- Subatex Question 3rd March 2007
... heroin, but can be used to get off pharmaceutical like Vicodin , oxycontin, etc. as well. Can also be used to get...
... heroin, but can be used to get off pharmaceutical like Vicodin , oxycontin, etc. as well. Can also be used to get...
- Just shaking my head in disbelief.... 1st March 2007
... another..you know? After my doctor got me addicted to vicodin I really will never trust another one again. There ... giving a 19 year old (at the time) a script for 30 vicodin with many refills to treat depression!! (at the time...
- New boyfriend herion addict 1st March 2007
... see it comin...
The simple act ,of him taking the Vicodin , shows me he isnt serious. He must have been put ... . Please, read the different stories here about Vicodin addiction, its just a replacement for the Heroin, ... be tuff with your self and him. Id get rid of the Vicodin too. Just a suggestion, cuz it could be the next thing...
... at best a new addiction.
I don't believe he took a Vicodin that day. What junkie would take a Vicodin? He probably...
- Really Bad Day! 28th February 2007
... simply letting the doctors know you are coming off the vicodin could solve the suffering more permanently. Don't...
- Tossed Out By My Pain Management Doctor Today! 27th February 2007
... have always went to the same docter, but have gotten vicodin from dentist and gynos for operations and from work ... try to save those for the week I seem to run out of vicodin . Im out now and have 6 ultam, till friday. Question...
... doctor was just panicing.
I agree! I have been on Vicodin for almost 3 years now for a herniated disc. My doctor...
- Need Support-Stopping Hydrocodone 26th February 2007
... it up...I'm recovering now going on 17 days without Vicodin (Hydro).... I feel like my normal self...I've never...
- I'm almost there! 25th February 2007
... stopped both because it interfered with my high from the vicodin . I'm so tired I could literally fall asleep anytime...
... t realize you had come off the other meds with the vicodin . I guess the vicodin just took over and I can understand...
- New here with Question 24th February 2007
... I even went to neighbor the other day and got some Vicodin for a hip that was hurting. I need your advice please...
... the percocet and also went to a neighbor to get the vicodin shows that at this point, you are wanting to take...
... one...it's true...TRUST me. My drug of choice was vicodin and I always tried to save some for the "just in case...
- My second attempt 23rd February 2007
... Please hang in there. I took my last Vicodin last Sat. First days were tough but got through it...
- VICODIN Detox ..MUST READ 21st February 2007
... intention of ever returning to that devil drug, however, 1 vicodin the other day gave me some much needed relief from ... your post to remind me the dangerous territory of vicodin . Thanks....
... benzo. I've heard it's actually harder to kick than vicodin or heroin. I know that Vicodin is the "quick fix ... sincerity good luck to you and stay away from the vicodin . It really will take you down the same horrible path...
- Now what? 21st February 2007
... very much and after about a year, I was prescribed vicodin . Now, I have always taken the minimum amount I could ... would be a last resort so after 2 years of taking the vicodin (still taking minimum amount - max. 5 - 5mg per day ... surgery this past summer and had to continue to take the vicodin (now was down to 3 - 5mg per day) for a couple of ... where the problem comes in - I continued to take the vicodin 2-3 5mg. per day up until this past Monday. I tried ... January. So, here I am - I'm on day 3 of taking no vicodin . The withdrawal is uncomfortable but not as bad as ... suggestions? Will I be playing with fire taking the vicodin in the next week or so since I am just now detoxing...
... believe that I just became physically dependent on the vicodin (maybe I'm fooling myself?). I am on day 4 of detox ... have a craving to take any pills.
I do have some vicodin left from my last prescription. I had given the remainder...
- I am SORRY 20th February 2007
... Dont get the wrong impression....
I have not taken Vicodin or even held one since 3pm on Jan. 9th
I have had ...
Guys, I can not only picture myself a RECOVERING VICODIN addict for the REST of my life, but it IS something...
- Could this mean I'm addicted? 18th February 2007
... I have been on Vicodin 7.5/750 for almost 2 years now for a herniated disc ... have any helpful advice on how I can cut back on the Vicodin (I take 4 per day) without feeling so crappy?? Thank...
- O.K. -it's time to fess up! 17th February 2007
... of opiates. Different pain meds along the way... vicodin , percoct, morphine, back to percoct and finally to...
