:cry: i am 29 year old mother and caregiver who has been taking lortab 10 for over 2 years now. i am also an ex crack head who has been clean from cocaine for 4 years now, but now has this monkey on my back again. I started out taking 1-2 a day. now am @ 20 -25 a day. I was first prescribed lortab @ the dentist and became addicted very quickly. I have tried to get them from docs but end up buying them off the street @ $6 a pop...... to damn expensive. I have tried to stop cold turkey but i have HORRIBLE chills, diareaha, an uneasy feeling in my stomach, a really weird fuzzy feeling in my head, insomnia, NO appetite, and worst of all NO ENERGY! I have been reading A LOT of posts and see where people say you begin to feel better after just 4 days, is this true? Its hard to believe after taking them for so long, but if it is true i think i could stop, especially since i have stopped smoking crack. But i have tried before and only made it to day 2 before i take more to get rid of the withdraws & then its back to that same old revolving cycle. I have also heard of suboxone and that it helps greatly to relieve the withdraw symptoms,TRUE? if so, how could i ask a doctor for help if he is not prescribing the lortabs to me? i am scared to ask for help because when i was using cocaine i lost custody of my children but regained it once i was clean and got my life back on track, but if i dont stop these things, i am afraid i will lose them for good. I have gotten my life back on track but see it falling apart if i don't stop...... how do i bring it up with a doctor since i am buying them off the street and what kind of doctor should i go to so i can find out about being prescribed suboxone? i am really scared because i cant even get out of bed in the mornings without them. i have 2 young girls, 3 & 5, and i care for my disabled father ............ how can i try to deal with the withdraws and my everyday duties if i cant even get myself out of bed? please help....... i live in the memphis area in tennessee and really need a doc i could feel comfortable talking to about getting help or just some good advice on how to stop and still function while going through withdraws... I WILL APPRECIATE ANY FEEDBACK
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Hi Ashby. I completely understand what you are going through. I am also struggling with addiction to lortab. I am on day 3 cold turkey and it's not so bad for me this time but I have only been using this tine for 4 months. Before that I was like you and takin them for 2 years about 15 10mg per day. I also was buying them off the street. After 2 years my addiction began to destroy my life and I made the decision to stop. To answer your question...my wds lasted about 10 days. Feels like the worst flu you could ever imagine! Don't let that scare you tho. You can do this but only if you set your mind to it. You could try to taper off but I wasn't strong enough to do it that way. That requires self control and I do not have that. As far as a Dr and suboxen... I'm not sure about thT. A lot of people here talk about it but I have read thT it too is very addictive. I wish you the best of luck. Imodium helps with the bathroom issues and Tylenol pm or benadryl to sleep. Hot hot baths a few times a day. And be sure to drink lots of water. If you decide in cold turkey(which I think is the best way) just stay strong. After the 5th day it's more of a mind game.
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