- 3 Weeks and it's Still Rough 27th January 2008
... am 3 weeks clean after at least 8 years of abusing Vicodin and whatever other painkillers I came across. I have...
- Suboxone - Son wants to start but cannot afford it 23rd January 2008
... per day for the medication how is he paying for his Vicodin habit?
Good luck to you - your son is lucky to have...
- Hydrocodone - The Party's Over 22nd January 2008
... but had to add my two cents: PLEASE be careful with vicodin and alcolhol. Try other ways to relax. I try to meditated...
- i told my dr. i wanted to quit, so she prescribed me more painkillers! 22nd January 2008
... and depression and he wrote me a prescription for vicodin !! Yes you read that right. All they know how to do...
... and depression and he wrote me a prescription for vicodin !! Yes you read that right.
I can believe it...
- Pelvic Pain 21st January 2008
... October 07. More recently, in Nov/Dec, got a script for vicodin and percosets from a new dr. Not a good idea...ate...
- tramadol withdrawel 21st January 2008
... year and a half ago I hurt my back and was prescribed vicodin and then percocet. I did not want to keep taking...
- Well I got the lecture I have been waiting for,NOW I need help opiate problems 18th January 2008
... then I got pregnant at which point I dropped down to Vicodin 500 2 or 3 tiems a week and was told the visits were...
- New to this discussion group, withdrawling off oxycodone, in need of advice! 16th January 2008
... hands out narcs like a candy dispenser,) started me on vicodin because I used to be an RN and had a work injury to ... upper back. He also put me on baclofen. I was on the vicodin for 1 year because I was having chronic daily headaches ... needed to get off of it. So, I slowly tapered off the vicodin and was given imatrex and propranolol for migraines ... then out of the blue, not long after I'd been off the vicodin , I started having SEVERE upper abdominal pain. My...
- Old Timers, I have a question..... 15th January 2008
...
The good news is that I really have no access to Vicodin or percs now. I have no valid reason to be on long...
- What's up, Winnie? 13th January 2008
... have started taking supplements.....L-Tyrosine NOT Vicodin . I hope your aches and pains are getting better and...
- I have detoxed... NOW what do I do? 10th January 2008
... quit drinking and intermixed in this time, dabbled in vicodin and percosets when I could get them prescribed. Luckily...
- help me figure this out please 9th January 2008
... receintly had surgery to correct and they put me on vicodin for recovery pain, eliminating the oxycodone. For ... 10 days I had no oxycodone and used the vicodin . Now I am down to only about 2 or3 vicodins left but ... 2 yesterday as pain is subsiding. When I stop the vicodin will I go thru withdrawel from the oxycodone or should...
- A strange two days w/ Vics & Sub....what do you guys think? 8th January 2008
... d at all. As of right now, some 36 hours since a Vicodin - and over 96 hours since a Sub, I STILL have not...
- Starting Over Again 7th January 2008
... the first week, do it. I had tapered down to 3 or 4 vicodin a day but it will still be tough. I am sending good...
- Need a Pep Talk, Big Time.... 6th January 2008
... in the family, bla , bla, bla. The truth is that Vicodin felt so amazing. In the beginning anyway. What once...
- Am i addicted? 4th January 2008
... my baby in april of 06 after the birth i was taking vicodin for spinal headaches... I started on the 500mg one...
... my baby in april of 06 after the birth i was taking vicodin for spinal headaches... I started on the 500mg one...
- Mother needs help 1st January 2008
... addict son.
his drug of choice lortab, oxy, xanax, vicodin etc
20 to 30 lortab a day...
he is now in Detox...
- enlighten me please! 28th December 2007
... today. He said it would help stop the cravings for vicodin ! Does anyone know if this is true? Seems odd to me...
... people getting addicted to drugs like oxycontin and vicodin that are originally given for medical purposes and...
- Barely Hangin On. 23rd December 2007
... i would have ended my fight with the demon itself " vicodin " 7- 7.5 tabs per night after work only,not much of...
- Relief for restless legs at bedtime. 22nd December 2007
... nasty WD`S.I was on sub for about 1 year after abusing vicodin for 2 years following a motorcycle accident, My opinion...
