to addiction. I have been addicted to Vicodin (6-10) a day. I slowly titrated myself off of these...
... Then I went to all of these websites and they group vicodin in the same category. I am just so shocked and clueless...
- 3 weeks! 21st April 2005
... wanted to post that today is day 21 for me with no vicodin . I used everyday for 5 years and tapered for 3 months...
... track and that feels good...no one was meant to be a vicodin fiend:).
Surprising that I appear disciplined....
- pain pills, shaking 20th April 2005
... it really dangerous? im hooked on percocet and/or vicodin , and thats what ive been taking when these episodes...
- Going to an addictionologist 19th April 2005
... down to 1 per day before I start. In order to get my vicodin I have to sign in at his office and the nurse administers ... week I am given a urine test and if the amount of vicodin exceeds my taper schedule then I am out of the program...
- Check Taper~UPDATE 18th April 2005
... you. I too was on the fentanyl patches while taking vicodin or percocet for the break through pain. I slowly weaned...
- I have a question but will post more details later 18th April 2005
... with aspirin to make Lortab, acetaminophen to make Vicodin , inbuprofen to make Vicoprofen as well as countless...
... valium; the other for opiates, like hydrocodone i.e. vicodin . Completely seperate tests. I hope this helps....
... valium; the other for opiates, like hydrocodone i.e. vicodin . Completely seperate tests. I hope this helps.
uci...
- 2nd day hydrocondone free...help!! 17th April 2005
... accident!
I do feel your pain! I was hooked on Vicodin after my knee surgery. I finished my 1st bottle of...
- I fell off the wagon 17th April 2005
... 8 days and then found someone at work who had some vicodin and justified one because of a bad tooth. This is...
- My taper is working! 17th April 2005
... didn't realize that NORCO is hydrocodone just like Vicodin is. The withdrawls are the same.
Hang in there...
- Life after Vicoden, what is it like? 16th April 2005
... I was abusing vicodin for 5 months. (originally prescribed for dental surgery ... I couldn't be sure how I was, anymore, without the vicodin . I became ill w/genuine flu in early Feb. and coincidental...
... I took percocet and vicodin on and off for about 3 years .......I have a bad back ... to do things...........But I would say " Life after Vicodin " for me is good...............the monkey is off my...
... I take Vicodin about 3 days a week, 1 pill only each day. Enough...
- Withdrawal: How I got here 16th April 2005
... exercise. I'm on day 17 clean off a huge habit of a vicodin addiction. Trust me, when I say it does get better...
- 1st day of recovery... 16th April 2005
... you...My first day of recovery today..after using vicodin and barbital (sedatives) for many years I am presently...
... the tunnel. I've been 15 days clean off of a 50 pill vicodin habit a day. It's rough but just like the time it...
- I'm back. Going CT off these freaking Hydros/Opiates! They have ruined my life! 16th April 2005
... today is my first day of recovery. Being addicted to vicodin and barbital (sedatives) for years, my life has been...
- recovery and surgery/pain medication 15th April 2005
... are formulated to relieve moderate pain (just like Vicodin does). An example would be Ultracet (similar to the...
... have the morphine pump for less than 24hrs. I had 1 vicodin the next day. When leaving, I was asked about pain...
- Found A Pill Case 13th April 2005
...
The pill with the V on it may not be Valium or Vicodin . Usually with Vicodin the word Vicodin is fully spelled...
- Hydrocodone arrest 12th April 2005
... withdraw from the pills. I was taking up to 10-12 vicodin es a day and the last one I took was last Thursday...
... Im Gil, and I have 7 hours so far of not taking any vicodin or butalbital(barbituates)(sedatives) which gave me...
- Whats the pupose of Methadone 10th April 2005
... me. He said that he would and he lowered me down to vicodin 5/500 and set me up with a very slow taper plan. I...
- Husband's Cocaine Addiction 10th April 2005
... high. It's a sad situation, for me I was addicted to Vicodin pills and no-one knew. That was until I told my family...
- Naltrexone...when can I begin it? 10th April 2005
... one on Tues., today being Sunday), and I had some Vicodin on Thursday. Since then, I've had nothing but Valium...