- Addicted to Xanax 17th February 2007
... This is something that has helped me get over a vicodin addiciton and depression as well... here is the supplement...
... I personally take that to combat the cravings of vicodin and for depression, and it really does work. Good...
... xanax i filled my prescription today to help with my vicodin withdrawls. i guess i just can't win....
... Yikes, Xanax is just as bad as Vicodin . Please don't substitute one addiction for another...
- Thanks to this board for the strength and it isn't easy 16th February 2007
... self into this parrel. Im a 43 year old male I sarted vicodin over 3 years ago started out normel had a broken shoulder...
- Ok, for the first time, here's the truth.... 16th February 2007
... even though I've had large enough prescriptions of vicodin to go through with suicide, I've never used them....
- What do you do instead?? 15th February 2007
... I've been taking vicodin off and on for awhile now, basically whenever I can ... continue this cycle.
I know part of getting off vicodin is just sucking it up and doing it. But in order...
... associated drug addicts with cocaine, meth, etc. But, vicodin is a drug so that would make me a drug addict.
...
- Have a question 15th February 2007
... Ok, its been a couple of weeks since I quit taking vicodin and did it c/t went through a week af w/d"s and was...
- Vicodin Problem 15th February 2007
... However, In my opinion, I would totally ditch the Vicodin now. You have been on such a short term use that ... endure now will pale in comparison to trying to kick a Vicodin habit.
Best wishes
reach...
- Please do not laugh at this, seriously 14th February 2007
... After I admitted my vicodin addiction, stopped those cold turkey, I replaced that...
... [QUOTE=augirl;2806808]After I admitted my vicodin addiction, stopped those cold turkey, I replaced that...
- Vicodin Question 13th February 2007
... alcoholic.....I also have an addictive personality. Vicodin is one of the most abused pain pills around. If you ... take more then suggested, your gonna be in trouble... Vicodin are very addictive. Most of the folks here are fighting ... withdrawals from Vicodin and Oxycontin, another pain med.
I withdrew from ... pain pills, known as Norco, they are like vicodin ,Hydrocodone. It is an awful withdrawal...It can creep...
... Vicodin gives a great buzz, especially if you are not used...
... wrong.
See I always thought it was no big deal, Vicodin is actually Hydrocodone and Acetonaminephine (tylenol...
... Avoid taking the Vicodin at all costs Mike. Take it from me...don't ruin your...
- Going Crazzy 12th February 2007
... something, I take 1/2 of 7.5 500mg of hydrocodone ( vicodin ), or 800mg of Ibuprofen. My pain is there constant...
... it hurts the same coming off them.
I hope the vicodin has come through. It is not going to be a cure all...
... you seen to know what you're doing. I have been off vicodin for 2 weeks and am wondering if It's ok to drink alcohol...
- What A Battle This Is 12th February 2007
... While percocet can not be called in, I believe that Vicodin can. Perhaps you can ask them to call in a script...
... While percocet can not be called in, I believe that Vicodin can. Perhaps you can ask them to call in a script...
- How can I help my MOM???? 11th February 2007
... know what to do. My mom takes methadone, percocet, vicodin , xanax, and when she can get her hands on it oxy....
- Question on doctor shopping 9th February 2007
... her. My guess is she is abusing opiates-percocet, vicodin , etc. I wouldn’t call the pharmacies or dr’s about...
- Help! I need some input on Suboxone, Please! 6th February 2007
... the last two years trying to get off of Percocet/ Vicodin . I've been on them for 4 years, it started with a...
- Sigh... this is incredibly hard 2nd February 2007
...
I was addicted to Norco , which is a type of Vicodin , just a higher dose I think. 10 milligrams. 60 pills...
... you and your posts I have been able to quit taking vicodin (10 to 15 a day habit) your posts have always inspired...
- vicodin addict seeks immediate help 1st February 2007
... nothing about addiction, but I would think reducing vicodin by 2 tabs first week, 3 tabs next week and so on would...
... aday. 10 milligram Norco which is similiar or is a Vicodin , just higher dose is all. I love being clean, my life...
... I also was addicted to vicodin and percocet...........when I could not take it any...
