lortab cold turkey withdrawals

Hey everyone. I posted back in September 2010. I was on a good path to recovery and then relapsed. I was on day 8 CT and made the mistake of refilling my prescription with the intention of taking one Lortab 10 at night to help me finally get some sleep. Of all the WD symptoms, I had the hardest time dealing with the insomnia. I was averaging 2 hours every 24 hour period and it was really getting old. Most of the other WD symptoms had left but this one. So one pill turned to two, and two turned to more and so on. Before I knew it I was taking 10-15 a day. And I fell into using again for another 6 months. Today makes day 18 cold turkey and Lortab free. But the crazy thing is I am still suffering badly from insomnia. Up until last night I was getting 2-3 hours a night. I don't know if others have experienced the same thing coming off these, but it's enough to make you NEVER want to go back, regardless of how good they temporarily make you feel. So, some things that have helped me: Number one: prayer( even if you don't consider yourself religious) it helps! I decided the first day I would try to get as much exercise as my hurting body would allow. Next, lots of the good pills (multi-vitamins, krill oil, purple defense, ubiquinol etc). As others have mentioned it's super important to hydrate, gatorade, clean bottled water. Another helpful thing is sites like this one where you can read other's accounts for support. Support is very helpful I think. I am still hurting on and off, but not in the way I was when I first began to withdraw. Now my energy is starting to return and I am finally starting to feel good. It has been very hard. I pray I can stay away from presc. meds. I lost 25 pounds the last 2 yrs taking these little "blue devils", they robbed me of most of the nutrients my body was getting otherwise. Good luck to all who are trying to leave this lifestyle behind. I am finding out there are better ways to deal with pain on a long-term basis.

You will make it thru this. I know. My husband and I both were very addicted to them. We spent a c**p load of money, almost ruined our marriage and our life. We were not in control at all even thou we would tell ourselves we were. Finally I could not take it anymore. I started weaning myself off. I took 2 a day for 2 weeks then 1 a day for a week, then 1 every other day for a week and then a half of 1 every other day thenpushed to 3 days to now none!!! My husband just quit cold turkey. Its been a month and I still have hot and cold flashes. Nights are the worse for these flashes. I wake up soaking wet. I will be glad when these flashes are over. I don't know how long that this part last but I'm going to to do this. Mentally I'm good. I don't even want them in fact the thought makes me sick. I look at what I allowed those pills to do to me. So everyone on here I am praying for you and STAY STRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU CAN DO IT!!!

To all u that have been addicted...I've been there many time....When i have surgerys on my right shoulder they would give the lortabs and they would put on the highest dose to deal with the pain after surgery then i would go back to the Dr and tell him i'm still having a good amount of pain and i would get a another script from the Dr and i would have to come for my checks to see how it was going then he would lower my meds down and kept doing that for awhile and when i ran out then i would withdrawl from not having any cuz i would go through them and they had to last me a month but they would only last about  weeks...I still take them from time to time but i don't have the withdrawls from them anymore cuz my bodie is us to having them all they do know for me is take the pain away...I"m on a different med for my chronic pain i'm on tramadol i've been on it for about 5 yrs know...I still have pain and i have to have a shoulder replacment soon...It is hard to quit using any drug but hang in there u'll get through it...It took me about 3 days to get through the detox so keep up the good work

I only started to take lortabs 2 weeks ago for a miscarriage and my prescription ran out 2 days ago, was tempted to go get it refilled until I realized last night that my chills, constipation, irritability was because I was having withdrawals from a pill I only took for 10 days!!! Absolutely crazy how my body became that reliant that fast!!! It was horrible last night, I felt like I had the flu!!! I can't even imagine what some of you may feel after being on it for so long, but I can say this!!!! Don't give up!!!!

I just don't think I can stop and I need too soo bad please pray for me Im hurting myself as well as my family:(

My mom is getting off lortabs and i cry just seeing how mean and crazy she is i keep arguing with her saying that she isnt acting right this has been going on since i was in 2 or 3 or 4 grade? i am now going to be in 9 grade , something is terriable wrong if now i am trying to get her help but cant there is no way without distroying our home life to get her help i dont know what to do i am 15 and clueless how to help her so i dont i stay away from here i keep telling myself i hate her , but rly i just miss how it was when i was young and gaulible knowing nothing about pill popping

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I was taking 25 norco a day for two years now and have decided to quit cold turkey, I have been drug free for 4 days and I feel like I rather be dead the withtdrawls are horible I can't explain the pain I'm in it is crazy. How long do they last any imput.

I just stop taking loratabs yesturday.I then tryed to go to work and had to turn right around and leave to go home.This drug is worse than anything i ever did before and i been takin them about a year now.But yesturday i got so sceard i couldnt hardly breath and had a panic attack Im still feeling sick today but not as bad.Cold turkey is hard but i have a 6 month old baby and i need to be able to take care of here.The only bad thing for me is that my back is really messed up and i have a doc appointment on the 12th.I know hes gonna try to tell me i need them and convinse me i have to take them because im getting prolotheripy shots in my back.But i rather just get a non narcotic pain releiver and him give me something for my nerve so i can function and not have anymore panic attacks.So i say to anyone thinking about trying these things if you can avoid it do because its the hardest thing in the world to get off of.