- Tapering schedule ideas for pregnant addict? 8th April 2005
... if it were a harder drug like Herion then yes, but vicodin withdrawal would not harm the babies. I was polite...
... strength. I dont care what that doctor said about vicodin not being a problem during pregnancy...she should...
... discomfort and it wouldnt hurt the babies. Here it is:
Vicodin 5/500
2 pills 4 x / day for 7 days
2 pills ...
- need advice on withdrawl from percocet!!! 8th April 2005
... The drug the doctor prescribed was xodol aka vicodin . Thanks for the support, the problem is that I can...
... depression" with your counceler? You see opiates - vicodin , percocet, etc. are virtually depressants. It is not...
- Valleygurl.. 8th April 2005
... asked for help i also told him to lower me down to vicodin and taper me off of that. He agreed. So he put me ... on Vicodin 5/500.
This is the scheduled taper:
2 pills...
- You Are Heaven Sent 8th April 2005
... had in my life! I thought it was the miracle pill- ( vicodin , lortabs, anything I could get my hands on that contained...
- Just stopped taking Vicodin, my confession 7th April 2005
... alot.
To finally come clean so I won't buy this vicodin anymore I told my family last night. Very supportive...
... fighting this addiction. Although now I substitute vicodin for coffee, which I believe is a decent trade-off ...
Thanks everyone for keeping me clean and off the vicodin s for 18 days!...
- methadone question 7th April 2005
... while myself with back pain then I was able to go to vicodin and somas. Was bale to stop the Somas on my own but ... am having problems with the vicodin . I feel that whatever you are taking for whatever...
- Ultram question for member "BH2004" 5th April 2005
... drug is considered harmless by so many. I've been on Vicodin and even Percocet for flare ups a few times since...
- Sara? 5th April 2005
... take more. Ambien is a sleeping pill. Or I would take vicodin while I was working, and Soma, (muscle relaxer). I ... putting myself in hiding for 3 years- so I could do my vicodin = I had to learn how to converse with people again...
- What is Suboxone Withdrawl Like? 4th April 2005
... pill, what symptoms can you expect? Is is as bad as Vicodin withdrawl? I was so sick after 2 years on that crap ... saved my life! I was taking up to 40 7.5/500 mg of Vicodin a DAY. Once I got that Sub pill under my tongue I...
... pill, what symptoms can you expect? Is is as bad as Vicodin withdrawl? I was so sick after 2 years on that crap ... saved my life! I was taking up to 40 7.5/500 mg of Vicodin a DAY. Once I got that Sub pill under my tongue I...
- Withdrawals just hit me like a freight train 4th April 2005
... This morning when I woke up I had been without vicodin for about 20 hours and I was not experiencing any ... will help with the other withdrawals. I have taken vicodin for over two years at about 4-5 pills of regular strength...
... that's the way I looked at it. Don't take another vicodin and you win. Simple...but damn hard....
... There must be something there being that I was on vicodin for over two years. Something is not right. I am not...
- Update from Catholic dad 3rd April 2005
... betting that you CAN DO IT!! Like you, I ran out of vicodin and decided rather than get my hands on more!-I'd ... volunteered at the hospice but she had to get some more vicodin ...." (You get what I'm going for here. :))...
... for the encouragement everyone. I have not taken a vicodin now for 20 hours and as of right now I have no withdrawals ... I know that it can take up to 48 hours before the vicodin starts to leave your system. I am prepared and will...
... stuff, I think that I am going to tell him about my vicodin addiction. He is a PHD in psych. so I am sure I am...
... stuff, I think that I am going to tell him about my vicodin addiction. He is a PHD in psych. so I am sure I am...
... will be day 7. Some advice for those who are quiting vicodin . Dont get drunk thinking that it will take away some ...
Just some insight. However I have not used any vicodin . Thanks again to everyone for being supportive.
...
- wife gave me ultimatum 3rd April 2005
... quitting process. I have now gone 5 days without vicodin ...up until last thursday I had taken them every night...
... skeptical as I found an empty prescription bottle for vicodin that was filled on March 12th and by a doctor I've ... In the past, he had always said that he gave his vicodin to his mom and that he never took that. Well, there...