- Is addiction ever justified? 31st January 2007
... 240 a month in about 3 years, then I was switched to vicodin , 180 a month but they made me sick to the stomach...
- What relieves pain if you can't take pain pills? 30th January 2007
... He went to the doctor today and they offered him vicodin and he said no.
Thanks!
To those that remember...
- I'm getting frightened! 30th January 2007
... posts, there is room for some concern. The amount of vicodin that you are taking every day is about 2x the amount ... then I would see another opinion. The max dose of vicodin should be 8 per day. If you are in a lot of pain,...
... You are becoming tolerant to Vicodin and like others have said the concern is too much ... Oxycodone is about 50% stronger than Hydrocodone ( Vicodin ). You may have heard of Percocet which is Oxycodone ... and Tylenol, and Vicodin is Hydrocodone and Tylenol. If you are using these...
- i think im addicted to percocet... 27th January 2007
... wisdom tooth issue back in december and they gave me vicodin . i didnt get the teeth taken out yet b/c i dont have ... medical, but the vicodin was to help the pain from an infection i had regarding ... tooth...well, the infection went away and i ran out of vicodin and i suffered from withdrawals for a bit..
then...
... the process in the butt right now. Stop the opiate ( Vicodin , right?) right now. You may have a day or two of...
- Ultram Help 26th January 2007
... given Ultram before. Most of the time I've received Vicodin or Percocet....
Can anyone tell me a bit about...
... tylenol) for backpain, not the best relief really. Vicodin much better, but I don't like the buzz. The first...
... just as addictive as some of the other narcotics like vicodin and percocet. Like the narcotics, it can become emotionall ... adequate pain relief since it is not as potent as vicodin or certainly percocet, but in that regard it has worked...
- Please Help 25th January 2007
... it. Thanks in advance!
I have been addicted to Vicodin for the past 3 years. It started out that I was taking ... body pain. My doctor started by giving mee 100 500mg vicodin a month... within a year I was taking that plus more ... . I started to take Vicodin 500mg, 750mg, then went up to norco, Oxiycotton and ... something else, and filled in my OWN prescribtion of Vicodin . None the less I got caught, and my doctor told me...
- Another roadblock, or a couple dozen 24th January 2007
... dont know where this is going to end. I am still off vicodin , 15 days now. Just cussed out a bill collector, felt...
... dont know where this is going to end. I am still off vicodin , 15 days now. Just cussed out a bill collector, felt...
... view my addiction? As you know, my drug of choice is vicodin . I am addicted to them---period. I have ambien,...
- 19months sober and facing surgery....any advice? 21st January 2007
... and i was out the following morning. I was given vicodin
which i through out and started on tylenol extra...
- Really sick, PLEASE help! 20th January 2007
... in like 2-3 weeks. Usually feel fine if I have the vicodin , and I have like 200+ right now. But cant hardly...
... in like 2-3 weeks. Usually feel fine if I have the vicodin , and I have like 200+ right now. But cant hardly...
... in like 2-3 weeks. Usually feel fine if I have the vicodin , and I have like 200+ right now. But cant hardly...
- Dental Surgery - clean! 20th January 2007
... for me, but especially because the doctor prescribed Vicodin and told me the pain and swelling afterward would ... could recommend only ibuprofen (Advil/Motrin) or the Vicodin , and didn't know of anything in between. For future...
... still need some pain relief, I'd probably be hooked on Vicodin by now for sure.
As far as Toradol, a fellow recovering...
... for me, but especially because the doctor prescribed Vicodin and told me the pain and swelling afterward would ... could recommend only ibuprofen (Advil/Motrin) or the Vicodin , and didn't know of anything in between. For future...
- Please Read 20th January 2007
... & electric huh? LOL I just traded an addiction to vicodin for an addiction to Healthboards.
Do have good news ... in the 1st place (lol)
I am 12 days clean from vicodin . Havent gotten but maybe 15 hours of sleep from Friday ... attacks, I stress & worry alot, but I HAVENT TAKEN ANY VICODIN ! Or any narcotic pain pills of any kind!
I am glad...
- Vicodin withdrawal 18th January 2007
... without any opiates and I was taking over 100 mg of vicodin a day. Sometimes as much as 200mgs. I quit cold turkey...
- day 8 17th January 2007
...
