- Addiction to diet pills for energy - mother of 2 would like help 4th September 2002
... energy, I am not overweight. I do occasionally take a Vicodin or Didrex if offered, but I do not seek these out...
- post-rehab life 31st August 2002
... question is, if you have a addiction problem with, say, vicodin , and even if it started with you using it just medicinally...
- VICODEN addiction 30th August 2002
... for the love of god man, if you've been taking vicodin that long, DO NOT just stop taking them. for one thing...
- questions about mental activity of lortab addict 28th August 2002
... emotional ups and downs. I have been taking Loritab (and Vicodin ) for about 5 years, and going a day or two without...
- prescription pain meds, worried about addiction potential 21st August 2002
... It was really, really hard. It still is. I crave Vicodin ALL THE TIME. My mouth waters for it. I love pain...
... has been for over 15 years. I took everything from Vicodin to using Oxycontin (SP?) and the Fentynal (SP?) patch ... . But, my favorite is Lortab/ Vicodin for sure. I tried stopping a number of times over...
- different angle 7th August 2002
... to do just be careful. It's not like your everyday vicodin or even percocet.
A friend-
Mal...
- Trying to Stay Clean 29th July 2002
... then, It only takes about 7 rough days to get off Vicodin ES, Even the amount your taking, But You HAVE to monotor ... xanax to help, but he said I had to quit taking the vicodin cold turkey and take those 3 medications and then ... turkey, or u will die, it is 100% more addictive that vicodin , they [ at the methadone clinic] had me believeing ... did, but I was substituting the methadone for the vicodin , If I was in your shoes [I wish I was just addicted...
- Methadone & Xanax, HELP ME! 19th July 2002
... I am a 32 year old woman who was very addicted to Vicodin ES, I started taking them Oct. 1994, due to a severe ... Auto Accident, my Dr was giving me 80 Vicodin Es/every 10 days, my doseage instrusctions were: take...
- Dawn1973....Hello 28th June 2002
... My pain has become unmanagable. I went from regular Vicodin to Vicodin ES. My doc says to take them and not worry...
- Vicodin, Valium, Soma - 3 years 22nd June 2002
... perfectly normal. Anyones body will build a tolerance to Vicodin after a while. If you read the literature, it says ... a long acting pain killer rather than short acting vicodin , therefore, you would not need to increase the dose...
... do is to keep giving out a short acting drug like Vicodin . That is immediate release so it produces a high,...
- Vicodin addiction 18th June 2002
... welcome. I am in your situation right now. I am using vicodin for legitimate(sp?) problems, but there are days when...
- hey Squirrel!!!! 3rd June 2002
... ubb/frown.gif[/img] Unfortunately, my time off of Vicodin was short lived. the neck pain came back with a vengence...
- Withdrawl 3rd June 2002
... suffering from debilitating pain. I am also taking Vicodin . The 10 mg kind. It is the only thing that eases my...
- Hey Squirrel 27th May 2002
... head. To all of you out there struggling with the Vicodin , there is hope. And yes, you can be one of those people...
- NO ENERYG!!!! 11th May 2002
... maddness!!! I've had illness' during my life, but after vicodin , NEVER have I had this much depression, ZERO interest ... have. HOW LONG CAN THESE SUFFERINGS LAST????? Before Vicodin , I'd get up and ride my bike at 5AM before getting...
... maddness!!! I've had illness' during my life, but after vicodin , NEVER have I had this much depression, ZERO interest ... have. HOW LONG CAN THESE SUFFERINGS LAST????? Before Vicodin , I'd get up and ride my bike at 5AM before getting...
... that probably existed before you even began using Vicodin . Honestly, twenty seven days later, withdrawl should...
- Hey Squirrel 9th May 2002
... still stuggeling with the pain and dependance on the Vicodin , but I am trying to manage as well as possible. Some...
- Stinking Cravings!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3rd May 2002
... I've been off of Vicodin now on 16 days!!! I have no energy, depressed like...