- memory loss due to drug use 2nd April 2005
... for 3 years and overdosed several times. I also used vicodin for 2 years. I stopped 2 years ago but i seem to have...
- Cousin is off Crack but taking so much other pills..... 1st April 2005
... 6 tums, so many other things. Oh and he is taking Vicodin for the pain in his leg from the accident that he...
... 6 tums, so many other things. Oh and he is taking Vicodin for the pain in his leg from the accident that he ... has legitimate pain issues and is NOT abusing the vicodin then i wouldnt really worry about that either at this...
... candy he was eating.
I still don't understand the Vicodin though, he was taking 4 of them a day it just seemed...
- A new dilemma 1st April 2005
... you can get any dam pain killer you want. I did the vicodin things for a few weeks and realized i hated myself...
... motrin 800mg isn't working??? My doctors answer is vicodin , he even knows i am an addict. He says we will deal...
... trying to talk me out of ultram and to stay with the vicodin . Why don't doctors listen???? I just told him that ... alot and don't want to get behind the wheel while on vicodin .....that was the lie of the century!!!! LOL....i...
- Legality? 30th March 2005
... I've been taking vicodin and ultram for about four months non-stop now and...
- Lisa? Marilyn? 28th March 2005
... he had remaining, yet I found an empty bottle from vicodin that was filled on 3/12/05. He claims to have flushed...
... strong medication would go just two weeks ago to get a vicodin prescription filled only to come home and flush them...
- Sub. users~ questions (Lisa, ggrl, twins, BANKER, etc.) 28th March 2005
... super duper, but I certainly didn't feel like I did on vicodin w/d's. Maybe a little grumpy, my stomach was rumbling...
... there when I tried to taper off directly from oxys, Vicodin , etc.
For those like myself, with a history of...
- need help for my sister 28th March 2005
... some days she would take 4 other days 15 ....drug is Vicodin 10mg.....i feel completely lost and helpless....i...
... back up a little.... I was taking 10-20 percocets or vicodin a day......so back to the ground unit.........they...
... the absolute best thing.
I have withdrawn from Vicodin , percocet, Tramadol, and the ever so horrible Fentanyl...
- Out of detox....feeling lost 27th March 2005
... in check. :)
I feel lost without my pills. Vicodin was my friend. I would appreciate someone who wants...
... in check. :)
I feel lost without my pills. Vicodin was my friend. I would appreciate someone who wants...
... new program. I detoxed off of remarkable amounts of Vicodin (HUGE) and by the 5th day I was feeling like a new ... You'll be ok...I promise. If you want your "friend" Vicodin and have made the decision to no longer use...why...
- Lisa.......i Have A Question... 27th March 2005
... before jumping on the meth. He jumped from oxy to vicodin then vicodin to meth. He needed too many vikes to...
- It's time to quit taking vicodin 26th March 2005
... realize that I have some credentials; when I came off Vicodin 15 yrs ago, I finished up a brilliant binge by taking...
... realize that I have some credentials; when I came off Vicodin 15 yrs ago, I finished up a brilliant binge by taking...
... I have been addicted to vicodin for over two years. I began taking them occasionally ... I told my doctor that I think that I am hooked to vicodin , that of the regular strength over a couple of years...
... one. I suspect that it would be the same with the vicodin . If I allow myself one then why not another?
I ... am doing a test run right now and have not taken a vicodin since 7.00 pm last night. You're right I do feel kinda...
... to stop while "it's still easy". I was taking 1-2 vicodin s daily until early February. (Had been taking them ... s related to the time of day when I would use the vicodin --always later in the day. You may experience flu ... been a while, and despite the hate I developed for vicodin during that week of detox, I have been missing it ... feel the same way you did. And yes I want off the vicodin train right now.
I don't know if you read my last ... post but I am doing a test run without vicodin right now. I have not had one for 12 hours now. I...
... I am on my 13th hour trial run without vicodin . I am going to allow myself two today to get through...
... one. I suspect that it would be the same with the vicodin . If I allow myself one then why not another?
I ... am doing a test run right now and have not taken a vicodin since 7.00 pm last night. You're right I do feel kinda...