Or is that just prolonging the same addiction as vicodin ? Surely IT SEEMS as though whenever you quit either...
- I love a recovering alcoholic who cannot tell the truth 15th January 2007
... this woman...just like I'm an addict to the demon vicodin pill. LOL. Lord, I hope I'm not sitting there 30...
- i have questions-loved one is an addict but... 15th January 2007
... Fine Chyna,
I am a recovering vicodin addict. I have had other addictions as well. Point...
- Quitting Smoking 15th January 2007
... realized it was an ADDICTION...just like my addiction to vicodin . I never thought of them as the same thing...more ... is an addiction. Yes, it's legal, but so were my vicodin . For some people, smoking is a "habit", but for those...
- 20+vic daily recovery 12th January 2007
... quit or SERIOUSLY think about QUITTING. I loved vicodin /hydrocodone. There is "STRONG LANGUAGE." I AM NOT ... know if my story will help YOUR OWN personal case of Vicodin addiction. MY story is just to give YOU HOPE! THERE ... about hydro addiction saying "I have been taking 5 vicodin a day, everyday for the past year." Then they go...
- Day Two 11th January 2007
... Calming actually. I didnt cry much at all when taking vicodin . I remember alot of times that I almost had to force...
- Day six... so awesome 7th January 2007
... Today is my sixth day being free of the " Vicodin dragon". And before I go off on my story I'd just...
- Day 7 of no hooch! 7th January 2007
... have taken, ultram is my worst enemy, i got over the vicodin and darvocet but this is crazy.
That is amazing...
- Major doses of Oxycontin 6th January 2007
... never ever ever go back there----I started on just vicodin too by the way and it increased from there...it always...
- !st post, Need Help.... 6th January 2007
... Here it is in a nutshell, I do take loratab and vicodin es. I am now also taking Ultram as well. Although ... skyrocketed.
Here is a list of my meds
Loratab 10/500
Vicodin Es 7.5/750
Ativan 1 mG
Prozac
Naproxen
Soma
Zanaflex...
- HELP ME!! Dr's advice good? 5th January 2007
... my body is not sensitive. I take at least 100mg of vicodin a day and I can still feel the Valerian. Actually...
- Oxycotin Users Please Help 4th January 2007
... to get opiates for legitimate pain.It started with Vicodin and grew to Oxycontin.My mother in law (ex now)and...
- day 3 clean 4th January 2007
... Been super busy around here. Last time I took any vicodin was 1-9-07 at 3pm. So I have made it 20 days or so...
- Day 4 with no slips! 4th January 2007
... MEDS THAT I SHOULD TAKE BEFORE I DETOX & W/D FROM VICODIN AT HOME?...
- My Story 2nd January 2007
... clinic. At the clinic I met a girl who was selling vicodin , Methadone clinics are a great way to meet people ... least the one I went to, that day began my journey of vicodin addiction. I spent approximately 6 years addicted ... to vicodin , whatever I could find. At my worst I was taking ... homeowner, all while being horribly addicted to the vicodin . I had several connections to buy them from and getting...
- New To Board 1st January 2007
... me problem is trivial but here it is. I've been on vicodin since August of this year after having back surgery...
... tigerlily has real legititmate pain that requires vicodin ?..after all, back surgery is a huge deal and you can...
... my pain was not being totally controlled with the vicodin . I guess I could take more of the vicodin but I just...
- opana 31st December 2006
... for back pain/surgery. Recently have switched from vicodin 5mg 4-5 a day to 20 mg of opana 2 a day. It seems...
... the internet. I found myself needing more and more vicodin and did the withdrawal thing. All are prescribed...
- rehab for the uninsured? 29th December 2006
... tried it and it didnt do ANYTHING for me. I am on VICODIN and HIGH doses. I suggest you dont take that if at ... possible. You think the w/d from ultram are bad... vicodin (for ME) is the most horrible thing that I cannot...
- calling out 27th December 2006
... shot heroin and cocaine and at the end took 25-30 vicodin a day! If I can do it, anybody can do it!! Have...
- Former hydro user-just needed to post 27th December 2006
... a part of my soul. When I was very 1st prescribed vicodin (15mg a day back in '01) I was also given elavil and...
- have a question 26th December 2006
... correct.. vicodin . It's a narcotic that can be addictive...
