I have been taking vicodin/perc for about 3 years on and off. I had a major fall and broke my right foot and fractured my left heal in Dec 09 well I am getting ready to have another surg on my foot in Nov. I called my dr and asked for more pain meds but I had rec diff meds from 2 diff drs. I got caught and so the dr that is going to do my surg in nov is not going to give me anymore pills. So right now im going to try and quit cold turkey, but Im going to have to get more after my surg which I am told im only getting from a pain management dr. So from now and tell nov 3rd I wont have any, and I really did want to get off of them before my next surg. I have tried to get off them before and it worked about a month and then a friend of mine started giving me some and then got hooked again. I was taking about 20 a day I know a lot. Is there anything i can take without going to the dr. Say around the house? I was able to have one yest afternoon and I have been feeling ok all day, but I know that is not going to last. Im hoping I can get through this without much withdrawal :-( cuz when I did it before it was no picknic. Please help me if I do get off them.
Your right. It's no picnic being in a withdrawal state. It sucks. I recommend vit. b12, which will help with the detoxification process, an anihistimine:for the restlessness part, and the herb valarian, which will help you sleep. I know when when I came off of opiates, I could NOT sleep for nothing. This herb works wonders for that. drink lots of green tea as well. They say that that an over the counter cough syrup helps with the stomach cramping, but I have never tried it so I can't be certain of that...Good luck to you..