... am doing it too). I have managed to go from eight vicodin a day down to two and now I almost feel as though ... I am finally feeling like there will be life after Vicodin . I CAN go back to being the old Dawn who lived without...
... that my blood pressure is down. My problem is before Vicodin , I had bad anxiety, hypersensitive nervous system ... altogehter. I suffer with IBS and it's been worse since vicodin , but I knew also that vicodin makes IBS worse really ... klonopin for my IBS and nervousness, but since being on Vicodin e, it messed up the whole tolerance and doesn't work...
... Whatever you do, don't even think about starting vicodin again. You have come so far and it would be such ashame...
... having Fibro and IBS along with Irritable bladder. Vicodin put me on track, no more pain, working my job better ... about going back to work, and I'm not going back to Vicodin either!!! Need encouragement BAD!!!...
- I am so scared... 3rd May 2002
... dental problems got me started on painkillers. First Vicodin , then Vicodin ES, then Percocet. I CAN'T STOP TAKING...
- I'm addicted to Vicodin! 30th April 2002
... to you for answering. Yes, I do need to be on the vicodin es, but I have been on it a very long time now. I...
... talk to your doctor about going back to just plain vicodin instead of the ES. Then you try and cut back to half...
... Thanks again for replying. I must be on vicodin es for a few more months as I have a second surgery ... help is probably minimal. I am truly scared! If vicodin es acts in the brain the same way as heroin won't ... to be thrown back into work while I'm addicted to vicodin es.. I mean they can't do that can they? Doesn't...
... psyching yourself out over this. I have also been on Vicodin for eight months or so and I will probably need it...
... Dawn, if you have been taking vicodin es for eight months and you have no problem with withdrawal ... now, and for the next few months. My grand total on vicodin by the time they begin to ween me will be eleven months...
... or to kill your pain? After a while, the effects of vicodin aren't the same, but in my experience it still takes ... hard collar for eight weeks. I have been taking the vicodin exactly as prescribed, I never increase it to get...
- LIFE AFTER VICODIN!!! 30th April 2002
... what you are talking about. I myself was addicted to vicodin as well as "other" pain meds for about 3 years. The ... more time. But you know what? There is life after vicodin . The depression subsides, little by little. It really ... trying to adjust to the change, and it will. From one vicodin addict to another, DON'T GIVE UP!!! THINGS WILL GET...
... exhaust every option I can before surgery. I take vicodin now for pain and just last week I ran out. I refused ... a few months from now, you won't even think about vicodin and you will be able to function without it. If there...
- Vicodin_Queen 28th April 2002
... here-still hurting-BAD. Now wonder there are so many vicodin addicts in the world. Who wants to feel like this...
- Addiction??? 2nd April 2002
... I take 3 to 4 vicodin a day as prescribed. I worry being OCD about addiction...
- Can Someone Help Me Identify A Pill? 1st April 2002
... vicodin 10...
... CIGAR SHAPED, NOT ROUND. HAS A V AND 3600. IT IS A VICODIN 10. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I HAD THEM BEFORE....
... asked myself. ty for the info i will dblcheck the vicodin 10 info
...
... The only info I can find is that Vicodin does make a pink pill, but ibuprofen makes a white...
... pill with a "v" on one side and 3600 on the other is vicodin 10. My sister-in-law was prescribed these for pain...
- vico,perc addicted 9yrs,HELP pls!Hopeless 1st April 2002
... honey....I have been on Ultram for over 5 years now, Vicodin on and off for 6 years now as well. I have bone pain...
... feelings that Im having.Im still on the high doses of vicodin ...and right now,I cant fathom getting off those too...
... them,no ill side effects,i even started to lower my vicodin intake,i was staying positive,still trying to get ... all know,its a daily struggle.I can do it.As for the Vicodin ES,Im still using the 150pills and will probably need...
- Vicodin Addiction :( 19th March 2002
... it.
If your doctor has been prescribeing you the vicodin for this long then he knows you have real pain. Try...
... feel like an addict. I have never gotten loaded on Vicodin ~ I have never even taken a whole! I just don't want...
