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Are There Withdrawals from Vicodin or other Pain Killers?

by lisa
(dayton ohio)

I'm wondering if there is withdrawal symptoms after taking vicodin or other painkillers, and if so what are they and how long do they usually last?

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The extent and duration of withdrawals to painkillers like vicodin (an opiate, like heroin) depends on a number of factors - a person's physiology, how long they've been using, how much they've been using etc.

But if at the stage of addiction, the drug addiction withdrawal process can be pretty severe, and is usually at it's worst for 3-4 days (sometimes longer) after coming off the drugs. Symptoms range from nausea, vomiting, cramps, sweating profusely, shaking, fever etc.

The withdrawal process can actually be life threatening if not done correctly - so it's vitally important that it's done in a supervised, professional detox environment. It's just not worth the risk trying to go cold turkey by oneself.

Hope that helps. Take Care.

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by: Anonymous

I went through pain killer withdrawal and it was bad enough for me to seek help and get put on Suboxone, which is a miracle drug. I just was an idiot and graduated up to heroin after a relapse and it is hard as hell to quit even using suboxone. I would tell everyone that is on pills to wean yourself down slowly and then seek help if you can't quit by getting on suboxone. Yes heroin is cheaper and easier to find and more potent than the pain killer pills but it is pure hell coming off of as I can attest to even wih professional help. So head this WARNUN)if your still on pills, then do it for yourself and wean down and quit or wean down and get help to quit because the longer and harder the opiate your on the worse the withdrawal is gonna be. I know this first hand and I'm a 39 year old that this all got started from a legitimate rotator cuff injury 5 years ago and has since taken on a life of its own and has grown into a severe addiction of which I never intended. From Vicodin 5/500 then norco 10/325- 360 per month used in 7-10 days at most. That's why I switched to heroin and it worked out a planned other than it is a bigger, stronger beast that is relentless when you quit even with help of pros. I beg you all to quit while you. An and again get on Suboxone and google "the thomas recipe" as it will help tremendously with the pill withdrawal, lack of energy that withdrawal brings with it. I don't know how I'm gonna do it, but I will beat this beast this time for the last time as it is ruinning my life slowly but surely and now I've got my finances in such a state that I have no choice but to quit. I thank God for somehow managing to allow my wife and I to still have our good jobs. I'm an addict and she is innocently in this mess because of me so I have one shot to correct my years of mistakes. This isn't easy no matter how we quit, but if there is enough will we can do it I just pray I have enough because I can't afford to mess this up the first time. if you haven't told your family like me, do so because you are gonna need the support system to help you through. I've just made such a mess I don't even khow to tell my wife, even though I know I need to and will, I don't know what I'll do if she decides to leave me which I would not blame her one bit if she did even though I don't think she will. Today I was an asshole an that's just not me by nature. I was to her and to all 3 of my kids(10,8,2) and that really isn't me as my kids are my life, my everything I live for and today I couldn't put up with them for 30 minutes as I just couldn't stand to be around them. Please help me God get back to normal quick for my wife and kids and may you please help and bless others that need your help like I do almighty God. Amen! Good luck everyone and please stay in touch

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i know its finally over
by: Anonymous

WOW, WHAT A WASTE OF 2.5 YEARS. WASTED BY TAKING THE MEDS THAT WERE MEANT TO HELP ME. HAD A TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT 1.5 YEARS AGO AND PRETTY MUCH NEVER GOT OFF THE STUFF SINCE. THEN MY OTHER KNEE STARTING ACTING UP AND I JUST KEPT GETTING MY SCRIPS WRITTEN FOR ME WITH NO PROBLEM. MY LIFE AND EVERYTHING IT ENTAILED WAS SLOWLY SLIPPING AWAY. I WAS LIVING IN AN ALTERNATE REALITY. NEVER FEELING...ANYTHING FOR THAT MATTER. THE PAIN OR THE JOY OF LIFE. WELL AFTER I FINALLY COULDN'T TAKE ANYMORE, I TOLD MY WIFE...I ALMOST LOST HER, 20 YEARS PEOPLE! 20 AND IT WAS ALMOST GONE. SO I KNEW WHAT I HAD TO DO. STARTED A TAPER LAST SUNDAY, 5, 4,3,2,1,.5 AND THEN NONE! ALMOST 3 DAYS OF NONE AND I FEEL BETTER THEN I HAVE IN YEARS. I KNOW I MAY STILL HAVE AN UNCOMFORTABLE TIME FOR ANOTHER COUPLE DAYS, BUT I FEEL IT AND KNOW IT...IT'S FINALLY OVER! I CAN FEEL AGAIN! I WANT TO INSPIRE ANYBODY, SOMEBODY, YOU CAN DO IT, THE AIR IS SWEET ON THIS SIDE. AND I CAME FROM 8-10 10/325 A DAY FOR 2.5 YEARS. bye bye, no more...love to all

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