 

can anyone out there give me some advice please? My boyfriend is addicted to lortabs/ loracets/percocets. This has been going on off and on for about thre or four years. He takes about 16 every couple of days i guess, sometimes more. He is spending a lot of money on them. At least 60-80 dollars everytime he gets them. He quit four days ago and I am just wondering what we can do to make this successful and help him. Any advice please? I am desperate and he is having bad withdrawls, diarrhea, headache, chills, depression, anger. He is working and making it through the day, but passing out as soon as he comes home or staying up til 2 or 3 am. How can I help? What should he do?

I've been on some form of hydrocodone for close to 4 years, and am 3 1/2 days into cold turkey.  It started with Darvocet for tension headaches, 10mg to 25mg/day; then after a neck injury switched to Norco 90mg/day.  A year and a half ago I tapered down to 40mg/day and have made several attempts to taper &/or quit cold turkey.  Trouble is I have a very sensitive body and the agony of withdrawals had me vacillating between 25mg to 40mg/day since.  Cold sweats, shaking, diarrhea, nausea, panic, irritability, depression, weird painless seizures - the usual cadre.  But finally I seem to be kicking it!  For those of you struggling, hang in there, you CAN do it!   I was mortified to get my family involved, however it's made the difference; now I can't convince myself 'next week' or 'next month' out of sheer embarrassment.  I am blessed and stunned that they are incredibly supportive, rotating staying with me while I go through cold turkey.  

Hello ALL! I have been addicted to LT's for about a year now. I started out taking a half to a whole one every now and then. I then started taking 2 a day then 3 or 4 a day. I decided to stop taking them cold turkey this past Saturday night after I took the last one I had. All I wanted to do Sunday was lie in bed and not talk to anyone. I watched movies all day to try to keep my mind off of the pain. I couldn’t handle it so I took an antinausea pill I had. This helped me be able to eat a little. I was still antisocial though and still felt the aches, irritability, dizziness, diarrhea, stomach pains, chills, sneezing, lack of sleep, etc... I have been prescribed to Trazadone for some time now... I have found that this drug is actually used as a sleeping aid that is non addictive and it helps with the night tremors (withdrawals) The dosage on the 50mg is 1-3 a night to sleep. I was only taking one before I stopped taking LT's but now I am in the beginning of day 3 of quitting. I have had to take 3 Trazadone's at night and half an antinausea pill. This has helped me tremendously. Anyone can call their doctor and get prescribed the anti-nausea pill. It is non addictive and it will help you eat and get your strength back. I have also found that taking vitamin B12 pills, B Complex, and a multivitamin, helps with the energy that has been lost. I am taking as many vitamins as I can and drinking water constantly. I have also found that Pepto-Bismol is helping the stomach pains. I want the LT's out of my system. I want to be able to think clearly again. I let LT's take over my life for a long time and it is time to face my pain again. See, I started taking them at first because I have been in several car accidents, not because of the LorTab though. I then continued to take them because I liked the opiate high feeling... BUT I know I can have that natural high feeling from eating right, taking vitamins and exercising. I strongly suggest going on long walks after you have fully hydrated and then hydrate again. Concentrate on what is important in your life. I am a Christian and I have read my bible more in the last 3 days then I think I ever have. Pray for forgiveness and strength. I hope that this helps someone out there. I know that reading the posts is helping me because I haven’t told anyone about my addiction. I have kept it a secret. I feel liberated! I am still in pain but the vitamins; Pepto-Bismol, anti-nausea, trazodone... is all helping. It is hard to do this alone because when you feel literally sick and people wonder what is going on with you... you can’t explain and sometimes it is hard to hold back the tears because this is a very emotional process... I encourage everyone to be strong and never go back. It is not worth it. Wear a bracelet or something on your wrist to remind you of this hard time and how you never want to go through it again. You will soon forget that you ever had to go through those withdrawals and live a much happier life... I know it is right around the corner. I have to be strong, I will be strong, and I will gain money, freedom and peace. <3 B

Hello Everyone! 

Thanks so much last 'guest' poster.  What I need to hear more than anything right now is that a realistic timeframe to feel clear and myself again is two weeks.  I made it through hydrocodone CT until the end of Day 6 and really believed that morning it was all over.  By the nighttime I could barely move, everything hurt inside & out like I'd been repeatedly thrown against a brick wall.  I rummaged around and sure enough found some tablets, that had missed in my sweep the week before.  So I felt very proud of myself as I flushed 6 or 7 Lt's but not before I'd popped one.  

Hello ALL!

I am on day 4 of detox and WOW let me tell you it STILL SUCKS! I have probably taken enough vitamins to kill a small child. You name the vitamin I have probably taken it. They do help BUT the withdrawals are still bad and I have to go to work everyday while going through this. I know I can do it though. Swimming, hot tub and steam room is helping in the evenings with the muscle pains. BUT keeping hydrated is a task for sure. This feed has helped me stay focused on my goal. I CAN DO THIS, I WILL DO THIS and I WILL NEVER HAVE A RELAPSE because I NEVER want to go through this again. No bueno! IF I CAN DO THIS ANYONE CAN! Hang in there everyone!!!!!  

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On day 5 of detox and it STILL sucks! I keep having these out of body experiences like my body is moving but I am not in control of the movements. MOST of the pains have gone but my Right arm still feels like it has a mind of its own with the muscle spasms and aches. My back hurts and my energy level is still really low but vitamins are still helping with this BUT I go through spurts. One minute I am fine and the next its like day 2 and 3 all over again. Does it really take a whole 2 weeks to get through all of these pains?

 

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