- Addicted to Ultram 17th February 2002
... syndrome, which i have gone through with codeine and vicodin , etc. and would love to get off of the Ultram.
Does...
- pain med addiction...and all it's glory 27th January 2002
... again. Anyone else ever experience this when taking vicodin ? It sucks! Theirs no other way to put it. Your so ... look back at how my life was before I even knew what vicodin was and think of how happy my husband and I were with...
... You may have already done damage to your liver -- Vicodin is dangerous in large doses and for an extended period...
... once i didn't.
I wish I had never been introduced to vicodin or any other pain meds. What I would give to just ... to know what was going to happen when I took that vicodin from my mom who said it would "perk me up a little ... will I ever be normal and happy again? ---without VICODIN ! I know their is life after addiction, it just seems...
- Opiate Withdrawl 23rd January 2002
...
You didn't mention if you would still "have the vicodin available" after you do this detoxing at your sister...
... ultram, which I started to help wean myself off of Vicodin . Noone realized how addicting ultram really is, so ... than opiates and benzos! It did help my get off the vicodin , but now I have traded one drug for another. I am...
... there are always risks)It doesnt give you a high like vicodin does.Its more like a normal natural kinda high.Its...
... My boyfriend has been on vicodin for five years. They are doctor prescribed for neuropathy ... morning, my best friend, whom I knew liked to take vicodin , but didn't realize it was a problem, came by for ... was not my friend who stole from me, but the addict. Vicodin is a very scary drug.
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- vicodin addiction 16th December 2001
... it takes work.
I would suggest a tapering off the vicodin . You MUST be fully committed to doing it and NOT ... uncomfortable, but if you're not afraid then go ahead. Vicodin isn't really dangerous to cold-turkey. Your withdrawals ... that it is functioning properly. With the amounts of Vicodin you're taking, you're getting WAY too much of acetomenophin...
- Introdce yourself... 10th November 2001
... me),family gatherings, reading, our kids,percocet, vicodin , and oxycontin.
We have been struggling with this...
- Pain meds addiction 4th November 2001
... I am prescribed 14 pills a day - 8 Darvocet and 6 Vicodin HP for the last three years. I now take 3 times that...
... start.
What is causing your pain, if I may ask? The vicodin is dangerous in higher doses as it can damage the ... medications are dangerous to cold-turkey, although vicodin isn't one of them. The withdrawal can be uncomfortable...
... the Dr.'s office and say, "I want a script for 100 Vicodin ?" The thing that I don't understand, and maybe laws...
... the Dr.'s office and say, "I want a script for 100 Vicodin ?" The thing that I don't understand, and maybe laws...
- Pain pill addiction 4th November 2001
... prescribed 14 pain pills a day - 8 Darvocet and 6 Vicodin HP. I take a much as three times that to get through...
- Sloooo burn 31st August 2001
... I am slowley going off vicodin
I tried cold turkey but i started to convuls so bad ... and i was afraid i would die.
I was taking 15 to 20 vicodin a day now i am down to 3 in the morning and 3 in ...
...
im doin gpretty good con sidering i have been on vicodin and ultram for 6 years.I had 3 lower back surguries...
- What is this ??? 26th August 2001
... I was addicted to Vicodin and Percocet for two years. I used to smoke cigs...
... the last dose, lasting in the case of percocet and vicodin about 3-6 days, probably peaking around day 2-3.
...
- methadone and life.... 14th August 2001
... drink got me. I also was strung out on pain meds. ( Vicodin ). That blows. I would talk myself into thinking...
- Need advice please 14th August 2001
... crazy? Marijuana has helped me get off of Oxycontin, Vicodin and Percocet!!! Wierd how some drugs help battle other...
... crazy? Marijuana has helped me get off of Oxycontin, Vicodin and Percocet!!! Wierd how some drugs help battle other...
- major vicodin addiction 17th June 2001
... Hi
I have a friend who has a major addiction to vicodin . She's been trying to kick it herself but the withdrawels ... friend.
Does she enjoy the euphoria she gets from the Vicodin ? If so, she needs to either get that under control...