- Pain Free Suboxone and opiate withdrawal. The Jason Method 19th December 2007
... Injection, Oxycontin by injection, percocet (oxycodone) Vicodin (hydrocodone) , Heroin, to name a few. I've suffered...
- PLEASE HELP! Im addicted to vicodin and need to stop.what do you expect from withdraw 18th December 2007
... withdrawls are hard. i have been off the hydrocodone (aka vicodin ) for over three months now. i too, like most of us...
... I was addicted to Vicodin . When my dad died almost 3 years ago the only thing ... that would kill the pain of grieving was vicodin . I was prescribed it for menstrual cramps and back...
- Having a hard time 17th December 2007
... have been given a few diffrent meds such as, Lortab, Vicodin , Percoset, & Tramadol. I've been on Lortab though...
- Day 1 9th December 2007
... from Boston:
That is not true. If I can quit a 15+ vicodin a day habit, you can quit the Tramadol. It will not...
- Really Scared of Withdrawal! Please Reply 8th December 2007
... Hi there,
I was addicted to vicodin for three years of my life and I finally decided to...
- is this withdrawal?! 6th December 2007
... killers for the last 6 years or so...started with vicodin , then to percocet, morphine, and most recently, following...
- Would this make u an addict? Oxy 5th December 2007
... instead! Of course, this was before I got my hands on Vicodin for the first time...THEN I got it ;). I keep reading...
- Withdrawal-Help, please... 30th November 2007
... much, if any, of a high from these. I got more from Vicodin ....go figure.
Anyway, you'll come out of this...
- hydrocodone codien abuse 27th November 2007
... gallbladder cancer that spread and he died from it. It was vicodin , and like your dad, mine was a health nut and would ... absolutely necessary. This meant that the bottle of vicodin was almost completely full...until I got ahold of...
- depression from addiction or addiction from depression 27th November 2007
... I have a REALLY addictive personality. I was given Vicodin after surgery and I kinda ran with it (I was off antidepres ... already. I got back on an antidepressant and off my vicodin /tramadol habit.
You may be depressed and not really...
- Ok Folks....HELP PLEASE! =\ 26th November 2007
... legitimate use (after surgery) I continued to use vicodin or any other pain med I could get, purely because...
- Body Jerks 26th November 2007
... taking the Tramadol for legitimate pain? I started with Vicodin after an operation, then switched to Tramadol. Just...
- How Long Does Suboxone Stay In Your System For 22nd November 2007
... screens (weekly)
i had an abcessed tooth an was taking vicodin for some time for it
and now after three months...
- New to being a spouse to an addict. Please help! 22nd November 2007
... life. I've taken Ultram before and compared to the Vicodin it did not make me "feel good". Do what you can to...
- Fear, withdrawals are aweful 21st November 2007
... Here is what helped this person when she detoxed off Vicodin , Valium, & Halcion years ago:
~ Rest as much as...
- Started SUB - What to expect?? 19th November 2007
... I was using upwards of 30+ 10mg Norco's a day ( Vicodin ) and was only able to taper down to 10 pills. Went...
... will help it a lot of the time. Now that I'm off the Vicodin and the Oxy I'm finding that I do actually have a...
- Day 2 -- 18th November 2007
... nsperation as I am saying as of tomorrow I have 8 7.5 mg of vicodin to withdrawl after I have been on Suboxone for almost...
- Haven't hit rock bottom yet....... 17th November 2007
... motrin, is all the same. They make a opiod with vicodin in it called vicoprofen. The Ibuprofen is bad to...
... motrin, is all the same. They make a opiod with vicodin in it called vicoprofen. The Ibuprofen is bad to...
- Class action law suit 10th November 2007
... someone (me) who had a relatively short flirtation with Vicodin , then Tramadol. I went through a period of about several...
- How bad will it be? 8th November 2007
... these two drugs contain the same basic element of the Vicodin and that is what has made me edgy about what you have...
... listen darvocet is MINOR compared to vicodin ....u are only taking one a night.....when i went off...
