[Willow Rat]

A good friend of mine had total knee replacement. The knee is doing fine. Her issue is the drugs for pain. She is now addicted and trying to get off of them. Any one deal with this. She is pretty desperate.

The Doctors do not seem to be doing a good job getting her off of this stuff.

 

[HWLaser23]

A good friend of mine had total knee replacement. The knee is doing fine. Her issue is the drugs for pain. She is now addicted and trying to get off of them. Any one deal with this. She is pretty desperate.

The Doctors do not seem to be doing a good job getting her off of this stuff.

there are 2 ways imo one is someone has to baby sit her for about 2 weeks and do it cold turkey or she is going to have to hit a rehab faclity. this is mental game and she is going to have to be the strongest. its good to hear that she recognized her problem and thats half the battle. what is she additcted to??

 

[Willow Rat]

there are 2 ways imo one is someone has to baby sit her for about 2 weeks and do it cold turkey or she is going to have to hit a rehab faclity. this is mental game and she is going to have to be the strongest. its good to hear that she recognized her problem and thats half the battle. what is she additcted to??

Yea she knows what is going on and is trying to fix it. They gave her 2 drugs. Oxycotton which she refused to take. She gave back a bottle of 100 pills to the Dr. And I believe the other is Vicaten.

 

[HWLaser23]

Yea she knows what is going on and is trying to fix it. They gave her 2 drugs. Oxycotton which she refused to take. She gave back a bottle of 100 pills to the Dr. And I believe the other is Vicaten.

good for her refusing the oxy the good news in my opinion vicoden is easier it kick than most. i had a prob with vicoden when i had my shoulder rebuilt. i did it cold turkey with the help of a friend who was out of work and hung out with me for 8 days while i got the need out of my system. i personaly found it more mental than anything. you have to have a strong mind to help kick an addiction i wish her luck

 

[TPC]

How we do it in Simi is ya tell the Dr your plight, and they'll usually send you to a methadone maint. window at one of the local clinics with a plan.

 

[ShockwaveHarry]

I've had a SEVERELY broken leg for 4 years now and have been on and off Vicodin too many times to remember. If you are really in pain it can make life livable and keep you productive but when you take them just so you "feel better" then it becomes a problem. There is only one good way to get off them and that is a gradual reduction in dosage. You have to be SUPER strong to go cold turkey!

How many does she take a day? More than 10?

She has two things working against her and that is her body and her mind. They have to slow down at the same time. Is she still in pain? Is it real pain or does she just think it's pain? If she knows in her heart that the pain is gone, or at least low enough that she doesn't need the pills, then she can reduce her dosage for a few days and see how she feels. If her body wants it but her mind knows she doesn't need it, then the cravings will subside quickly and she could be done in a short period of time.

When I was just out of the hospital I was on a Fentenyl patch which is a very, very strong pain killer. I changed it every 3 days and never considered it an issue. After about two months of healing I was moving around and took a dip in the jacuzzi. The patch fell off. Around 2am a woke up experiencing the worst kind of feeling I ever had and was totally oblivious as to why (no babies crawling on the ceiling, but close). I was literally freaking out. My wife noticed the patch missing and even though it would take some time for the meds to get back in my system, just me knowing that I was getting my "fix" calmed me down. Thats when I knew I had a problem. I started reducing my dosage and was finished with it in a month.

It's rough, but it sounds like she wants off so it will happen. Like Laser said, Vicodin's are easier than most to kick.

 

[Kleptow]

A good friend of mine had total knee replacement. The knee is doing fine. Her issue is the drugs for pain. She is now addicted and trying to get off of them. Any one deal with this. She is pretty desperate.

The Doctors do not seem to be doing a good job getting her off of this stuff.

Have her try low dose Aspirin, it will help with the physical part of taken something twice a day and the Aspirin will help with a lot of the new aches and pains she hasn't been feeling because of the Vicodin.

 

[500BBC]

I had a doctor get me strung out on Vicoden before a back surgery.
Kept hearing nurses and doctors mumble about how there was going to be "problems" with all the medication the idiot had me on, no help, just mumbles.

I was so happy after the surgery I just quit taking them.

I did have the shakes and sweats for a couple of weeks though.

Tell her to start reducing her daily intake slowly and when her scrip runs out just hang tough for a couple of days.

 

[Willow Rat]

She has been reducing her dosage but sometimes she really starts to freak out. At the most she was taking 6 a day. She is at 5 now.

I am not sure the Dr's are right here. It seems they just want to give her another pill which she pushes away. Today was a bad day but she is better now. (Took another pill)

Now I know why some people go nuts over this. Hard to kick but she will do it.

thanks all.