- Trapped in this addiction!!! 31st May 2001
... that i pass as few pharmacies as possible due to a vicodin addiction that landed me in jail, a halfway house...
... that i pass as few pharmacies as possible due to a vicodin addiction that landed me in jail, a halfway house...
... that i pass as few pharmacies as possible due to a vicodin addiction that landed me in jail, a halfway house...
- Vicodin Withdrawals Symptoms 28th May 2001
... that I had a pain that went on for several months and Vicodin saved me alot of suffering. However, as is natural ... put me on a schedule to slowly ween myself off the Vicodin . The schedule is about a month long and so far, so ... their own. But, you won't have to keep taking so much Vicodin that can ultimately damage your liver.
(2) You have ... mental addiction to the euphoria that you get from Vicodin . This evidenced by your comments that,
Should I ... and once you make the determination to get off the Vicodin , you can control and ultimately defeat the desire ... addiction. After a prolonged period of time of using the Vicodin , your body has come to rely on it. I was taking up...
... pill about one and a half hours ago. I have been off Vicodin since Saturday (took 4 in the am) and am feeling the ... doctor again. I'm afraid if I call he'll give me the Vicodin , which I really don't want to start up with again ... lethargy are part of the withdrawal symptoms from Vicodin ?
Thanks,
Sharon...
... Yes, those are very much the symptoms of Vicodin withdrawal. But like I said, the best way to do this ... every once and a while but because I spaced out the Vicodin , i.e. 10am, 2pm, 6pm, 10pm, I'm making progress.
...
... addiction to what I called the "warm fuzzy feeling" of the Vicodin and have completely stopped taking any as of Saturday...
... WONDERING IF ANYBODY KNOWS IF YOU CAN GET ADDICTED TO VICODIN BY TAKING IT ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK JUST ONE PILL
I...
- Scared and Need help! 16th May 2001
... I have ha a Vicodin addiction for a little over a year now and I am stopping ... can no longer aquire any. I have been stealing the vicodin from the pharmacy I work and I am afraid to tell anyone...
... especially once you have detoxed your body of the vicodin . Also, you are going through withdrawls which cause ... the ones I experienced after consuming 32 7.5mg of vicodin a day as well as 9 ambiens every 24 hours for about...
- I cant believe im an addict? how did this happen? 9th May 2001
... graduated i pretty much got to where i was only taking Vicodin and smoking pot Every day just to wake up and get ... drugs, those were, im sure just as bad...from the Vicodin it went to Valium, Ambien, Xanex, Soma's, Flexeral...
- Help Please 19th April 2001
... Hi,I was addicted to vicodin for a couple of years.I would take 50 vicodin ES pills ... go to work at night,come home take my 2nd dose of vicodin and watch tv and smoke cigerettes and drink alchohol...
- Worrying about the day I have to stop my pills ... 8th March 2001
... It is another name for hydrocodone or percocet or vicodin . Know I know what it is. Think: IS the pain alwas...
... short acting narcotic such as hydrocodone,percocet, vicodin ,ect... due to the fact that when you take a pill like ... released over a period of time. For example, with Vicodin or Hydrocodone, you take 1-2 pills every 4-6 hours...
- Hydrocodone - questions 1st March 2001
... takes 2-3 per day 7.5/750.
Hydrocodone is generic Vicodin . According to his Dr., it is not addictive as long...
- Pain medication addiction 10th February 2001
... oxycontin a day for about 6 months then I was perscribed vicodin es 120 pills a month for about 1 and a half years...
- need help with addiction 5th February 2001
... in a car accident and hurt her back - took lots of vicodin . She owns a restaurant and one of her customers said...
- Question: Endocsopic procedure and Addiction 11th December 2000
... I am addicted to Vicodin and my doc is giving me an endoscopic exam tomorrow...
