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15+ Yrs Hydrocodone Use/drug Replacement Therapy (Page 2) (Top voted first)
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havequestions Says:
I have used hydrocodone for more than 15 yrs, due to lupus and fibromyalgia. I want to get off it and was wondering: if I go into detox, will they then put me on drug replacement therapy? I take 30-40 mg of hydro./day (3-4 Norco) but I don't go buy pills or dr. shop - that is my RX
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I was in a car accident 3 yrs , ago been seeing a pain mgmt Dr since, he's been prescribing me the norco 7/325 but he wants to discontinue scribing them to me and is making a guess that I have fibromialgia, without doin tests so they scribe me lyrica but my Ins denied lyrica and if they discontinue the norco idk what I'd do..... I can't function without it bc of the chronic back pain n slipped bulging discs plus arthritis in my back n neck and I'm only 26 yrs old, I don't wanna be this way but that's the hand I got dealt, I'm fighting to keep my pain meds which I know everyone with chronic back pain can be very depressed ppl with bad thoughts such as I, without them but when I say if ur goin to not scribe me anymore narcotics then I want something to dull the wd, it is bad enough that my muscles are deteriorating and they look at me as an addict it's not fare I didn't ask to be this way and don't want to be this way but for the ppl that abuse the drug make it a million times harder for the ones who really need it..... So all I'm askin for is answers from ppl that may be dealing with the same thing I'm goin threw....
Thanks for listening
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linda Says:
Cymbalta made me suicidal & i was in my 50's, big pharm wants you to think it's just that way with the young...sure.
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Greg Says:
If lyrica was denied try Nortriptyline. For withdraws Clonidine works good
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chad Says:
I was in a bad carwreck 7yrs ago. Ive been at a regular primary dr. Ever since k.ive been on 3 hydrocodones 325s 10mg and xanax and klonpins now 2mg twice a day for my anxiety. Cause ive been broke and no insurance. K now ive got insurance finally blue cross and blue shield.so now anyway i. Just went to a painclinic dr. And anyway my neck was broke in this wreck and my whole neck and back hurt bad. And hydros dont touch my pain. I told the dr. This. And so he leaves me on hydrocodone 10mg 4x a day and adds 2 10mg methadones for my pain. The 2 methadones help a little more. But not much. Wat do i do?
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Frustrated with Fibro Says:
Cymbalta has destroyed my liver. I am currently waiting to see if they will take me as a transplant patient because my fibromyalgia is not under control. Be sure to check anything you take for liver damage. ..because you can't live without a liver.
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Marion Perioni Says:
Dependency is addiction even though you want to sugarcoat it
It is what it is
Stop fooling yourself
You are one more addict
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Marion peeioni Says:
Medications just fool you and make you an addict, stop fooling yourself and make your mind set your body properly thats it
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Koiotic Says:
Yes Paul - Milk Thistle and NAC - Is awesome - have been take 15mg hydrocodone for over 6 years - and I also take Oxandrin which is an anabolic steroid. I have HAE and Fibro, and the hydro works fantastic for me. I am not sure why people think narcotics don't work for fibro pain - Just not true - and I did take Cymbalta - sure its great if you don't mind gaining about 40lbs and consider killing yourself. At least that is what happened to me.........
I have done a lot of research on addiction as I did not want to be addicted either - and I fully agree with Paul and Pat - you are not an addict if you are using it correctly and being honest with your doctor.
Good Luck - and hope you find some relief.
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Adam Says:
FYI, recent findings over the last few years of study have have brought cause for medical research institutions to force the FDA into a restatement of the acetaminophen, your liver deteriorating filler found in most compounded drugs (most often prescribed with hydrocodone), national acceptable daily intake down from 4gms-2.6gms. This took affect almost 2 years running now, so just be careful with that s***! I've been taking the stuff for 12 years now and when I found out through a new D.O. That actually cared for my well being, my liver was pushing into the no go sector. So now I bite the bullet and shell out the extra $200 for a hydrocodone capsule from a compounding pharmacy. It may be expensive, but what the hell is money even worth when it comes down to losing your life over it??? I use 30mg capsules 6 times a day and my toxicity reports are in the clear since the past 3 years I moved away from acetaminophen, thank you Doc! You can get these capsules in any volume up to 40mg, so if you need to ure the pain and your life is worth more to you than money, ask you physician and get them to switch you over. Trust me, I almost lost my life to that crap when I was only 27, the money isn't even a question these days. So good luck to all y'all. P.s. my punctuation is terrible, so don't judge me monkey ;)
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Mark M Reilly Says:
Please please please double and triple check to make sure cymbalta is the very last resort.
I have taken antidepressants for my entire childhood and adult life. I am 37 yrs old.
Cymbalta is absolutely the most dangerous drug I've ever come across.
Please consider all of the proven side effects.
The most dangerous fact of all is that getting yourself off of cymbalta is very painfull both physically and emotionally. And that was with my primary care doctor assisting in the weening process.
It took over five months until the withdrawal symptoms subsided.
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JennyS Says:
You might try Kratom (just google it or look on wikipedia) for getting off pain pills. I know literally hundreds of people that it helped. It's legal in the US and inexpensive.
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