... a bad hangover. I hate to say that I just took one vicodin . That is one in 24 hours. I am sorry but I felt terrible...
... Nay you know this is an excuse to continue to take vicodin . I am going to bite the darn bullet and realize that...
... Nay you know this is an excuse to continue to take vicodin . I am going to bite the darn bullet and realize that...
- Omg, I Am In Real Trouble...... 26th March 2005
... possible to starve off w/d.....How about switching to vicodin to taper down.....
I am just trying to give you every...
- Methadone questions 24th March 2005
... to jump down from oxy to percocet, then percocet to vicodin 5/500 then darvocets,
That was really long and dragged...
- OXY question 24th March 2005
... Be A Bad Couple Of Weeks?! I Tried C/t On A 30 10mg Vicodin Habit Andcaved After 3 Days, Couldn't Take The Sickness...
- Help getting off Hydrocodone 24th March 2005
... neck vertebrae. I really don't
need to take anymore Vicodin , but can't seem to stop the 2-3 I take a day.
I'm ... me with lead a normal life. How do I step down the Vicodin and how long does it take? I am picking up some SAMe...
- How Long Does Oxycontin Stay In Your System?. 23rd March 2005
... your post till now.......I was taking 20-30 10mg of Vicodin and also 5-6 80's of OXY or whatever was available ... ago, one day I asked on this board I'm taking 4-5 vicodin s and getting no buzz! ya, dum-shiat your addicted...
- Marijuana - Just can't seem to Quit 21st March 2005
... get withdrawals from marijuana like you do with oxy, vicodin etc?...
- I am happy today 21st March 2005
... say I am 100 days clean today off of percecet and vicodin .......thats all I need to say right now
I HOPE ALL...
- I Finally Came To The End Of Myself 15th March 2005
... the other. I can't say I like the hydros, (Loritab, Vicodin , etc) or alcohol, they make me sick, but the Percocet...
- OB appt. in one hour! (Pregnant & addicted to hydro) 15th March 2005
... months! When I found out I was expecting I was on 16-18 Vicodin ES a day! I am down to 6 a day and I feel great. ...
- How do you know if you're addicted? 11th March 2005
... My doctor put me on vicodin last year for pain re: a cervical disc problem. Well...
... do more?Red flag.I became supermommy while i was on vicodin and continued to take them on days when I really did...
- Well, I never thought I'd be on this board 11th March 2005
... chronic headaches for 20 years but didn't get into vicodin until about 2 years ago. I go through 30 pills in...
... t help for the 3 days that I tried not taking any vicodin . I just hate feeling like this. Just so you all ... at home with 2 kids (12 & 9). Does anyone know if vicodin makes you itchy? I've been having a real problem...
... suggestions.
You are not on as high a dosage of Vicodin as many, so you may not have as severe a problem coming...
... suggestions.
You are not on as high a dosage of Vicodin as many, so you may not have as severe a problem coming...
- Famous Addicts? 10th March 2005
... the Green Bay Packers admitted to taking up to 11 vicodin a day, I don,t know what strength, but he is clean...
- Still trucking along 10th March 2005
... my case, I've always been such a "good girl" the vicodin was kind of a mini-revolt. Stupid though, as I've...
- Any Actors out there? 8th March 2005
... started suffering with chronic pain and was prescribed vicodin and percocets. When i became addicted it didnt take...
- Husband Being Alot Better 7th March 2005
... tough.....I mean, in my case-I was just taking the vicodin because of the high (or the mellow-calm, really)-...
- Back in the same spot... help 5th March 2005
... made it for about a week... tampering off of things ( vicodin ) then sooner then later, i was taking them again for ... this time...this time im alone. I only have a few vicodin , which isnt going to last me... It's Saturday and ...
i didnt take anything yesterday, except some vicodin and a 1/4 of methadone... slept fine. today, nose ... i feel a little weak, very cold. taking a few more vicodin -- i hate this... i do it to myself!
someone help...
... didnt know too much, ive been there twice. he gave me vicodin , thats when i tried to ease off with them...i was ... little while, very little, then back to doing oxys. vicodin didnt help too much, then i got a bunch myself, stopped...