- 15 Hours Vic Free 21st December 2006
... Have you ever gone thru w/d before or quit taking Vicodin ?...
- what happens if 20th December 2006
... addictive personality, being previuosly addicted to Vicodin for a few years, and I do have to say that I find...
- wife(xanax) + hubby(vicodin)= MESS 19th December 2006
... year old body. That started him on the path to his vicodin addiction.
In addition, this is when I started ... kept coming up a few days short and ended up buying vicodin until he could get a patch refill. I put a stop to ... ccomplished.
But...it backfired on me. He started buying vicodin so he wouldn't withdrawl.
During this whole ordeal...
- Please, I need advice 16th December 2006
... tapered for 4 days. But, I was taking 150-200 mg of Vicodin a day, equiv. to 15-20 10mg. Seems that even when...
- Just checking in with taper 15th December 2006
... sharing.
I know what you mean. I tried to taper off the Vicodin for 4 days and it wasnt any better. I believe that...
- Addicted to VICODIN & HATING LIFE 15th December 2006
... ages 2 1/2. 6 & 8. I have been full-blown addicted to vicodin STEADILY since April '06. Before that I was addicted ... happened when I take them in excess of 3,000/mg of Vicodin a month. Roughly 12-20 pills a day. I tried several ... find ANY instances of someone who was RECOVERD from Vicodin addiction as full blown as mine. I am talking average...
... want to have to W/D from ANYTHING else once I get the VICODIN over with.
Also, I dont have health insurance, so...
... the way that I have an addicted personality and that vicodin & speed probably arent my only weaknesses.
You are...
... mental image of my life NOW vs. how it was BEFORE the vicodin (what I can still remember)
I am writing letters...
... matter, I was (and am and always will be) addicted to vicodin . IF they were here, I'd take them. So, they will...
... Wow! You are truly strong to quit Vicodin and now stop smoking. I will pray for you. Something ... terribly afriad of is that everyone around me gets vicodin and my doctor has not cut me off. As a matter of fact ... quit c/t and went thru 4 days w/d, I went back to the vicodin with the understanding that this time, I just wouldnt ... to 1998. Quit that and in 2001 was taking 100 (5mg) vicodin a month. When that doctor cut me off I started back ... Then in 2004 I was right back where I started on the vicodin . Going to dentists offering free exams, finally had ... all 4 abcess wisdoms pulled. I found ways to get the vicodin all the way up to April 06 when I started seeing this ... get out of bed that day because she doesnt have any vicodin . Or when Prom gets here and I cannot buy her the dress...
... morning. But, soon as I realized that there are no Vicodin then I would lay back down & feel depressed. Hopefully...
- I am knee deep in my VICODIN ADDICTION & HATING LIFE 15th December 2006
... friends know this)
I am knee deep in my addiction to Vicodin . I have been taking them STEADILY (meaning havent ... 10mg) from my doc.
So, I take roughly 3,000mg of Vicodin a month. In EXCESS of 12 pills a day.
I tried going...
- House 14th December 2006
... really do a great job of showing house's addiction to vicodin . I know he's just acting.. but I end up really feeling...
- tapering and tired of it all.... 10th December 2006
... helpful to me this past week when I was coming off a Vicodin binge. I too have been in a horrible depression. Can...
- need support 4th December 2006
... hooked on vicodin need support, tryin to get off :)...
... am beginning to have a nervous breakdown. I took Vicodin off/on for 11 years and never really got past 60 days...
- 4 days Vic Free 29th November 2006
... what has helped me to make it through the past 4 days vicodin free. This is going to sound so strange, but I really ... was overwhelmed with the truth. I am addicted to vicodin . How in the world did I get there? I am 4 days vic...
- Morphine 27th November 2006
... experience. My question is how does morphine differ from vicodin and oxycontin and all the other popular painkillers...
... morphine is an opiate and just as dangerous as percocet, vicodin , lortab, darvocet, etc. All of the above are highly...
- I have a problem and I need help..don't know where to turn..vic's are my problem 24th November 2006
... that have givin me reason to get scripts filled for vicodin , tylenol 3's, etc...I got hooked and went to the extent...
... quite frequently giving me a cough scription that has vicodin in it....i use to save it for the hard nights and...