- night time --any suggestions 5th November 2007
... mg codeine tabs don't amount to one good .750/.325 vicodin .
Good luck, and stay strong,
mk...
- Me and my old Friend Vicodin 4th November 2007
... I believe Lortab and Vicodin are almost identical. Yes you are discribing the...
... on various news reports that it is so easy to get Vicodin on the internet, I tried really hard and thankfully ... was out. It's just nuts. I work at a hospital and Vicodin s are everywhere(of cousre none that I can touch)....
... since age 19. It makes me withdrawl from people. Vicodin makes me want to chat with people. Yes I am very ... ailment.
I guess the bottom line is this......... Vicodin s make me feel like I think a normal happy person feels...
... path for 10 years until recently. It started with Vicodin or Percocets in a relatively low dose (5 or 7.5) and ... If you have the control now, take it and stop the Vicodin . It only spirals and brings you into a worse place...
- Day 1 4th November 2007
... right at the end. I knew that I would not want any vicodin and made sure of that, BUT was blindsided when she...
- First-time poster / long-time reader 3rd November 2007
... the infection. My sister-in-law said, "Don't get any Vicodin ," (my DOC), and looked at me. I confidently replied...
- I am addicted to Ativan 31st October 2007
... is very different than tapering from an opiate like Vicodin or Ocycontin or Oxycodone.
Please, I am so glad...
- Fioricet Tapering and Rebound Headaches 31st October 2007
... dizziness, you name it. It's an awful drug.
I also have Vicodin for my migraines, but I'm SO careful about using that...
- weird thing happened to me today. 30th October 2007
... visit -I said right ot them that I was allergic to vicodin and they gave me Ibuprofen. We flushed all the rest...
- What can my son be using? 26th October 2007
... to get them all the time when I abused hydrocodone ( vicodin ). Also, to the question --what is he doing in there...
- home detox 23rd October 2007
... halves, you could get three days, almost, of half a vicodin every 4 hours. Three days seems to be that magic number...
... advanced search option, narrow it down to hydrocodone or vicodin withdrawals, choose "addiction and recovery" board...
- Just want to share an experience 23rd October 2007
... opiate abuse about three years ago. All it took was one vicodin , a small dose of self-pity, and I was hooked, again...
... back when a dental issue had me taking a handful of vicodin ? (one at a time, of course =) I was so down on myself...
- The journey begins....... 23rd October 2007
... I have said on all records that I am Allergic to Vicodin , The online pharmacies are going down the tube (i...
... needed help to sleep. That is how I got introduced to Vicodin . I was given it for tooth pain. I kept the script...
- New to the board. 22nd October 2007
... everytime) saying at my last appt. that I am ALLERGIC to VICODIN . That is on my record now. I cant even believe I...
- I need help with detoxing at home - desperate for info 19th October 2007
... tapering" is the better way to go. I tapered off of vicodin in the past and I never really had any withdrawals...
- went off methadone 16th October 2007
... this board more appropriate for this... I have taken vicodin , motrin for the last 6 years. Started methadone a...
- I don't even know how to start - anyone? 16th October 2007
... cure. WHen I first started out on my meds I was on Vicodin . I was pretty dependent on it looking back. Not...
- starting suboxone Wed. Need Support Please... 15th October 2007
... been adddicted to opiates for 8 yrs..I started at vicodin and progressed all the way to heroin. I got into a...
- Why Suboxone??? 13th October 2007
... and feel MORE high like other opiates. Like with vicodin or percs, people start out taking 2 a day...then up...
- lyrica 12th October 2007
... acclimated to new medications but I am already taking vicodin . I am on a very very slow taper with that and I don...
- Oxycodone tapering question..am I in the right place? 11th October 2007
... to a pain clinic after going through the percocet, vicodin trials, and they put me on Oxycodone. It started...
... to a pain clinic after going through the percocet, vicodin trials, and they put me on Oxycodone. It started...
- Flexeril ? 10th October 2007
... been fighting with the urge to relapse with booze & Vicodin . I guess I'm very vulnerable right now. Thanks, Mike...