... than others. It is one hell of a jump from oxy to vicodin ....that in itself says something.
Nuerontin is...
... made it for about a week... tampering off of things ( vicodin ) then sooner then later, i was taking them again for ... this time...this time im alone. I only have a few vicodin , which isnt going to last me... It's Saturday and ...
i didnt take anything yesterday, except some vicodin and a 1/4 of methadone... slept fine. today, nose ... i feel a little weak, very cold. taking a few more vicodin -- i hate this... i do it to myself!
someone help...
... not sure, i was a little dizzy, i dont really have vicodin to fall back on anymore... only 2, 7.5 pills, close...
- Getting addicted to my meds 5th March 2005
... cant see my way out either. I have my addiction to Vicodin and Percocet. For me i feel it is a lose lose situation...
- My vicoden detox... 3rd March 2005
... Lynn and Mtn... vicodin abuse has changed my internal thermostat as well....
- another question about my tapering..... 2nd March 2005
... you need to split it up. I am taking 4 reg strength vicodin a day and I take 1/2 every 3 hours. I was taking 1...
... plan for me at one time and this is how it went:
2 vicodin s in A.M. 2 vicodins in P.M. do this for 1 week ...
1 vicodin in A.M. 1 vicodin in P.M. do this for 1 week
None in A.M ... . 1 vicodin in P.M. do this for 1 week
Stop
If the taper ... me, I would suggest on the third week to take 1/2 vicodin in the A.M. for a week and then i would add a 4th...
- sub question..... 1st March 2005
... on getting the sub. Have low tolerance been using vicodin for 2 years went upto 10 a day first run then got ... DAY 2 years ago, at this point they are upto 20-30 vicodin a day and some even turned to H while i can still...
- am i addicted??? 28th February 2005
... headache for a couple days i had no withdrawls like vicodin (was hooked on that too) so i wouldnt worry much...
- Please help with vicodin addiction 28th February 2005
... medications, however, I cant say i have ever heard of the Vicodin HP. What exactly is the HP?
Ya know, you are not...
... Vicodin e HP stands for high potenticy. Strongest you can get ... I think as far as vicodin is concerned. Goes from Vicodin to Vicodin ES (extra ... strength) to Vicodin HP.
I want to say thanks to you that have posted...
... hooked on those.....they are harder to kick then the vicodin ...........so I would try to do it with out the xanax...
... idea of what to expect. :) I am presently 20 days vicodin -free. I started taking vikes (basically for relaxation ... fun?) in September last year. I'd been prescribed vicodin for dental surgery, originally. I took one a day,...
- Flushed them! 25th February 2005
... Like I was really going to tell anybody "I have three vicodin hidden at home for a special occasion."
Anyway...
- I'm Letting My Husband Go 25th February 2005
... back should go out or something. He's still got the vicodin as well. So if the oxy was the problem, why wouldn ... 't he pitch it and just keep the vicodin ? I don't know, but I do know that I cannot let his ... runs out of her meds (she takes 14 prescriptions.... vicodin , oxycontin, darvocets, & ambien to name a few). He...
- morphine w/d need answers 22nd February 2005
... and some numbers for rehab or day treatment. Try a vicodin and see if that eleviates some of the discomfort,...
- Suboxone? 21st February 2005
... for the long post
I have been seriously addicted to vicodin for 2 years on and off whenever myfamily would find ... harder now for some reason. I can be satsfied with 2 vicodin a day and my tolerance has never ever increased over ... very good and normal on a bunch of small doses of vicodin throughout every day. That has always been my habit ... doses and history. Literally I could get a bottle of vicodin and take less then prescribed and feel okay, but without ... whynot just wait for my inevitable relapse back to vicodin . If i do relapse im going to be kicked out of my ... confsuing how i can be SO dependent on such low doses of vicodin to feel normal. Sorry for the rambling and long post...
... make us ALL irrational!! :-) I took a low dose of Vicodin for many years....but...eventually it did escalate ... December, after "moving up" to Oxycontin (even WORSE than Vicodin )--I went to see the most wonderful addictionologist...
... am when Im using. Still just like you I want to use vicodin even though I know I canot. I can say the thoughts...