- My Hives Mystery 28th January 2008
... needed to be removed, and the denstist prescribed Vicodin as needed for pain and penicillin 500mg 3x a day for ... wanted me on it until the extraction. (I still had Vicodin and was taking it as needed for pain, which was not ... I had the tooth pulled the oral surgeon prescribed Vicodin (lol) and told me to finish this second course of ... penicillin. The Vicodin was a lesser strength one than the original one, which ... Friday night. The next day I took my penicillin, and 1 Vicodin first thing in the morning. We had a huge family party ... left I took my 3rd penicillin and 1 of the weaker Vicodin s because it was starting to throb.
Within an hour ... now. I have not taken either the penicillin or the Vicodin , and yet the hives continue. They only seem to happen ... chart says that I'm allergic to BOTH penicillin and Vicodin , and yet I'm questioning whether it's neither at this...
... and everything related to it) when it could be the Vicodin . I get strep throat often enough that I'd hate to...
... you for the penicillin allergy - not sure about the vicodin one. You'd need to see an allergy doc for that....
... It would be good if they could test you also for Vicodin to rule that out....
- Allergic reaction to pain medication 20th February 2007
... operation in two weeks and it is a concern. Doctor gives vicodin , percosets and darvaset but the darvaset may not be...
- sinus infection- anitbiotics all done...now what? 19th April 2006
... to the doctor on sat they put me on amoxicilin and vicodin for the headache im not getting any better either...
- chronic non-allergic sinus rhinitis 23rd March 2006
... for me right now, and I know it's not a solution is Vicodin . I hurt my lower back recently and was put on Vicodin ... and developed asthma and lost my voice. I ran out of Vicodin for one day and immediately started congesting again...
- Allergies? Scratch my arm, bumbs appear along where i scratched 26th February 2006
... Zyrtec.
I have discovered that I'm allergic to Vicodin which I take for chronic pain. The itching is intense...
- General allergy questions! 1st November 2005
... ve got a sneaking suspision that it may be from the Vicodin I take for chronic pain. I haven't had any now for...
- Surgery for Deviated Septum 20th September 2005
... will swell.
Pain. The ENT gave me a bottle of Vicodin . I never needed one or any other painkiller.
Anesthesio...
- Stick a Fork In Me -- I'm Done. 14th June 2005
... that wipes them out is a whole lot of toradol or some vicodin , neither of which I can take when I have to work....
- Pain Med for Headaches 20th May 2005
... P.S. I think the brand name for my hydrocodone is vicodin , not lortab. Just want to be sure we are talking...
... hydrocodone:
BRAND NAME(S):
Lorcet, Lortab, Norco, Vicodin
So, I guess its all the same?? I know my doctor...
... hydrocodone:
BRAND NAME(S):
Lorcet, Lortab, Norco, Vicodin
So, I guess its all the same?? I know my doctor ... sinuses and cause major havoc. My doc just prescribed Vicodin for me for sinus headaches as well. 1 tab takes the...
- Surgery 21st February 2005
... headache, but he won't up my steroids. He gave me some vicodin , but it makes me feel faint. Anyway, he's going to...
- Allergy testing for Drug Allergies????? 30th January 2005
... that I am allergic to. I am allergic to Levoquin, Vicodin , Oxycontin, Oxycodone, Vioxx and a few others.
...
- Questions for those who have had sinus surgery 19th April 2004
... is, I would change it.
3. Be careful with the Vicodin (if that's what they gave you). 2 pills will give...
... They gave me Vicodin , which I only took twice, and an antibiotic. I don...
- TMJ? 2nd October 2003
... Went to an ENT and they said it was TMJ. Had to take Vicodin for the pain. I also have horrible headaches, but...
- Brain Fog? 13th August 2003
... street drugs other drugs
I used to take alot of vicodin , but not recently
7. Brain function:
Sometimes...
- sinus surgery 27th May 2003
... my nose..
I had very little pain. I think I took Vicodin for the first post-op day.
The packing was uncomfortable...
- Sinus congestion/Anxiety/Panic 22nd March 2003
... doctor for some kind of strong pain reliever like Vicodin . It has a strong anti-inflammatory built in, and you...
- allergy headaches... 12th June 2001
... I use a combination of a prescription pain killer ( Vicodin ) and the greatest thing to come along for headaches...