... haven't had any booze since Jan. '06 & clean from Vicodin for only 4 months. Because of this depression I'm...
... a while back after about two weeks off of a nasty vicodin habit, feeling that "pink cloud feeling," then relapsing...
- Almost finished with taper - really scared to take the next step... 10th October 2007
... of bed.) I had went through it once when I was on vicodin and tried to come off that before they switched me...
- will I have withdrawal from 5mg of methadone? 8th October 2007
... not become addicted to? I had no problems going off vicodin after taking it for the last 5 years. I had a bad...
... ds. That said, if you had an easy time getting off vicodin , you'll have a similar experience most likely -- albeit ... the one narcotic of the two active ingredients in Vicodin ). It is still a low dose, though, and you should...
- Don't know what to title this 6th October 2007
... Hello,
I have been clean of a bad habit of 15-25 vicodin or percocet per day now for about two and half years...
- is ultram aka tramadol addictive? 4th October 2007
... for the 2nd time.
I have never been addicted to vicodin but I have heard that they can be equally as difficult...
... is sometimes used to wean off of harder stuff, like Vicodin , though. I went through a period of time (thankfully...
- trying to stay clean 4th October 2007
... a day. when i could not get them i would subsitute vicodin . i have my own busniess and money was not a problem...
- VERY URGENT - Ultracet to help Vic withdrawals ???? 1st October 2007
... My doctor prescribed Ultracet to help with Vicodin tapering (done with the Vicodin tapering and switching ... of tapering? I wanted to finish tapering with the vicodin (down to 5mg day total), but doctor said no. Advice...
... in case anybody is interested. In my tapering off vicodin (down to 5mg day - yay!!), my doctor would not prescribe ... one pill at about the time I would be feeling the vicodin withdrawals pretty hard. Okay, so here is the good...
... in seizure risk.
If you were that far down in vicodin tapering, why not finish it out?
Congrats on your...
... Strangely, this ultracet stuff seems to be easing the vicodin withdrawal symptoms, and I believe that's a good thing ... It wouldn't be good if I didn't want to quit the vicodin , but the fear of w/d symptoms is much diminished with ... Thanks for the support.
I took a small amount of vicodin today (3.0mg), and have two more days until I am done ... t be taking the ultracet after I am done with the vicodin because I understand that continued use of that can...
... Thanks spark! I have no more options to get vicodin - I never did the internet thing, and dr's around...
- I'm from the Pain Management Board 1st October 2007
... t have been long enough if you were just taking a vicodin , much less taking oxy as you were. If you are not...
- First time post: Hydrocodone....one day at a time. 28th September 2007
... will power, but how to you come across a bottle of vicodin ?...
... do I dabble in). I did not take possession of the vicodin . I just saw them and it was a kind of trigger thats...
- Third time lucky? 25th September 2007
... Well, I did it again. I quit Vicodin 2 times before, and of course, thought I could handle...
- tapering off fentanyl/DEPRESSED 23rd September 2007
... about 25mcg is equal to taking about 10 percocet or 15 vicodin . Then it is quite a jump. A lot of doctors have to ... titrate a person down slower with either percocet or vicodin although this would not be good to do because of the...
- 1st Board I'm Asking The Question About Addiction 22nd September 2007
... months post op ALIF and still on meds, oxycotton, vicodin , and vallium. The sad part is with taking all of those...
- Is Methadone the Answer? 18th September 2007
... told me last week that he is addicted to opiates ( vicodin ). I truly had NO IDEA. He is a senior in college ... it was his addiction. He would try to come off the vicodin on his own and his body couldn't take it. He's taken...
- I keep failing forward 16th September 2007
... am a 37 year old female. I have been addicted to vicodin for 13 years. I tried last year to fill my own prescriptio...
- New Member/ DR Cut me off vics/perks terrible withdrawls but>>>> 14th September 2007
... on the Dr. Drew show one time that the chemicals in Vicodin stimulate the same area of the brain as the nurturing...
- My Story 14th September 2007
... with severe back pain. My orthopedic started me on vicodin and then referred me to a Pain Mgt. Doctor who gave...
